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Thu
09
Jan

Sharifah Hagen

Sharifah K. Hagen, 58, of Waukon died Sunday, January 5, 2025, at her home in Waukon. Memorial services will be held at a later date, in June of 2025, at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah. Inurnment will be held at a later date at Mabel Lutheran Cemetery in Mabel, MN. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon will be handling the arrangements.

Sharifah Kay Hagen was born February 11, 1966, in Richmond, CA, the daughter of George D. and Joann K. (Kaiser) Hagen. She was baptized in Richmond, CA, and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Pleasant Hill, CA. Sharifah completed special education schooling in Pleasant Hill, CA and Berkely, CA.

April 22, 1993, she moved with her parents to Decorah. Sharifah has lived in several towns in northeast Iowa, the last 24 years she has lived in Waukon. She was a resident at Mosaic in Waukon. Sharifah did daily activities with Spectrum and TASC.

Wed
08
Jan

John Eadie

John G. Eadie, 77, of Shueyville died Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels, TX. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 17 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 18 at Hope Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, with Pastor Rhea Evanson officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Shueyville Cemetery in Shueyville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Swisher American Legion. Please share a memory of John at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

John was born September 26, 1947, in Waukon, the son of Gilbert and Gladys (Sunderman) Eadie. He graduated from Waukon High School, Class of 1965, and went on to serve honorably in the United States Air Force.

Tue
07
Jan

Msgr. Edward Lechtenberg

Msgr. Edward W. Lechtenberg, 98, of Lansing died Monday, January 6, 2025, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Archbishop Thomas Zinkula officiating. Prior to the service, starting at 10 a.m., the Luren Singing Society will provide prelude music.

Burial will be at Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing. Lunch will follow in the church hall. Friends may greet the family from 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 17 at the church, where there will be a 3:30 p.m. rosary with a scripture service to follow. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling arrangements.

Mon
06
Jan

Jason Hamm

Jason L. Hamm, 48, of Viroqua, WI, died Sunday, January 5, 2025, at his home in Viroqua, WI. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville with Pastor Lynn Noel officiating. Burial will be at Waterville Lutheran Cemetery, Waterville.

Friends may greet the family from 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 10 at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.

Jason Lee Hamm was born February 3, 1976, in Waukon, the son of Gregory and Rebecca (Smrcina) Hamm. He was baptized and confirmed at Waterville Lutheran Church in Waterville and graduated from Waukon High School in 1994. Throughout his life, Jason worked as manager at Rockweiler Appliance in Viroqua for over 20 years.

Sun
05
Jan

John Kolowinski

John Edward Kolowinski, 91, of Marion passed away Friday, January 3, 2025, at the Hiawatha Care Center. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 10 at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 11 at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. A burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

John was born February 7, 1933, in Farmersburg, the son of Harry “Jake” and Pearl (Pixler) Kolowinski. He served honorably in the United State Navy from 1952 until 1956. After his service, he was then employed with Linn County Rural Electic Cooperative as an Underground Technician from 1962 until 1994.  He was united in marriage to Eunice Hawkins May 17, 1952, in Waukon. John enjoyed fishing, sports, bowling, and hunting. His greatest love was time spent with his family.

Sun
05
Jan

Jean Ann (A'Hearn) Prestemon

Jean Ann (A’Hearn) Prestemon, 86, of Cary, NC, passed away December 28, 2024. A short prayer service was held Saturday, January 4 at Brown Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, NC. A service in Iowa is planned for spring 2025. In lieu of flowers feel free to donate to the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA 50010.

Jean was born January 15, 1938, in Waukon to Norbert and Theresa A’Hearn, the oldest of five children, with one younger sister and three younger brothers. She was preceded in death by her parents (Theresa in 1984, Norbert in 1986) and three brothers: Patrick A’Hearn (2015) and Joseph (2017).

