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Michael R. DeLay, 64, of Des Moines died Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Wayne County Hospital in Corydon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 18 at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dorchester with Fr. Philip Agyei officiating, and burial will be at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 11 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Michael Robert DeLay was born April 16, 1961, in Oelwein, the son of Robert DeLay and Marjorie Hurley. He grew up in Cedar Falls, attending St. Patrick’s school and Cedar Falls High School.

Robert Dale Meiners of Caledonia, MN, passed away peacefully Friday, March 13, 2026 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse, WI, surrounded by his loving family, just four days before his 90th birthday. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 21, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at St. Mary’s Parish Holy Family Hall in Caledonia, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Vogel officiating.

Burial with military honors will take place at Calvary Cemetery immediately after the service. A luncheon will be served at St. Mary’s Parish Holy Family Hall following the funeral. Memorial contributions will be given to charitable organizations in his honor.

Luvern “Vern” Joseph Overmohle, 83, of Wapello, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at his home. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral & Cremation Services in Wapello. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, March 20 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Columbus Junction. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Wapello Cemetery.

Memorials have been established for the Wapello VFW, Wapello Athletic Boosters, and the Wapello Fire Department. Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.

Luvern “Vern” Joseph Overmohle was born January 12, 1943, in Carroll, the son of Anton and Lauretta (Mooney) Overmohle. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Storm Lake and later attended business school in Omaha. Vern proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

Gerald (Jerry) Hosch, 79, of LaCrosse, WI, passed away peacefully March 3, 2026. A memorial service will be held March 28 at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin.

Jerry was born November 28, 1946, in New Albin, to Leon and Vivian (Wylie) Hosch. Jerry worked at Inland Printing in LaCrosse for many years.

He is survived by his daughter, Sara Hosch, and his son, Robert Hosch, both of Holmen, WI; two grandsons, Travis and Isaiah; a sister, Nancy (Philip) Kennedy of Polk City; a sister-in-law, Sandy Hosch; many nieces and nephews; and a very dear friend, Carol Isler, who thought of Jerry as her kid brother. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Jim Hosch.
 

AWANA International is celebrating 75 years of ministry to children this year. It was begun by Art Rohrheim as he taught children in his neighborhood of Chicago. In the 1980s AWANA grew to international venues and today reaches 9.3 million children each week.

AWANA is an international youth organization that provides a weekday program open to youth from churches of all denominations. The name AWANA is taken from II Timothy 2:15, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

AWANA does not promote the doctrine of any specific church or denomination but rather gives priority to the Bible as the Word of God. The vital Scripture verses on salvation and Christian growth are the heart of all AWANA achievements.

Carol Elaine Chase, 87, of Lansing passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Thornton Manor and Care Center in Lansing. Funeral Service was held Thursday, March 12 at Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing with Rev. Joseph Sevcik as the Officiant. Interment followed at Council Hill Cemetery, rural Monona.

Carol Elaine was born September 30, 1938 to Elmer Clarence Lewis and Margaret (Lestina) Schlitter in Monona. She graduated from Monona High School.

August 20, 1960, Carol was united in marriage with James William Chase at the Evangelical Church in Monona. She briefly worked at Collins Radio, Monona Wire and Sedlmayr Locker, but for a majority of her career Carol was employed at 3M. She enjoyed gardening, growing flowers, baking buns, doing Genealogy and being the Avon Lady.

The 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Waukon will be held Sunday, March 22 (postponed from the originally scheduled date of Sunday, March 15 date due to anticipated weather conditions), beginning at 1 p.m. All are invited to participate in this year’s parade with an Irish-themed entry at no cost.

Any businesses, organizations, families or individuals wishing to have an entry are asked to be lined up by 12 noon Sunday, with float entries lining up in the parking lot of WW Homestead Dairy and the former Northern Engraving plant, tractors unloading and lining up at the Sweeney Auction Service parking lot and horse units gathering at the Croell Redi-Mix plant on the southeast edge of Waukon.

Robert “Bob” Schulze was born March 30, 1946 to Marvin and Helen (Steiber) Schulze of Lansing. Bob graduated from Lansing Kee High School in 1964. After graduating from UW-Platteville, he taught high school math before teaching carpentry at Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC). For over 30 years Bob enjoyed teaching students home-building and general carpentry skills, while constructing homes for many families.

Bob married Shirley Bloxham June 6, 1970 and they have three children: Krista (Brian) McKee, Denise (Brent) Beyer and Jim (Robin Palmer) Schulze, all of Waukon; and two grandchildren, Claire and Brady Beyer, and several grand-dogs. Bob has one sister, Janet (Larry) Jarchow, of Flagstaff, AZ.

A casual celebration is planned with family and friends Saturday, March 21 from 2-4 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Waukon. In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to 1643 Oak Lane, Waukon, IA 52172.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week is this week, March 8-14. Local Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a program offered at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) that teaches a person to live and breathe better with chronic lung disease. Conditions such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, restrictive lung disease and cystic fibrosis can make doing everyday activities difficult due to shortness of breath and low activity tolerance. Participation in a pulmonary rehab program can help increase strength, manage shortness of breath, decrease anxiety and depression and implement a consistent at-home exercise program.

Senior Life Solutions is a new department opening at Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) March 26. They will be providing outpatient services designed to meet the unique needs of individuals, typically 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging. Services include group and individual therapy, medication management and after-care planning.

Services available with Senior Life Solutions are confidential and include comprehensive assessment, group therapy, individual therapy, and family therapy, as well as medication education, medication management in collaboration with our patients primary care provider, and after-care planning.