Brigitte L. Weymiller, 49, of Harpers Ferry died Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Emplify Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Friday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.
The family invites relatives and friends to join them for a Celebration of Life beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, after the service, at Portside Supper Club in Harpers Ferry, where a meal will be served from 5-7 p.m. Please feel free to stay, visit, and share memories into the evening. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
Timothy “Tim” R. O’Malley, 74, of Lansing passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Lansing. Per Tim’s wishes, he will be cremated. A celebration of life will be held at TJ Hunters Banquet Hall at 377 Main Street, Lansing Saturday, June 27 from 1-5 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family at P.O. Box 655, Lansing, IA 52151. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
A full obituary will appear in the May 13 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.
Jean Hager, 80, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. A private service was held at Oakland Cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements.
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Sister Mary Lou Cota, PBVM (formerly Sister William Marie), 88, died Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Sisters of the Presentation (Mount Loretto), 2360 Carter Road, Dubuque. Wednesday, May 13, friends may call from 9:30-11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, where there will be a wake service at 9:30 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West.
The Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of the Presentation, 2360 Carter Road, Dubuque, IA 52001 or online at www.dbqpbvms.org.
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The annual “Family Wellness Fair” will be held Wednesday, May 6 from 3:30-6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) in Waukon. This year a free community ‘grab and go’ meal will be served celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the hospital and the 5th Anniversary of the hospital clinics. The numerous fair exhibits will host activities, giveaways, wellness testing and education for all ages. All visitors are again welcome to enter the fair through the Veterans Memorial Hospital main entrance, the hospital clinic entrance or the Emplify by Gundersen Clinic entrance allowing for more accessible parking options.
New this year, infant and child car seat checks will be available in the hospital clinic parking lot throughout the night. Also the hospital’s new Senior Life Solutions (SLS) department will be hosting an open house, inviting visitors to the fair to go up the upper level to see their office and conference area and explain their services. The Waukon Lions Club will also be returning with the Kid’s Sight free vision screenings. This year, the consent forms have been included on the Veterans Memorial Hospital website under the calendar section at the following link: https://www.veteransmemorialhospital.com/calendar/mo/2026-05/. Click on the Family Wellness Fair on the May calendar and scroll down to find the form. This can be brought in filled out the day of the fair to save time. A record number of over 50 exhibitors with educational information, games, treats, prizes and activities are planned with many new exhibitors being welcomed to the fair. They will be located throughout the route that winds through the hospital, Gundersen Emplify Clinic and the VMH Clinic. Entertainment will be provided. Veterans Memorial Hospital staff will be on hand to perform a number of free health tests. Plus over 100 door prizes will be given away throughout the evening. All visitors to the “Family Wellness Fair” are eligible to win just by signing in at the registration table as they enter the fair. Each adult visitor will also be given a goodie bag. Everyone in the area communities is welcome to attend this free event, sponsored by Veterans Memorial Hospital and Clinics.
The annual “Family Wellness Fair” will be held Wednesday, May 6 from 3:30-6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) in Waukon. This year a free community ‘grab and go’ meal will be served celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the hospital and the 5th Anniversary of the hospital clinics. The numerous fair exhibits will host activities, giveaways, wellness testing and education for all ages. All visitors are again welcome to enter the fair through the Veterans Memorial Hospital main entrance, the hospital clinic entrance or the Emplify by Gundersen Clinic entrance allowing for more accessible parking options.
New this year, infant and child car seat checks will be available in the hospital clinic parking lot throughout the night. Also the hospital’s new Senior Life Solutions (SLS) department will be hosting an open house, inviting visitors to the fair to go up the upper level to see their office and conference area and explain their services.
The new Senior Life Solutions (SLS) department at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will be hosting a Wellness Chat and Bingo Tuesday, May 12, in Lansing at the Meehan Memorial Library from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Any seniors, age 65 and over, are invited to attend and enjoy playing bingo while sharing some social time together. Prizes will also be awarded. This bingo opportunity is made possible by Senior Life Solutions which is a new department of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Senior Life Solutions provides outpatient services designed to meet the unique needs of individuals age 65 and over who may be experiencing low mood, sadness, grief, excessive worry or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging. They provide group and individual therapy, medication management and after-care planning when needed.
This May, Veterans Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions (SLS) Program is proud to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month by embracing this year’s theme, “More Good Days, Together.” Mental health matters at every stage of life, and this team is committed to supporting older adults and caregivers in the rural communities with compassionate, meaningful care.
Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic providers exceed goal orignally set for number of patients ... The Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic-Waukon opened five years ago and has tripled its original goal, providing care to three times more patients per month than originally projected. Pictured above, from left to right, is the team that makes the Waukon Clinic providers including Angela Taylor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Katy Maker, Nurse Midwife and Nurse Practitioner; Hannah Kelly, Nurse Practitioner; Dr. Dave Schwartz; Minji Ransom, Nurse Practitioner; Dr. John Swords; Sue McMillan, Nurse Practitioner; Alex Berns, Nurse Practitioner; Mason Kerian, Nurse Practitioner; Tara Fink, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; and Janet Hunter; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Maker, Kelly, Ransom, Berns, Kerian, Fink and Taylor all provide services at the Postville Clinic as well. Submitted photo.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Medical Clinic-Waukon opened five years ago, May 3, 2021, joining the Emplify Gundersen Waukon Clinic in providing accessible family health care to the area communities. Not only have thousands been cared for, but the numbers of patients served continues to increase nearly every month. The Waukon Clinic just hit a new record number of appointments in March, totaling 1,544 provider visits which is three times what the goal was when the clinic initially opened.
Following the opening of the Waukon Clinic, one year later, Veterans Memorial Hospital opened the Postville Medical Clinic, offering behavioral health services in that clinic as well. Construction is going on now building the new Postville Medical Clinic which is scheduled to open fall of 2026.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, May 21, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.
This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call Angie Mettille, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
The local Grief Support Group will again be holding their monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Thursday, May 7, from 5-6 p.m. in the Meditation Healing Center, located just inside the main entrance of the hospital. Nancy Haberichter will be facilitating the meeting.
This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief. Feel free to attend and bring a friend. This grief support will continue meeting the first Thursday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
