OBITUARIES
Alan Sensor
Aug 29, 2011
Alan Sensor, age 68, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, August 29, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2011 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding, burial will be in the St. Benedict’s Cemetery in Decorah, IA. Visitation will...
Donna Youngblood
Aug 27, 2011
Donna Youngblood, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, August 27, 2011, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in the Freeport Cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday at the...
Jeanette G. Bergan
Aug 27, 2011
Jeanette G. Bergan, age 93, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Ossian Senior Hospice, Ossian, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 5, 2011 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, IA with Rev. Ronald Fretheim officiating. Burial will be in United Lutheran Cemetery in rural Ridgeway. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Robert W. Broghammer
Aug 25, 2011
Robert W. Broghammer, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at his daughter’s home in Iowa City, IA. Robert and Vivian are now reunited in heaven. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 30, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict...
Elmarie Bouska
Aug 25, 2011
Elmarie Bouska, age 88, of Protivin, Iowa, died on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 29, 2011, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Friends may call from 3:00-6:00 p.m., on Sunday, August 28, 2011, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Chekal...
Helen I. Haugen
Aug 22, 2011
Helen I. Haugen, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died Monday morning, August 22, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Helen Irene Haugen was born May 19, 1920 in Readstown, Wisconsin, the daughter of Bernard and Emily (Christianson) Jerman. She graduated from Decorah High School in 1937 and attended Luther College. She was united in marriage to her beloved Clayton...
David Frana
Aug 20, 2011
David Frana, age 75, of Decorah, IA died Saturday August 20, 2011 at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 26, 2011, at Wellington Place Nursing Home, 2479 River Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be sent to Wellington Place, 2479...
James "Jim" Skillings
Aug 19, 2011
James “Jim” Skillings, age 61, of Decorah, IA, died on August 19, 2011 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday at the Schluter - Balik Funeral Home...
Florence Spilde
Aug 17, 2011
Florence Spilde, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Ole Winter presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 3:00...
Ann Houdek
Aug 16, 2011
Ann Houdek, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, August 19, 2011, at St. Agnes Catholic Church at 2883 - A18 rural Cresco, IA (2 Mi. West of Burr Oak Iowa) with Rev. Donald Hawes...
Andrew T. Branhagen
Aug 14, 2011
Andrew Travis Branhagen, 22, passed away August 14, 2011. He was born October 31, 1988, in Dallas, TX. He is survived by his loving parents, Darrel and Betty of DeSoto, TX; his sister Sarah of Austin, TX; two aunts; five uncles; and many cousins and friends. Andrew was a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington. He really enjoyed...
Idella Onsager
Aug 13, 2011
Idella Onsager, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Allen Vik presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may...
Gerald D. Bernatz
Aug 9, 2011
Gerald D. Bernatz, age 86, of Decorah, IA and formerly of Chatfield, MN, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 12, 2011 in the Recital Hall of the Center for Faith and Life on the upper campus of Luther College in Decorah with Rev. Scott Thomas...
Marcella Humpal
Aug 7, 2011
Marcella Humpal, age 87, of Spillville, IA died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at her daughter Shirley’s home in Spillville after a short illness. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA Rev. Donald Hawes will preside. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the Balik...
Keith Foltz
Aug 1, 2011
Keith “Chico” Foltz, age 86, of Burr Oak, IA, died on Monday, August 1, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 2011, at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church with Rev. Matt Larson presiding. Burial will be in the Hesper Public Cemetery, Hesper, IA. Friends may call from...
Duane Bergan
Jul 30, 2011
Duane Bergan, age 76, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, IA, with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Dean Holzer
Jul 30, 2011
Dean Holzer, age 77, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the Canoe Ridge Cemetery, Decorah, IA. In lieu of flowers,...
Ralph Lensing
Jul 28, 2011
Ralph “Jackie” Lensing, age 87, of Festina, IA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Darlene Humpal
Jul 22, 2011
Darlene Humpal, age 84, of Calmar, IA, died on Friday, July 22, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 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...
William Stenseth
Jul 22, 2011
William “Willie” Stenseth, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, July 22, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Calmar Lutheran Church, in Calmar, IA, with Rev. Norman Bauer presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be given in memory...
