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Michael George Goyer, 64, of Reeseville, WI passed away August 25, 2018 of natural causes. Mike is survived by his brother, John; his sister, Pamela; and his children, Nicole, Andrew and Lindsay.

Mike loved his friends in Waukon and his family cats. Mike was preceded in death by his mother, Irene; his father, Clayton; his beloved sister, Pauline; his grandparents, Mike and Pauline; and his uncles, Alex and John.

Mike’s sense of humor, his hilarious stories and his love for life will be missed. May you rest in peace.
 

Virgil Charles LeRoy William Johanningmeier, age 89, of Waukon died Friday, August 24, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. A Celebration of Life is being planned for this Saturday, September 15 at the Monona Community Center in Monona from 12-6 p.m.
 

Thomas “Tom” J. Kilpatrick, 81, of rural Palo passed away peacefully Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home after a six-month battle with cancer. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 12 from 4-6 p.m. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Funeral mass will be conducted by Fr. Dustin Vu Thursday, September 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John XXIII Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the mass at the church. Burial will follow the ceremony at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Tom was born May 3, 1937 in Waukon to John and Mildred (Mellick) Kilpatrick. He attended rural schools and graduated from Waukon High School in 1955. May 11, 1957, he married Jeanette Magner at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in West Ridge. He was a member of St. John XXIII Catholic Church.

R. Neale Downing, 87, of Harpers Ferry died Monday, September 10, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Services are pending with Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
 

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital, together with Elliott Jewelers of Waukon, will be hosting the 14th annual Women’s Health Day wellness event and luncheon Tuesday, September 25 at the Waukon Banquet Center.  All ages are invited to attend any part of this educational event, beginning at 11 a.m. with a wellness fair offering a variety of free health tests and information, and a salad luncheon and program held from noon to 1 p.m.

The theme for this year’s event is “Second Chance Gifts” in promoting organ, tissue and blood donation.   Featured speakers for the Women’s Health Day program will include Mary Nachreiner, a volunteer of the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation and a Donor’s Mother; Bev Larson-Needham, an Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital member and a Donor Recipient; Deb Eberling, an RN with Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care and a Donor’s Wife; and Kristin Stinn, a Donor Recipient.

The Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital will be holding its monthly Euchre Marathon for all individuals of the community interested Thursday, September 20.  Men and women are welcome to attend, even if not an Auxiliary member. The Euchre marathons are held the third Thursday of each month at the Senior Citizens Room at the Waukon Wellness Center.

The Auxiliary’s Euchre Marathons begin at 11:30 a.m. with dinner, if chosen.  Call Northland Agency on Aging at 877-838-8077 if choosing to eat dinner. Card playing will follow at 12:30 p.m. until approximately 2:30 p.m.

Anyone wishing to stay and play cards following the Senior Citizens meal is more than welcome to do so. All proceeds will go toward the Auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital. Prizes will be awarded.

Anyone interested in attending, but preferring to play Bridge is also welcome to join in. It is asked that they come with their own table of four players, however.

Veterans Memorial Hospital, in cooperation with the American Heart Association, is offering a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for lay people (those not working in healthcare), which includes child care providers, Tuesday, September 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

The CPR class, which will cover adult, child and infant CPR, will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of the hospital. The cost of the class, for certification or recertification, is the same. The card received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.

CPR is administered when someone’s breathing, pulse, or both, stop. When both of them stop, the victim has suffered sudden death, which can be caused by poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution, smoke inhalation, or the most common cause, heart attack.

The local Caregiver Support Group meets monthly at Veterans Memorial Hospital. The meetings will take place the third Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m.  The next meeting will be held Monday, September 17 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of he hospital.

This informal meeting is open to anyone who provides care and support for a family member or friend. Feel free to attend and bring a friend.  This new Caregiver Support Group meets the third Monday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
 

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, September 20 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, at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

The local Grief Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Tuesday, September 11 at 5 p.m. in the Education Conference Room.

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 group now meets the second Tuesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.