OBITUARIES
Dorothy Kuennen
Mar 6, 2011
Dorothy Kuennen, age 89, of St. Lucas, IA, died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, with Father Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery,...
Dean A. Womeldorf
Mar 4, 2011
Dean A. Womeldorf, age 61, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly on Friday, March 4, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 10th at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Dean Alan Womeldorf was born May 18, 1949 in Decorah, Iowa, the son of Walter and Eleanor (Vick) Womeldorf. He married...
Gena J. Casterton
Mar 3, 2011
Gena J. Casterton, age 91 of Decorah, Iowa, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Hesper Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in Hesper Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 P.M....
Ernest Bigler
Feb 27, 2011
Ernest Bigler, age 75, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 3, 2011, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Locust, IA, with Rev. Nancy Solomonson presiding. Burial will be in the Locust Cemetery, Locust, IA. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 2, 2011,...
Irene Doris (Lubke) Olson
Feb 26, 2011
Irene Doris Olson, 88, passed from her long and eventful life on Saturday, February 26, 2011, following a short-lived residence at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday April 19, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. Matthew H. Perkins officiating. Visitation is from 10:00 to 11:00...
Robert V. Borsheim
Feb 26, 2011
Robert V. Borsheim, age 55, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 at home in Decorah after a long and courageous three year battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson and Rev. Harris Hostager officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery...
Milton Casebere
Feb 21, 2011
Milton Casebere died Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah Iowa, with his wife Shirley at his side. Eleven months ago on his 90th birthday, friends and family gathered at the same church where many will say good by to him this week. His love of the creative arts, music, church, country and family was evident...
Jon Bucheit
Feb 20, 2011
Jon Bucheit, age 41, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at his home. A gathering will be held on Friday, February 25, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. There will be no other formal services held.
Donna M. Kruse
Feb 20, 2011
Donna M. Kruse, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 24, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Mabel, MN with Rev. Gail Klavetter officiating. Burial will be in Mabel Cemetery in Mabel, MN. Visitation will be from 3:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday, February...
Dale Ringoen
Feb 19, 2011
Dale Ringoen, age 53, of rural Cresco, IA, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at his home after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011, at the St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, Bluffton, IA, with Father Dennis Cahill presiding. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery, Bluffton, IA. Friends may call from...
Ruth "Boots" Lensch
Feb 11, 2011
Ruth “Boots” Lensch, age 85, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, February 11, 2011, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held later this Spring. Ruth Ann “Boots” Lensch was born on February 16, 1925, the daughter of Harry J. and Alma (Knutson) Lensch, Sr. in Cedar Rapids, IA. Ruth was baptized in...
Beulah I. Grotegut
Feb 10, 2011
Beulah I. Grotegut, age 93, of Albert Lea, MN and formerly of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at New Richland Care Center in New Richland, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. David H. Andreae officiating. Burial will be in Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery...
Eugene Gnade
Feb 9, 2011
Eugene Gnade, age 99, of Calmar, IA, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 14, 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 2:00-5:00...
Gillmer Seegmiller
Feb 7, 2011
Gillmer Seegmiller, age 95, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, February 7, 2011, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, with Rev. John Braaten presiding. Burial will be Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. Gillmer J....
Evelyn Lentz
Feb 5, 2011
Evelyn Lentz, age 90, of Spillville, Iowa died Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA Rev. Donald Hawes will be presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 4:00 –...
Virgil D. Snell
Feb 5, 2011
Virgil D. Snell, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church in Burr Oak, Iowa with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Tuesday,...
Omer Forde
Jan 30, 2011
Omer Forde, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church with Rev. David Andreae presiding. Burial will be in the Iowa River Cemetery, rural Waukon, IA. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on...
John Wikan
Jan 29, 2011
John Wikan, age 82, of Waukon, IA, formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Veteran’s Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 3, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Wayne Hagen presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may...
Marcella Sutton
Jan 28, 2011
Marcella Sutton, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, January 28, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Monsignor Edward Lechtenberg presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call...
Lucille B. Sacquitne
Jan 28, 2011
Lucille B. Sacquitne, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, January 28, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 5, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Harris Hostager and Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 P.M. Friday,...
