Helen Grimes

Helen Margaret Grimes, 99, of Eldorado, Iowa died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 at Green Lea Senior Living, Mabel, Minn.  

Helen was born July 15, 1919 to Fritz and Ella (Neumann) Lauer in Eldorado, Iowa.  

She was a lifetime member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado. 

Helen attended Eldorado Country School Dover #2 until 1933, then graduated in 1937 from West Union High School. 

Helen married her high school sweetheart, Boyd Haldain Grimes, on April 20, 1938 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado. 

She enjoyed farming with her husband, her chickens, gardening, cooking and baking. 

After retiring from farming, they moved to a home in Eldorado where they resided until Haldain’s death in 2001. 

She then moved to Eastern Star Assisted Living in Decorah where she resided for 15 years.

Helen always had a smile for everyone.

Audrey Johnson

Audrey Johnson, 81, of Clermont, Iowa died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  

Audrey Lavon was born April 9, 1937 to Giles and Nettie Hicks in Arlington, Iowa.  

She graduated from Arlington High School in 1956. 

She was united in marriage with Howard Lewis Johnson on Sept. 2, 1967. One child was born to this union, Valerie Lynn. 

Early on she was active with the West Clermont Lutheran Church Women’s Circle and a local Women’s Club. 

Audrey resided in Clermont most of her adult life. She moved to Oelwein in 2003 after her first battle with lymphoma. 

Audrey was an avid reader and enjoyed puzzle books, crafts, classic movies and TV series.

Linus Kuennen

A Mass of Christian Burial for Linus J. Kuennen, 68, of St. Lucas will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 22) at St. Luke Catholic Church in St. Lucas.

Visitation was set for 3:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at St. Luke Church, as well as 10-11 a.m. before the service today.

Burial will be at a later date.

Linus died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, on the family farm.

Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah is in charge of arrangements.

Linus Joseph Kuennen was born on June 9, 1950, the son of Roman and Anna (Wurzer) Kuennen, in Decorah, IA.  

He attended St. Luke’s Catholic School through his junior year and then graduated from Turkey Valley in 1968. After high school, Linus attended Iowa State University, where he was a proud member of the ISU wrestling team. Linus graduated from ISU in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree in dairy science.  

Neil Ingersoll

Neil H. Ingersoll, 91, of Fayette, Iowa died on Tuesday evening, Aug. 14, 2018. 

Funeral Service:  10:30 A.M. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 at Fayette Community Church in Fayette, Iowa with Chaplain Dwayne Potter officiating.

Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Maynard, Iowa is assisting the family.

Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Iowa.

Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.

Neil Henry Ingersoll was born Aug. 3, 1927 in Plainfield, Iowa, the son of Fred and Lydia (Seaman) Ingersoll.  

Following his education, Neil served in the U.S. Army. 

Neil was united in marriage to Darlene Margaret Vandersee on Sept. 4, 1949 in Waverly, Iowa.  

Neil farmed, worked at John Deere Tractor Works and was owner of the Darn Barn Antique Store.  

He was a member of the Lutheran Church.  

Wendy (Schaller) Figge

Friends and family members are invited to attend the Celebration of Life service for Wendy (Schaller) Figge of Aurora, Colo., formerly of West Union, at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union. Pastor Don Best will officiate.

Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. at the church for one hour prior to the service.

Wendy departed our physical world on June 25, 2018, at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver.

Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Wendy Lee Schaller was born July 29, 1952, in West Union to David and Arleta (Jellings) Schaller.

After graduating from North High School in West Union in 1970, she attended St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Davenport. Upon her graduation from St. Luke’s, Wendy began her nursing career at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

John Galloway

John Walter Galloway, 71, of Cedar Falls, Iowa died Saturday at ManorCare Health Services in Waterloo. 

He was born July 18, 1947 in Cedar Falls, the son of Roger and Carolyn (Bigg) Galloway.

John attended Cedar Falls High School, graduating in the Class of 1966. He then attended the University of Southern California. 

On May 19, 1997, he married Connie Ungerer in Nashua. 

John worked for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Department and as a public safety officer for the University of Northern Iowa.

He is survived by his wife, Connie; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Ungerer of Fayette and Nancy (Mark) Creery of Hawkeye; two nephews, Tanner Creery of Des Moines and Zachary Creery of Decorah; and two nieces, Madison Creery of Washington, D.C., and Emily Creery of Iowa City. 

Sandra Schult

Sandra K Schult, 80, of Maynard died of heart complications on July 29, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospitals.

She was cremated as per her request.

There will be no formal service, but a Celebration of Life will be held at her residence at 440 1^st Street N. in Maynard from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug 11. Please bring your memories of Sandra to share. 

Sandra was born Feb 26, 1938, the daughter of Claude E. and Bertha (Grapp) Smith.

She graduated from Plainfield High School, where she was an outstanding basketball player and her team went to State. 

She worked as a telephone switchboard operator in Waverly. Later in her life she worked at Gas and Goods in Maynard.

Sandra married Lloyd Heinemeyer. From this union Pam, Patty and Michael were born. The couple later divorced.

Juanita Mickelson

Juanita “Nita” Mickelson, 83, of Westby, Wis., died Sunday, July 29, 2018.

  Nita was born on July 24, 1935 to Carl and Gladys (Anderson) Bronson in Cashton, Wis. 

She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cashton. 

She married Blaine Mickelson on Feb. 25, 1955. 

Nita loved her friends and family. She enjoyed playing bridge, word finds and crossword scratch tickets, going on bus trips, watches, puzzles, lefsa, coffee, Rummikub, camping, Brandy Old Fashioneds and good times.

She also liked working at Bethel Butikk and Norseland Nursing Home and was a Salvation Army bell ringer.

Nita worked in the office at Cashton High School and was the receptionist at Bland Clinic for over 30 years. 

She was a Girl Scout leader and was an active member of Westby Coon Prairie Church, where she was a Sunday school coordinator and teacher and served on many committees.

Marilyn Larson

Marilyn J. Larson, 81, of Sumner died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus, in Rochester, Minn.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 23, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. Tracy Hinkel officiating. 

Interment followed at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery. 

The family suggests that memorials be made in Marilyn’s name to St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner, Sumner Women’s Civic Club, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 

Becker-Milnes Funeral Home assisted Marilyn’s family. 

Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com. 

Marilyn Jean, daughter of Leo Kloster and Arlene (Mork) Kloster, was born July 21, 1936, at the hospital in West Union. 

She was baptized July 29, 1936, and confirmed June 4, 1950, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in West Union.