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The Kee baseball team got back on a more winning track this past week, playing to a 5-1 result in six games played. Those five wins began with completion of another pair of season sweeps over two Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) foes, including a Monday, June 28 home doubleheader sweep of North Fayette Valley by scores of 8-2 and 10-2 and a 6-0 win over Turkey Valley at home Thursday, July 1. The Hawks then split a non-conference road doubleheader at Alburnett Friday, July 2, winning game one by a 3-1 result before falling by a 5-1 count in the nightcap, with the Kee boys then wrapping up their week with a 6-0 win at Waukon Saturday, July 3.

An undefeated final week of the regular season for the Kee softball team landed the Lady Hawks atop the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) once again, after finishes just outside that realm in each of the last two seasons. That final sweep included wins of 13-0 and 15-6 at South Winneshiek Monday, June 28 before a similar result at home over North Fayette Valley Wednesday, June 30 resulting in victorious Kee battles of 10-7 and 4-3.

The Waukon softball team brought its regular season schedule to a close with two final games this past week, playing to a split of those final two contests. The positive end of that split was a 6-0 non-conference win at Central Elkader Monday, June 28 before the diamond Tribe’s 2021 regular season was brought to a close with a 9-2 loss at home to Class 3A 11th-rated Crestwood Thursday, July 1 in a final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) contest. That split of the week’s ballgames wrapped up the softball Tribe’s regular season record at an 11-18 overall season result that includes a 3-15 NEIC mark that places the diamond Tribe in seventh place in the seven-team final NEIC standings.

The Waukon baseball team played to a 2-3 result in five games played this week, including a win both inside and outside of Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play. The three losses book-ended the Tribe’s final busy week before postseason play begins, beginning with a road NEIC doubleheader loss at New Hampton Tuesday, June 29 by scores of 8-2 and 10-6 that ended up leaving the Indians just below those same Chickasaws, who hold eight wins in the current NEIC standings.

The diamond Tribe posted back-to-back wins in between its book-end losses, posting an 8-3 victory at Starmont Wednesday, June 30 before wrapping up its Northeast Iowa Conference season with a 9-6 win at home over Crestwood Friday, July 2 that allowed the Indians to win their season series with the Cadets and kept them ahead of that same Crestwood squad at this point in the NEIC team standings. The Indians wrapped up their busy week with a 6-0 home loss to Kee Saturday, July 3.

Calvin R. Tjaden, 78, of Cedar Rapids died Friday, July 2, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Iowa Cremation is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include two sons, Todd (Rio), and Scott and his significant other, Maria, all of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, William (Nancy) of Jewell and Dave (Carol) of Waterloo; and two step-sons, Jenuz Rojas of Florida and Jairuz Rojas of Texas. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Amber Simmons, and Jasmine and Michaela Tjaden; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Cal was born July 27, 1942 in Elizabeth, IL, the son of William and Pearl (Gisselbracht) Tjaden. Cal was a limo driver for Diamond Limousine in the Cedar Rapids area for several years and proudly served in the Army overseas.

Linda L. Gordon, age 73, of Carlton, MN passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Augustana Health Care in Moose Lake, MN. Linda requests that no formal service take place, and her wishes are to be remembered as you knew her.

Linda was born October 11, 1947 in Waukon, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Munz) Peterson. Linda grew up on a farm just south of Lansing. She loved horses her entire life and never saw a reason to learn to ride a bike. Linda was an accomplished vocalist and sang on a Des Moines radio station at the tender age of five. She graduated Kee High School in 1965 and worked at Lansing Company.

In 1967, Linda married her high school sweetheart, William Gordon, and followed him to his naval assignment in Norfolk, VA. After Bill’s naval service, they returned home.

Eugene (Gene) Francis Burroughs, age 78, of Dorchester passed away June 30, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Memorial service will be held Friday, July 9 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dorchester. Visitation will be held one hour before services with the memorial service following at 11 a.m.

Gene was born September 16, 1942 to Garland and Elizabeth (Becker) Burroughs. He attended country school near Lansing and graduated from St. George High School in 1960. He served in the Navy for two years.

He married Kathy Karles of Caledonia, MN in 1966, and to this union three children were born. They later divorced. Gene worked at Caterpillar Tractor in Rockford, IL as a welder. He moved back to Lansing after a motorcycle accident in 1973, and he worked several different jobs in the area. Gene married Patty Blake in 2002 and retired from welding at DH Satellite in Prairie du Chien, WI in 2006.

Garland Gale “Bugsy” J. Burroughs Jr., 83, of Waukon died Friday, July 2, 2021 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Friday, July 9 at the Waukon Banquet Center in Waukon, where there will be a 2:30 p.m. scripture service. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.
 

Ann A. Gallagher, 70, of Waukon, formerly of Lansing, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, July 10 from 12-5 p.m. at 2460 Highway 76 SE, Waukon. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.

Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Condolences may be sent to Mike Gallagher at P.O. Box 359, Waukon, IA 52172.
 

Larry Dean Foster, age 76, died October 26, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at VFW Post 2440 & Auxiliary, located at 128 Third Avenue NE in Independence.

Larry was born July 2, 1944 in Independence to Virgil and Irene Foster. He grew up as a farm kid milking Guernsey cows and helping his dad haul milk to the creamery for the local dairy farmers. He was also involved in 4-H and FFA. In 1966 he joined the National Guard in Ft. Leonardwood.

Larry married Betty Meighan, and they welcomed their first son, Coley, into the world. Larry worked at John Deere and then attended Camp Dodge to acquire his Lieutenant bars. He worked for many years as an Army recruiter, moving around the Midwest with his growing family, which now included Chad and Casey.