OBITUARIES
Ervin Wangsness
Jun 16, 2013
Ervin Wangsness, age 94, of Calmar, IA, died on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 North East Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be in the Calmar Lutheran Cemetery, Calmar, Iowa. Friends...
Tilman Ellingson
Jun 12, 2013
Tilman Ellingson, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 21, 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, with full military rites by...
Norbert Tierney
Jun 10, 2013
Norbert Tierney, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at Wellington Place in Decorah. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, June 13, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah,...
Kenneth Kinkor
Jun 7, 2013
Kenneth J. Kinkor January 26, 1954 - June 7, 2013 Answering the call from Davy Jones’ Locker, Kenneth Joseph Kinkor passed away unexpectedly at his workplace on Friday June 7th, 2013 in Provincetown, MA. Ken was born to his proud parents on the 26th of January in the year 1954. A graduate of South Winneshiek Community High School in 1972,...
Melvin Jirak
Jun 4, 2013
Melvin Jirak, age 89, of Spillville died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at his home Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 7, 2013 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will be on Thursday from 3:00 – 7:00 at the Balik Funeral Home...
Kaitlyn Quandahl
Jun 4, 2013
Kaitlyn Quandahl, age 5, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 7, 2013, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Nancy Solomonson and Rev. Matt Larson presiding. Burial will be in the Hauge Lutheran...
Edna M. Thompson
Jun 3, 2013
Edna M. Thompson, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, June 3, 2013 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 7, 2013 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorensen and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Freeport Cemetery in Freeport. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. on...
Helen Carolan
Jun 2, 2013
Helen Carolan, age 91, of Ridgeway, IA died Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, With Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 3:00...
Madonna Vine
May 26, 2013
Madonna Vine, age 75, of Decorah, IA died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 31, 2013 at St. Benedict's Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict’s Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Visitation will...
Donna Hovden
May 25, 2013
Donna Hovden, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the Russell Cemetery, Decorah,...
Janet L. Thompson
May 23, 2013
Janet Lea Thompson, age 61, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday morning, May 23, 2013 in her home after a short illness. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to...
Paul Marti
May 23, 2013
Paul N. Marti, age 66, of Decorah, IA died on Thursday, May 23, 2013,surrounded by his family. after a year long battle with cancer. There will be visitation from 3:00 - 6:00 Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Schluter Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, IA, there will not be any other formal service. Paul was born on September 12, 1946 in...
Kermit Mestad
May 21, 2013
Kermit Mestad, age 89, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 24, 2013, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway St., Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends...
Karmen John "K.J." Hovden
May 21, 2013
Karmen John "K.J." Hovden, age 19, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the Russell Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Olive "Ossie" Wohlford
May 21, 2013
Olive “Ossie” Wohlford, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call...
Esther Hegg
May 18, 2013
Esther Hegg, age 101, of Decorah, IA died Saturday May 18, 2013 at the Barthell Eastern Star nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday May 22, 2013 Washington Prairie Lutheran Church at 1725 Washington Prairie Rd. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church on Wednesday. Esther Theodora (Hoyme) Hegg was born on...
C. Maxine Olson
May 15, 2013
C. Maxine Olson, age 97, of Decorah, IA, passed away Wednesday evening, May 15, 2013, at the age of 97 following a brief illness. She had been a resident at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home for the past six years in the Memory Care Assisted Living wing, and then recently moved to Hospice care at the same facility. Funeral Services...
Sherry Burgdorf
May 13, 2013
Sherry Burgdorf, 85, died peacefully May 13, 2013, after suffering an acute stroke. A Celebration of Life is June 30, from 4-7 p.m., at the outdoor park pavilion of Moir Park in Bloomington, Minn. A Celebration of Life also will be held at McCaffrey’s Dolce Vita in Decorah, at a later date to be announced in Decorah Newspapers. Private interment...
Sam Franzen
May 12, 2013
Sam Franzen, age 86, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.,...
Grace P. Spilde
May 12, 2013
Grace P. Spilde, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 16, 2013 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 P.M. at Fjelstul...
