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Richard "Rich" E. Mills, 81, of New Albin,  formerly of Ferryville, WI, died March 24, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. He left behind two sisters, three daughters, one son, four grandchildren, his special friend, Karen Hutson, and their dog, Itsy Bitsy. He lived a full, meaningful life filled with many travels and many friends. For more information, contact www.couleecremation.com.
 

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Neal Corwin 88
Betty Estebo 87
Karen Mathis 86
Miles Hansmeier 84
Francis Ottaway 84
Brady Hogan 83
Val Reinke 82
Bob Stilwell 82
Annabelle Dibert 82
Samantha Herman 82
Kelly Bucher 82
Harvey Estebo 81
Rosanne Wicks 81
Molly Ottaway 81
Tami Stilwell 80
Jarod Dahlstrom 79
Marlene Houg 79
James Bucher 79
Jennifer Moose 78
Randy Hesse 78
Morgan Weymiller 77
Jim Winters 76
Jaxon Brinkman 76
Mary Engrav 76
Kristina Dibert 76
Brenda Houg 76
Randy Bloxham 76
Paul Norton 75
Bob Kubitz 75
Amy Opperman 75
Logan Houg 75
Kent Schultz 75
Ken Krambeer 75
Jack O'Neill 75
Cindy Barness 75
Chance Adam 74
*Trey Cota 74
Chad Wilson 74
Damon Micheal Weber 74
Bobbi Hansmeier 74
Mike Kramer 74
Crystal Corwin 74

Arlene K. Kerndt, 91, of Waukon died Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. Burial was at Lansing Ridge Cemetery, rural Lansing.

Arlene Kathryn Kerndt was born March 11, 1926, the daughter of Benjamin and Flora (Schellhammer) Marti in Makee township in rural Waukon. She was baptized and confirmed at the Congregational Church in Church. Arlene attended rural country schools and graduated from Waukon High School in 1944. After graduation she worked as a secretary at Elmer Pieper law firm in Waukon.

August 15, 1948, she married Willard Kerndt in Church; they farmed together on Willard's family farm running a diversified operation specializing in registered Holstein dairy cattle. Arlene was always busy raising her family and helping neighbors. She also worked as a nurse’s aide at Northgate Care Center in Waukon.

Victoria Waters (right in above photo), daughter of Chad and Kim Waters of Dorchester, was crowned the 2017 Allamakee County Dairy Princess at the Saturday, March 25 Allamakee County Dairy Banquet. Carmen Wille (left in above photo), daughter of Carl Wille and KaLynne Opperman of Waukon, was named the 2017 Allamakee County Alternate Dairy Princess. Photo courtesy of Paula Enyart.

Additional information about Saturday's banquet and other award winners can be found in the March 29 edition and future editions of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Terry  Hill, 60, of Kent, WA passed away January 27, 2017. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ, rural Waukon.

Terry was born in Waukon, and she eventually resided in Kent, WA. A devout Christian, Terry’s fellowship included missionary work, bible study and providing financial assistance to impoverished children in Haiti.

Terry had several passions.  She volunteered at the Point Defiant Zoo in Washington caring for rare newborn spotted and clouded leopards.  Her talents included arts and crafts, cross-stitching and quilting. She created many beautiful pieces that are cherished by those fortunate recipients.

Terry loved to travel. She enjoyed the diversity and culture of many countries throughout the world. She also traveled in pursuit of another of her passions - genealogy. She traced family history dating back to the 1400s.

Margaret A. Burke Messier Grohall, 101, of La Crosse, WI, formerly of Waukon, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, March 28 at St. Mary - Hanover Catholic Church, rural Waukon, with the Rev. Mark Osterhaus as the celebrant. Burial followed in St. Mary - Hanover Catholic Cemetery, rural Waukon.

Margaret was born September 10, 1915 on the Burke family farm in Dorchester to Irish parents, Michael and Ella Byrnes Burke. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary-Hanover Catholic Church, rural Waukon. Marge grew up in a family of ten children.
Margaret was united in marriage with Phillip Messier in 1944 in Milwaukee, WI.  He died in 1957.

In 1967, Margaret was united in marriage with Henry Grohall; together they enjoyed travels to many countries. He died in 1980.  Their door was always open, especially to Milwaukee Braves fans.

Frederick L. Miller, 89, of Waukon died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 25 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon handled arrangements.

Frederick Louis Miller was born April 9, 1927 in Postville, the son of Earl and Marion (Stock) Miller. He was baptized at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Luana. Fred attended Cherry Valley Franklin #7 country school and graduated from Luana High School in 1945.

June 9, 1948, he married Marjorie Bareis at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville. They farmed on his parents’ farm in Franklin Township for ten years before moving in 1958 to his grandparents’ farm in Jefferson Township, where they raised dairy cows, hogs and grain.

by Dick Schilling, "Editor Emeritus"

... that I am not a big fan of Iowa Public Television, but at certain times I am drawn there by the programming. That happens during their fundraising efforts, akin to what commercial networks call “sweeps week” I suppose.

So, upon successive nights I got to watch such things as that show in black and white by Roy Orbison and friends, for what I think they said was the 30th consecutive annual showing. I was not a fan of his at that time and despite the fact that I enjoyed hearing several of his songs on radio, I could not have told you at that time what he looked at. But he has a remarkable voice and talent.

I also got to see a showing of The Highway Men, four country and western male singers who were in their prime at the time it was recorded, and a couple of them have since died.

Concerning marriage, sometimes, if not oftentimes, God’s heart is misjudged by human beings who do not understand Him and His ways. God is love, but He’s also holy and righteous. His ways are always right, good, moral and upright. Some people see God as a “do this, don’t do that” kind of taskmaster. But in actuality, love and our ultimate good are at the heart of God’s intentions for us - for mankind. His ways can be trusted because His love can be trusted.

In Genesis, the biblical book of beginnings, it says that “in the beginning God created man in His own image, in the image of God. He created him, male and female, He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it.” And God saw everything He had made and indeed, it was very good.” (Genesis Chapter 1).

by Hugh E. Conway

School Games

In 1857, the children in the Wexford area began attending classes at the Lamb School in Lafayette County, with the first teacher being Ann Dishart. The Lamb School was located half a mile south of what would later become the Wexford School. Anne Dishart was also the first instructor at the Wexford School. Other early teachers for the children of Wexford included Anne Ryan and James Lyons.