OBITUARIES
Reuben Allard Bergan
Sep 18, 2010
Reuben Allard Bergan age, 98 of Decorah, IA died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Barthell, Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, October 17, 2010, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Childrens Hospital at St. Francis...
Johanna Weiss
Sep 10, 2010
Johanna Weiss, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Aase Haugen Assisted Living in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 17, 2010 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Locust, IA, rural Decorah, with Rev. Nancy Solomonson officiating. Burial will be in Locust Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday, September...
Edna A. R. Prestsater
Sep 8, 2010
Edna Prestsater, age 95 of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, IA with Rev Douglas Mathison officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood East Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Monday, September 13, 2010 at Fjelstul...
Olga I. Ottesen
Sep 8, 2010
Olga I. Ottesen, age 96, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, September 13, 2010 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, Iowa with Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00...
Maythel R. Stee
Sep 8, 2010
Maythel R. Stee, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Inurnment is in Pleasant View Cemetery in Castalia, Iowa. Visitation is on Thursday beginning at 10 A.M., one hour before...
Jennifer (Lukes) Murphy
Sep 7, 2010
Jennifer (Lukes) Murphy, age 31, of Peoria, AZ, formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at the Hospice of the Valley, Gardiner Home in Phoenix, AZ, due to complications from cystic fibrosis. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip...
Jane Holthaus Blair
Sep 6, 2010
Jane Holthaus Blair, age 64, of Miamisburg, OH, formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, September 6, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 9, 2010, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery, Decorah,...
Morris Bergan
Sep 2, 2010
Morris Bergan, age 92, of Ridgeway, IA, died Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, IA, with Rev. Philip and Ginny Olson presiding. Burial will be in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter, Iowa. Friends may call on...
Craig Hunt
Aug 31, 2010
Craig Hunt age, 58 of Decorah, Iowa died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 13, 2010, at the Pulpit Rock Campground in Decorah, Iowa, with Jan Gluth – King presiding. All are asked to bring a lawn chair and salad and bars to share...
Roselyn Lensch
Aug 30, 2010
Roselyn Lensch, age 68, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 3, 2010, at the Springfield Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Norman Bauer presiding. Burial will be in the Springfield Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from...
Thelma Moen
Aug 29, 2010
Thelma Moen, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call...
Alanson Lance Lillbridge
Aug 26, 2010
Alanson “Lance” Lillibridge, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday evening, August 26, 2010 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating. Private Family inurnment will be at a later date in Lutheran Cemetery in...
Ethel O. Kittelson
Aug 20, 2010
Ethel O. Kittelson, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Friday morning, August 20, 2010 at her home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Wayne Hagen, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Randal Kittelson officiating. Burial will be in Hesper Lutheran Cemetery in Hesper, IA. Visitation...
Michelle "Shelly" Smith
Aug 20, 2010
Michelle “Shelly” Smith, age 26, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Friday, August 20, 2010, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery. Friend may call from 3:00-8:00...
Don H. Broughton
Aug 14, 2010
Don Broughton, age 65, of Battle Mountain, NV, formerly of West Union, IA, died on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Cottage Grove Place Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union, Iowa, with Rev. Galen Smith presiding. Burial will be in the Wadena...
Paul Estrem
Aug 11, 2010
Paul Estrem, age 70, of Decorah, IA died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 after a bicycle accident near Conover, IA Memorial Services will be on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church rural Decorah, IA with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church on...
Kenneth Sweet
Aug 11, 2010
Kenneth Sweet, age 68, of rural Ryan, IA died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 after being hit by a train near Ryan, IA Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, IA. by Rev. David Lenth. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at...
Gladys M. Jennerjohn
Aug 10, 2010
Gladys M. Jennerjohn, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday evening, August 7, 2010 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 13, 2010 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Julie Fiske officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah at 9:00 A.M. Friday morning. Visitation will be...
Marjorie Humpal
Aug 7, 2010
Marjorie Humpal, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, August 7, 2010, at the Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, IA, with Father Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Aloysius Cemetery in Calmar, IA. Friends may call from...
Nolan Bruce Koch
Aug 5, 2010
Nolan Bruce Koch was born silently into the world at 6:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 5, 2010. Nolan was the first child of Clint and Kari Koch, of Decorah. Reverend John Caldwell performed a special baptism for Nolan in the hospital. A private graveside service was held on Saturday, August 7th in Bluffton Cemetery in Bluffton, IA, where Nolan was...
