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Kenneth E. O’Hara, 82, of Waukon died Friday, January 10, 2020 at his home. Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial of ashes will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 15 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 3:30 p.m. scripture service.

Kenneth Edward O’Hara was born December 19, 1937 in the Wexford area of rural Lansing. His parents were Joseph Leo and Catherine Loretta (Ryan) O’Hara. He was baptized at Immaculate Conception Wexford Catholic Church and confirmed at St. Mary’s Lycurgus Catholic Church. His parents lived on farms they rented so Kenny attended a variety of rural Allamakee County schools in the Wexford, Lycurgus and Frankville areas as his family moved from place to place. Kenny farmed with his brother, Robert, until his parents’ health failed and he moved to Waukon in 1968.

Funeral services for James “Jim” L. Cota, 76, of Harpers Ferry were held Monday, January 13 at St. Ann’s - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial with military honors was at St. Joseph’s Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry.

After 20 years of being separated by heaven and earth, God intervened and reunited James “Jim” Cota with his wife, Shara (Thornton) Cota, January 9, 2020. Their life as husband and wife began December 2, 1967, three years to the date that he had been drafted into the Army. He honed his craft as a carpenter and it became known that if a house was constructed by Jim it was well-built.

Eric Troendle, 42, of Harpers Ferry died Monday, January 6, 2020 at his home in Harpers Ferry. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, January 11 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing with Rev. John Moser as the Celebrant. Burial followed at Gethsemane Cemetery in Lansing.

Eric Lee was born May 26, 1977 to Steven and Kate (Farley) Troendle in Waukon. He was Baptized, received his first Communion and was Confirmed at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing. Eric graduated from Kee High School in 1995 and continued his education at NICC in Calmar for Dairy Herd Management and Northwest Iowa Community College for the Lineman Program.

Eric was united in marriage with Jana Hamm October 12, 2002 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing. Three children were born to this union. Eric worked as a lineman for Dairyland Power. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Lansing Fire Department.

Byron L. Schultz, 84, of Waukon died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, January 13 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Pastor Daryl Schultz officiating. Burial was at Frankville Cemetery, Frankville. Memorials can be made to go towards a bench in memory of Byron and Darlene, or to Frankville Cemetery, Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, or Good Samaritan Center in Waukon.

Deloris Ann Scott, age 90, of Austin, MN died peacefully Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, MN. Funeral Services were held Monday, January 13 at Mayer Funeral Home in Austin, MN with Pastor Madison Chelberg officiating. Interment was in Grandview Cemetery.

Deloris was born September 17, 1929 in Austin, MN, the daughter of Paul F. and Anna M. Fisher. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. Deloris attended country school near Newry and graduated from Austin High School in 1948.

May 6, 1950, Deloris was united in marriage to Earl James Scott at St. Olaf Parsonage in Austin. Together they raised four children, Sandra, James, Larry and Cathy. Deloris and Earl lived in Austin. She was a stay at home mom, but as the children got older, she worked many jobs until she found herself working at JCPenney as a clerk, then worked in the office as a secretary/bookkeeper until her retirement.

To read the the full article, 2019 Year in Review: A Look Back at July through December, pick up this week's print edition or subscribe to our e-edition by clicking here.

Below is a portion of that article, July through August, summarizing the top news stories that appeared in The Standard.

JULY
Recently, Jack Meggers, an Iowa Arts Council Fellow, debuted his independent short film “The Burial” in Lansing and Des Moines. The film, shot entirely in northeast Iowa in and around the Lansing area, is a psychological, supernatural thriller. Meggers hopes to show this 20-minute film to film production companies on the East and West coasts and in Canada in the hope that one of them will agree to finance a feature length film of the entire story.

The Waukon bowling teams returned to the lanes Friday, January 3 after a weather-induced and holiday break from competition of nearly a month in length. That return to action saw the Indians earn a split with a nearby Decorah squad, the Indian ladies falling to the visiting Vikings by an 1887-2471 final result and the Waukon boys rolling to a 2914-2765 victory over their Decorah guests.

The bowling Indians are next scheduled to compete at North Fayette Valley Friday, January 10 before making up a Friday, December 13 home date claimed by weather Monday, January 13 against North Iowa. The Tribe will then host Waterloo Columbus Friday, January 17.

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A return to action following the holiday break saw the Waukon boys basketball team play host to a Decorah squad that has its Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) season off to an opposite start (2-1) than the Indians’ 1-2 start thus far in NEIC play. That differing start tended to show itself on the court in this initial post-holiday affair for both squads, as the visiting Vikings handed the basketball Tribe a 94-59 defeat behind a three-point sharp-shooting effort that saw Decorah drop in 15 three-point blasts to account for nearly half the Viking point total in the ballgame.

by Lissa Blake

December 30 Meeting
They’re open to suggestions. That’s what a number of Waukon Veterans told the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors Monday morning during its regular meeting.

Nine area veterans addressed the Supervisors regarding the future of the Vets Club building. Although Vets Club Incorporated has owned the building since 1950, it leases the land on which it is located from Allamakee County.

The veterans lamented to the Board about difficulties they have had keeping a tenant in the building.

“For the past  8 - 10 years, seems like it’s been hard to try to get a manager in there. The last two have left us where we’ve  had to pay their bills,” said John Regan Jr.

Regan cited low participation in the organization leading to a grim financial outlook.

Robey Memorial Library in Waukon is hosting a Matinee Movie series the second Saturday of both January and February, both beginning at 1:30 p.m. Viewers are invited to bring their own movie snacks.

Saturday, January 11 at 1:30 p.m. the library will show “They Shall Not Grow Old.” On the centenary of the end of the First World War, Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) presents new work showing the Great War as never seen. Using state of the art technology to restore original archival footage that’s more than 100 years old, Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell this story: the men who were there. (Rated R)