OBITUARIES

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Romana Ryant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

John Durham

John Durham

Sep 18, 2012

John Durham, age 76, of Spillville, IA, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2012, from 1:00-5:00 p.m., at the Balik Funeral Home, 211 South Main St., in Spillville, IA. A time of remembrances will be held at 5:00 p.m., on Sunday at the...

Vernon H. Emery

Vernon H. Emery

Sep 16, 2012

Vernon H. Emery, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial will be in Burr Oak Cemetery in Burr Oak with full military honors. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until the time of...

Marlene Swensen

Marlene Swensen

Sep 12, 2012

Marlene Swensen, age 74, of Decorah, passed away in Evanston, Illinois, on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, surrounded by her three children and one brother. Her death occurred after a year and a half long struggle with cancer. Memorial Services are at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will...

Elton (Al) Borsheim

Elton (Al) Borsheim

Sep 9, 2012

Elton (Al) Borsheim, age 61, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 13, 2012 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. Wednesday, September...

Delbert "Chub" Winter

Delbert "Chub" Winter

Sep 6, 2012

Delbert "Chub" Winter, age 80, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 10, 2012, 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...

Terry Ehler

Terry Ehler

Sep 5, 2012

Terry Ehler, 44, passed away in an automobile accident on September 5, 2012. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, September 10, 2012 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 3663 66th Street Urbandale, IA 50322. Burial will be held 5 p.m., Monday in St. Mary's Cemetery- Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church at Festina, Iowa....

Michael J. Anderson

Michael J. Anderson

Sep 4, 2012

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 10, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be after 10:00 A.M. Monday, one hour before services, at First United Methodist Church. Michael James Anderson was born July 13, 1959 in Decorah, Iowa to...

Lorraine Eichenberger

Lorraine Eichenberger

Sep 2, 2012

Lorraine Eichenberger, age 86, of Calmar, formerly of Waucoma, IA, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2012, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Waucoma, IA. Friends...

Ed Jirak

Ed Jirak

Sep 1, 2012

Ed Jirak, age 76, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the Ossian Senior Hospice, in Ossian, IA. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Little Turkey, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery,...

Truman E. Hove

Truman E. Hove

Aug 30, 2012

Truman E. Hove, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly Thursday, August 30, 2012, on his farm west of Decorah. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 2, 2012, at the Schluter Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, in Decorah. Burial will be in the Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah. Friends may call after 12:00 Noon on Sunday...

Donnie Vick

Donnie Vick

Aug 29, 2012

Donald “Donnie” Vick, age 64, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 1, 2012, at St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, in Calmar, IA, with Rev. Richard Lacey presiding. Military rites will be performed at the grave by the Clarence Bily...

Norwin "Bud" Nesheim

Norwin "Bud" Nesheim

Aug 25, 2012

Norwin “Bud” Nesheim, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Joan A. Mau officiating. Burial will be Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Spring Grove, MN. Visitation begins...

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