OBITUARIES
Alois Seifert
Jun 21, 2011
Alois Seifert age, 93 of rural Spillville died Tuesday June 21, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be after 2:00 p.m. at...
Diane Hageman
Jun 21, 2011
Diane Hageman, age 71, of Ft. Atkinson, IA, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 24, 2011, at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson with Rev. Marvin Salz presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Charles A. Rooney
Jun 17, 2011
Charles A. Rooney, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, June 17, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, June 21, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs and Msgr. E.W. Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah with full...
Clara Riha
Jun 15, 2011
Clara Riha, age 79, of Ft. Atkinson, IA died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 Saturday, June 18, 2011 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson, IA Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 – 7:00...
Edward Bruening
Jun 10, 2011
Edward “Ed” Bruening, age 101, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, June 10, 2011, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Bluffton, IA, with Rev. Dennis Cahill presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m....
Gladys Balik
Jun 5, 2011
Gladys Balik, age 78, of Lawler, IA died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at her home after a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. Rev. Donald Hawes will be presiding. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in Spillville. Visitation will be from...
Cecilia Caroline Mendelsohn
Jun 5, 2011
Cecilia Caroline Mendelsohn was born May 19, 2011 and died suddenly on June 5 at a hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. Cause of death is pending an autopsy. Cecilia is survived by her parents: Stephanie French and Rolf Mendelsohn of Luanda, Angola. Grandparents: Philip J. and Dianne French of Calmar, Iowa and John and Celia Mendelsohn of Windhoek, Namibia. Four aunts:...
Jack D. Thompson
Jun 3, 2011
Jack D. Thompson, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, June 3, 2011 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Whalen Cabin in Phelps Park in Decorah. Inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. To honor Jack, everyone is asked to please wear purple...
Carmen Wagner
May 29, 2011
Carmen Wagner, age 52, of Ossian, IA, formerly of Madison, WI, died on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA, from a sudden illness. A Time of Remembrance will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. Carmen is survived by his two sons: Nathan Farley,...
Robert "Bob" Schissel
May 28, 2011
Robert “Bob” Schissel, age 60, passed away at his home in Temecula, California, on May 28, 2011, of Leukemia. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Friends may call on Friday, June 24, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at...
Elaine Rommes
May 22, 2011
Elaine Rommes, age 72, of Spillville, IA died Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday May 26, 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...
June Anderson
May 20, 2011
June Anderson, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, May 20, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 23, 2011, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Locust, Iowa. Burial will be in the Locust Cemetery, Locust, Iowa. Friends may call from...
Tong N. Vo
May 17, 2011
Tong Nhan Vo, age 70, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 20, 2011 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Joan Mau officiating. Burial will be in Saigon, Viet Nam. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church...
Grace M. Sersland
May 4, 2011
Grace M. Sersland, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 9, 2011 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Rev. Mark Kvale officiating. Burial will be in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 P.M. Sunday, May 8...
Dean J. Eidenschink
May 3, 2011
Dean J. Eidenschink, age 64, of Cresco, IA, and formerly of Canton, MN and Decorah, IA, died Tuesday morning, May 3, 2011 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Deacon Nick Francois officiating. Burial will be in St....
Norma J. Rosell
May 2, 2011
Norman Jean (Gilson) Rosell, age 93, of Decorah, Iowa died early Monday morning, May 2, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Her daughter, Sondra, was with her. They were attended by the loving, caring staff of Aase Haugen Home where Norma had made her home the past eleven years enduring Alzheimer’s disease. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00...
Ervin Rasmussen
May 1, 2011
Ervin Rasmussen, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, IA. Friends may call on Wednesday from 3:00-7:00 p.m., at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah,...
Mary M. Soukup
May 1, 2011
Mary M. Soukup, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2011, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery, Spillville, IA. Friends may call...
Sally Koenig
May 1, 2011
Sally Koenig, age 56, of Denver, IA, died on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 5, 2011, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, IA, with Rev. Steve Brackett presiding. Friends may call from: 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Balik Funeral Home in Spillville,...
Romuald Elsbernd
Apr 27, 2011
Romuald Elsbernd, age 86, of Calmar, IA, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30, 2011, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Calmar, IA. Friends may...
