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The Waukon girls basketball team had both its regular season schedule and its 2021-2022 overall season brought to a close this past week, posting differing results in two games played by the Lady Indians. The Tribe first closed out its regular season and Northeast Iowa Conference slate with a 72-54 home triumph over Charles City at home Tuesday, February 8 before being dealt an end to its overall season with a first-round Class 3A Regional Tournament loss at home to West Delaware Saturday, February 12 by a 58-33 final result.

That first-round regional tournament loss ends the bucket Tribe’s 2021-2022 campaign with a 12-9 overall season record that includes a 6-4 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play that placed the Lady Indians third in the six-team final NEIC standings. West Delaware’s win advanced the Hawks on to a Wednesday, February 16 regional semifinals match-up at sixth-rated Center Point-Urbana.

The Waukon bowling teams had another busy week this past week, competing in another pair of events to close out their regular season dual meet schedule and recording a program sweep of both of their dual opponents in the process. The Indians first hosted Waterloo Columbus Tuesday, February 8 in a dual rescheduled from January 14, recording a sweep of the Sailors with a 2061-2008 victory for the girls followed by a 2771-1919 triumph for the Indian boys. The bowling Tribe then completed its regular season schedule with another sweep of North Iowa at home Friday, February 11, the Lady Indians starting things off with a 2075-1627 win and the Waukon boys doing likewise with a 2749-2665 victory.

The bowling Tribe was next scheduled to begin its postseason journey with the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet in Dubuque Tuesday, February 15. Details of that tournament route can be found on the Sports pages in the Wednesday, February 16, 2022 edition of The Standard.

Regan opens season grand finale in Des Moines this Thursday morning

The Waukon wrestling team had its largest representation in several seasons competing at the Class 2A District Tournament hosted by New Hampton High School, as four Indian grapplers took to the mat to try and extend their season to the final destination every high school wrestler strives for with a first- or second-place finish in their four-man weight bracket. Battling some of the top wrestlers in the area, and in some cases in the state of Iowa, only one of those four - the only one of that quartet who has ever advanced that far before in his career - was able to accomplish that task, as junior 126-pounder Jakob Regan wrestled his way to a runner-up finish to qualify for the Class 2A State Tournament for the second time in his career, having done so two seasons ago during his freshman year.

The Kee girls basketball team had both its regular season and its overall season come to a close within a few days of one another this past week, as the Lady Hawks ended their 2021-2022 campaign with a five-game streak outside the win column. The Kee girls first fell at home to Central Elkader, 37-29, Monday, February 7 in a game rescheduled from January 14 to bring their regular season schedule to completion. The Lady Hawks then both began and ended their Class 1A Regional Tournament trail Thursday, February 10 with a 45-24 loss at fellow Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) squad Turkey Valley in the opening round of postseason play.

Donna Mary Smith, 83, of Endicott, NY passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones February 3, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. A Funeral Mass was celebrated February 8 at Church of the Holy Family, 3600 Phyllis Street, Endwell, NY. Entombment was in Riverhurst Cemetery, Endicott, NY.

Please consider donations to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and designate that the funds go to Mother Teresa’s Food Pantry in Endicott, NY. Donations may be mailed to 388 Upper Oakwood Avenue, Elmira, NY 14903 or made on the website www.foodbankst.org.

Donna was predeceased by her loving husband, James W. Smith; her son, Jeffery J. Smith; her parents, Firmin and Margaret Erding; her brother, Charles Erding; and her brother-in-law, John Wolfe.

Norbert James Palmer, 90, of Waukon died Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Friends may greet the family from 4-7 p.m. Friday, February 18 in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 19 at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon with Pastor Grant VanderVelden officiating. A full obituary will be in a future edition of The Standard.
 

Cindy Sue (Welch) McDowell, 72, of rural De Soto, WI passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 8, 2022. A private family service will be held.

Cindy was born January 15, 1950, the oldest of seven children born to Ralph and Joann (Hangartner) Welch. Cindy graduated from St. Patrick High School in Waukon with the Class of 1968.

She married Ron McDowell September 12, 1970. Soon after, they moved to the ridge outside of Red Mound, WI, where they raised two beautiful daughters.

Cindy was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She will always be remembered for her love of family, famous goulash, beautiful flowers, her jukebox dance moves, and her great love of the Green Bay Packers.

Diana L. (Pratt) Buffam, 89, of Cheyenne, WY passed away February 5, 2022. A memorial service was held Tuesday, February 15 at Lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home in Cheyenne, WY. Please make donations in Diana’s name to Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, WY.

Cremation is under the care of Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home and condolences may be offered at schradercares.com.

Diana was born January 28, 1933 in Waukon to Peter and Avis (Leudeking) Pratt. She married Lorne Buffam August 17, 1956 in Waukon. Diana worked for many years as an Administrative Assistant for Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Diana loved to travel and had many opportunities when she moved from Iowa to Chicago, IL, then to Arizona, followed by Boston, MA, and finally, Cheyenne, WY. She was fascinated by politics, which was part of the reason she came to live in Cheyenne, WY. Diana loved to watch romantic and thriller movies. She loved all of her pets.

Thomas “Tom” Alfred Dorn, 87, passed away into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at his home in Weatherford, TX. Visitation will take place from 6-8 p.m. with the Rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 16 in White’s Chapel of Memories, 130 Houston Avenue in Weatherford, TX.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 17 at Saint Stephen Catholic Church, 1802 Bethel Road in Weatherford, TX. Interment will follow at 2:15 p.m. at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway in Dallas, TX.

Tom was born August 17, 1934 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Arthur and Emma Polenski Dorn. He began his career with the Davidson family where he proudly drafted the Buddy Seat for Harley-Davidson. He went on to serve his country as a Construction Draftsman in the Army Corps of Engineers, where he served on the team that did testing on the atomic bomb.

Rachael Marie Gannon, originally of Coralville, and Aaron Thomas Palmer, originally of Waukon, exchanged vows in a wedding ceremony held at the Village Creek Bible Camp in rural Lansing Saturday, January 22, 2022. The 11:30 a.m. indoor ceremony was officiated by Pastor Tom Buresh with this intimate gathering having approximately 100 attendees present on a beautiful, sunny day with freshly fallen snow.

The bride is the daughter of Michael and Denise Gannon of Coralville. She is a 2008 graduate of West High School in Iowa City and a 2012 graduate of University of Northern Iowa (UNI). She is employed as the Assistant Vice President and Branch Lending Manager at FreedomBank in Decorah.

The groom is the son of Gregory and Marlene Palmer of Waukon. He is a 2005 graduate of Waukon High School and a 2009 graduate of Iowa State University (ISU). He is employed as a Territory Sales Manager at STgenetics in northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota.