Obituaries

Taylor’s favorite quote says it all...“Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.” -Optimus Prime

Carolyn Le Ingham, age 80, of Prairie du Chien, Wis., passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien. She was born April 6, 1941, in Fonda, the daughter of Charles and Cecelia (O’Brien) Mason. She attended St. Mary’s Academy, where she graduated in the class of 1959. She later married Ronald Ingham on July 29, 1961, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in McGregor. They raised their family of four in Georgetown, Ill., then lived in the Madison area for many years where she worked as a sales manager.

Richard Lee Stickler, 76, died June 5, 2021, at his home in Monona. He was born on March 21, 1945, to Perl and Ina May (Butler) Stickler in Wolf Lake, Ind. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1969 with a bachelor’s of science in electronic technology with distinction, which he celebrated with a new pair of cowboy boots and a brand new 1969 Chevelle. 

George Henry Wolf, 77, of Osceola, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Taylor House in Des Moines. George was born on June 18, 1943, to Don C. Wolf and June (Meyer) Wolf. The first couple years of his life, he and his mother lived with his beloved uncle and aunt, Ray and Ruth Ruegnitz, on their farm near Elkport, while his father Don served in the Army stationed in London, England, during World War II. Also helping take care of him in those early years were his beloved uncle and aunt Glenn and Mildred Stannard of Cedar Rapids. He was lucky also to live near his grandparents, George H. and Emma Meyer and Hank and Olivia Wolf. His grandfather, George H.