Francis John Hyke, 71, of Cresco, Iowa, died on Monday, April 4, 2022, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial for Francis will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2022, at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Cresco, Iowa, with Father Daniel Knipper officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Hindt-Hudek … [Read more...]
Corene Hamre
Corene Hamre, 94, of Spring Valley, Minn., died on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Spring Valley Living. Corene Owens was born on September 16, 1927, in Hale, Mo., to Dewey and Opal (Crase) Owens. After graduating from Rapidan High School in 1945, she then attended Mankato State Teachers College. On July 26, 1952, she was united in marriage to Joseph Hamre in Mankato. Corene … [Read more...]
Dwight Owen Mathison
Dwight Owen Mathison, age 66, of Spring Valley, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at his home, due to complications of liver failure. Dwight, better known as “Bootsie” to many, was born in Lime Springs, Iowa, as the youngest son of Milton and Ruby (Dotzenrod) Mathison on January 26, 1956. He was preceeded in death by his parents, infant sister Sharon, sister Charlotte Harnack … [Read more...]
Dawson D. Grabau
Dawson D. Grabau, age 70, of Preston, Minn., passed Thursday March 31, 2022, at his home. Dawson Duaine Grabau was born in Rochester, Minn., on May 2, 1951, to Everett and Lois (Schunke) Grabau. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minn. He was united in marriage to Linda Schmidt on July 17, 1971, in Eyota, Minn., and later separated in … [Read more...]
Solon Juel Goodno
Solon Juel Goodno, 83, of Dubuque, formerly of the Hesper area, died February 8, 2022, at Unity Point in Dubuque. Solon Juel Goodno was born July 21, 1938, to Olaf and Selma (Morken) Goodno. He was baptized at Waterloo Ridge Church and confirmed at Hesper Lutheran Church. He attended country schools at Waterloo Ridge, Highlandville, and Hesper, and graduated from the Mabel … [Read more...]
George D. Pickett
George D. Pickett, 92, passed away at his home in Waukon, Iowa, on March 28, 2022. Memorial services will be held Friday, April 8, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Services will be live-streamed on the Martin – Grau Funeral Home Facebook page. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at St. John’s … [Read more...]
Marion Jean Griffin
Marion Jean Griffin, 86, of Chatfield, died Friday, April 1, 2022, at her son’s home in Sparta, surrounded by her family. Marion was born November 10, 1935, in Forestville, Minn., to Herman and Mary (McRae) Hanson. She graduated from Wykoff High School. On November 28, 1959, she married Lyle Griffin. Marion worked at the Fountain State Bank from 1957-1962 and Dairy & … [Read more...]
Herman “Sonny” Hanson Jr.
Herman “Sonny” Hanson Jr., 79, of LeRoy, Minn., died on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at his home in rural LeRoy. Sonny was born June 1, 1942, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Herman Sr. and Mary (McRae) Hanson. He graduated from Wykoff High School in Wykoff, Minn. After graduation he took over his dad’s milk route. When he sold it, Sonny went to work for Kapper’s Construction in Spring … [Read more...]
Larry Paul Palmby
Larry Paul Palmby, 82, of Dover, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. Larry was born September 7, 1939, in Dover to William and Genevieve (La Barge) Palmby. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1957. Larry served in the United States Army and Army Reserve 354th from 1957-1962 with the military police. Larry married Bonnie Tibesar. They … [Read more...]
Gayle Treichel Bunge
Gayle Treichel Bunge, who always lived life with her boots on, died of pancreatic cancer on March 29, 2022, in her home in Etna, N. H., surrounded by her loving family. On April 10, 1962, Gayle was born to William and Barbara Treichel in Ann Arbor, Mich. She grew up in Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University with a BA in Mass Communications and Marketing. … [Read more...]