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Claude F. Schafer, 96, of Waukon died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 28 at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial will be at Lansing Ridge Cemetery, rural Lansing. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Claude Fredrick Schafer was born November 18, 1921 on the family farm in Center Township, Lansing, the son of Carl and Barbara (Kehr) Schafer. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1939. During his high school years he provided custodial services at the Waukon Hotel for room and board; entertaining guests by playing his accordion was also part of his duties. After graduation, Claude joined his father running the 200 acre farm.

Hillery Robert Kasten, 87, of Eitzen, MN died Friday, April 20, 2018 at Gundersen Health Center in La Crosse, WI surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eitzen, MN. Rev. Todd Krueger will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors by the Loveless-Eikens American Legion Post 191 of Caledonia and the United States Air Force Funeral Honor Guard. A  visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 and from 10 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday, both at the church.

Hillery was born March 21, 1931 in Dorchester to Arthur and Adeline (Welper) Kasten. He enlisted in the Air Force and proudly served his country. He was deeply honored to take part in the Freedom Honor Flight in 2015.

Edith Marie (Steiber) Love Paugh, 97, passed away Thursday, February 15 in Mesa, AZ. A celebration of her life was held Monday, February 26 at Velda Rose Methodist Church in Mesa, AZ.

Edith was born just outside of Lansing in her family’s farm house October 25, 1920. Edith was a beautiful person inside and out and she will be missed. To know her was a blessing. She was a successful business owner, accomplished seamstress and avid golfer.

She is joining her loved ones in Heaven which include her husband of 42 years, Lloyd Love; her daughters, Joann Love Sackett and Janice Love Jessop; as well as her second husband, Delmar Paugh. She is survived by her son, Roger (Becky) Love; her daughter, Gayle (Robert) Love Clausen and her son-in-law, Gerald Sackett. She also leaves behind 13 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great grandchildren.
 

The Waukon boys golf team will begin its postseason tournament trail at the Class 2A Sectional Tournament Friday, May 11 at New Hampton, beginning at 10 a.m. The Indians will compete against Denver, MFL/MarMac, New Hampton, North Fayette Valley, Osage, South Winneshiek and Sumner-Fredericksburg.

In a week where Mother Nature reigned supreme early on, the Waukon boys track team was able to cap off this past week with a meet at Decorah scheduled in a hurry for Friday, April 20 in place of the track Tribe’s own Indian Relays canceled from that same day due to an abundance of snow at the Waukon High School track and field facility. The Indians also had their Monday, April 16 meet at Decorah canceled due to winter weather, but upon their return to that location Friday, they managed a pair each of the top-three finishes in events to tally 72.5 team points and finish fourth in the meet’s six-team standings.

VARSITY TEAM SCORES
Decorah 182; New Hampton 143; Osage 90; WAUKON 72.5; Charles City 68; Crestwood 59.5

For the second consecutive week, the Waukon girls track team was able to get just one of its scheduled meets in, having its Tuesday, April 17 Crestwood Invitational canceled due to winter weather. The Lady Indians were able to compete at the North Fayette Valley Invitational Friday, April 20, posting a handful of top-three finishes to help tally 73 team points for a third-place team finish as well in the meet’s 11-team field.

TEAM SCORES
Crestwood 170; Sumner-Fredericksburg 152.5; WAUKON 73; North Fayette Valley 64; South Winneshiek 59; Central Elkader 49.5; Dunkerton 39; Oelwein 39; Starmont 39; Hudson 33; Clear Lake 22

Dean Elliot Russell, age 60, of Waukon passed away April 16, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with a visitation one hour before the service. A private burial will take place at a later date.

Dean was born November 11, 1957 to Edward and Ethel Easton of Waukon. He went to school and worked in Waukon doing various jobs. In 1993, he married Barbara Lewey. Dean loved the outdoors and enjoyed mushroom hunting, camping and rock collecting.

Dean is survived by his siblings, Gary Russell, Roger Russell, Diane (Steve) McDonough, Richard (Renee) Russell, Julie Gericke, Linda Miller, Bonnie (Kevin) Dundee, Susan Easton and Vicky Easton; four step-children and three step-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Barb; his parents and his brother, Randy.
 

Sandra A. Baumgartner, 66, of Monona, formerly of Fairfax, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha. Visitation took place Saturday, April 21 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Sandra Ann Baumgartner was born June 4, 1951 in Iowa City, the daughter of Victor and Sylvia (Fish) Marti. She was baptized at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, attended elementary school in Atkins and graduated from Waukon High School in 1969.

by Tami Gebel, VMH
Occupational Therapist

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by Dick Schilling, "Editor Emeritus"

... that I spent considerable time watching the Masters golf tournament telecast from Augusta, GA over the weekend.

I have done so pretty much every year since my stay at the aviation ground officer’s school in Jacksonville, FL. Some of my fellow officers were considering making the trip to try to join the gallery, but decided against it. However, they sold me on the beauty of the venue and the tournament, and I became interested even though I had never struck a golf ball in anger at that time.

So, that was before my move to northern California, where I took up the sport with a vengeance. And long before lowan Zach Johnson was able to don the green jacket early this century.

What attracted me was the botanical garden beauty of the setting.