Obituaries

Brigitte L. Weymiller, 49, of Harpers Ferry died Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Emplify Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held Friday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.
The family invites relatives and friends to join them for a Celebration of Life beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, after the service, at Portside Supper Club in Harpers Ferry, where a meal will be served from 5-7 p.m. Please feel free to stay, visit, and share memories into the evening. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

Timothy “Tim” R. O’Malley, 74, of Lansing passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Lansing. Per Tim’s wishes, he will be cremated. A celebration of life will be held at TJ Hunters Banquet Hall at 377 Main Street, Lansing Saturday, June 27 from 1-5 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family at P.O. Box 655, Lansing, IA 52151. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home in Lansing is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.

A full obituary will appear in the May 13 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Jean Hager, 80, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls. A private service was held at Oakland Cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements.

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Sister Mary Lou Cota, PBVM (formerly Sister William Marie), 88, died Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Sisters of the Presentation (Mount Loretto), 2360 Carter Road, Dubuque. Wednesday, May 13, friends may call from 9:30-11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, where there will be a wake service at 9:30 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West.
The Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of the Presentation, 2360 Carter Road, Dubuque, IA 52001 or online at www.dbqpbvms.org.

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Patrick Loras Byrnes, 88, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Waterloo, passed away May 2, 2026, in Rochester. He was born August 16, 1937, in Waukon, the son of Garland and Mary (Reddy) Byrnes.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo, under the auspices of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. The visitation will be Monday, May 11 from 4-7 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 3:45 p.m., at Hagarty Waychoff Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway Avenue in Waterloo. The burial will take place in Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo.

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Linda Ann Hamadani, age 75, of Waukee, passed away peacefully April 21, 2026. She was born December 2, 1950, to Arden and Gladys (Ludeking) Iverson and raised in Waukon. Online condolences may be left at https://www.reifffamilycenter.com/ under the Obituaries section.

Friday, May 1, 2026, after suffering a sudden stroke, Catherine Josephine Weighner of Grand Rapids, MI entered into eternal life. She was surrounded by her husband Phil and their children and died in the peace of Christ’s promises.
The Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (935 Plymouth Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI). Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. in the church. Additional visitation hours will be held Thursday, May 7 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at O’Brien-Gerst Funeral Home (3980 Cascade Road SE, Grand Rapids, MI), with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made either to HELP Pregnancy Aid or to Assure Women’s Center of Cedar Springs, MI.

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Jean Huffey, 94, of Waterville passed away peacefully May 4, 2026. Memorial services will be held Friday, May 8 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon with Pastor Kim Gates and Pastor Laura Gentry officiating. Visitation will follow at Empty Nest Winery, Waukon from 4:30-7 p.m. Burial will take place at a later date.

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Kathryn "Kate" A. Urell, 82, of Waukon died Monday, May 4, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 8 at 1 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Burial will be in St. John The Baptist - West Ridge Cemetery, in rural Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at the Church where there will be a 3:30 p.m. scripture service. Martin – Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

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John Virgil Prohaski, 88, of Mason City passed away May 3, 2026. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 11 at Epiphany Parish - St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 5th Street SE in Mason City with Rev. Ben Valentine as celebrant. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church.

John was born June 14, 1937, in Mason City, the son of Charlie and Jenny (Olson) Prohaski. He graduated from Mason City High School in May of 1955. He attended Mason City Junior College (now NIACC), graduating in 1957. He received his Bachelors Degree from Iowa State Teacher’s College in 1961 and later his Master’s Degree of Psychology from Winona State University.

After teaching in Missouri Valley and in Marble Rock, his family settled in  Waukon for the remainder of their teaching careers.   John also worked as a volunteer EMT for the Veterans Memorial Hospital for many years.