OBITUARIES
Edward Ondrashek
Aug 1, 2014
Edward Ondrashek, age 86, of Spillville died Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2014 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Rev Donald Hawes presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 on...
Robert "Bob" Hunt
Jul 31, 2014
Robert “Bob” Hunt, age 95, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. A visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2014,...
Lester Leidahl
Jul 31, 2014
Lester Leidahl, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Allen Vik presiding. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may...
Matthew James Lundt
Jul 23, 2014
Matthew James Lundt, age 25 of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday evening, July 23, 2014, in a drowning accident in the Upper Iowa River. A visitation to celebrate his life will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 28 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. A private family graveside service will be at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating....
Roger Tibben
Jul 21, 2014
Roger Tibben, age 79, of Calmar, IA, died on Monday, July 21, 2014, at Traditions in West Union, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 6:00p.m., Friday, July 25, 2014, at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel, 202 South Washington Street, Calmar, IA, with Linda Thompson presiding. Friends may call from 4:00p.m., until the time of service on Friday, July...
Kathryn Spilde
Jul 20, 2014
Kathryn “Kay” Spilde, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at the Winneshiek Medical Center, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Judith Mcintosh
Jul 17, 2014
Judith (Mrs. Howard) McIntosh, age 75, of Decorah, died on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2014, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Visitation...
Dorothy Rosenthal
Jul 16, 2014
Dorothy Rosenthal, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Wellington Place Nursing Home, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Melissa Bills presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call...
Francis Hageman
Jul 14, 2014
Francis Hageman, age 92, of Calmar, IA, died on Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2014, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Clifford Smorstad
Jul 13, 2014
Clifford Smorstad, age 96, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Wellington Place Nursing Home, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Canoe Ridge Canoe Lutheran Church, 1316 Canoe Ridge Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson. Burial will be in the Pontoppidan Cemetery, rural Decorah, IA. ...
Lillian H. Erickson
Jul 13, 2014
Lillian H. Erickson, age 87 of Decorah, IA and formerly of Waterloo, IA, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at her home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Waterloo with Rev. Jim Knudson officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Waterloo. Visitation will be...
Leon Hageman
Jul 9, 2014
Leon Hageman, age 81, of rural Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2014, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery in...
Bonnie Kruse
Jul 8, 2014
Bonnie Kruse, age 74, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2014, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Darlyne Stoen
Jul 5, 2014
Darlyne Stoen, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. David Sorenson presiding. Burial will be in the Freeport Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends...
John Moore
Jul 5, 2014
John Moore, age 76, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Veteran’s Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 11, 2014, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call...
Robert "Bob" Lien
Jul 3, 2014
Robert “Bob” Lien, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at the Springfield Lutheran Church, 1969 Middle Calmar Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Monday,...
Charles J. “Cj” Forman
Jun 28, 2014
Charles J. “CJ” Forman, age 64, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday evening, June 28, 2014 at home in Decorah, in hospice care. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Additional visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 at Behr Funeral Home in Dubuque, IA. Entombment will follow...
Ronald Anderson
Jun 26, 2014
Ronald “Ron” Anderson, age 67, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly on June 26, 2014, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phil Olson presiding. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery, Castalia, IA. Friends...
Margie J. Knutson
Jun 22, 2014
Margie J. Knutson, age 77, of West Union, IA, died on Sunday, June 22, 2014, surrounded by her family, at the Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church, 130 Washington Street, West Union, IA, with Rev. Nancy Larson presiding. Friends may call...
Irma Bullerman
Jun 22, 2014
Irma Bullerman, age 90, of Calmar, IA, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2014, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
