You are here

Home › Archives ›

June 2015

Wed
24
Jun

Amy Burgess

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 12:06

Amy Burgess

 

 

Amy Jean (Wagner) Burgess passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 am on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union with Rev. Ron Wilson officiating. 

Burial followed in West Union Cemetery.

A public visitation was held from 3 pm until 5 pm on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home in West Union.

Amy was born on March 10, 1929 on the family farm near West Union, Iowa to Edwin and Glenn (Scott) Wagner. 

She graduated from West Union High School in 1946.

She was united in marriage to Robert Eugene Burgess on May 5, 1952. 

She worked as a clerk for the post office in Ossian and Decorah, retiring in the early 1990’s. Over the years she held several other jobs including, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dick’s Cleaning Center and Avon Sales.

Wed
24
Jun

Richard Nordhus

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 12:01

Richard Nordhus

 

 

Funeral services for Richard “Dick” Harold Nordhus, 82, of Rochester, MN were held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes.  Visitation was from 5:00 – 8:00 pm on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester and also one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  

Burial was at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.

Richard was born on August 4, 1932 in Buchanan County, IA to Selmer and Adeline (Thies) Nordhus. 

He passed away on June 14, 2015 at Shorewood Senior Campus in Rochester.

Richard attended Auburn, IA schools and entered the United States Airforce in 1953 and discharged in 1957. 

He married Judy Alexander in 1961 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA and was later divorced. 

He was an airplane mechanic for Gopher Aviation and later worked in security for Mayo Clinic Rochester Campus, retiring in 1994. 

Wed
24
Jun

W.U. swimming rallies to beat Calmar

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:56

 

Sophie Leuck swims the backstroke at West Unions meet against Postville on Tuesday night.  

 

WU swimming rallies to beat Calmar

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Despite being short some of the team’s best swimmers, the West Union Swim team rallied to defeat Calmar on Thursday, June 18, after easily defeating Monona/Postville on June 16.

 

Monona/Postville was no match for W.U., losing 471-168. The dominance started with the relays, which won every event but two, and in both of those each team was disqualified. 

 

The score continued to add up in West Union’s favor during individual competition as number of swimmers rose to the occasion in just their second meet of the season.

 

Monona/Postville wasn’t much competition for West Union, but W.U.’s June 18 meet against Calmar was a much different story.

Wed
24
Jun

Football playoffs to change in 2016

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:49

Football playoffs to change in 2016

 

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) voted last week to change the football playoff system in 2016.

Regular season schedules and the playoff system for this fall will remain as set last year.

The IHSAA has voted to change the playoff format that currently allows the top four teams in each district to advance for a total of 32 teams per class. 

Wed
24
Jun

North Fayette Valley continues to roll

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:44

 

Bayley Monroe had a terrific week with three wins that included a win over Kee High School and striking out 12 Waukon Batters. She also threw a no hitter in a 12-0 win over Edgewood-Colesburg Wednesday.

 

North Fayette Valley continues to roll

 

By Chris Deback

cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

 

The North Fayette Valley softball team kept its winning ways alive this past week, taking five of the seven games it played.

 

“It was a productive week,” TigerHawks coach Bob Lape said. “We would like to win a little more, but we will take what we get and try to keep on working on improving.”

Wed
24
Jun

TigerHawks go 3-2 during grueling stretch

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:36

 

North Fayette Valley catcher Tyler Johansen had a heyday in the batter’s box on Thursday when his TigerHawks beat Kee High, 17-7 and 12-0, in doubleheader action. The NFV senior went 5-6 in the two-game series, picking up five doubles over the span. (Kris Van Sickle photo)

 

 

TigerHawks go 3-2 during grueling stretch

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

The North Fayette Valley baseball team played one of its toughest stretches of games for the 2015 season, picking up a pair of wins over traditional powerhouse Kee High on Thursday and a win over Independence on Saturday. The TigerHawks dropped games to Class 2A No. 1-ranked Cascade and Class 3A Decorah.

Wed
24
Jun

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bunn

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:26

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bunn

 

 

Dave and Marjorie Bunn of Maynard will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, June 25.

The couple were married June 25, 1965, in Randalia.

They are the parents of three sons, Jeff (Jennifer) of Maynard, Steve (Laurie) of Oelwein, and Barret (Norma) of Raymond. Their family also includes six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

In addition to celebrating this special occasion with a family dinner, the couple are being honored with a card shower.

Friends and relatives may send anniversary greetings to Dave and Marjorie Bunn at 100 Long Grove St., Maynard, IA 50655.

Wed
24
Jun

Vidys Rose

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:21

Vidys Rose

 

 

Friends and relatives are invited by her family to help Vidys (Pape) Rose celebrate her 90th birthday on Monday, July 6, with a card shower.

Vidys attended West Union Grade School and graduated from West Union High School in 1942.  After attending Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, she taught in several Fayette County rural schools before she and Eugene Rose were married.

Birthday wishes will reach Vidys at 711 Jefferson St., #19, West Union, IA 52175.

Wed
24
Jun

Hazel Jensen

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:17

Hazel Jensen

 

 

In honor of Hazel Jensen’s 95th birthday on Monday, June 29, her family would like to shower her with good wishes. All are invited to join in the card shower to help Hazel celebrate her big day.

Birthday greetings can be sent to Hazel at 609 Hwy. 150 North, Apt. 106, West Union, IA 52175.

Wed
24
Jun

A difficult journey brings precious rewards

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2015-06-24 11:12

Born March 2, 2013, little Grady Goettsch gave his parents, Heidi and Spencer Goettsch, the family they wanted more than anything in the world.

 

A difficult journey brings precious rewards

 

 

Janell Bradley

Contributing Writer

 

 

Like many other couples they knew, Spencer and Heidi Goettsch wanted more than anything to have a family. Yet they struggled to conceive, and after several rounds of intrauterine insemination, chose to attempt in-vitro fertilization.

The in-vitro procedure was successful and the young couple, married since 2008, learned they were expecting a baby boy in March 2013.

Through the months of struggle and expense to achieve a successful pregnancy, Spencer admits all his hopes centered on the birth of a healthy baby.  "Through this whole process, I just wanted everyone to be healthy," he remembers, also expressing concern for his petite wife.

But on the afternoon of March 2, 2013, as Spencer used a video camera in the Mercy Medical Center delivery room to capture the moment their son entered the world – everything suddenly went awry.

Pages

Comment Here