OBITUARIES
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...
Kermit E. Bergan
Dec 21, 2011
Kermit E. Bergan, age 68, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Hauge Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Rev. Ronald Fretheim officiating. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah is serving the family. Kermit Eugene...
Elinor (Mrs. Emil) Miller
Dec 16, 2011
Elinor (Mrs. Emil) Miller, age 95, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a 15 year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home Chapel with Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah...
Albert Humpal
Dec 16, 2011
Albert Humpal, age 91, of Spillville, IA, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Father Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00...
Nicholas Winter
Dec 15, 2011
Nicholas Winter, age 84, of St. Lucas, IA died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at the Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA Rev. Nick March presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. There will be a visitation...
Edith N. Grosser
Dec 14, 2011
Edith N. Grosser, age 94, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday evening, December 14, 2011 at Barthell Order of Eastern Star Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Lavon Bucheit
Dec 8, 2011
LaVon Bucheit, age 87, of Calmar, IA, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Friends may call after 12:30 p.m., at the Nursing Home on Tuesday afternoon....
