Obituaries

Gary D. Lane, 82, of Waukon died Sunday, October 16, 2022 at his home in Waukon. Graveside services with militaryhonors will be held at a later date in the spring of 2023 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waukon. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Gary Dennis Lane was born January 13, 1940 in Waukon, the son of Claude and Marjorie (Duggan Gazlay) Lane. He attended St. Patrick Catholic School in Waukon and served in the U.S. Navy from 1957-1960, where he received his GED. When he was younger, he lived in Virginia, Ohio and Indiana.

April 20, 1963, he married Helen Strozewski in Niagara Falls, NY. Gary worked for Bates and Rogers Construction as a laborer for three years, before he became construction manager for the company and served as an officer before retiring from the company. In 1985, he and Helen, along with their son, Derik, moved to the Dorchester
area.

James Masen Miller, 66, of Volga passed away peacefully, after an enduring illness, in his home of 54 years. A memorial service was held Sunday, October 16 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Volga. Private family interment will be at a later date. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elkader assisted the family.

Jim was born February 14, 1956 to William Lowell and Arlys (Norcross) Miller, the youngest of three siblings. He spent a portion of his youth in Cedar Falls until 1968 when the family moved to Volga to plant their roots at Spring Valley Ranch. It was there he discovered his love of mechanics, ranching and photography. He graduated from Central High School in 1975. From there, he pursued his diesel mechanics certification and began to take part in the daily operations of the ranch.

Maxine Campbell, 93, of Clive, formerly of Waukon, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Memorial services were held Tuesday, October 18 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waukon. Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the arrangements.

Madonna Maxine Campbell was born June 4, 1929 in Waukon, the daughter of John and Mabel (Dougherty) Huffman. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Pius Catholic Church at Cherry Mound in rural Harpers Ferry. Maxine attended elementary school in Rossville and graduated from Waukon High School in 1946.

August 3, 1957, she was united in marriage to James Robert Campbell at St. Pius Catholic Church at Cherry Mound. They were blessed with six children: Jay, Brad (Mary), Kent, Kristen (Jeffrey) Nichols, Eric (Valerie), and Dana (Brian) Ardary.

Sharron K. (Reed) Kubitz, 76, wife of Gary Kubitz, of Waukon passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at Gundersen Palmer Hospital in West Union after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside services were held Tuesday, October 18 at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon with Pastor Steve Oden officiating.

Teresa M. Myers, 69, of Waukon died Friday, October 7, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. A scripture service will then follow at 1 p.m. officiated by Fr. John Moser, also at the pavilion.

Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Allamakee Dollars for Scholars, the Allamakee County Fair Board, or to an organization chosen later at the family’s discretion.

Teresa Marie Myers was born October 7, 1953 at St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo to Cleone (Reiter) and Paul Demuth. She was the sixth of 12 children and grew up on a rural dairy farm outside of Jesup. In 1972, Teresa graduated from Don Bosco High School in Gilbertville.

Kim Volker, 70, of Lansing passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life and memory sharing time will be held Saturday, November 5 at 1 p.m. at Thornburg - Grau Funeral Home in Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 12 p.m. until the start of the celebration of life that Saturday at the funeral home in Lansing.

Ronald E. Hesse, 91, of Waukon died Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, October 7 at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon, with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the arrangements.

Ronald Eugene Hesse was born November 1, 1930 on the Winneshiek County farm of his parents, Paul Albert and Clara Anna (Snitker) Hesse. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon and attended several rural Ludlow Township schools.

December 20, 1950, he married Shirley Gladys Adney at Salem United Church of Christ. They farmed together in Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties, where they milked cows and raised pigs, chickens and crops. In 2012, Ron and Shirley moved into Waukon.

LaVonne Ludeking Larson, from Fernandina Beach, FL, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the age of 93 from complications with pneumonia.

LaVonne grew up in Waukon and graduated with the Class of 1947. After high school, she went to Washington, DC and worked for the FBI, where she met her husband, Fred Larson. They raised their family together and retirement took them to a quiet house in Virginia.

After Fred’s passing in 1998, LaVonne moved to Florida where her daughters lived. She enjoyed her life in Florida, where she lived in her own home until her death.

LaVonne is survived by her children, Jon (Debbie) Larson of Manassas, VA, Shari (Tim) Powell of Steinhatchee, FL and Lori (Rich) Billie of Fernandina Beach, FL; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and her brother, Bervene Ludeking of Decorah.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Larson; and her sister, Mary Jo Beghtel.
 

Helen Marie McCormick, age 76, of Cole, OK died Friday, August 12, 2022 in Norman, OK. A Memorial Mass is being held Friday, October 14 at 11 a.m. at St. Pius Cherry Mound Catholic Church, rural Harpers Ferry.

Helen married Earl James McCormick July 3, 1968 in Wichita Falls, TX. Online obituary is available at www.eisenhourfh.com.
 

Bruce D. Langland, 66, of Prairie du Chien, WI, formerly of Waukon, died Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Iowa River Cemetery in rural Decorah Friday, October 7 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Bruce Dean Langland was born December 28, 1955 in Waukon, the son of Charles Edgar Hille and Adaline Lois (Nesheim) Langland. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1975 and served in the United States Navy from 1975 until 1981.

Bruce worked as a mechanic in his earlier working life, and later as a trusted caregiver. He enjoyed woodworking and restoring cars and vans.