Obituaries

Roger C. Kruger, 83 of Waukon passed away June 8, 2026, at Ossian Care Center in Ossian. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 12 at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon at 11 a.m. with Pastor Duane Smith and Chaplin Doug Bryce officiating. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery followed by a luncheon in the church fellowship hall. The service will also be live streamed on the funeral home's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/martinfunerals. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon will be handling the arrangements.

A full obituary will appear in the June 17 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Rose R. Zoll, 98, of New Albin peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin with Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at church.

Condolences may be sent to the Zoll family at 1519 Pine Tree Drive, New Albin, IA 52160. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is assisting the family with arrangements.

Rose Rita Hammel Zoll was born June 30, 1927, in the farm home of her parents Louis and Mary (Thimmesch) Hammel. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin.

Rose had six siblings and growing up on her father’s farm during the Great Depression was challenging at times. They had crops to harvest and livestock to feed and she helped her grandfather with his bee hives and apple orchard.

Susan Stanton O’Connor, 83, of Bellevue, WA, formerly of Waukon, passed away peacefully in her sleep February 8, 2023, after battling lymphoma and dementia. A graveside service will be held for family and friends Saturday, June 13 at 2 p.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Old Friends Club (welcome@oldfriendsclub.org), a dementia support group. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Susan Stanton O’Connor was born June 14, 1939, in Chicago, IL, to Erma Beryl Jones and James J. Stanton. The family moved to Waukon, where Susan attended school through grade 11 and then moved to California, graduating from Tustin High School in 1957. Susan went on to graduate from Bellevue College as a Registered Nurse, and also spent 20 years working for Sno-Isle Libraries as a library assistant at Mukilteo, WA.

Gayle L. Larkin, 91, of Waukon passed away Friday, May 29, 2026, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 10 at 11:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon with Rev. Mark Oehlert officiating. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the church Wednesday. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements. The service will also be live streamed on the funeral home’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/martinfunerals. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Floyd A. Ingles, 84, of Waukon passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 16, 1941, to Arthur (Cy) Richardson Ingles and Vivian Evelyn White.

A celebration of life is being held Sunday, June 14 at the Empty Nest Winery in rural Waukon. The open house will be from 1-5 p.m.

Floyd graduated from Waukon High School in 1959 and later married Arlene ReVoir of Lansing April 16, 1966. This was the beginning of 60 years of sharing beautiful memories, raising their children and then growing old together - lives richly blessed. He was a loving father to Kevin, Kristy and Jason and adored all of his family.

Marvin J. Winters, 67, of Maquoketa died Friday, May 29, 2026, at Imagine the Possibilities in Maquoketa. A private service will be held. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Marvin John Winters was born January 21, 1959, the son of Donald and Mary (Boyd) Winters of Lansing. Marvin grew up in Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School. He worked for TASC for a number of years before moving to West Union, then Glenwood, and eventually settling in Maquoketa.

Marvin was a chatty and inquisitive individual and once he learned your name, he never forgot it. Marvin loved going out to lunch with family and friends. He also enjoyed watching old TV shows and listening to music on his GrandPad. Marvin had a special fondness for dandelions. His favorite holiday was Christmas, and he often had his Christmas tree up during much of the year.

Tamera JoAnn (Stufflebeam) Rahlf, age 75, formerly of New Hampton, died Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 4 at Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton with Allayah Manns officiating.
Graveside service will follow at New Hampton City Cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 12-2 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home Thursday. Hugeback – Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton has been entrusted with arrangements.

Kathleen Jo Fossum, 75, of Waukon passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026. Services will be held Friday, July 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Family and friends will be able to visit with the family prior to the service from 9-11 a.m. at the church. After the service, family and friends will be welcomed to gather at The Empty Nest Winery in rural Waukon for visitation and a lunch.

A private graveside service will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to St. Patrick’s Schools, Veterans Memorial Hospital, or Good Samaritan Center, all in Waukon.

Kathy Jo Waldron was born July 12, 1950 in Waukon  to Bill and Marge Waldron. Kathy was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Church in Waukon. She attended St. Patrick’s School in Waukon, grades 1-12, and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in 1968. Kathy worked at the Waukon Bakery during her school years.

Marian R. Hesla, age 87, of Waterville passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 15 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Mark Oehlert officiating. Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.

A luncheon will follow in the church basement. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Waterville EMS, Waterville Cemetery or to Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Jean Mathis, 97, of Waukon died Monday, May 25, 2026, at her daughter’s home in Waukon. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 28 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Philip Agyei officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Memorials can be made to the family and will be designated by the family at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the arrangements.

Loretta Jean (Kelly) Mathis was born March 11, 1929, in Waterville, the first of two children born to Ted R. Kelly and Gertrude (Wachter) Kelly. Jean was baptized and confirmed at St. Pius Catholic Church, Cherry Mound. She attended all 12 years at Waterville Consolidated School and graduated in 1947. She attended Luther College and received her teaching certificate. Jean taught for a year in Lafayette Township.