OBITUARIES
H. Helena Naef
Jun 13, 2012
Hanna Helena Naef was born November 18, 1933 in Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, the daughter of Hans and Hulda (Tanner) Naef. Her family, including her parents, her sister Heidi and Helena (or Helen) came to the United States in 1947 and settled in Big Pine, California, and after 3 years there they moved to Lodi, California. After High School graduation,...
Luverne P. Neste
Jun 13, 2012
Luverne P. Neste, age 82 of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 18, 2012 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Union Prairie Cemetery in rural Decorah, with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00...
Lavon Borseth
Jun 9, 2012
Lavon Borseth, age 74, of Decorah, IA died Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the Madison Lutheran Church at 2658Madison Rd. Decorah, IA with Tim and Mark Borseth presiding burial will be in the Madison Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 –...
Gina M. Sexe
Jun 9, 2012
Gina M. Sexe, of Postville, IA, died early Saturday morning, June 9, 2012, at home in Postville at the age of 43. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Dave Sorenson officiating. Private family inurnment will be in Union Cemetery in Humboldt, IA at a later date....
Aletha Johnson
Jun 4, 2012
Aletha Johnson, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, June 4, 2012, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church, 302 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. John Caldwell presiding. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call...
Melody Simmonds
May 28, 2012
Melody Simmonds, age 16, of Decorah, IA, died Monday, May 28, 2012, following an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway St., Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Lorraine Kuennen
May 25, 2012
Lorraine Kuennen, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, May 25, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from: 3:00-7:00...
Erlin Stortz
May 25, 2012
Erlin Stortz, age 94, of Decorah, IA died Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, with Father Philip Gibbs presiding burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 29,...
Beatrice Wall
May 23, 2012
Beatrice Mills Wall, age 93, formerly of Grinnell, IA, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Herrick Chapel at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA. The Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be...
Chandler Larson
May 19, 2012
Chandler Michael Christopher Larson, infant son of Cassandra Larson, from Protivin, IA, was born silently into this world on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. John Caldwell presiding, from the...
Wyman G. Halverson
May 16, 2012
Wyman George (Slim) Halverson (age 90) of Decorah IA, formerly of the Boston, MA area, died Wednesday May 16 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah after a brief battle with cancer. He was born August 6, 1921 in Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Walmar and Jeanette (Carver) Halverson. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army in 1939 along with...
Kenneth Meyer
May 2, 2012
Kenneth Meyer, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Calmar Lutheran Church, with Rev. Phil Olson presiding. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, IA. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m., on Saturday...
Gretchen Bucheit
May 1, 2012
Gretchen Bucheit, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home, in Decorah, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2012, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main St., with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Charles T. Hexom
Apr 24, 2012
Charles Theodore (Chuck) Hexom, 81, of Decorah died at home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, with his wife, Arlys, at his side. He is survived by Arlys; his mother-in-law, Myrtle Barth; his three children, Scott (Toni) Hexom, Angela Hexom, and Andrea Hexom; his siblings, Audrey Jordahl, Connie Bolson, Eunice (Wilbur) Stoen, David Hexom, and Paul Hexom; and three grandchildren, William...
Charles "Chuck" Snitker
Apr 24, 2012
Charles “Chuck” Snitker, age 77, of Decorah died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester MN. Funeral services will be11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA, Pastor Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in the Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery rural Decorah. Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Irene B. Holthaus
Apr 22, 2012
Irene B. Holthaus, age 89, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday evening, April 22, 2012 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 28, 2012 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00...
Orin J. Ehrie
Apr 22, 2012
Orin J. Ehrie, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 27, 2012 at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Stacey Nalean – Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Pontoppidan Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday,...
Gladys Grindeland
Apr 21, 2012
Gladys Grindeland, age 97, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. David Sorenson presiding. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may...
Cecilia Gerleman
Apr 20, 2012
Cecilia Gerleman, age 101, of Calmar, IA, died Friday, April 20, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA, with her family at her side. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2012, at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding, burial will be in the...
Robert J. Procter
Apr 9, 2012
Robert John Procter of Decorah, Iowa passed away peacefully in his sleep in the wee small hours of the morning on Monday April 9, 2012 at the age of 88. Robert, fondly known as Bob, was born on September 2, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois to Austrian immigrants, Isidor and Anna (Eisinger) Prikosovich who arrived in the United States shortly after...
