OBITUARIES
Marjorie H. Youngblood
Feb 7, 2010
Marjorie H. Youngblood, age 81, of Ossian, IA, died Sunday morning, February 7, 2010 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Ossian Lutheran Church in Ossian by Lay Pastor Roy Christophersen with burial in Freeport Cemetery, rural Decorah, IA. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday,...
Emilie Souhrada
Feb 3, 2010
Emilie May Souhrada, age 67, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa, after years of very poor health. A family inurnment service will be held in the spring at the New Oregon Cemetery, rural Cresco, Iowa. The Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah is in charge of arrangements. Emilie May Souhrada...
Harriet Leidahl
Jan 30, 2010
Harriet Leidahl, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at her home. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Carol Kress presiding. Visitation will be on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home...
Helen Gladys Johnson
Jan 30, 2010
Helen G. Johnson, age 103, of Elma, Iowa and formerly of Decorah and Ridgeway, Iowa, died Saturday evening, January 30, 2010 at Colonial Manor in Elma. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 5, 2010 at Hauge Lutheran Church in rural Decorah by Rev. Nancy Solomonson with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00...
Marie Rohm
Jan 29, 2010
Marie Rohm, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, January 29, 2010, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 1, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Steve Jacobsen presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00-5:00 p.m., on...
Mark A. Wanless
Jan 28, 2010
Mark A. Wanless died on Thursday evening, January 28, 2010 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, as a result of liver and kidney failure. He had been in remission from Leukemia since 1999. He was 52 years old. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Fjelstul Funeral Home Chapel...
Audrey Ehler
Jan 26, 2010
Audrey Ehler, age 55, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Tuesday evening, January 26, 2010, at her home in Calmar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 30, 2010, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes and Monsignor Donald Heineman presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Yang Ryu
Jan 25, 2010
Yang Ryu, age 68 of Decorah, Iowa, the mother of Nika Lee, died Monday, January 25, 2010 at home in Decorah. Funeral Service will be at 11:30 A.M. Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. John Chung officiating. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 P.M....
Sandra J. Peake
Jan 21, 2010
Sandra J. Peake died on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at home in Decorah at the age of 50, surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 25, 2010 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Wayne Hagen. Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 P.M. Sunday, January 24 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and...
Agnes Langreck
Jan 19, 2010
Agnes Langreck, age 97, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery, St. Lucas, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Schluter –...
Lila Ruen
Jan 19, 2010
Lila (Dahlen) (Mrs. Vernon) Ruen, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Wayne Hagen and Rev. Allen Hermeier presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends...
Joan Sloan
Jan 17, 2010
Joan Sloan, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at her home following a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 22, 2010, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January...
Lillian Lundtvedt
Jan 13, 2010
Lillian Lundtvedt, age 71, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at the Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from...
Arnold "Arnie" Meyer
Jan 13, 2010
Arnold Meyer, age 84, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2009, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday at the...
Benjamin Larson
Jan 12, 2010
Benjamin Judd Ulring Splichal Larson, 25, died in the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 6, 2010 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:30 P.M. Friday, February 5 at First Lutheran...
Gary Hove
Jan 10, 2010
Gary Hove, age 72, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, January 10, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2010, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, Iowa, with Rev. Lynn Groe presiding. Burial with military rites will be held in the Lincoln Cemetery,...
Tim Novak
Jan 9, 2010
Tim Novak, age 65, of Spillville, IA died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at his home after a long illness. Memorial Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Rev. Donald Hawes and Rev. Norm Bauer presiding. Burial of ashes will be at a later date in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery...
Sharon Kakos
Jan 7, 2010
Sharon Kakos, age 61, of Decorah died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 11, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Steven Jacobsen presiding. Burial will be the Russell Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00-5:00 p.m., on Sunday,...
Beverly Erickson
Jan 4, 2010
Beverly M. Erickson, age 75, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Decorah, IA, died January 4, 2010 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, June 25, 2010 at Hauge Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Rev. Mark Kvale officiating. Inurnment will be in the Hauge Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation begins on Friday...
Cicely B. Joslyn
Dec 31, 2009
Cicely B. Joslyn, age 96, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Her body was donated to the Anatomy Bequest Program at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Vennehjem, 1102 Nordic Drive, Decorah. Fjelstul Funeral Home is...
