Obituaries

Marceline Schmitz, age 84, of LaPorte City, formerly of Gilbertville, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Unity Point Heath/Allen Memorial Hospital of Waterloo. Services were held at Gilbertville Immaculate Conception Church Monday, November 2, with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Gilbertville.
Marceline Schmitz was born May 22, 1931 to Orville and Christina (Knipp) Kettman in Waterloo. She grew up in Gilbertville and attended Gilbertville Schools.
Marceline married Eugene Schmitz October 11, 1950 at Immaculate Conception Church in Gilbertville. She was a homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband’s business, Gene Schmitz Masonry. Marceline was a very talented seamstress, and made many items for her family, including Baptismal and First Communion gowns for her grandchildren.

Sharon Newman, 67, of Stewartville, MN, formerly of Decorah, died Friday, October 16, 2015 from cancer at the Stewartville Care Center, where she had been a resident since August of this year. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 7 at  Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church, Waukon, with Rev. Kenneth Kimball officiating.
A time of visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church Saturday morning. A luncheon in the church fellowship hall will follow. A private family committal service will take place at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Cemetery.

Margaret Anne Wagner, 89, of Caledonia, MN died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Caledonia Care and Rehab, Caledonia, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 30 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Caledonia, MN. Father Matt Fasnacht will officiate and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Caledonia, MN.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, October 29 at St. Mary's Holy Family Hall, where a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the church Friday.
Margaret was born March 11, 1926 in Waukon to Albert "Bert" and Rose (Curtin) Marsden. Margaret graduated from Waukon High School in 1945. She was a teacher in a rural Union Prairie Township school. Later, she went to cosmetology school and worked as a beautician in Waukon.

Sharon Ann Weymiller, 76, of New Albin passed away peacefully Monday, October 19, 2015 at Thornton Manor surrounded by her family. Funeral services were held Friday, October 23 at St. Peter Community Christian Church, New Albin, with Rev. William Reese as the Officiant. Burial followed at St. Peter Cemetery, New Albin.
Sharon was born December 19, 1938 to Edward and Gladys (Johnson) Witt. She grew up in La Crosse, WI and was a 1956 graduate of Central High School.
October 5, 1957, she married Edwin Weymiller at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse, WI. They resided on their farm south of New Albin for 25 years and then moved into New Albin, where they currently resided until her death.

Edna Alwine Emma Meyer, 95, of Eitzen, MN passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center, Spring Grove, MN. Funeral services were held Friday, October 23 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Eitzen, MN, with Pastor Michael McCann officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Edna was born July 8, 1920 in Caledonia, MN to Herman and Augusta (Ehlers) Meyer. Edna was baptized August 8, 1920 in Eitzen, MN and confirmed in 1934 at St. John’s United Church of Christ (Wheatland), rural New Albin. She attended Houston County country school from 1925 until 1933.
December 4, 1940, Edna married Clarence C. Meyer. Together they farmed in the Dorchester area until 1972, when they moved to Eitzen, MN. October 3, 1987, Clarence preceded Edna in death. Edna worked at Rush Products in Rushford, MN, Control Data in Spring Grove, MN and Lansing Co. in Lansing until she retired in 1986.

Dennis D. “Borgie” Bahr, 64, of Waukon died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at his home in Waukon surrounded by his family. Visitation was held Sunday, October 25 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
Dennis Donald "Borgie" Bahr was born November 10, 1950 in Waukon, the son of Donald and Elaine (Thomson) Bahr. He graduated from St. Patrick Catholic High School in 1968 and served in the National Guard for six years.
November 4, 1978, he married Irene Kriston at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. After they were married they lived in Gillette, WY for a couple of years before moving back to Waukon in 1980. Borgie and Irene moved to Prairie du Chien, WI in 1999, then returned to Waukon in 2013. He worked for Waste Management in Prairie du Chien, WI for over 40 years before retiring in 2014. Borgie and Irene owned and operated the Pour House in Waukon for several years.

Norman John Schauls, 78, of Waterloo died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at North Crest Specialty Care, Waterloo. Services were held Monday, October 5 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Waterloo, with Archbishop Michael Jackels officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo.
He was born March 9, 1937 in New Albin, the son of Nick and Della Frelinger Schauls. Norman graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Lansing in 1955. He married Delores Marie Magner September 28, 1957 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at West Ridge near Waukon.
Norman farmed near Lansing for a few years. He retired from John Deere in 1995 after 31 years as a Tool and Die maker. He served as a Deacon at the Community of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Norman enjoyed genealogy and working on computers.

LaVern A. Shogren, 80, of Marquette died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, October 22, from 4-7 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Refreshments will be served as well.
LaVern Alden Shogren was born April 6, 1935 at home in Village Creek, rural Lansing, the son of Alden and Agnes (Erickson) Shogren.  When he was eight years old his father died, and after completing the ninth grade at Waukon High School, LaVern needed to quit school to help on the family farm. LaVern continued farming throughout his life until retiring in the mid-1990s.
July 22, 1961, he married Judy Meier in Decorah. On the farm, he loved the harvest season and enjoyed working with the dairy cows. After retiring from farming, LaVern was a dealer/owner at the Schoolhouse Antique Mall in Marquette; he sold the business in 2006.

Peggy Marie Knight, 49, of Iowa City passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 surrounded by several adoring family members at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City due to complications associated with injuries she sustained from being struck by a car. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24 at The Newman Center, 104 East Jefferson Street in Iowa City, with Father Ed Fitzpatrick officiating.
A reception of family and friends will follow in the parish hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to The American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association or to The Helen K. Rossi Volunteer Guest House at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC).

Anita Faith (Wilson) Waldron, 59, of Blue Springs, MO passed away peacefully at the Kansas City Hospice House September 28, 2015 surrounded by her family after a long battle with ovarian cancer. A Celebration of Life was held at St. John LaLande Catholic Church in Blue Springs Friday, October 2. Burial was at St. John LaLande Cemetery.
Anita was born April 24, 1956 in Man, WV. She moved to the Kansas City area at a young age, attended Westport High School and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1974. She also attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Medical School.
Anita met the love of her life, Richard (Rick) Waldron of Waukon, at Houlihan’s and their first date was St. Patrick’s Day. The two were married November 10, 1979. Soon after, they started their family and settled into their current home in Blue Springs, MO, where they have made countless wonderful memories over the last 35 years.