Obituaries

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.
 

Virgil G. Christianson, 69, of Waukon died Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 2 at 11 a.m. at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, November 1 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Virgil Gene Christianson was born October 31, 1946 at home in rural Waukon, the son of Andrew Cornelius and Hilma Cornelia (Larson) Christianson. He was baptized and confirmed at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville. In 1979, Virgil started attending TASC, and continued to attend until he had a stroke in 2012 when he went into Good Samaritan Center.

Sylvia I. Macauley, 81, of Waukon died Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, October 29 at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Martin Funeral Home of Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.

Sylvia Irene Macauley was born August 6, 1935 in Honeoye Falls, NY, the daughter of Gordon and Florence (Stanley) Macaulay. She attended Honeoye Falls Central School. Sylvia met Marlend Carl Meyer while he was in New York serving in the military. She came to Waukon with him and lived with his parents until the two were married December 11, 1954. The couple was later divorced.

Willis Werner Johanningmeier, 95, of Monona died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Great River Care Center, McGregor. Funeral services were held Friday, October 21 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monona. Burial followed at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Monona.

Willis was born July 14, 1921 to William and Johanna (Wagner) Johanningmeier in Clayton County. He attended country school through the eighth grade. Willis was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona.

Willis was united in marriage with Gertrude Hertrampf in 1940 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona. Gertrude passed away in 1956. July 4, 1959, Willis was united in marriage with Mildred Schlitter at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Mildred passed February 21, 1999. During the past 15 years, Willis shared his life with his special friend, Frances Rothmeyer.