OBITUARIES
Daniel "Duke" Schrandt
Oct 21, 2013
Daniel “Duke” Schrandt, age 54, of Cresco, IA formerly of Spillville, IA, died Monday, October 21, 2013 at his home in Cresco, IA, Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 Friday, October 25, 2013, at...
Jim Perry
Oct 13, 2013
Jim Perry, age 85, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, with Rev. Marvin Salz presiding. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery, St. Lucas, Iowa. Friends may call from 9:00- 10:30 a.m., on...
Pauline Lange
Oct 8, 2013
Pauline Lange, age 97, of Bluffton, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at the Patty Elwood Center in Cresco. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 11, 2013, at the Burr Oak United Methodist Church, 3597 – 237th Avenue, Burr Oak, Iowa, with Pastor Linda Thompson presiding., Friends may call after 11:00 am the day of the...
Duane Shanks
Oct 3, 2013
Duane Shanks, age 60, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at his home. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Henrytown Lutheran Church, rural Canton, MN, with Rev. Paul Thompson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. There will be visitation from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Friday, October 4, 2013 at...
Lester Seim
Sep 27, 2013
Lester Seim, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah with military honors. Visitation will be from 12:30 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Saturday, prior to the...
Corrine Lensing
Sep 23, 2013
Corrine Lensing, age 87, of Festina, Iowa, died on Monday September 23, 2013 at the Ossian Senior Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 27, 2013 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA, Monsignor Cletus Haws presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery, Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 at...
Julie C. Boots
Sep 22, 2013
Julie C. Boots, age 97, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in rural Spring Grove, MN with Rev. Allen Hermeier officiating. Inurnment will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will one hour before the service...
Rosella Goettelman
Sep 19, 2013
Rosella “Rosie” Goettelman, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 23, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church, 302 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Laura Arnold presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends...
John D. "Jack" Board
Sep 18, 2013
John D. “Jack” Board, age 75, of Decorah, IA, a former resident of Chester, WV and Toronto, OH, died Wednesday morning, September 18, 2013, at home after valiantly battling COPD for many years. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. His son, John F. Board, minister of the Church...
Dr. David W. Wright
Sep 11, 2013
Dr. David W. Wright, 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 18 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, with the Rev. James S. Dale presiding. Private family burial in Phelps Cemetery will be held following the service. The family will...
Marge Solem
Sep 11, 2013
Marge Solem, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at the Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 16, 2013, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA....
Roger Kratz
Sep 11, 2013
Roger Kratz, age 83, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at the Patty Elwood Center, Cresco, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church, 745 County St., Ridgeway, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hanson presiding. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday at the Schluter – Balik Funeral...
Ted Schrandt
Sep 9, 2013
Ted Schrandt, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, September 9, 2013, at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013, at St. Benedict's Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be at St. Benedict's Catholic Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa....
Gary Crozier
Sep 7, 2013
Gary Crozier, age 52, formerly of Decorah, died on September 7, 2013, at his home in North Liberty, Iowa. Visitation will be Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 2:00 – 4:00 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral home in Decorah, IA. There will be no other services. Gary Gene Crozier was born on July 16, 1960, to Darrel and Darlene (Novotny) Crozier in...
Marcella A. Rooney
Sep 6, 2013
Marcella A. (O’Brien) Rooney, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, September 6, 2013 at her home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 12, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00...
Leonard Tietz
Sep 6, 2013
Leonard Tietz, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, September 6, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 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 call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Monday...
Lawrence "Larry" N. Lynch
Sep 5, 2013
Lawrence “Larry” N. Lynch, age 66, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at his home in Decorah of natural causes. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 9, 2103 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah with Rev. Laura Arnold officiating. Inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will begin at 10:00...
David "Mickey" Bulgren
Sep 4, 2013
David “Mickey” Bulgren, age 81, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 9, 2013, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Deacon Jim Zajicek presiding. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, IA. Friends...
Adeline I. Swella
Sep 4, 2013
Adeline I. Swella, age 83, of Decorah, died Wednesday evening, September 4, 2013 at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorensen and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, one...
Jared Timp
Sep 2, 2013
Jared Timp, age 34, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died on Monday, September 2, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 2013, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville St., Calmar, IA, with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial will be in Memory Hill...
