Obituaries

Margaret E. Dahlstrom, 97, of Waukon went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. A Celebration of Life Service was held at Center Baptist Church in rural Lansing Tuesday, December 22 with Pastor Matthew Majewski and Danny Volbreacht officiating. Burial was at Center Baptist Church Cemetery.
Margaret Elizabeth (Lomen) Dahlstrom was born May 24, 1918 at Decorah Hospital in Decorah. She was the oldest of three children born to Arthur and Emma (Teske) Lomen. Margaret grew up on the family farm and enjoyed helping her dad work the horses in the fields, feed the farm animals, and split the wood for the fire. When she was not busy outside, Margaret enjoyed helping her mom with the cooking, baking and household chores.

Mark Francis O’Malley, 59, of Lansing died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in Decorah. A celebration of life was held Sunday, December 20 at Milty’s in Lansing.
Mark was born September 11, 1956 in Waukon to Dennis and Kathleen (Spinner) O’Malley. He graduated from Kee High School in 1974.
Mark was employed by O’Malley Insurance and then worked for Kerndt Brothers Insurance. He enjoyed gardening, canning tomatoes and tomato juice, watching sports and spending time with his family and grandchildren. He was a very loyal Vikings football fan and his infectious laugh will be remembered by all.

Mary Lou Buege, 75, of Evansdale, formerly of Waukon, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo. Funeral services were held Thursday, December 17 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Rev. Msgr. Cletus Hawes, Fr. Donald Hawes and Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Martin Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Patrick School, 106 Second Street SW, Waukon, IA 52172, or Cedar Valley Hospice House, 2101 Kimball Avenue Suite 401, Waterloo, IA 50702.
Mary Lou Buege was born August 14, 1940 at Catherine Hall’s Home Hospital in Waukon. She was the daughter of Kermit and Dorothy (Duggan) Sunderman. She was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic Church and in 1958 Mary Lou graduated from St. Patrick School in Waukon.

John R. Beardmore, 60, of Waukon died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at his home in Waukon. Visitation was held Sunday, December 20 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon followed by a memorial service officiated by Pastor Paul Burgess. Burial of ashes will be at a later date in Mt. Hope Cemetery in rural New Albin. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Hope Cemetery.
John Richard Beardmore was born May 23, 1955 in Waukon, the son of Glenn Earl and Rae Joan (Holthusen) Beardmore. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church. John attended the English Bench rural school and Dorchester School before graduating from Waukon High School in 1973. He continued his education at North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, where he earned a technical degree.

Milbourn H. Johnson, 87, of Waukon died Monday, December 14, 2015 at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 19 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Deacon Jeff Molitor officiating. Burial with military honors was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Milbourn Horace Johnson was born October 16, 1928 at his parents’ home in the Forest Mills area of rural Postville. He was the son of LeRoy and Ruth (Ralston) Johnson. He attended Jefferson Township #8 rural school. Milbourn’s father died when he was 15, and in 1944 the family moved to California to work in the war effort.
While in California, Milbourn worked in a plastics factory, as a pinsetter at a bowling alley and at a filling station. In 1946 he moved back to Iowa with his family, and helped run the family filling station and did odd jobs. In 1950 he moved to Cedar Rapids and worked at Fruehauf Trailer.

Ramona E. Peterson, 97, of Waukon died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, December 18 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon with Rev. Lynn Groe officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
Ramona Evaline Wurtzel Peterson was born September 12, 1918 in Center Township of Allamakee County, rural Waterville. She was the daughter of Herman Edward and Inga Louise (Pladsen) Wurtzel. She was baptized and confirmed at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church. Ramona attended rural elementary schools and graduated from Waukon High School in 1936, where she took the normal training curriculum. She taught in rural Allamakee County schools for two years.

Pat A’Hearn, age 68, of Waukon passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after a short illness. Services will be held at a later date.
Patrick Thomas A’Hearn was born March 30, 1947 in Waukon to Norbert and Theresa (Connor) A’Hearn. Patrick graduated from St. Patrick High School in Waukon and then attended the University of Wisconsin until he entered the service from 1966 until 1968.
He was employed at Wilson Packing Plant in Cedar Rapids, during which time he married Brenda Johnson in July of 1977. They were later divorced. Over the years, he worked as a salesman selling vacuums, frozen fish and aerial farm photos.

Grayson Lynn Troendle, 17-day-old infant son of Josh and Laura Troendle of Waukon, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 17 from 5-7 p.m. with a memorial service to follow at 7 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
Grayson Lynn Troendle was born November 26, 2015 at Franciscan Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, WI. His short life was spent battling bravely against numerous health issues. During this time he managed to touch the lives of not only his family but the many health care workers who surrounded him. His small, active body and twinkling eyes were a strong indication of his potential creativity and personality as he interacted with those who lovingly cared for him.

Sister Georgia Hammell, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 97, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, WI. She was in the seventy-third year of her religious profession.
Friends may call after 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 16 at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, WI. A prayer service will be held that evening at 6:30 p.m. in Mary of the Angels Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 17 in Mary of the Angels Chapel, La Crosse, WI. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Joseph Cemetery in New Albin.
Born September 28, 1918 on a farm near New Albin, Sister Georgia was the second daughter of George and Elizabeth (Wall) Hammell. At baptism she received the name Catherine Elizabeth. She attended the school that her father, uncle and neighbors had built.  When Catherine fell behind in reading, her father tutored her every night until she caught up.

Ralph Ryan, 84, of Savannah, MO, formerly of Waukon, died Friday, December 11, 2015 at La Verna Village Nursing and Rehab in Savannah, MO. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Rev. Msgr. Cletus Hawes and Fr. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.
Friends may call one hour before the services at the church Wednesday. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements/
Ralph Joseph Ryan was born August 3, 1931 in Waukon, the son of John and Catherine (Liddiard) Ryan. He attended school through the eighth grade until he had to quit to take care of the family farm. From 1956-1958, Ralph served in the United States Army during the Korean War, holding the rank of Private First Class. Ralph returned home and started farming.