Obituaries

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Tue
08
Jan

Richard T. Kleinow

Richard T. Kleinow, 53, of McGregor, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at his home. He was born on Feb. 21, 1965, in McGregor, the son of Bill and Jonell (Jones) Kleinow. Richard graduated from Bloomington High School in 1983. He served his country in the United States Army from 1983 until his honorable discharge in 1990. Following his honorable discharge, Richard was employed with the barge line and later began employment with 3M, where he was currently working. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing, hunting morels, four-wheeler races and target shooting. Richard also enjoyed watching NASCAR. He dearly loved spending time with his grandchildren. 

Mon
31
Dec

Harry G. Schwietert

Harry G. Schwietert, 88, was born on March 19, 1930, on the family farm near McGregor, the son of Gustav and Hermine (Nordemann) Schwietert. He died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, Wis.

Harry attended the local country school and worked on the family farm for many years. He loved inventing, tinkering and visiting with friends. He spent a lot of time with his grandsons, teaching them mechanics and farming. On June 1, 1968, Harry was united in marriage with Betty Troester at St. Peters Church in Garnavillo.

Survivors include wife Betty; one son, John (Darla), and two grandsons, Cody and Justus, all of McGregor; one sister, Ruth DeGroot, of Ottawa Kan.; niece Shirley and nephew John.

Fri
14
Dec

Shirley K. Weller

Shirley Kujawa Weller, 94, of Glen Burnie, Md., passed away on Dec. 5, 2018. 

Shirley was born on May 24, 1924, in Marquette, to the late Frank and Gladys Kujawa. 

She graduated from Marquette High School Class of 1941. In 1946, she married Everett Weller, of McGregor.  Because of Everett’s Army career, they lived in six states and two foreign countries. She enjoyed sewing, playing the piano, reading and playing cards. Shirley was a member of Glen Burnie Baptist Church.  

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Everett H. Weller, and her sister, Elma Reetz.

Fri
12
Oct

Maxine Leah Johnson

Maxine Leah Johnson, 80, of New Hampton, Iowa, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, at her home in New Hampton, Iowa. Maxine was born June 24, 1938, to Donald and Marcella (Sabbann) Tayek in Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa. She graduated from Monona High School in 1956, and earned her degree from Upper Iowa University.

Mon
08
Oct

Betty Jean Reeg

Betty Reeg, 87, of Monona, went to be with her Lord on Oct. 5. Betty Jean was born Nov. 11, 1930, at the McGregor Hospital, to Alfred Flexman and Alice Henrietta (Carlson) Siegele. She was baptized (sponsors were Betty’s grandparents, Carl and Emma Carlson) on Jan. 18, 1931 and confirmed Sept. 9, 1945 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, rural McGregor. 

Betty attended rural McGregor schools through the eighth grade, graduating from McGregor High School in 1949. Betty then moved to Cedar Rapids to attend the Hunter Business School, after which she secured employment in Savannah, Ill., as a clerk-typist in the Ordnance Depot office. There she met her love, Carlyle Vincent Reeg, being united in marriage Dec. 24, 1954, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bellevue. Two children were born to this union, Steven Carlyle and Sandra Jean. 

Thu
04
Oct

Allen John Berns

Allen John Berns, 59, of Monona, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Great River Care Center of McGregor. Allen John was born Oct. 30, 1958 to Louis Henry and Wilma Ann (Duetmeyer) Berns in Dubuque. He graduated from MFL High School in 1977.

Allen was self-employed and in his spare time enjoyed fishing, classic cars, riding motorcycles and playing cards.

Allen is survived by his two daughters, Amy Berns of Monona,  and Kristina (Keith) Thompson of Monona; grandchildren, Drew and Mason Hird and Vivian Thompson; his father, Louis H. Berns of Monona; his brothers, Dan (Lisa) Berns of Farmersburg, Ron (Barb) Berns of Monona, Tom (Jo) Berns of Luana, and Brian (Kerri) Berns of Luana; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mon
17
Sep

Timothy William Mason

Timothy William Mason, 67, of Marquette, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Tim was born on Oct. 8, 1950, in Prairie du Chien, the son of Charles J. and Cecelia Margaret (O’Brien) Mason. He graduated from Mar-Mac High School and went on to attend college at both NIACC in Mason City and the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Fri
14
Sep

Darlene Ann Westemeier

Darlene Ann Westemeier (Hallberg), 76, of Blue Eye, Mo., formally of Platteville/Cuba City, Wis., passed away on Sept. 3,  after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Nov. 6, 1941 in McGregor, to Otto and Merriel Hallberg (Johnson).

She leaves three children, Dave Westemeier, Janet (Mick) Pinkham and Bob (Erika)Westemeier, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Darlene is survived by her brothers Don (Cherie) Hallberg and Dean Hallberg and sister Elaine Phelps.

Mon
10
Sep

Harlan F. Hass

Harlan F. Hass, 93, of rural McGregor, died Saturday, Sept. 8,  at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, Wis. Harlan was born Oct. 29, 1924, on the family farm near McGregor. He was the son of Fred and Pearl (Thompson) Hass. He was baptized at the EUB church in Monona. Harlan graduated with the class of 1941 in Monona. In August of 1945, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served until September of 1946. On Oct. 25, 1947, he was united in marriage to Dolores Jean Peters in Monona. 

Mon
10
Sep

Arlyn Arthur Schroeder

Arlyn Arthur Schroeder, 69, of Monona, died Monday, Sept. 3, in the home he grew up in, built by his parents in 1959, following a two-year-long battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was born May 25, 1949, to Loren and Arleen (Maker) Schroeder in Oelwein. Arlyn was baptized on July 10, 1949, and confirmed June 14, 1964, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monona. He graduated from MFL High School in 1968. Arlyn proudly served in the United States Army from April 3, 1969 to April 2, 1971, during the Vietnam War.

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