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Tue
08
Jun

Kathryn Stortz

Kathryn Stortz, age 88, of Waukon passed away peacefully Friday, June 4, 2021 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser officiating. Friends may greet the family prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. at the church. Kathryn’s ashes will be buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, rural Waukon at a later date.

Kathryn Mary (Schulte) Stortz was born November 2, 1932 in La Crosse, WI.  The daughter of Andrew and Catherine (Griffin) Schulte, Kathryn was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Waukon. She attended country school at the Howard School in Makee Township through the eighth grade. Kathryn went on to attend St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Waukon through her junior year; and graduated from Waukon High School in 1950.

Tue
08
Jun

Wilbur Wilson

Wilbur LaVerne Wilson, 83, of Waukon died Monday, May 31, 2021 at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Gathering of family and friends is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 10 at Shores Event Center, 700 16th Street NE in Cedar Rapids. Inurnment will take place at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel.

Wilbur was born January 6, 1938 in Manchester, the son of LaVerne and Gladys (Fisher) Wilson. He attended Buck Creek School and at the age of 13 moved to Waukon, where he graduated from high school in 1956. Wilbur served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1964. He was married to Diane Svec, and they later divorced.

He is survived by his children, William (Cindy) Wilson and Bonnie (Jim Mitchell) Tarker, both of Cedar Rapids; his grandchildren, Halas and Denton Wilson; and his sister, Virginia (Verne) Svec. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Betty Wilson.

Tue
08
Jun

Dominick Damiano

Dominick R. Damiano, 72, of Waukon died Friday, June 4, 2021 at his granddaughters’ home in Waukon. Please join his family, Michael (Karla) Damiano, Tami (Mike) Tschudi and Nicoel (Rick) Damiano and his grandchildren, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 12 for a Celebration of Life at the Allamakee Event Room, 108 Second Street NW #101, in Waukon.

Condolences can be sent to his daughter, Nicoel Damiano, at 922 Fourth Street, Lot 23, Waukon, IA 52172. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
 

Tue
08
Jun

Charles “Chuck” Tryon

Charles “Chuck” Tryon, age 72, of Oelwein passed away March 16, 2020 at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood. A graveside service with full military honors was held Saturday, May 29 at Strawberry Point.

Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a die setter for Northern Engraving in Waukon for many years.

Tue
08
Jun

Beverly Bartlein

A Celebration of Life memorial service for Beverly Bartlein is scheduled to be held Sunday, June 13 at New Life Christian Church, located at 12 Seventh Avenue SE in Waukon. Born June 8, 1931, Beverly passed away April 20, 2020.

The service will begin at 1 p.m. Masks will be available at the door.
 

Thu
03
Jun

Steven Mitchell

Steven L. Mitchell, 56, of rural Blair, WI, formerly of Waukon, died Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his home. A graveside service was held Tuesday, June 8 at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the graveside service.

Steven Lyal Mitchell was born January 31, 1965 in Waukon to Ray and Lorraine (Schellhammer) Mitchell. He was baptized and confirmed at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School and NICC in Calmar.

Steve worked as a mechanic for Rodger Honne’s garage in Waterville, Leadfree in Waukon, Jim’s DX in Waukon, Trosinski Trucking in Galesville, WI and La Crosse Truck Center, where he was still employed. Steve was an avid football and basketball fan.

Wed
02
Jun

Foundation to host its 28th Annual Golf Tournament June 21; Will offer hole-in-one prizes


28th Annual VMH Foundation Golf Tournament ... Thanks to Farm Bureau Financial Services agents pictured above, left to right, Andy Moore and Wade Bucknell, the first person hitting a hole-in-one on the first round of golf at the 28th annual Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Golf Tournament will be awarded a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle. A new John Deere riding lawn mower, pictured below, will be the hole-in-one prize for the second round of golf at the tournament, thanks to Waukon Implement. The tournament will be held Monday, June 21 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club. Call the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939 to register. Submitted photos.

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 28th annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 21. The tournament will be held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.

Thanks to Wade Bucknell and Andy Moore, agents of Farm Bureau Financial Services, Waukon, the first person hitting a hole-in-one during the first round at the tournament will be awarded a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Also, thanks to Waukon Implement, anyone hitting a hole-in-one during the second round at the tournament will be awarded a new John Deere riding lawn mower.  As always, many other gifts and prizes will be awarded to all the golfers participating.

Teams of three will play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch and dinner and prizes for everyone are all provided for the donation of just $75. All those interested are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939.

Wed
02
Jun

Face masks continue to be required at Veterans Memorial Hospital; Vaccine clinics continue each Friday


VMH continues face mask requirement for patients and visitors ... Since Veterans Memorial Hospital is a health care facility, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) does still require that masks be worn by every patient and visitor to the hospital. Pictured above is a number of hospital staff who can still be found wearing masks around the facilities. Masks are extremely effective against the COVID-19 virus and should be worn by everyone not vaccinated at all non-health care related locations. Call 563-568-5660 to schedule. Submitted photo.

Since Veterans Memorial Hospital is a health care facility, masks are still required to be worn by every patient and visitor to the hospital. Masks  are effective against the COVID-19 virus and should be worn by everyone not vaccinated at all other locations that are non-health care related. At this time, the Centers for Disease Control does mandate that even those vaccinated must wear masks at all health care facilities.

According to the CDC, once an individual is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, they can resume activities they did prior to the pandemic. Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by law or regulations, such as a health care setting.

Those who haven’t been vaccinated yet are urged to find a vaccine. Being fully vaccinated begins two weeks following a second or final COVID-19 vaccination. Keep using all personal protective tools until that two-week wait time has expired.

Wed
02
Jun

A few spots still available for children at Veterans Memorial Hospital’s Safety Day Camp slated for June 10


VMH Safety Day Camp to be held Thursday, June 10 ... Veterans Memorial Hospital’s bi-annual Safety Day Camp will be held in Waukon Thursday, June 10 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds in Waukon. This event teaches all types of safety for children ages six to 14. Many large group demonstrations as well as 10 other small group sessions, such as the one pictured here, are taught throughout the day. To register, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411 or log on to the hospital’s website at www.veteransmemorialhospital.com for a registration form. Submitted photo.

There are a few spots still available for any six- to 14-year-old children who would like to attend the Veterans Memorial Hospital Safety Day Camp. This camp will be held Thursday, June 10, at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds in Waukon from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The day camp is designed to increase children’s awareness of a wide variety of safety hazards, as well as provide them with hands-on, first aid training to help themselves or someone else survive an accident should one occur.
Individual topics covered at this year’s safety camp will include the following:

• ATV & Motorcycle Safety
• Farm Equipment Safety
• Electrical Safety
• Lawnmower/Weed Eater/Chainsaws
• Pinch Point Safety
• Bicycle Rodeo
• Grain Bin Safety
• Internet Safety
• Firearm Safety
• First Aid
• Water Safety
• Drone Safety
• Snake Awareness

Wed
02
Jun

Brad and Judy Herman make donation to VMH Clinic ...

Another generous donation of $5,000 to the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic was recently received from Brad and Judy Herman of Waukon. Pictured above, left to right, are Veterans Memorial Hospital CEO Michael Coyle, along with Judy and Brad. Judy is also a member of the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation. “We believe it is extremely important to support our local health care for the overall growth and stability of our community,” states Brad and Judy. “We are very fortunate to have the outstanding facilities that we currently have. We encourage everyone to consider a donation to the new clinic to meet current and future demand and to maintain continued access to quality health care in our area.”

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