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Iona Crawford, age 95, of Decorah died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Funeral Services were held Monday, May 13 at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah with Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson presiding. Burial was in the Glenwood East Cemetery.

Iona Pamela Doris (Rocksvold) Crawford was born January 29, 1924 to Peter and Ida (Berg) Rocksvold on their home farm in Glenwood Township. She was baptized and confirmed at Glenwood Lutheran Church. Iona attended Rocksvold Country School and graduated from Decorah High School.

After graduation, Iona worked in the County Recorder’s office and attended Luther College. Then she moved to  St. Paul, MN where she worked as ‘Rosie the Riveter’ on the assembly line for B-24 bombers at Northwest Airlines.

Mary E. Atkinson, age 70, of Waukon died Thursday, May 9 in her daughter’s home in Ossian after a long illness. Service and interment will be in the Mt. Horeb, WI area.

Mary moved from Blue Mounds, WI to be close to her granddaughter, Brettina (Scott) Gordon, and her great-granddaughter, Isabella, in 2015. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Don and Helen; her husband, Theodore; her daughter, Susan; her brother, Ken; and her nephew, Donald. She is survived by her son, Juan (Rolanda) Franklin; her daughter, Leanna Higgins, and her children, Angelica, Adam and Marcus; Susan’s children, Brettina Gordon and Joseph Baird; five step-children, Curt, Nick, Becky, Mona and Melissa; her brother, William (Carol); her sister, Dot (Andy); 14 other grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
 

Gary Donald Enyart passed away April 25, 2019 at his home in LaFayette, CO surrounded by his family. As he wished, his body was cremated and no services were held. Condolences may be sent to 762 Barberry Circle, LaFayette, CO 80062.

Gary was born June 6, 1945 to Russell and Helen Johnson Enyart. He attended school in Waukon and left school at age 17 and joined the Navy. He attained his GED while in the service. He served from 1962-1965, and served an additional two years in the reserves.

He and Susan Stendel were married January 29, 1966 at the Presbyterian Church in Waukon. Gary and Susan moved to Orange, CA, where Gary and Susan raised their family before moving to Colorado. Gary ran his radiator businesses until he retired. He was an avid golfer in his spare time, and he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and his dog, “Yawny.”

The annual “Family Wellness Fair” will be held this Wednesday, May 8 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. The “Family Wellness Fair” is a community-wide event offering families of all ages a night of entertainment and education about the local resources available to them, plus many free health testing opportunities. This fun-filled family event is free and open to all members of the community of any age.

This is the 22nd annual event sponsored by Veterans Memorial Hospital. At the Fair, health testing, exhibits and refreshments will all be providing a complete evening of entertainment and education for all families of any ages.

Congratulations to the numerous students who completed the recent Veterans Memorial Hospital Babysitting class. The class, which was held Saturday, April 13, was instructed by Corinne Cook, RN, and consisted of teaching the qualities of being a good babysitter including basic child care, accident prevention and first aid. These new babysitters learned CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and the Heimlach Maneuver, to be used in the case of a choking infant or child, and also learned about fire safety.

Veterans Memorial Hospital in cooperation with the American Heart Association is offering a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for lay people (those not working in healthcare), which includes child care providers, Wednesday, May 15 from 5-8 p.m.

The CPR class, which will cover adult, child and infant CPR, will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of the hospital. The cost of the class, for certification or recertification, is the same. The card received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.

CPR is administered when someone’s breathing, pulse, or both, stop. When both of them stop, the victim has suffered sudden death, which can be caused by poisoning, drowning, choking, suffocation, electrocution, smoke inhalation, or the most common cause, heart attack.

The local Grief Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. in the Education Conference Room.

This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss whether it be death, divorce, illness or some other grief.

Feel free to attend and bring a friend. This grief support group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
 

The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, May 16 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.

This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, call  Angie Mettille, RN at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
 

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament is set for June 17 at the Waukon Golf and Country Club.

Teams of three will begin the day with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. and play 18 holes of golf. Breakfast rolls, lunch and dinner and prizes for everyone will all be provided for the donation of $75.

New this year, a putting contest will be offered prior to the start of the tournament.

All those interested in joining the event are asked to pre-register their team by calling the Waukon Golf and Country Club at 563-568-9939.  For more information about the golf tournament, call Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon at 563-568-3411.
 

Memorials were received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Jacqueline “Jac” Regan by Chuck and Lois Votsmier, Dick and Jeanne Roggensack, Dave and Laurie Martin, Joe and Mary Cunningham, Rick and Cathy Larson, Dr. Bill and Libby Withers, Shirley Schneeberger, Orrin and Nan Grangaard, Ann Fossum, Brian and Denise Wullner, Mary Ann Hager, Jim and Ele Klenske and Steve and Mike Regan and families.

Memorials were also received in memory of Gary Soper, Joe O’Neill, Curt Brandsmeier and Dr. Jim Rixen by Bill and Sue Blagsvedt.

Memorials and donations are greatly appreciated by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation.  The Foundation is a 501C3 organization. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Memorials and donations can be sent to the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation, 40 First Street SE, Waukon, IA  52172.