All Obituaries

Vera R. Sheldon, 93, of Wadena, Minnesota and formerly of Oxford Junction, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Fair Oaks Center in Wadena, Minnesota.   Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Lahey & Dawson Funeral Home in Oxford Junction with a visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be held at the Mayflower Cemetery in Oxford Junction. Lunch will be served by the American Legion Auxiliary Post 473...

Carolyn Mae Heuertz of Charleston, South Carolina, formerly of Maquoketa, Iowa passed away at the age of 81 in Charleston, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Walter and Arlene (Austin) Dolch. A Mass celebrating Carolyn’s life will be held Monday, October 21, 11:00 A.M., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation will be held prior to Mass, 9:00 to 11:00. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Maquoketa. Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home is caring for the...

Craig “Hubie” Wiebel, 65, of Lowden, Iowa passed away suddenly on October 14, 2019.   A visitation will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019 at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Wyoming, Iowa from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Wyoming. Burial will be held at the Massillon Cemetery.     Craig was born on August 16, 1954 to Herbert and Evelyn (Ruchotzke) Wiebel...

Michael Wayne Lathrop, 68, of Onslow, Iowa passed away surrounded by love at home after losing his fight against brain cancer on October 14, 2019.   Visitation will be held at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Wyoming, IA on Thursday, October 17 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Onslow on Friday, October 18 at 10:30 a.m. A private family burial with Military rites will follow. Per Michael’s wishes there will be no...

Donald Edward Starr of Wyoming, Iowa passed away on September 30, 2019 at Clarence Senior Living. Donald was born on August 8, 1921 in Andrew, Iowa to Charles M. Starr and Amanda Heneke Starr. He graduated from Oxford Junction High School in 1939. He was a 4-H club member and began a farming career with his father in Oxford Junction and Clarence. Donald married G. Lucille Waggoner at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church on October 23, 1943. They farmed in Clarence before they bought the present farm...

Beverly Roeder, age 89, passed away at the Maquoketa Care Center on Wednesday, September 25. Beverly was born on July 7, 1930 in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Ellsworth and Leona (Maher) Schlemmer. She was raised in Preston, IA, graduated from Preston High School in 1948, and briefly attended Coe College.   Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, October 5 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa with a visitation at Sacred Heart from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. before...

Micheal Lynn Nowachek, 58, of Monticello passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer for over a year at the Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center.   His memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Monmouth. Burial will be held at Monmouth Cemetery. Micheal’s family has requested Iowa Hawkeye apparel be worn to his service in his honor. Lahey & Dawson...

Elsie Lucille Watters, 97, of Maquoketa passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue.   Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa, Iowa at 11:00 a.m. A visitation will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church before the service. Burial will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home is caring for the family at this...

Matt Adler, 33, of Davenport, formerly of Maquoketa passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 in Davenport, Iowa.   A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, September 27, at 11:00 a.m. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Maquoketa. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. A burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery after the service.   Matthew Steven Adler was born on April 28, 1986 to Steven Adler and Mary Stebbins in...

Gary Ehlinger, 65, of Maquoketa passed away on September 14, 2019 after a long, hard battle against pancreatic cancer in his home. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home on Thursday, September 19, 2019 with a Rosary at 8 P.M. Burial will be held at St. Aloysius Cemetery in South Garryowen.   Gary was born on September...