Tue
31
Dec

Year in Review - Part I: Top local news stories printed from January-June 2024


Black Hawk Bridge closed to inspect structural integrity ... The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) closed the Black Hawk Bridge (Highway 82) at Lansing Sunday afternoon, February 25 due to safety concerns after discovering suspected movement of the bridge following the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department notifying DOT officials that something “didn’t look right” (the bend in the guard rail structure on the right side of the inset photo at right providing the most visible evidence of the concerns on the east approach to the bridge from the Wisconsin side). Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick said the Allamakee County Dispatch Center received a call early Sunday afternoon from a Lansing resident, who had been contacted by another individual and then took their own look at the bridge before calling the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mellick said a Deputy traveled to the bridge and then requested that DOT officials be contacted after witnessing what the inset photo shows. “We have confirmed the bridge has moved and engineers from the Iowa DOT and other agencies are currently on site investigating to see exactly what is happening, including if construction of the new bridge played a part in the movement,” Pete Hjelmstad, Field Services Coordinator for the District 2 Office of the Iowa DOT in Mason City, shared Monday, February 26. “At this point we do not have a timeline as to when or if the bridge will re-open. We will not open the bridge until we are sure it is safe for the traveling public.” DOT officials and other agencies were at the bridge throughout the day Monday, February 26 conducting their inspection. The DOT had placed monitors on the Black Hawk Bridge before construction of the new bridge started and officials say they are using data from those monitors in their investigation. No further update has been issued and the bridge remained close as of the Tuesday morning print deadline for this week’s edition of The Standard. Motorists should plan to use an alternate route, crossing the Mississippi River at either Prairie du Chien, WI or La Crescent, MN, with Iowa DOT officials saying they will provide further information as soon as they have it available. Main photo by Susan Cantine-Maxson.

The items below summarize the top news stories that appeared in The Standard during the first six months of 2024, January-June.

JANUARY
Veterans Memorial Hospital physicians and staff announce that the First Baby of the Year born at the hospital for 2024 is Ivan Henry Christen, son of Seth and Allison Christen of rural Decorah. Ivan was born Tuesday, January 9 at 4:08 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. Grandparents are Bill and Linda Dotseth and Laurie and Bernie Christen, all of Decorah.

Tue
31
Dec

Allamakee County Veterans Museum remembers USO shows in Vietnam Saturday, January 4

Saturday, January 4 at 10 a.m. the Allamakee County Veterans Museum will present a video including highlights of Bob Hope’s 1967 Christmas Show Tour of Vietnam entertaining troops stationed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

Other videos from the museum’s Veterans History Project are also available to watch on request whenever the museum is open for tours or anytime by appointment. School, community and veterans organizations are encouraged to make appointments for tours and may also use the facility for special meetings.

The museum will also be open for tours January 4 from 9 a.m. until noon. There is no admission charge. The museum is handicapped accessible.
 

Tue
31
Dec

Lansing City Council addresses variety of items with water system upgrade project, hears police department update and comment on police response

by Joshua Sharpe

The Lansing City Council convened Monday, December 16 addressing a wide-ranging agenda that included infrastructure updates, public safety initiatives, and administrative challenges. The water system improvements project involving Platt, North and Fourth Streets occupied much of the business that was approved at the meeting, with the council also discussing requests by the fire department and police department.

Tue
31
Dec

Veterans Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meets for final time in 2024; New board members sworn in, revenue bond approved for facility improvements


Newly-elected VMH Board of Trustees members sworn in ... Six of the seven members of the Veterans Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees newly elected to their positions in the November General Election were recently sworn into office by Allamakee County Auditor Denise Beyer (far right in the photo above). Left to right in the above photo of the swearing-in ceremony are Ron Osterholm, John Ellingson, Dawn Clark, Dennis Lyons, Larry Schellhammer and Patty Nordheim. Not pictured is fellow newly-elected board member Dennis Koenig. Submitted photo.

by Brianne Grimstad

The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Board of Trustees met Tuesday, December 17 for its monthly meeting, and its final meeting for the year 2024. Outgoing board members Greg Lage, Kevin Hanson and Dave Weymiller were thanked for serving on the board and the work they’ve done for the hospital. Those three board members did not seek re-election in this past November’s election.

Six of the seven board members who were newly-elected in the November General Election, Ron Osterholm, John Ellingson, Dawn Clark, Dennis Lyons, Larry Schellhammer and Patty Nordheim, were sworn in at the meeting by Allamakee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Denise Beyer. Those newly-elected Board of Trustees members also include Dennis Koenig, but he was not able to be present for this swearing-in ceremony and will have that official action taken at a later date.

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