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Roger C. Kruger, 83 of Waukon passed away June 8, 2026, at Ossian Care Center in Ossian. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 12 at Zalmona Presbyterian Church in rural Waukon at 11 a.m. with Pastor Duane Smith and Chaplin Doug Bryce officiating. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery followed by a luncheon in the church fellowship hall. The service will also be live streamed on the funeral home's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/martinfunerals. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon will be handling the arrangements.

A full obituary will appear in the June 17 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

An open house in honor of Frank Lyons’ 90th birthday is scheduled for Saturday, June 20 from 1-3 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building, 14 First Avenue NE, Waukon. No gifts are requested.

For those not able to attend the celebration in Waukon, cards and well wishes may be sent to 304 Second Street NE, Waukon, IA 52172.

Gordon P. Anderson and Karen L. (Dahlstrom) Anderson are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple married June 11, 1961 at Center Baptist Church in Lansing. Friends, family and acquaintances are invited to the couple’s anniversary celebration at the Waukon Wellness Center, 1220 3rd Avenue NW, Saturday, June 13 from 2-5 p.m. The celebration will be hosted by Dave Sr., Christine, Terry, Sue, Chad, Denise and Rebecca.

For those not attending the celebration in Waukon, cards and well wishes may be sent to 1408 Drake Road, Waterville, IA 52170.

The Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 33rd annual Three Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 22. The tournament will be held at the Waukon Golf and Country Club beginning with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.

Thanks to Wade Bucknell, Andy Moore and Caitlin Mahoney, agents of Farm Bureau Financial Services, Waukon, the first person hitting a hole in one during the first round at the tournament will be awarded a new Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Also, thanks to Waukon Implement, anyone hitting a hole in one during the second round at the tournament will be awarded a new John Deere riding lawn mower.  As always, many other gifts and prizes will be awarded to all the golfers participating.

Free sports physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH)Clinic-Waukon in July for all junior high and high school students who need the physical for participating in school sporting events.  These will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon Clinic on the following dates and times:

• Wednesday, July 8 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 22 5:30-8:30 p.m.
 
These clinics will include all necessary documentation, including a concussion screening, for participation in all school activities.  Physicals are scheduled in 1-hour segments. The clinic staff will not be administering vaccines during this time.  If those are needed for students, feel free to call the clinic at 563-568-5530 to schedule an appointment.

by Beth Shafer, Growth and Development Coordinator, Veterans Memorial Hospital
 
There are many ways to make a difference in local healthcare—and some of the most meaningful gifts are those planned with the future in mind. Through planned and legacy giving, community members are helping strengthen the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation for years to come in thoughtful and lasting ways.           

Planned giving and legacy giving are often used interchangeably to describe charitable donations that are not an immediate, one-time cash gift, but instead, are part of a donor’s financial or estate plan. Planned giving is the broader umbrella. It refers to any charitable gift that is arranged in advance. These gifts can take place during a donor’s lifetime or after death.

Many older men face depression, anxiety, or emotional distress later in life, often without talking about it. This is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Senior Life Solutions proudly supports healing through compassionate outpatient group therapy designed specifically for older adults.

Senior Life Solutions provides outpatient services for individuals, typically age 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging.   Since social connection is a major part of mental health, Senior Life Solutions offers group therapy three times per week to build routine and purpose in the lives of area older Americans. Individual therapy, medication management, and after-care planning are also services included with Senior Life Solutions services.

Veterans Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions Program provides a safe, structured group setting where older men can share experiences and find strength in community.

Memorials were received by the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation in memory of Jean Huffey by Lynn and Bruce Anderson, Ken and Rose Beardmore, Sandra Bresnahan, David and Brenda Carlson, Roger and Lynn Ellefson, Mike and Cindy Gibbs, Mary Ann Hager, David and Suzanne Hahn, Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank, Gary Kolsrud, Dave and Karen Mathis, Allen and Connie Meiners, James and Janice Pfiffner, Loretta Roese, Lillian Schnieden, Linda Siegrist, Marvin and Marjorie Strike, Chuck and Lois Votsmer, Terry and Laurie Welch, Betty White and Donna Wood.

Memorials were also received in memory of James Norman Garson by Karen and Ed Stamper; in memory of Wilfred Loebig, Jr. by Chuck and Lois Votsmier; and in memory of John Prohaski by Bob, Julie, John and Beth Rotach. Plus additional memorials were received in memory of Irvin Fosaaen by Dave and Laurie Martin and Cindy Hustad Stube and Kraig Stube.

Deadlines/Dates
May 14 - August 2: Primary Nesting Season
June 19: Office closed in observance of Juneteenth 
July 3: Office closed in observance of Independence Day
July 13-19: Allamakee County Fair
July 15: Deadline to Report Acres
August 12: Deadline to submit an SDRP application

The Iowa and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation (DOT) are announcing another key milestone in the Iowa Highway 9/Wisconsin Highway 82 Mississippi River Bridge Project at Lansing. The center span of the new bridge will be installed this Thursday and Friday, June 11 and 12 in a process that includes floating the pre-assembled section down the river to be connected to sections that have already been built in place to the east and west. The project will need to close the free car ferry and restrict other traffic on the Mississippi River both Thursday and Friday, June 11 and 12.