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The Waukon softball team brought its 2020 regular season to a close this past week with four final games all initially scheduled on four consecutive nights and involving a pair of top-15 ranked opponents to start the week. All four of the Tribe’s final games ended up outside the win column, beginning with a 12-0 home loss to Class 3A 12th-rated Crestwood in just three innings Monday, July 6 followed by a 9-5 loss at Class 4A fifth-rated Charles City Tuesday, July 7. The Indians then made up a June 26 postponement at Waverly-Shell Rock Wednesday, July 8, falling by an 8-1 end result, before hosting those same Go-Hawks Friday, July 10 in a rare matinee performance during the day after being rained out the night before, but still falling by a 7-4 final tally.

With a pretty full slate of seven games looming this past week, the Kee softball team had that gameload trimmed to just two games early in the week, as concerns with COVID-19 exposure forced the Lady Hawks to cancel their final four games of that final week of the regular season. A Wednesday, July 8 doubleheader at Clayton Ridge, a single game at home vs. Riceville Thursday, July 9 and a Friday, July 10 doubleheader at North Fayette Valley that had been rescheduled from July 1 were all called off while members of Kee’s softball team awaited COVID-19 test results for precautionary measures.

The Waukon baseball team had its 2020 regular season brought to a close and the start of its 2020 postseason delayed a bit during this past week. The Indians wrapped up their regular season with a split of a doubleheader at Oelwein Tuesday, July 7 but had their Saturday, July 11 Class 2A District Tournament game with Sumner-Fredericksburg postponed until Monday, July 13 due to stormy weather at the game’s location site in New Hampton. The result of that game is printed in the shaded box on this same page, with full details and photos of that contest to appear in the July 22 edition of The Standard.

The final week of the Kee baseball team’s regular season came to a close even earlier than what the Hawks had anticipated, as the final three games on the Kee schedule this past week were all canceled due to concerns with COVID-19 exposure and waiting for COVID-19 test results for precautionary measures. The Hawks’ Wednesday, July 8 doubleheader at MFL/MarMac and a lone game at Riceville Thursday, July 9 were both erased from the schedule during that wait-and-see period, but as it turns out, all test results came back negative for the baseball Hawks, as noted in the following statement released by Kee High School Activities Director Danny Love Friday, July 10:

“After confirmation of zero positive cases of COVID-19 among student athletes, Kee High baseball and softball teams will participate in the postseason. School officials report they will continue to be very mindful of athlete health and safety protocols.”

Thomas A. “Tom” Bulman, 51, of Decorah died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. A celebration of life worship service will be held Saturday, July 18 at 11 a.m. at Stone Ridge Community Church in Decorah with Pastor Ed Krawczyk officiating; friends may greet the family at church one hour before the service.

A meal and visitation will follow from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 18 at the Waukon Banquet Center. A private burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, rural New Albin. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Coley C. Foster, 52, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at his home in Wasilla, AK. A Celebration of Life is scheduled to be held this Saturday, July 18 from 1-4 p.m. at Bob’s Bar in Prairie du Chien, WI. To honor Coley’s love for Jimmy Buffet, those attending are invited to wear their finest Parrot Head attire.
 

Kathleen (Kay, Kate, Nama) Wankel of Rantoul IL, Evansdale, Woodville, TX, McGregor and Chicago, IL died June 28, 2020 at the age of 78 years. Due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic, a small service with immediate family was held. The family hopes to have a memorial service at St Joseph’s in New Albin at a future date.

Kathleen was born December 28, 1941 in LaCrosse, WI to Harold and Evangeline (Smerud) McKenna. She was raised in Caledonia, MN and New Albin. She moved to Chicago, IL, where she met and married Robert Wankel. They had a daughter, Dianna, and son, Robert. They retired to McGregor.

After Bob’s passing in 1990 Kay moved to Woodville, TX. The past few years she lived near family in Evansdale and the final stay was in the care of Dianna and Robert at Robert’s home in Rantoul, IL. Like her entire life, her end, she did it her way. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, which gave her much joy, happiness and comfort.

William (Bill) Lyndon Evans, 56, of Waukon died April 12, 2020 at Gundersen Health in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life is being held this Saturday, July 18 at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon.
 

Leon E. Schoh, 91, of Waukon, formerly of Dorchester, died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Private family memorial services will be held at Iron Ridge Church in Waukon with Pastor Marlan Mincks officiating and burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in rural New Albin. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Please join the live stream of the service viewable on Martin-Grau Funeral Home’s Facebook page this Saturday, July 18 at 11 a.m. Condolences may be sent to Jane Schoh at 25 First Street, Apt. 108, Waukon, IA, 52172.

Donald Richard Mettille, 92, of Dubuque passed away peacefully July 7, 2020 surrounded by his family at his home in Dubuque. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, July 11 at the Church of the Nativity in Dubuque with Rev. Andy Upah officiating. Entombment followed in Mount Olivet Chapel Mausoleum in Dubuque.

Don was born April 3, 1928 in Dubuque, the son of George and Irene (Murphy) Mettille. He helped support the family after attending school in Lansing by working on the family farm and other jobs throughout northeastern Iowa.