Isabelle Dorothy (Walleser) Hawes, 89, of Lansing died peacefully Monday, March 20, 2023 at Thornton Manor in Lansing, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Lansing Friday, March 31 from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. with visitation from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Burial inurnment will follow the mass at Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing.
A full obituary will appear in the March 29 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.
Linda Langland, 71, of Decorah passed away Friday, March 17, 2023. The Langland family is planning a graveside service at a later date in Iowa River Cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.
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Joseph F. Johnson, 58, of Waukon died Monday, March 20, 2023 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family.
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Beverly M. Dresselhaus, 84, of New Albin died Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held at a later date in St. Peter’s Cemetery in New Albin.
Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.
The streets of Waukon were lined with those pulling for the spirit of the Irish, much like the mules and horses that pulled the Patterson Creek Social Club during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 19 in Waukon. With cooler than normal weather conditions that featured sunny skies, a slight breeze and temperatures in the lower 30s, the event took approximately 45 minutes to display the wide variety of this year’s nearly 150 parade entries. Additional photos by Standard Assistant Editor Joe Moses from this year’s parade can be found on Page 16 inside the March 22, 2023 print and e-edition of The Standard. All of the parade photos found in this issue, along with many more from Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, are available for viewing/purchase by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website at www.waukonstandard.com. A video of this year’s St.
The 2023 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet is scheduled to be held this Saturday, March 25 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Food service will start at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 8 p.m. Banquet tickets can be purchased at the door.
The annual celebration recognizes the importance of the dairy industry in Allamakee County and the contributions dairy families make to this important industry. Every year, top producers from the county are recognized at the banquet. In addition, several other awards are presented that evening, some of which include the following:
• Outstanding Young Dairy Family Award
• Pioneer Dairyman
• Distinguished Dairy Family Award
• Service to Dairy Industry Award
• Golden Butter Knife Award.
Allamakee County Community Foundation Board ... Left to right - Front row: Erin Iverson, Sheryl Evanson, Betsy Whitlach, Brent Beyer; Back row: Allamakee County Community Foundation Coordinator Betty Steege, Jarrod Olson, Diana Johnson, Krista Rasque, Nick Erickson. Not pictured: Pat Cota.
The Allamakee County Community Foundation (ACCF) Board is celebrating a milestone in its campaign to raise $450,000 toward a permanent endowment that will help address local needs for years to come. Thanks to gifts from board members and community leaders, and the support of an anonymous donor, over $225,000 has been raised for the Allamakee Forever Endowment Fund.
The initiative will help the Foundation build its endowment and provide an annual payout that will help address emerging needs and opportunities in communities across Allamakee County.
“The Forever Fund presents an opportunity for each of us to invest in the Foundation and thus the success of our communities,” says Betty Steege, foundation coordinator. “As an endowment, it will continue growing forever, and the flexible dollars it will provide can help address critical and emerging needs.”
The Allamakee County Emergency Management Agency wants to take this opportunity to notify the public of the intent to conduct a county-wide Tornado Drill and test of all city emergency warning sirens next Wednesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. This will allow Allamakee County to participate in the State of Iowa Tornado Drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is scheduled for March 27-31 this year. At approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, warning sirens in all six cities in the county will be activated and National Weather Service NOAA Weather Radios will be sent the drill as a Required Weekly Test (RWT) with normal alert tones followed by drill verbiage.
The Allamakee County Veterans Museum will be offering “Saturday Morning Cartoons of World War II” to the public in the meeting room of its museum in the former Vet’s Club building at 105 Allamakee Street in Waukon this Saturday March 25. Cartoons will play on the big screen continuously from 9 a.m.-noon.
These are the cartoons from before TV that helped train the troops, support the war effort and keep up morale. Those attending may come and go anytime they wish.
Museum winter hours include tours each Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon, and by appointment for groups of all kinds. There is no admission charge, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
The Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting a Vietnam Day Fellowship event in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day, which is observed March 29. That Wednesday, March 29, from 3-6:30 p.m., the Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting an all-you-can-eat Soup Supper at the Allamakee County Farm Bureau building, located at 14 1st Avenue NE in Waukon.
A raffle will also take place, with raffle winners announced at 5 p.m. and awards distributed to Vietnam Veterans also taking place at that time. Everyone is welcome to attend, especially surviving spouses of Vietnam Veterans. For additional information, call 563-568-5275.
