OBITUARIES
Alice M. Tollefson
Oct 8, 2011
Alice M. Tollefson, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Marion Pruitt- Jefferson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be at First Lutheran Church one hour...
Daniel Drew
Oct 7, 2011
Daniel Drew, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, October 7, 2011, at the Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Gary Krivachek
Oct 6, 2011
Gary Krivachek, age 34, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at his home in Decorah, IA, from meningitis. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Larry Stockman
Oct 5, 2011
Larry Stockman, age 64, of Lime Springs, IA, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in La Crescent, MN. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the Burr Oak Cemetery, with Rev. Matt Larson, from the Burr Oak Lutheran Church presiding. There will be military honors at the graveside by...
Milton Huffman
Oct 2, 2011
Milton Huffman, age 75, of Decorah, IA died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery in Decorah. There will be visitation after 1:00 p.m. at...
Laura Gnade
Oct 1, 2011
Laura Gnade, age 95, of Calmar, IA died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 7, 2011 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA Rev Donald Hawes presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday,...
Irene Mcqueen
Sep 27, 2011
Irene McQueen, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died early Tuesday morning, September 27, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 30, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 1, 2011 in Oakland Cemetery in...
Syvilla M. Bolson
Sep 27, 2011
Syvilla M. Bolson, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be Tuesday afternoon, October 4, at 4:00 P.M. in the Beaver Creek Lutheran Cemetery in rural Joice,...
Russell L. Kephart
Sep 27, 2011
Russsell L. Kephart, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at his home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 1, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Reuben Styve
Sep 26, 2011
Reuben Styve, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago St., with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from 2:00 –...
Theresa E. Baumler
Sep 22, 2011
Theresa E. Baumler, age 78, of Calmar, IA, died on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 26, 2011, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from:...
Arlene N. Abegglen
Sep 22, 2011
Arlene N. Abegglen, age 77 of Decorah, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah after a long battle with cancer. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 26, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson officiating. Private family inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will begin...
Leif Samuelson
Sep 18, 2011
Leif Samuelson, age 90, of Decorah, IA died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church rural Decorah Rev Mark Kvale presiding burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from: 3:00 – 7:00 on Wednesday at...
Leland Naley
Sep 17, 2011
Leland Naley, age 89, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Stoney Brook Village in West Union, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on...
Ruth Borseth
Sep 16, 2011
Ruth Borseth, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, September 16, 2011, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at the Madison Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, IA, with Rev. Mike Massa presiding. Burial will be in the Madison Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m.,...
Keith D. Hendrickson
Sep 15, 2011
Keith D. Hendrickson, age 51, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at his home in Decorah. A Celebration of Life Service and Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 12 Noon on Wednesday, September 21, at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date in La Crosse, WI. Keith David...
Helen Wenthold
Sep 15, 2011
Helen Sbiral Wenthold, age 91, of formerly of Festina and Calmar, IA, died on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in...
Kenneth Funke
Sep 13, 2011
Kenneth Funke, age 68, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 – 7:00...
Merlyn Phillips
Sep 11, 2011
Merlyn Phillips, age 76 of Spillville, IA died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA Rev. Donald Hawes will preside, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 Tuesday...
Mary Lou Baker
Aug 30, 2011
Mary Lou Baker, age 84, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at St. John's Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
