Obituaries

Leonard W. Wiegrefe, 95, of Eitzen, MN passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Caledonia Care and Rehab in Caledonia, MN. Memorial services were held Saturday, June 11 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Eitzen, MN, with Pastor Michael McCann officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Leonard was born February 24, 1921 in Winnebago Township, MN to Herman and Ella (Beneke) Wiegrefe. August 8, 1944, he married Lillie Reinke at St. John’s United Church of Christ, rural New Albin and they shared 70 years of marriage together.

Leonard and Lillie farmed in Union City Township, rural New Albin, until their retirement in 1983, when they moved to Eitzen, MN. During their time in Eitzen, Leonard worked for Wiebke Fur Company for about ten years. He also worked for the City of Eitzen for ten years and also cleaned up the Eitzen Community Center after events.

Mary Pounds, longtime resident of Roswell, NM and most recently of Artesia, NM, passed from this earthly life May 27, 2016 at her home in Artesia, NM at age 92. Services were held Wednesday, June 1 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, with burial following at Memory Lawn Memorial Park, all in Roswell, NM.

Mary was born June 16, 1923 to her parents, Leo Strub and Catherine Corrigan Strub, at home in Lansing Township on Gruber Ridge in Allamakee County. She was the oldest of six children: Mary, Dolores Damon of LaCrescent, WI, Theresa Grzecka of Buena Park, CA, Leeanette Whalen of Elkader, and twins James Strub and John Strub of Lansing.

Margaret Gretl Reiterer passed away May 24, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. She would have been 96 years old June 2 of this year.

Margaret was born in Fohnsdorf, Austria June 2, 1920 to Karl Reiterer and Anna Stenk Reiterer. She moved to the United States when she was 18 years old and eventually taught in St. Louis, MO for several years.  Then, she became co-owner of a Montessori School of Dayton, OH. After retiring, she moved to Clarkfield, MN, and she then moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon in November of 2005.

Gretl enjoyed reading, listening to the music events, and had many friends at the nursing home who were all so kind to her, as she was to them. Friends in Waukon are Dr. Ken and Sharon Olson, who have cared for her also. Her survivors are all in Austria.
 

Robert A. Larson, 81, of Manchester passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Memorial Service was held Saturday, June 4 at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester. Inurnment was at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester.

Robert was born June 3, 1934 in Waukon, the son of Theodore and Edna Larson. Bob was raised and educated in Waukon, graduating from Waukon High School.

April 25, 1958, Bob was united in marriage to Frances Ann McCauley in Waukon. Three children were born to this union. They moved to Manchester in 1970. Bob worked as an inspector for the Department of Agriculture.  After retirement he worked at Ertl’s in Dyersville.

Bob enjoyed paint by numbers and watching westerns on television. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and attending his grandkids’ activities.

Elsie E. Weymiller, 98, of New Albin passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Thornton Manor Nursing Center, Lansing. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 4 at St. Peter’s Christian Community Church in New Albin, with Pastor William Reese officiating. Burial followed in St. Peter’s Memorial Cemetery, New Albin.

Elsie was born January 30, 1918 in Winnebago Township, MN to August and Alvina (Wiegrefe) Fruechte. Elsie attended grade school in Eitzen, MN and graduated from Caledonia High School. She then attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette. Elsie taught school several years at the New Albin School and then the Bee School.

June 23, 1946, she married Emil Weymiller, and he preceded her in death June 19, 1980. Together they owned and operated the D-X Gas Station in New Albin for many years.

Diane (Snitker) Foels, 65, of Postville died Tuesday May 24, 2016 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Services were held Saturday, May 28 at Zalmona Presbyterian Church, Waukon. Burial was held at Smith Cemetery in rural Postville.

Diane, the daughter of Merlin and Jean (Kugel) Snitker, was born July 3, 1950 at the Postville hospital. She was baptized and confirmed at Zalmona Church in Waukon. She graduated from Postville High School. Diane ran the Craft Book Nook for 10 years. She then worked at Monona Wire for two years, Postville Ford for 10 years and finished her career at Tindell Shoes in Postville for five years.

Diane was united in marriage to Tennis Lee Foels June 2, 1995 at Zalmona Church in Waukon. She has two sons, Brian (Eva) Olson and Bruce (Erika) Olson. Tennis and Diane celebrated 20 years of marriage. They enjoyed Ranger rides along the creek, spending time with family and road tripping to eat at different hot spots.

Mary Ann Peters, 76, of Lansing was welcomed into God’s heavenly home June 1, 2016 at her home in Lansing. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, June 4 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Rev. John Moser as the Celebrant. Inurnment followed at Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing.

Mary was born January 2, 1940 to Robert and Della (McKee) Reed in Lansing. After graduating high school, she worked in Cedar Rapids at a radio station, then moved to La Crosse, WI and worked as a nanny.

In 1960, Mary became the wife of Robert Peters and fulfilled the role of mother and Marine Corps wife. During this time, she stayed busy with four children, Debi, Dale, Denise and Donna. Mary served 35-plus years as a Girl Scout leader and over 40 years as a religious education leader in New York, North Carolina and Iowa.

Darwin D. Melcher, age 66, of Decorah died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his home in his sleep of natural causes. Darwin's family invites all relatives, friends and neighbors to join them to celebrate, share stories and toast to the life of Darwin this Saturday, June 11 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Elks Club, 402 West Main Street in Decorah.
 

Charles “Chuck” M. Teeter, 68, of Decorah died Sunday, June 5, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Visitation be will one hour before services at the funeral home Saturday. A luncheon will follow at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Waukon.
Charles Marcus Teeter was born December 3, 1947 in Blue Earth, MN to Marcus and Marguerite (Fiddler) Teeter. He grew up in McGregor and Monona, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and building model airplanes.

Chuck lived life to the fullest. His fondest memories were spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed pontooning and fishing on the Chippewa Flowage near their home in Hayward, WI. His love of model airplanes continued into adulthood and he flew his planes in several competitions.

Robert K. Fredrickson, age 89, died May 29, 2016. Memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m. at North Shore Congregational Church, 7330 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the church, American Heart Association or American Cancer Society would be appreciated.

Bob was born October 4, 1926 in Lansing to the late Adolph and the late Alma (nee Berg) Fredrickson. He served in the United States Navy with sonar training on the USS Gainard in World War II. Bob graduated from the University of Iowa in 1949 with a bachelor of science degree in commerce. He was self-employed as a sales representative for a company he began in 1976, until his retirement.

Bob is the dear dad of Robert C. Fredrickson. He is further survived by good friends.