OBITUARIES

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Gillmer Seegmiller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Virginia A. Hanson

Virginia A. Hanson

Jan 26, 2011

Virginia A. Hanson, age 79, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 31, 2011 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Mark Kvale officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-7:00 P.M....

Orrin Blekeberg

Orrin Blekeberg

Jan 26, 2011

Orrin Blekeberg, age 90, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at the Patty Elwood Center, in Cresco, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Madison Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in the Madison Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on Friday...

Jay Burke

Jay Burke

Jan 26, 2011

Jay Burke, age 51, of Fort Atkinson, IA died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:30 a.m., at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson, IA. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Father Marvin Salz...

Joseph "Joe" Ryant

Joseph "Joe" Ryant

Jan 25, 2011

Joe Ryant, age 84, of Spillville died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, January 29, 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 Friday, January...

Charles D. Rude

Charles D. Rude

Jan 20, 2011

Charles D. Rude, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, January 20, 2011 at home in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Monday, January 24 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, with Prayers read at 6:45 P.M. Monday. A Private Family inurnment will be held at St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah in the spring of 2011. Charles David...

Viola Tessmer

Viola Tessmer

Jan 20, 2011

Viola A. Tessmer, age 96, passed away to be with our Lord on January 20, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. She was a resident at Pioneer Park in Lone Tree, IA and formerly of Calmar and Waucoma IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at St...

Mayme Vopava

Mayme Vopava

Jan 19, 2011

Mayme Vopava age 103, of Spillville, IA, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic church in Spillville, IA. Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be at the Holy Trinity Cemetery in Protivin, IA. Visitation will be Friday...

Sylvia Hovey Folsom

Sylvia Hovey Folsom

Jan 8, 2011

Sylvia Hovey Folsom, 86, of Thornton, CO, formerly of Decorah, died after a long illness, Saturday, January 8, 2011. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall by Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson She is survived by her sons Gil Folsom of Golden CO, Scott (Joan) Folsom of Arvada CO; one daughter Jill...

Harlan N. Bruvold

Harlan N. Bruvold

Jan 4, 2011

Harlan N. Bruvold, age 58, of Hortonville, WI and formerly of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday evening, January 4, 2011 at Hospice At Cherry Meadows in Appleton, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Mark Kvale officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation...

David P. Christensen

David P. Christensen

Dec 31, 2010

David P. Christensen, age 58, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 7, 2011 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. Skip Rushing officiating. Visitation will be on Friday beginning at 1:00 P.M. at Fjelstul Funeral Home, two hours before the service....

Cletus Mihm

Cletus Mihm

Dec 31, 2010

Cletus Mihm, age 90, of St. Lucas, Iowa, died on Friday, December 31, 2010, at the Traditions Retirement Center in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from...

Helen M. Dotzler

Helen M. Dotzler

Dec 30, 2010

Helen M. Dotzler, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday evening, December 30, 2010 at Wellington Place in Decorah, surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, Iowa with Rev. Joelle Colville-Hanson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah in the spring of 2011....

Irene H. Drew

Irene H. Drew

Dec 29, 2010

Irene H. Drew, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Her body was donated to Mayo Clinic's Department of Anatomy in Rochester, MN. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, January 3, 2011 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Inurnment...

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