OBITUARIES
Catherine "Kay" Rosenthal
Feb 8, 2012
Catherine “Kay” Rosenthal, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center, in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, in Decorah, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN, on...
Orville M. Running
Feb 6, 2012
Orville Magnus Running, 101, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Husband and father, pastor, teacher, artist, he understood all of his life as service to God and to God's people. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Sorenson officiating....
Virgil Thuente, Sr.
Feb 2, 2012
Virgil J. Thuente, Sr., age 89, of Festina, IA. died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA, with Msgr. Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Agnes Skretta
Feb 1, 2012
Agnes Skretta, age 96, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2012, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Lester Lechtenberg
Jan 30, 2012
Lester Lechtenberg, age 63, of Spillville, IA, died on Monday, January 30, 2012, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 – 7:00...
Sandra K. Rockwell
Jan 29, 2012
Sandra K. Rockwell, 57, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, January 29, 2012 at home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday February 1, 2012 at the Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa. Further visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday February 2, 2012 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa where a wake...
Leroy Schneberger
Jan 26, 2012
Leroy Schneberger, age 78, of Festina, Iowa, died on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the West Union Good Samaritan Center, in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in St. John’s...
George J. Kruchek
Jan 22, 2012
George J. Kruchek, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, January 26, 2012 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah with full military honors in the spring....
Lyle Lensing
Jan 19, 2012
Lyle Lensing, age 63, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in New Hampton, IA. A Private Family Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Schluter Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel in Ft. Atkinson, IA. Friends may call from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday morning at Schluter...
Mark E. Wilharm
Jan 16, 2012
Mark E. Wilharm, age 74, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday evening, January 16, 2012 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah with Rev. Marlea Gilbert and Rev. Wayne Wasta co-officiating. Military Honors will be provided. Visitation begins on Saturday at 10:00 A.M.,...
Bartlett R. Butler
Jan 15, 2012
Bartlett R. Butler, age 84 of Decorah, IA, died Sunday morning, January 15, 2012 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 20, 2012 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Joan A. Mau officiating. A Private Family Inurnment will be held at a later date at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah....
John Joseph Xavier Eddy
Jan 14, 2012
John Eddy, age 65, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at his home in Decorah, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. David Byrd presiding. John Joseph Xavier Eddy was born on January 15, 1946, the...
Karen Hageman
Jan 11, 2012
Karen Hageman, age 69, of Burr Oak, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Assumption Catholic Church in Canton, MN, with Rev. Donald Schmitt presiding. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery in Bluffton, IA. Friends may...
Rose Riha
Jan 11, 2012
Rose Riha, age 83, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, January 16, 2011 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Thelma Schroeder
Jan 9, 2012
Thelma Schroeder, age 100, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Monday, January 9, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Calmar Lutheran Church with Rev. Patricia Shaw presiding. Burial will be in the Calmar Lutheran Cemetery, Calmar, IA. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Robert "Bob" Harland
Jan 6, 2012
Robert “Bob” Harland, Sr., age 80, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Center in West Union, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Marvin Salz presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Shirley A. Moe Posson
Jan 4, 2012
Shirley A. Moe Posson, age 86 of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 16, 2012 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Private Family inurnment will follow later in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation begins on Monday at...
Jack W. Grimes
Dec 27, 2011
Jack W. Grimes, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Meta W. Drewes
Dec 25, 2011
Meta Drewes, 95 of Decorah, Iowa died Sunday, December 25, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota from complications following an illness. A celebration of Meta’s life will be held at the Arlin Falck Assisted Living Apartments (multipurpose room) on Thursday, January 5, 2012. Rev. Joan A. Mau will be officiating. Visitation will be...
Phyllis Wilder
Dec 23, 2011
Phyllis Wilder, age 76, of Decorah, IA, died at her home Friday, December 23, 2011, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lansing, IA. Friends...
