OBITUARIES
Betty L. Bruening
Apr 8, 2012
Betty L. Bruening, age 77, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Pastor Dave Sorenson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 10...
Marian Miller
Apr 7, 2012
Marian Miller, age 93, of West Union, IA, died on Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Traditions in West Union, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the Calmar Community United Methodist Church, 208 West Main St, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Linda Thompson presiding. Burial will be in the Calmar City Cemetery, Calmar, IA....
Esther Thompson
Apr 6, 2012
Esther Thompson, age 95, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, 1197 Old Stage Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Stacey Nalean – Carlson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah,...
Donald "Donnie" Ondrashek
Apr 5, 2012
Donnie Ondrashek, age 73, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center, in Decorah, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Spencer D. Graves
Apr 3, 2012
Spencer D. Graves, age 82 of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday morning, April 3, 2012 at Wellington Place in Decorah from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be after...
David Fretheim
Apr 2, 2012
David Fretheim, age 54, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, April 2, 2012, at his home. There will be no formal services held at this time. The Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given in memory of David to the Humane Society of Northeast Iowa, P.O. Box 76, Decorah, IA 52101,...
Evelyn Ryan
Apr 1, 2012
Evelyn Ryan, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, April 1, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, 307 West Main St., Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Friends may call after 9:30 a.m., at the church on...
Warren G. Berg
Mar 26, 2012
Warren Glenn Berg passed from this life on March 26, 2012 in Decorah, Iowa. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 9, 1924 to Loraine Schwank Berg and Sydney Olaf Berg. He attended Chicago schools until enrolling at Luther College in 1942, arriving in the back of a pick-up truck from the train station in Calmar. Because of World...
Pauline D. Procter
Mar 26, 2012
Pauline Dolores (Quirk) Procter of Decorah, Iowa passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, March 26, 2012 at age 86.5. She was born September 26, 1925 to Nicholas and Claire (Flynn) Quirk in Chicago, Illinois. She was a beloved mother and homemaker. She attended Saint Scholastica High School in Chicago, Illinois. Pauline is survived by her husband Robert of 63...
Helen Anna Fantl
Mar 21, 2012
Helen A. Fantl was born on November 13, 1919 in Faulkton, SD the daughter of John M. and Catherine (Henkel) Gebhart. Helen followed a sister to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she became a secretary and met her future husband. On November 14, 1958 Helen was married to Raymond Fantl in Milwaukee, WI. She became the loving mother of Jim, Bill, Jack...
Caroll Nienhaus
Mar 20, 2012
Caroll Nienhaus, age 81, of Calmar, IA, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at his home in Calmar, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2012, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March and Rev. Ivan Nienhaus presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. There will be visitation...
Lorraine Bohr
Mar 18, 2012
Lorraine Bohr, age 72, of Calmar, IA, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday...
Jim Cutsforth
Mar 18, 2012
James “Jim” Cutsforth, age 92, of Calmar, IA, died on Sunday March 18, 2012, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Rudy Humpal
Mar 14, 2012
Rudolph "Rudy" William Humpal, age 87, of Decorah, IA died on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Rochester, MN, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 19, 2012, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Leallan Lensing
Mar 13, 2012
Leallan Lensing, age 59, of Calmar, IA, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Fort Atkinson, IA. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Friday at the Schluter - Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel in Fort Atkinson, IA. Burial...
George Rosenbaum
Mar 11, 2012
George A. Rosenbaum, age 88, of Mason City, IA, formerly of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Monday, March 11, 2012, at Mercy Medical Hospital in Mason City. A Memorial Service will be April 7, 2012 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. with a scripture service at 2:00 at the Ft. Atkinson Community Center in Ft. Atkinson, IA. Immediately following the service...
Kurtis A. Dick
Mar 9, 2012
Kurtis A. “Kurt” Dick, age 71, of Hills, Iowa and formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Atrium Village in Hills. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 1:30 - 3:00 P.M. Thursday at...
George A. Pfister
Mar 2, 2012
George A. Pfister, age 97, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Home, Decorah, Iowa. Services will be held at Fjelstul Funeral Home on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. with the Rev. Nancy Solomonson officiating. Inurnment will follow in Locust Cemetery, rural Decorah, with full military honors. Friends may visit with the family from 1:00...
Theodore "Ted" Hovey
Mar 1, 2012
Ted Hovey, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Union Prairie Cemetery, Decorah, IA....
Edna L. Stromseth
Feb 28, 2012
Edna L. Stromseth, age 97, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Barthell O.E.S Home in Decorah, of complications from pneumonia. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 3, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Russell Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation will be from...
