Obituaries

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Wed
10
Sep

Sunday motorcycle accident claims life of Iowa City woman

The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office reports that a motorcycle accident Sunday morning, September 7 at 2096 State Hwy. 76 has claimed the life of the female driver of the motorcycle. A call was received by the Sheriff's Office at approximately 10:55 a.m. Sunday and the ensuing report states that Julia Ann Dohrer, age 54, of Iowa City was traveling southbound on State Hwy. 76 north of Waukon and attempted a turn into a private driveway at 2096 State Hwy. 76, the address for St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hanover.
The motorcycle failed to negotiate the turn, entered the ditch and rolled over. Dohrer was the lone occupant of the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.
The accident remains under investigation by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office. Assisting at the scene of the accident was the Waukon Police Department, Iowa State Patrol and Veterans Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service.
 

Wed
10
Sep

Robert Kious

Robert Glenn Kious, 82, of Lansing passed away September 1, 2014. A private gravesite service was held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing Saturday, September 6.
Bob was born in Kahoka, MO February 25, 1932. He worked many years at the Allamakee Journal newspaper for Joe and John Dunlevy. He was also well known for his small engine repair. In his spare time he enjoyed working on lawn mowers, and it became a small business for him for many years. After retirement from the Journal office, he began working alongside his good friend, Charlie Smith, doing electrical work. He later started Bob's Electric, which he enjoyed for many years.

Wed
10
Sep

Darold “Buck” Ranzenberger

Darold “Buck” D. Ranzenberger, 78, of Dorchester died peacefully from complications of pneumonia, surrounded by his family, Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 10 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eitzen, MN. Rev. Todd Krueger will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Caledonia, MN. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, September 9 and 10 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday, both at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eitzen.
Buck was born January 1, 1936 in Caledonia, MN to Leonard, Sr., and Olga (Lund) Ranzenberger. September 24, 1955, Buck married Audrey Senn and they had five children, Cindy (Barry) Zenke, Larry (Janine), Ken (Jen), Terry (Nancy), and Penny (Jeff) Sweeney.

Wed
10
Sep

Thomas Haberichter

Thomas C. Haberichter, 56, of Waukon died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City as a result of injuries from a motorcycle accident near Dubuque earlier that day. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 6 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Thomas Charles Haberichter was born June 9, 1958 in Waukon, the son of Vernis Charles and Helen Jane (Egan) Haberichter. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon. Tom attended school in Waterville through the second grade, at St. Patrick School in Waukon through eighth grade, and graduated from Waukon High School in 1976. He went on to attend Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, where he graduated in Computer Operations.

Wed
10
Sep

Robert Rosendahl

Robert Rosendahl, age 89, of Decorah died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Wellington Place in Decorah. A Celebration of Life and Memory was held Saturday, September 6 at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Decorah, with Rev. Stacey Nalean - Carlson officiating. Interment will take place at a later date at Glenwood East Cemetery, Decorah.
Robert Howard “Bob” Rosendahl was born August 19, 1925, the son of Oscar and Carrie (Olson) Rosendahl, on the family farm in Glenwood Township, rural Decorah. Bob was baptized September 20, 1925 at the Pontoppidan Lutheran Church and confirmed May 26, 1940 at the Glenwood Lutheran Church. Bob attended country schools in Glenwood Township and graduated from Decorah High School in 1943.

Wed
10
Sep

Margery Roderick

Margery M. Roderick, 87, of Waukon died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, September 5 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
Margery Mae Roderick was born May 30, 1927 in Dorchester, the daughter of John Carl and Mattie Charlotte (Grotegut) Ehde. She attended Pleasant Ridge country schools and farmed with her parents until she got married; Margery then farmed with her husband.
April 29, 1948, Margery married Oliver Roderick at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. She was a dedicated farmwife, mother and homemaker. Known for her good cooking, Margery made sure the family always had wonderful meals on the table, along with homemade bread.
Margery and Oliver retired from farming in 1975 and moved closer to Waukon. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon. She also enjoyed gardening, picking apples, and feeding and watching the birds.

Wed
03
Sep

Edna Bulman

Edna J. Bulman, 101, of Waukon died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 2 at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Edna Jeanette Bulman was born December 3, 1912 in rural Waukon, the daughter of Hans and Anna (Schager) Johnson. She was baptized at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon. Edna graduated from Waukon High School in 1930 in Normal Training. She taught country school in the Allamakee County area.
June 22, 1936, she married Eldon Bulman in Freeport, IL. They farmed together in the Harpers Ferry area for several years until 1984. Edna moved to Waukon in 1988, and has been a resident at the Northgate Care Center since 2004.

Wed
03
Sep

Francis Kernan

Francis Joseph Kernan, 100, of Wexford died Monday, August 25, 2014 at Thornton Heights Assisted Living, Lansing. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, August 30 at Wexford Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Wexford. Inurnment followed at the Wexford Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Wexford.
Francis was born December 24, 1913 to Joseph and Ellen (Cota) Kernan in Wexford. Francis was baptized and confirmed at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Wexford. He graduated from Waukon High School and received his B.A. degree from Columbia College in Dubuque.

Tue
02
Sep

Crystal Sickles

Crystal LeeAnn Sickles, 13, of Lansing passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014. Memorial Services were held Wednesday, August 27 at the United Methodist Church, Lansing, with Rev. Kevin Smith as the Officiant. Inurnment will be held at a later date.
Crystal was born October 24, 2000 to James and Christina (Ziegler) Sickles in La Crosse, WI. She had just started her eighth grade year at Kee High School in Lansing.
Crystal was a bright and enthusiastic girl that would light up a room with her smile. Everyone always thought of her as a kind and giving soul who would jump through hoops for anyone. As kind as she was, she still knew how to join the guys and go deer hunting. She was also an exceptional chef and loved to show off her cooking skills. Her interests included playing volleyball, horseback riding and hanging out with her friends and family.

Wed
27
Aug

Ina Pederson

Ina K. Pederson, 89, of Waterville died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 23 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in McGregor, with Pastor Andrew Preus officiating. Burial was at East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery, Waterville.
Ina Karen Pederson was the daughter of Dr. Jacob and Ella (Johnson) Deal. She was born at the farm home December 8, 1924. The farm, known then as the Jake Deal 80, was located one mile north of Rossville. As a young girl, Ina made the walk to and from the farm to attend the first and second grades at the Rossville School which she loved.
In 1934, after the death of her father, her mother moved Ina, her sister and two brothers to live in Waterville.  Ina attended school there through the ninth grade and later completed her schooling earning her Iowa G.E.D.

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