Obituaries

Obituaries are published in The Standard for a $45 fee and can be brought to the office at 15 First Street NW in Waukon, mailed to PO Box 286, Waukon IA 52172, or e-mailed to news@waukonstandard.com. Photos may be included for an additional charge of $15 (additonal photos are also $15). Obituaries of excessive length (longer than our single-column length of 15.5") will also incur an additional charge of $11/column inch for the content measuring longer than our 15.5-inch column length. Obituaries that include “Thank You” messages within them will also incur an additional charge for the “Thank You” portion of the submitted obituary. For further assistance, please call 563-568-3431.

Sun
17
Dec

Mackay Mathis

Mackay David Mathis, 32, of Harpers Ferry died Friday, December 15, 2023 from injuries sustained in a UTV accident in rural Harpers Ferry. Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 19 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. John Moser and Fr. Joseph Sevcik officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph’s Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry.

Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be used to set up a scholarship in Mackay’s name.

Mackay David Mathis was born September 22, 1991 in La Crosse, WI, the son of David and Karen (Caballero) Mathis. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Ann’s-St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry. Mackay graduated from Waukon High School in 2010.

Wed
13
Dec

Peggy (Walters) Pugmire

Peggy Ann (Walters) Pugmire, 74, passed away December 11, 2023. A funeral service was held Saturday, December 16 at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids. Entombment followed at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.

Peggy was born February 26, 1949 at the Waukon hospital to Leon W. and Dorothy (Lloyd) Walters. Peggy graduated from Regis High School in Cedar Rapids in 1967. She began her employment with Collins Radio Company.

She married James W. Pugmire at St. Matthews in Cedar Rapids. They started a general contracting company (Pugmire Quality Homes), where they sold and built prebuilt and conventional built homes, of which she was a partner while also retaining her employment with Rockwell Collins. She gave birth to Lisa M. Pugmire (Sherman). Peggy divorced in 1976.

Tue
12
Dec

Bernadette (Bernie) Halvorson

Bernadette A. (Bernie) Halvorson of East Dubuque, IL passed away at home surrounded by her family December 9, 2023, at the age of 82. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, December 15 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Halvorson presiding. Burial followed at East Dubuque Cemetery. The Miller Funeral Home of East Dubuque assisted the family.

Bernadette was born June 5, 1941 in Lansing. She was the daughter of Stanley and Velma (Knickerbocker) Walleser, who preceded her in death. She grew up on a farm in a family of five brothers and nine sisters. She attended St. George Catholic High School in Lansing, graduating in 1959.

Tue
12
Dec

Weston Jones

Weston Dean Jones, aka “Wessy Boy”, 21 months old, of Waterloo peacefully passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Private memorial services will be held at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating, followed by inurnment in the church cemetery, both in rural Waukon.

A celebration of life will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, December 15 at Pinter’s Event Center in rural Decorah. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred in memory of Weston. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements.

Weston Dean Jones was born March 4, 2022, the son of Anna (Sweeney) and Kyler Jones of Waterloo. Wessy Boy was the light of many people’s lives, making a big impact on everyone he met. With a smile or a high five, Weston was always ready to make a new friend. He was known for his cool style, a mischievous personality, and his love for his puppies.

Tue
12
Dec

Ileta Oakland

Ileta M. Oakland, 86, of Waukon died Thursday, December 7, 2023 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 15 at 11 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Cathy Jurgens officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the church Friday. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Ileta May Oakland was born May 14, 1937, in Waukon, the daughter of Carl and Esther (Hermier) Kugel. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon. Ileta attended Ludlow #1 country school in rural Waukon through eighth grade and graduated from Waukon High School in 1955.

Fri
08
Dec

Mikayla (Holly) Archuleta

Mikayla M. (Holly) Archuleta, 29, of Waterloo, formerly of Farmington, NM and Waukon, passed away unexpectedly at her home Saturday, December 2, 2023. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 9 at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Steve Oden officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Frankville Cemetery.

Mikayla Marie (Holly) Archuleta was born to Crystal (Fowler) Hughes of Waterloo and Kevin Holly of Cresco July 26, 1994 in Waukon. Mikayla married her husband, Adam Archuleta, May 16, 2019 in Farmington, NM. Together they had two children, Aria Lynn Marie and Robert John. Mikayla and Adam moved to Waterloo in 2021 to be closer to her family and friends.

Tue
05
Dec

Vicki Gluck

Vicki M. Gluck, 66, of Waukon passed away peacefully at home with her niece, Candy Mannette, Friday, December 1, 2023. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 12 at 11 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Vicki Marie Gluck was born in Waukon March 20, 1957. She was diagnosed at birth with mild Down Syndrome. Her parents, Edward “Eddie” Gluck and Marie Louise (Ludeking) Gluck, had been married since December 21, 1935, and had Vicki many years later in life. She was raised alone by her mother after her father sadly passed away in 1960, when Vicki was only three years old.

Mon
04
Dec

Heather Peck

Heather K. Peck, 29, of Waukon died Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Friday, December 8 at 11 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Cathy Jurgens officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Friday at church. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Heather Kay Peck was born September 8, 1994 in Waukon, the daughter of Kelly Lee and Corene Kay (Bechtel) Peck. October 16, 1994, Heather was baptized at Zion United Church of Christ, where she was a lifelong member. After attending Waukon schools, Heather participated in activities at TASC.

Mon
04
Dec

Michael Zeimet

Michael T. Zeimet, 71, of New Albin passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 27, 2023 at his home. A sharing time will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 6 at the New Albin Community Center in New Albin. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until time of services at the community center. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is handling arrangements.

Michael Thomas Zeimet was born July 27, 1952, the son of Thomas and Goldie (Thimmesch) Zeimet. Upon graduation from St. George High School in Lansing, Mike enlisted in the U.S. Navy, reaching the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He entered the Silent Service (submarine forces). While stationed at the U.S. Naval submarine base in Groton, CT, he met his first wife and the mother of their three sons while traveling to different duty stations around the country.

Fri
01
Dec

Harry "Sonny" Kessel

Harry “Sonny” Lavern Kessel, 90, formerly of Caledonia, MN, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 29, 2023. He was born August 22, 1933 in Iowa City to Harry and Anna (Afstad) Kessel.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, December 7 at Faith Lutheran Church on 1407 Main Street, La Crosse, WI for family and friends. Visitation will be at 11 a.m., with services held at Noon. A luncheon will be served afterward at the church. To view full obituary, visit www.schumacher-kish.com.
 

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