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Obituaries

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Wed
03
Nov

Sharon A. Halverson

Sharon A. Halverson, 79, of Elkader, passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at Garden View Place in Monona. Sharon Ann was born May 23, 1942, in Rossville, at the family farm, to Lowell and Violet (Henderson) Walters. Sharon graduated from Waukon High School in 1960.

 

Tue
02
Nov

John C. Luster

John C. Luster (John the Barber), age 82, of Prairie du Chien, Wis., passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Harpers Ferry on Nov. 12, 1938, the son of John O. and Loella (Schellsmidt) Luster. He was the seventh child of 11. 

 

Tue
02
Nov

John B. Gilmore

John B. Gilmore (Doc), 96, of Oxford, Conn., formally of Elkader, passed away at CT Hospice on Oct. 14, 2021. He was born April 3, 1925, in New Bedford, Mass., to John B. and Gerogianna (Bazinet) Gilmore.

 

Fri
29
Oct

Ann J. Bartz

Ann Janis Bartz, 69, Monona, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society, West Union. Ann was born on July 6, 1952, in Postville, to LaVerne and Marilyn (Olson) Larson. She was baptized and confirmed at East Clermont Lutheran Church, rural Clermont. Ann graduated from Valley High School in 1970. She graduated with her associate degree in nursing at North Iowa Area Community College in 1972, and began working as a registered nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Wed
27
Oct

Wendi R. Ates

Wendi Rae Henrickson Ates, 72, passed away Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in her home in Winfield, Ala.

 

Wed
27
Oct

Shirley R. Jensen

Shirley Ruth Jensen, 96, of Marquette, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at her home in Marquette. Shirley was born on Dec. 21, 1924, to Archie and Ruth (Nelson) Campbell in Kenosha, Wis. She graduated from Bradford High School (Kenosha) in 1943. During WWII, Shirley worked in an aircraft factory and was a telephone operator. She played piano at the USO.

 

Tue
19
Oct

Marilyn L. Lamker

Marilyn Lois Lamker, 86, Monona, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Mercy One in Elkader. Marilyn was born Nov. 17, 1934, to Claude and Esther (Hochhaus) Fishel in Edgewood. She was baptized in 1935 at Hope Lutheran Church in Littleport, and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona. Marilyn attended country school and graduated from Monona High School in 1952.

Tue
19
Oct

Forrest W. Monroe

Forrest Wayne Monroe, 90, of Guttenberg, died Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at his home in Guttenberg. Forrest was born Jan. 24, 1931, to Albert and Mari (Land) Monroe in Communia. He attended country school and Postville High School. Forrest proudly joined and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.

 

Fri
15
Oct

David W. 'Bill' Brown

David William (Bill) Brown died Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Lexington Estate, Independence. He was born in Council Bluffs on Feb. 17, 1946, to Darold Louis and Norma Maxine (Skelton) Brown, shortly after his father returned from serving in the Navy. Bill was the middle child of Darold and Norma Brown, now deceased. Shortly after he was a year old, Bill contracted polio, leaving him with one partially paralyzed leg. His father worked with him daily, giving him hot baths and massages to bring his leg back to where he could learn to walk. Bill did learn to walk, but he had a severe limp. He did not let this disability stop him from living life fully.

Fri
15
Oct

Martha 'Maxine' Klaes

Martha “Maxine” (Gage) Cornilsen Klaes, age 80, formerly of Guttenberg, passed away Oct. 11, 2021, at Maple Crest Care Center, Fayette. Visitation will be held on Oct. 23, at 9 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elkader, with services beginning at 10 a.m. Interment will be at the Lima Cemetery, Fayette.

 

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