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Wayne R. Jahnke died unexpectedly Monday, November 12, 2018 at his home in Spring Grove, MN at the age of 56. Memorial service was held Saturday, November 17 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove, MN. Burial was in the Waterloo Ridge Cemetery in rural Dorchester.

Wayne was born August 5, 1962 in Postville to Ronald and Marilyn (Winke) Jahnke.  He graduated from Waukon High School. December 14, 1991 he was united in marriage to Michelle Tollefsrud at the Mabel First Lutheran Church in Mabel, MN.

Wayne farmed for a short time, then worked at Rush Products in Rushford, MN and then as a welder at Featherlite in Cresco and Mid-City Steel in La Crosse, WI. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove, MN and enjoyed fishing, hunting and helping on the farm.

Sister Mary Bosco (Mary Lou) Ryder, OSF, 88, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Clare House in Dubuque in the 69th year of her religious life. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday, November 28 in Francis Chapel. Reverend Ron Friedell presided. Memorials may be given to the Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque.

Sister Mary Bosco, daughter of the late William E. and Catherine (Ryan) Ryder, was born September 10, 1930 in Waterville. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Pius Church, Cherry Mound, Harpers Ferry. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in Dubuque from St. Pius Church August 25, 1949. She was received with the name Sister Mary Bosco August 12, 1950 and made her final profession of vows August 12, 1955.

Richard “Dick” J. Schilling, 84, of Waukon died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his home. Memorial services were held Monday, December 3 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Martin Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Patrick School in Waukon.

Richard John Schilling was born June 30, 1934 in Waukon, the son of John Michael and Mabel Rosella (Beck) Schilling. Dick attended St. Patrick Catholic School in Waukon, where he was editor of the school newspaper, a member of the school’s successful debate teams from 1948 to 1952, and a member of the basketball team. In 1952, he graduated first in a class of 27 students. Dick received a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts from the University of Iowa in 1956, with a major in radio and television news in the department of journalism.

Marcella Edith Quillin passed peacefully November 28, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society - Waukon. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date.
Marcella was born in Spring Grove, MN January 31, 1928 to Ed and Jane (Reburn) Kubitz. The family soon moved east of Waukon and farmed on Sherman Ridge. Besides farming, she worked at the Soda Grill and Piggly Wiggly grocery store. During WWII Marcella and her sisters worked in San Diego, CA at Consolidated Aircraft as part of the war effort.
Marcella married Ben Quillin September 26, 1949 at St Patrick’s Church in Lanesboro, MN. They settled in Harpers Ferry.
Marcella helped her sister-in-law, Kate, in the Quillin Cafe, while Ben was mayor and the local barber. Marcella was very proud that she was the first American Legion Auxiliary president in Harpers Ferry. Ben and Marcella raised six boys, Mike, Pat, Kevin, Tim, Terry and Sean, and one daughter, Molly, all of whom are still living.

November is National Home Care Month. The purpose of home care is to keep people in their homes, near their families and in their communities for as long as possible. Home health care can provide a range of services including wound care, therapy, rehabilitative services following surgery and home infusion of drugs.

Home medical care is far less expensive than assisted living or long-term care and is covered by most insurance plans. Private insurance providers, such as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and government policies like Medicare and Medicaid cover home health care from certified agencies. Most insurance plans require a prior authorization/prior approval before care is given as well as a treatment plan signed off by a doctor.

The Rehabilitation Therapists from Veterans Memorial Hospital will also provide “in-home” therapy to people in need of this service.  Therapy in the home is covered under Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance, such as Humana.

November is National Diabetes Month. The Veterans Memorial Hospital Diabetes Management Program offers Continuous Glucose Monitoring as an option to help medical providers fine-tune their patients’ diabetes treatment plan, giving patients optimal control of their diabetes and their life.
Continuous glucose monitoring is used to determine what a patient’s blood glucose levels are continuously, 24 hours a day, even while they sleep. When the data is downloaded at the end of the study, there are a total of 288 blood sugar readings available over a 24-hour time span. The information is able to be transferred into graphs which can show the healthcare providers how a patient’s blood sugar trends throughout each day.

LifeServe Blood Center is urging eligible blood donors to roll up a sleeve and give the ultimate gift this holiday season: the gift of life. Blood cannot be manufactured in a lab and there is no substitute for it. In order to ensure blood will be available for local hospital patients in their critical time of need depends on generous donors to make that lifesaving gift.

The standard blood donation process only takes an hour start to finish, with the actual blood collection procedure only lasting about ten minutes. One donation can save the lives of up to three local hospital patients. Be a holiday hero, Schedule an appointment at an upcoming blood drive in the local community.

The Waukon Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, December 10 from 12-5 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 614 Rossville Road. Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903.

Don’t miss the Medicare annual open enrollment period for Part D drug plans which runs through December 7. Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon has SHIIP counselor Russ Hagen available by appointment to discuss Medicare Part D plans available for 2019 and Medicare Advantage.

Call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411 to schedule an appointment and those enrolling need to bring their Medicare card, current Part D plan card and a list of medications from their pharmacy which includes drug name, quantity and dosage.

Those interested can also go to www.medicare.gov and do a comparison of 2019 Medicare drug plans. SHIIP has step-by-step instructions for a comparing plans at www.therightcalliowa.gov.
 

The local Grief Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital Tuesday, December 4, which is earlier than normal this month due to the holidays. The group will meet 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 usually meets the second Tuesday of each month at Veterans Memorial Hospital but again has been moved up to December 4 due to the holidays.
 

Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon will be offering the next course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for health care providers (those working in health related fields such as physicians, nurses, EMTs, etc.) Wednesday, December 19, beginning at 5 p.m. This “Health Care Professional” CPR class 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 and all registrants should bring along their own pocket mask. The online certificate received with the course does certify attendants in CPR for two years.

Pre-registration plus minimum of three participants is required. For more information and to register for the “Health Care Provider” CPR Course, call Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.