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Waukon High School senior Mitchell Snitker was honored as the 2017-2018 Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association/National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Male Athlete Student Scholarship Award Winner for the state of Iowa at the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association annual convention and banquet held March 25 in Coralville. He is pictured in the center of the submitted photo at right with Waukon High School Assistant Principal and Activities Director Brian Hilsabeck (left) and Waukon Middle School Principal and Activities Director Jen Garin (right).

Two Waukon High School cheerleaders have been selected as part of the Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Cheer Squad and will be cheering at the 2018 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Classic to be played July 21 at the UNI-Dome on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls. That Waukon High School pair is pictured above and includes, left to right, juniors Michaela Dehli and Brittney Troester.

In addition to football and cheerleading, the annual Shrine Bowl benefits the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children by raising sponsorship funding that is donated directly to the Shriner Hospital program. Each individual participant in the Shrine Bowl is asked to raise $800 in sponsorship and/or donation funding.

Leland “Gunny” Fremont Schulze, 90, of Brownsville, MN passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Springbrook Village of La Crescent, MN. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 5 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Caledonia, MN with Rev. Steven E. Meyer officiating. Entombment was in the mausoleum at Mormon Coulee Memorial Park Cemetery in La Crosse, WI with military honors by the Roy L. Vingers American Legion Post 52 of La Crosse and the United States Army Funeral Honor Guard.

He was born March 6, 1928 in Caledonia, MN to Fremont and Hannah (Schroeder) Schulze. Leland married Dorothy Nielsen February 3, 1951 and to this union five children were born.

Wylo Wagner, 89, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Waukon, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at his home. Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at The Legacy Center at  Murdoch-Linwood, Cedar Rapids. Entombment will be at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Wylo was born November 16, 1928 in Monona, the son of George and Ellen (Amundson) Wagner. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1954-1956 in Europe. Wylo married Maureen Decker September 16, 1957 in Waukon. He was a lifelong dairy farmer and loved carpentry work. Wylo enjoyed constructing buildings and in his later years, custom furniture. He was also a member of the VFW.

Elizabeth “Betty” Jane (Kubitz) Hogan, age 95, of Postville passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Postville Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, April 9 at St. Bridget Catholic Church, Postville with Rev. Nils de Jesus Hernandez as the Celebrant, assisted by Deacon Pat Malanaphy. Burial followed at Postville Cemetery, Postville.

Betty was born in Caledonia, MN June 30, 1922 to Edward and Jane (Reburn) Kubitz. She was baptized July 23, 1922 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin and confirmed at St. Mary Catholic Church in Caledonia, MN. Betty attended schools in Houston County, MN.

Being the third oldest, she watched over all of the kids to help her mother out, which carried through all of her years. Betty was her dad’s right-hand daughter and helped with everything on the farm. In her younger years, she enjoyed skiing and playing ball.

Marlys Tweten Schulte, age 91, of Decorah died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah. A Celebration of the Life and Memory of Marlys was held Saturday, April 7 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Elliott Malm officiating. Interment was at Mabel First Lutheran Cemetery, Mabel, MN.

Marlys Josephine (Lundtvedt) Tweten Schulte was born May 9, 1926 in Glenwood Township, rural Winneshiek County, the daughter of Gunder and Olga (Skaim) Lundtvedt. Marlys was baptized June 6, 1926 and confirmed August 25, 1940, both at Pontopiddan Lutheran Church.

She graduated from Decorah High School May 11, 1944. Marlys attended teachers training at Luther College and then taught rural school for three years. She married Selmer Odell Tweten April 2, 1947 at the Pontoppidan Lutheran Church. Together they had nine children.

Norman E. Thorsen, 93, of Waterville died Friday, April 6, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 10 at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville with Pastor Bill Odermann officiating. Burial was at Waterville Lutheran Cemetery.

Norman Emil Thorsen was born September 24, 1924 in rural Waterville, the son of Emil and Agnes (Larson) Thorsen. He was baptized at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church and attended Waterville Elementary School. Norman and his family moved to Denver, CO, where he was confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church and he attended Lake Junior High. The family also lived in Sioux City, Chicago, IL and St. Paul, MN.

In 1938, the family moved back to Waterville. Norman graduated from Waterville High School in 1942. He attended NICC in Calmar, where he received a degree in bookkeeping and carpentry.

DuWayne (Dewey) Jacob Feickert, age 70, passed away at home April 2, 2018 in Prairie du Chien, WI. A Celebration of DuWayne’s life is being planned and will be announced at a later date.

Dewey was born August 29, 1947 in the Decorah Hospital, the fifth of nine children born to Theodore and Irene (Meyer) Feickert. He grew up on a farm east of Nordness in Winneshiek County and attended the Red Oak one-room schoolhouse and then South Winneshiek Schools after Red Oak closed. He was baptized and confirmed at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church.

At the start of his high school years, the family moved to a farm just north of Frankville, at which point he transferred to Postville High School, from which he graduated in 1965. While in high school, Dewey excelled at wrestling, lettering all four years and enjoying a particularly strong senior year until he was derailed by an elbow injury during the sectional tournament.

Glorianne L. Wicks, age 89, of Decorah died Friday evening, April 6, 2018 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services were held Friday, April 13 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Pastor Brenda Crossfield and Pastor Dave Sorenson officiating. Burial was in Springwater Cemetery in rural Decorah.

Glorianne Lucille Wicks was born August 10, 1928 to Glen and Lillie (Erickson) Pierce in Decorah. Lillie passed away when Glorianne was 13 months old and Glorianne was adopted by Theodore and Ellen (Erickson) Narveson. Glorianne attended rural school Canoe #8 for her elementary education. She graduated from Decorah High School with the Class of 1947. She entered Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, MN graduating in September 1950. She married Marion Keith Wicks, the son of Claude and Olive (Olson) Wicks, November 10, 1950 at Decorah Lutheran Church. They were blessed with five children: Janet, Darrel, Loren, Richard and Scott.

Roger “Gunner” John Nolting, 68, of Bradenton, FL was peacefully called to his heavenly home after a brief battle with cancer Wednesday, April 4, 2018, surrounded by his loving wife, Brenda, and two beautiful daughters, Stephanie Lynn and Beth Ann Nolting; his brother, Charles and his wife, Suzanne; his lifetime friends, Ray and Linda Svendson; and Pastor Vokt.

Funeral services were held Sunday, April 8 at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary in Davenport. Inurnment will take place at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL at a later date.

Roger was born May 31, 1949 in Waukon, the son of Martin and Ruth (Hansmeier) Nolting. He graduated from Waukon High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served during the Vietnam Era as a Gunner’s Mate. He was awarded the National Defense Medal and was honorably discharged in Key West, FL, where he met Brenda Sisonick. They were married May 11, 1970 in Phillipsburg, NJ and later moved back to Iowa.