Obituaries

Bernard H. Snitker, 88, of Waukon died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Thursday, December 4 at 11 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ, rural Waukon, with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Bernard Henry Snitker was born May 26, 1926 in Postville, the son of Daniel and Elsie (Flage) Snitker. After graduating from Postville High School, Bernard worked on his parents’ dairy and hog farm.
June 24, 1948, he married Bernice Larsen at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waukon. They were blessed with four daughters. The couple purchased an 80-acre farm in Ludlow Township in Allamakee County and raised a dairy herd of registered and grade Brown Swiss cattle and also did hog farrowing and finishing.

Darline Carlyn Zeimet, 87, of Lansing died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, November 29 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lansing, with Rev. John Moser as the Celebrant. Inurnment followed at Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing.

Doris F. “Mikie” Ewing, 96, of Postville died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Postville. Funeral Services were held Saturday, November 22 at the Community Presbyterian Church in Postville, with Rev. Gary Catterson as the officiant. Interment was held in the Postville Cemetery.

Doris Frances, the daughter of Claude and Ruby (Thornton) Bacon, was born April 12, 1918 in Clayton County. She attended country school and later NICC (Area One) in Calmar.

Lois Ann Crumbaugh, 81, of Cedar Rapids died at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Cedar Rapids Saturday, November 22, 2014 following a short battle with cancer. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 26 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Mark Reasoner. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Friends may visit with the family after 10 a.m Wednesday, November 26 at the church.

Hazel M. Hill, 86, of Waukon died Friday, November 21, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 25 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Angella “Angie” Troendle, 73, of Waukon died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, November 24 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Jim Dubert, Fr. Donald Bakewell, Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg and Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

    Willard "Willy" A. Protsman, age 75, of Lansing died Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home. Per Willy's wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral services. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Milty's Restaurant in Lansing.

Willy was born July 25, 1939 in Lansing to Robert and Johanna (Moller) Protsman. He graduated from Lansing High School in 1958 and attended Upper Iowa University. He married Darlene Dee February 24, 1968 in Lansing.

    Edward P. Hagemeier, 79, of Clinton passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center, North Campus, Clinton. Funeral services were held Thursday, November 6 at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory. Following services, the body was cremated. Private family burial was in the Pine Grove Cemetery.

Daryl Loran Bolson, 66, of Lansing died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services were held Friday, November 21 at First Lutheran Church, Decorah. Inurnment will be at a later date in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah.

Lola B. Mork, 83, of Postville died Saturday, November 15, 2014 surrounded by her family at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 19 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, with Rev. Steve Brackett as the Officiant. Burial will follow the funeral service in Postville Cemetery, Postville.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 18 from 4-7 p.m. at Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Postville, with a one hour visitation before the funeral service at the church Wednesday.