Obituaries

Jerry D. Nagel, 66, of Marion, formerly of Waukon, died Sunday, June 4, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 13 at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in rural Postville with Karla Johnson officiating and burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may greet the family one hour before the service Tuesday at the church. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

A full obituary will appear in the June 14 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Dianne L. Johnson, 69, of Soldiers Grove, WI, formerly of Dorchester, died Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her home in Soldiers Grove. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 16 at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Dorchester Cemetery in Dorchester. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

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Jerry K. Weipert, 65, of Waukon died Saturday, June 3, 2023 at his home. At his request, a private celebration of life will be held at a later date. In light of his passing, please feel free to share your favorite memory of him, something that would encapsulate who he was; there would be no better way to honor him.
Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

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Our wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Carolyn Alice Smith of Postville, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN after a short battle upon the reemergence of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She was 79.
Her funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 10 at Community Presbyterian Church in Postville with Pastor Karla Johnson as the officiant. Burial will follow at Postville Cemetery. Her family invites you to join in celebrating Carolyn’s life. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 9 at Community Presbyterian Church in Postville. There will also be a one-hour visitation before services at the church Saturday.

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Our loving mother and dear friend Marlene (Molly) Mae Habhab, age 86, passed away June 1, 2023 in Waukon. A celebration of Marlene’s life will be held later this summer.

She was born January 26, 1937, daughter of Dewey and Mabel (Herman) Miller, and grew up on a farm in Ludlow Township. She married in 1955 and a son, Darwin Allen Hanson, was born November 7, 1956; he passed away December 10, 1956.

Marlene later remarried and had three children.  Musty, Abby and Mimi were her pride and joy. She devoted her last 60 years to the care and upbringing of her children, guiding and fully supporting them through every step of their lives.

Marlene worked tirelessly to provide her children with a safe home and food on the table. In doing so, she often worked multiple jobs at one time. In the 1960s when the Old Stage Road in Ludlow was being black-topped, she hauled hot mix and was recognized as one of the best drivers in the road crew.

Margaret “Maggie” E. Welch, 86, of rural Lansing died Friday, June 2, 2023 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 6 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial was at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Cemetery, rural Waukon.

Memorials may be directed to Veterans Memorial Hospital in memory of Maggie. Cards/condolences may be mailed to Suzy Leiran at 2054 Lycurgus Road, Lansing, IA 52151.

Margaret Elizabeth Welch was born May 12, 1937 in La Crosse, WI, the daughter of Arthur and Margaret (O’Neill) Bakewell. She grew up in Lansing and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where she was baptized, confirmed and married. In 1955, Maggie graduated from Immaculate Conception High School as the president of her class.

Arthur “Art” G. Berns, 84, of Waukon died Sunday, May 28, 2023 at his home in rural Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, June 2 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial was held Saturday, June 3 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Arthur Gordon Berns was born February 1, 1939 in Union Prairie Township, rural Waukon, the son of Bernard “Verni” and Eleanora (Taake) Berns. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church-West Ridge. Art attended Union Prairie country school, a one room schoolhouse where his mother taught, and he graduated from St. Patrick Catholic School in Waukon where he met his future wife.

Timothy J. Thesing, age 62, passed away Monday, May 22, 2023 surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 12 at 18 and 8th Event Center, located at 1802 8th Street in Monroe, WI. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Bishop Luis Rivera will officiate. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Argyle, WI, where military graveside rites will be accorded.

He was born May 21, 1961, the son of James and Colette (Kaczorowski) Thesing in Lanesboro, MN. Tim and his family later moved to Waukon, where he graduated in 1980 from  Waukon High School.

Richard Francis Data, 74, of New Albin was called home to God Friday evening, May 19, 2023, suddenly at home. Rich’s wishes for a private final disposition were pre-arranged and are being handled by Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, La Crosse, WI.  Celebration of Life Memorials will be held in the future in both New Albin and the Chicago South Suburban Area.

He is survived by his wife, Lily Joy Data; a brother, Stanley (Karen) Data; a sister, Maria (Steven) Vaslef; his nephews, Alex and David Vaslef; his step-son, Michael Joy; his step-daughter, Anne (Michael) Joy-Pesavento; his dearest friend of 60 years, Jim (Kathy) Szeszol; and many cousins and friends in Iowa, Chicago and around the country.

Carolyn Jane (Thomas) Kiesau passed away from an aggressive form of cancer May 21, 2023. A memorial service for Carolyn will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3 at Hemer-Pickerign Funeral Home, Medford, WI with Pastor Daniel Iwinski officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Visitation will take place at Hemer-Pickerign Funeral Home, Medford Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.

Carolyn was born May 28, 1947 to Edward and Jane Thomas in Olney, MD. After graduating from Sherwood High School in 1966, Carolyn enlisted in the U.S. Navy, completing basic training in Bainbridge, MD. Her duty station for her entire enlistment was at the Naval Station, Long Beach, CA where she met her future husband, Curtis Kiesau, April Fool’s Day in 1968.