Obituaries

Leonard James Needham, 86, of South Haven, MI passed peacefully away in his sleep November 4, 2016 at Golden Orchards in Fennville, MI. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 12 at the St. Basil Catholic Church in South Haven, MI. Leonard was laid to rest at Lakeview Cemetery in South Haven, MI.

Leonard was born November 10, 1929 to Leo and Ethel (Burckart) Needham in Monona. He married Jeanne Burns November 7, 1953 in Cedar Rapids and he served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

Leonard raised horses on his gentleman farm. He lived and worked as a carpenter in Wilmot, WI until his retirement in 1998, when he and Jeanne retired to Lansing.  In 2012, they moved to the South Haven community to be close to their children.

Harold N. Brazell, 90, of Cedar Rapids passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Mercy Hospice House in Hiawatha. Funeral Mass was held at All Saints Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids Monday, November 14.

Harold was born in Harpers Ferry August 14, 1926, the third of four sons of Leo and Mabel Brazell. He was a proud veteran, serving in the Army during World War II (Pacific) and will be buried with military honors. He spent his working life with the phone company, retiring with U.S. West in Cedar Rapids in 1986. He enjoyed woodworking in his backyard garage, working in his large yard, and socializing with his many friends, neighbors and former co-workers.

Rose Barker, 90, of Waukon, formerly of Postville, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society, Waukon. Funeral Services were held Saturday, November 12 at Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Postville, with Rev. Duane Smith as the Officiant. Burial followed at Frankville Cemetery, Frankville.

Rose was born April 7, 1926 to Wilhelm and Magdalena (Feickert) Limkemann in Leola, SD. She attended country school in Illinois through the eighth grade.

Rose was united in marriage with Warren Herman Barker April 17, 1948 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Frankville. Together they farmed in the Castalia, Ossian and Postville areas from 1948 to January 1978. Over the years, Rose did babysitting and also volunteered at the Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, crocheting and sewing. Rose was always smiling and loved doing things for others. Attending church and reading her Bible were very important to her.

Arthur John “Art” Eaton, Jr., age 87, of Randolph Township in Minnesota passed away October 28, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN after a hard fought seven-week battle with aspiration pneumonia. He was surrounded by his family and friends.

A funeral service was held Saturday, November 5 at St. Pius V Catholic Church in Cannon Falls, MN. Burial was at St. Joseph’s of the Lakes Cemetery in Lino Lakes, MN.

Art was born to Arthur J. Eaton, Sr. and Alice Hendrickson Eaton in Waukon February 16, 1929. When Art was a year old, he and his family moved to Apple Valley, MN, where his parents owned and operated Eaton’s Ranch, a business that would stay operational into the 1970s. Art worked with his family at the ranch helping with various chores such as hay rides, sleigh rides, trail rides and rodeos.

Curtis D. “CD” Kruger, 89, of Waukon died Monday, October 31, 2016 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services were held Friday, November 4 at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial with military rites was in the church cemetery.

Curtis Dale “CD” Kruger was born October 22, 1927 in Waukon. He was the son of John and Hulda (Kiesau) Kruger. Curt was baptized and confirmed at Salem United Church of Christ, attended the rural Krumme School in Ludlow Township, and graduated from Waukon High School in 1945. His parents died when he was young and he lived with various relatives through high school.

Ida M. Duffy, 78, of Waukon died Friday, October 28, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, November 3 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, where there will be a 3:30 p.m. scripture service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Patrick School and Robey Memorial Library, both in Waukon.

Ida Marie Duffy was born July 23, 1938 to Lee and Effie (Clapper) Pleggenkuhle. She grew up on a farm near Hawkeye, along with her parents and three older siblings, Carl, Lois and Ruth. At the age of four, Ida began following her siblings to their country school in Richfield Township. Ida graduated from Hawkeye High School at the age of 16, and proceeded to obtain her teaching degree from Iowa Teachers College two years later (now the University of Northern Iowa).

Barbara “Barb” Mulholland, 94, of Lansing died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 5 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Rev. John Moser as officiant. Inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing.

Visitation will be Friday, November 4 from 4-7 p.m. at the Thornburg-Grau Funeral home in Lansing and one hour before services at the church Saturday.

Barb was born December 12, 1921 in Lansing, the daughter of George Sr. and Martha “Mary” (Glynn) Whalen. Barb graduated from Lansing public Schools. She was a member of the Navy WAVES during WWII.

Dona Marie Danaher, age 86, passed away peacefully October 22, 2016 in Ankeny. Funeral services were held at Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, 510 East First Street in Ankeny Friday, October 28. There was also a visitation at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon Saturday, October 29 with burial following in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Waukon.

Dona was born November 23, 1929 in Waukon to Francis and Mary (Fahey) Zoll. Dona grew up in Waukon and graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1947. She was employed by the Ankeny State Bank, The Federal Reserve Bank, and for many years in Continuing Education at Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny.

Donna J. Wiley, 85, of Waukon died Friday, October 28, 2016 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, October 31 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon with  Pastor Duane Smith officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Memorials can be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness at www.nami.org.

Donna Jane Wiley was born April 8, 1931 in Grayling, MI, the daughter of Edwin and Eva (Hendrickson) Carlson. She was baptized in the Baptist Church and graduated from Grayling High School. Donna was a registered nurse and earned her BSN at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI. While working there she met a young intern named Dr. Alden Frances Wiley and the two were married November 28, 1953 in Lansing, MI. Donna and Alden started their lives together in Kalkaska, MI where they spent a few years before moving to Waukon.

Curtis Kruger, 89, of Waukon died Monday, October 31, 2016 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Services for Curt are pending. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

A full obituary will be printed in a future edition of The Standard.