OBITUARIES
Kathleen O'Hara
Apr 3, 2011
Kathleen O’Hara, age 74, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Monona, IA. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday...
Gerald Hageman
Apr 1, 2011
Gerald Hageman, age 64, of Cresco, IA, formerly of Calmar and Decorah, Iowa died on Friday, April 1, 2011, at his home in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
James Virgil Reckward
Mar 30, 2011
James Reckward, age 65, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, with Rev. Doug Mathison presiding. Burial will be in the Glenwood East Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call on Friday, from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on...
Henry Drewes
Mar 30, 2011
Henry Drewes, 94 of Decorah, Iowa died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center from the H1N1 virus, surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of Henry’s life in word and music will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah where visitation will be from 1 to 2 PM, one hour...
Alice E. Larson
Mar 27, 2011
Alice E. (Guttormson) Larson, 89, of Cedar Rapids, IA and formerly of Decorah, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, in The Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Pastor Kay Slocum of First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids officiating....
Irma Slebiska
Mar 27, 2011
Irma Slebiska, age 96, of Calmar, IA, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. It was Irma’s wish to have her body donated to the University of Iowa. There will be a memorial service at a later date.
Lila Langreck
Mar 22, 2011
Lila Langreck, age 71, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 28, 2011, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Marvin Salz presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.,...
Leonard Hertges
Mar 19, 2011
Leonard Hertges, age 92, of Decorah, IA died Saturday March 19, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, IA, with Father Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00...
Howard Orville Ruen
Mar 19, 2011
Howard Orville Ruen, age 61, of Kalona, IA (formerly of Decorah, IA), died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 24, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA with Rev. Harris Hostager officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with full military honors. Visitation...
Francis "Fritz" Holthaus
Mar 17, 2011
Francis “Fritz” Holthaus, age 78, of Calmar, IA, died on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Maynard E. Aaker
Mar 16, 2011
Maynard E. Aaker, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday morning, March 16, 2011 at Barthell Nursing Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, March 21, 2011 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating. A Private Family Inurnment will be held at a later date at Holden Lutheran Cemetery...
Norbert Hovey
Mar 16, 2011
Norbert Hovey, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Orleans Lutheran Church, rural Ridgeway, IA, with Rev. Joelle Colville-Hanson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Friday at the...
Jeanette Martinson
Mar 15, 2011
Jeanette Martinson, age 85, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Wayne Hagen, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Dave Berg presiding. Burial will be in the Zion-Sarpsborg Lutheran Church cemetery in...
Lori (Rausch) Milbrandt
Mar 15, 2011
Lori (Rausch) Milbrandt, age 49, of Ft. Atkinson, IA, died Tuesday March 15, 2011, at her home after a long battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2011, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson, IA, with Father Nick March presiding. Friends may call from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. on...
Gertrude E. Hendricks
Mar 12, 2011
Gertrude Ellen (Smith) Hendricks was born March 17, 1925 on her parent’s farm in Canoe Township, rural Decorah, IA, the daughter of Horace S. and Ella M. (Korsen) Smith. Gertrude was united in marriage to John A. Hendricks on September 1, 1946 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah. This union was blessed with three sons: Horace (Ace), Jeff, and Jerry....
Frank L. Holland
Mar 10, 2011
Frank L. Holland, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 16, 2011 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 4:00-7:00...
Carl F. Schick
Mar 10, 2011
Carl Frederick Schick passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice in Decorah, Iowa at the age of 82. Carl was born September 27, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to Dr. Frank J. Schick and Dagny (Hoeg) Schick. During the Korean conflict, Carl served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He...
Beatrice "Bea" Amundson
Mar 8, 2011
Bea Amundson, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2011 at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA, at a later date. Schluter Balik...
Gertrude E. "Tudy" Holmberg
Mar 6, 2011
Gertrude E. “Tudy” Holmberg, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson officiating. Private Family Burial is at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Gertrude Esther Holmberg was born April 19, 1916...
Charlotte E. Erickson
Mar 6, 2011
Charlotte E. Erickson, age 106, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. A Memorial Service is being planned for Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church in Decorah. Charlotte Evelyn (Noecker) Erickson was born September 7, 1904 in Hesper, Iowa, the daughter of Hugo and Grace (Allen) Noecker....
