OBITUARIES
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...
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...
