OBITUARIES
Gene Brainard
May 10, 2013
Gene Brainard, age 85, of Waukon, IA died Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 403 Bethlehem Dr., Postville, IA, with Rev. Tom Burish presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 12:00 noon on...
Hazel I. Skaim
May 9, 2013
Hazel I. Skaim, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday morning, May 9, 2013 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 13, 2013 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorensen officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 12 at...
Peter J. Kriener
May 2, 2013
Peter J. Kriener, age 39, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Thursday, May 2, 2013, as a result of injuries from an automobile accident near Festina, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the...
Larry Novak
Apr 29, 2013
Larry James Novak, 57, of Waterloo, formerly of Spillville, IA died Monday, April 29, at Covenant Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday at Orchard Hill Church, Cedar Falls. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service (West Ridgeway), Waterloo. Further services and burial will be 4:30 p.m. Friday at...
Edith Naley
Apr 26, 2013
Edith Naley, 90, of Decorah died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Stoney Brook Village in West Union. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2013,...
Lavern R. Mohlis
Apr 25, 2013
LaVern R. Mohlis, age 85, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday morning, April 25, 2013 at Barthell O.E.S. Eastern Star Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorensen and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be...
Louis "Louie" Bartlett
Apr 23, 2013
Louie Bartlett, age 75, of Tulsa, OK, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his home. Private family graveside services are being held. The Schluter – Balik Funeral Home of Decorah is in charge of arrangements.
Arla Lyon
Apr 20, 2013
Arla Lyon, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Otto "Bob" Hummel
Apr 18, 2013
Otto “Bob” Hummel, age 91, of Waterloo, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waterloo, IA. Otto Robert “Bob” Hummel was born on August 26, 1921, the son of Harry and Nina (Hostetler)...
Margaret Ann Hovden
Apr 16, 2013
Margaret Ann Hovden, age 77, of Ridgeway, Iowa, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Franciscan Skemp Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Peace Lutheran Church, 745 County Street, Ridgeway, IA, with Rev. Joelle Colville presiding. Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery, Ridgeway, IA. Friends may...
Ellen Wiest
Apr 15, 2013
Ellen Wiest, 85, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa died April 15, 2013 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home, in Decorah, Iowa, after a lengthy history of cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2013, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in St. John’s...
Clementine Kinkor
Apr 13, 2013
Clementine C. Kinkor, age 85, of Calmar went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30a.m., Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, in Calmar, Iowa with Rev. Donald Hawes and Msgr. Carl Schmitt co-presiding. There will be visitation an hour before service at the church. Private...
Helen Macmasters
Apr 11, 2013
Helen MacMasters, age 83, of Decorah IA, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Saturday, April 13, at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, 307 West Main St. Father Philip Gibbs will be presiding. Burial will be held at Phelps Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Marilyn Bolson
Apr 10, 2013
Marilyn Bolson, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home, in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 15, 2013, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway St. Decorah, IA, with Rev. Melissa Bills presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends...
Palmer Ruffridge
Apr 7, 2013
Palmer Ruffridge, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2013, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. David Sorenson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Military rites will be performed...
Ron Holthaus
Apr 3, 2013
Ron Holthaus, age 68, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at his home. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 8, 2013, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Gary Krapfl and Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Ethel Luzum
Apr 3, 2013
Ethel Luzum, age 91, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6, 2013, 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...
Lavonne E. Stortz
Mar 31, 2013
LaVonne E. Stortz, age 95, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. LaVonne was born August 24, 1917 in Decorah, Iowa, to Anton and Emma (Anderson) Espeseth. She graduated from Decorah High School and taught in rural Winneshiek County schools until her...
Don Floy
Mar 30, 2013
Donald Fredrick Floy passed away peacefully March 30, 2013 from complications of pneumonia surrounded by his wife and family at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Friends may call...
Betty M. Davis
Mar 30, 2013
Betty M. Davis, age 88, of Decorah, died on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral services will at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah, Iowa with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM Wednesday at Fjelstul Funeral...
