OBITUARIES
Lillian B. Johnson
Nov 16, 2012
Lillian B. Johnson, 93, of Decorah, Iowa, formerly of Mason City, passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah of natural causes. Visitation was held at 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 23, with funeral services following at 4 p.m. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial was in the Bricelyn Cemetery in Bricelyn, MN. Lillian Bernice...
Maxine Elizabeth Muether
Nov 3, 2012
Maxine E. Muether, age 89, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. Jim Dale officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 7 at...
Lanella "Nella" Pharr
Oct 30, 2012
Lanella "Nella" Pharr, age 72, of Decorah, IA, formerly Statesville, NC, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Ed Krawczyk, presiding. Burial will be in the Springwater...
Viola "Vi" Frana
Oct 23, 2012
Viola Frana, age 79, of Edina, MN, formerly of Spillville, IA, died on Oct. 23, 2012, at the Edina Care Center in Edina, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...
Philip Blair
Oct 22, 2012
Philip Blair, age 38, of Miamisburg, OH, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 27, 2012, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, in Decorah, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends and family after...
Patricia Ann Frana
Oct 20, 2012
Patricia Frana, age 66, of Eagan, MN, formerly of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at the Abbott – Northwest Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial of cremains will be in...
Vincent C. Sutton
Oct 15, 2012
Vincent Sutton, age 81, of Decorah, IA died Monday, October 15, 2012 at his home. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 19, 2012 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church at 307 West Main St in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 9:30 – 10:30 at the church...
Paul Luzum
Oct 12, 2012
Paul Luzum, age 83, of Calmar, IA died Friday, October 12, 2012 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday October 15, 2012 at Our Lady of Seven Dolores Catholic Church in Festina with Father Daniel Knipper, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00...
Lucille Staley
Oct 11, 2012
Lucille Staley, age 85, of Calmar, IA died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at New Hampton Nursing and Rehab in New Hampton, IA. Memorial Mass will be 11:00a.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at St, Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar with Father Daniel Knipper presiding, burial of ashes will be in the St. Aloysius Cemetery. There will only be visitation from 9:00...
Dale Schluter
Oct 11, 2012
Dale Schluter, age 53, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 15, 2012, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may...
Florabelle Schell
Oct 10, 2012
Florabelle “Belle” Schell, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main St., Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends...
Geneva Nelson
Oct 8, 2012
Geneva Nelson, age 79, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, October 8, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 11, 2012, at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, 1316 Canoe Ridge Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Stacey Nalean – Carlson presiding. Burial will be in the Canoe Ridge...
Romana Ryant
Oct 8, 2012
Romana Ryant, age 82, of Spillville, IA died Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 12, 2012, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. George Karnik presiding. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Spillville, IA. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00...
Gilma Oyloe
Oct 4, 2012
Gilma Oyloe, age 92, of Decorah, IA, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at the Springfield Lutheran Church, 1969 Middle Calmar Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be in the Springfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00-11:00...
Gerald D. “Gerry” Young
Oct 1, 2012
Gerald D. “Gerry” Young, age 75, of Decorah, IA, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 5, at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday, October 4 at...
Gordon Anderson
Sep 30, 2012
Gordon Anderson, age 84, of Decorah, died at home on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 5, 2012, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 in the Fellowship Room at the Decorah Lutheran...
Velva Lovstuen
Sep 29, 2012
Velva Lovstuen, age 95, of Burr Oak, IA died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel, MN. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 5, 2012 at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church at 2358-360th St. in Burr Oak, IA. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 –...
Trish Taylor
Sep 28, 2012
Trish Taylor, age 44, of Calmar, IA died Friday, September 28, 2012 from injuries she received in a motorcycle accident on Hwy. 52 North of Calmar, IA There will be a visitation on Monday, October 1, 2012 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Schluter Balik Funeral Home at 202 South Washington St. in Calmar, IA. There will be a...
Arlys D. Hexom
Sep 26, 2012
Arlys D. Hexom, 77, of Decorah, died Wednesday evening, September 26, 2012 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah following a short battle with cancer. The first service will be held at 2:30 pm, Sunday, September 30 at Aase Haugen Home Chapel in Decorah, with the Rev. Chad Huebner and the Rev. Nancy Solomonson officiating. The second funeral service will be...
Beverly L. White
Sep 19, 2012
Beverly L. White, age 79, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, September 24, 2012 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 4:00-8:00 P.M. Sunday, September...
