OBITUARIES
Cora Rebecca Kirkeby
May 16, 2009
Cora R. Kirkeby, age 106, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday morning, May 16, 2009 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah by Rev. Douglas L. Mathison with burial in Pontoppidan Cemetery Visitation will be on Wednesday, one...
Edward F. Bouska
May 16, 2009
Edward Bouska, age 91 of rural Protivin, IA died Saturday May 16, 2009 at his home after a short illness. Memorial Mass will be Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin, by Rev. David Beckman. Following Ed’s wishes his body was donated to the Mayo Foundation. Visitation will be on Monday May...
Harriet C. Hovde
May 12, 2009
Harriet Carla Hovde died on May 12, 2009, at Presbyterian Homes in Arden Hills, Minnesota, at the age of 92. She had formerly resided in Decorah, Iowa, for 62 years. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, June 1, 2009 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen. The family will have a private...
Mildred O. Lundby
May 10, 2009
Mildred O. Lundby, age 91, of Cresco, Iowa, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 15, 2009 at First Lutheran Church in Cresco by Rev. Robert G. Thacker with burial in Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Ridgeway. Visitation will...
Leroy Joseph Kopriva
May 1, 2009
LeRoy J. Kopriva, age 73, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota following a lengthy illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 8, 2009 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah by Rev. Phillip Gibbs. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery with full military...
Inez M. Viste
Apr 27, 2009
Inez M. Viste, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, Iowa, by Rev. Mark Kvale, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation begins at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, one hour before services, at...
Helen Brand
Apr 25, 2009
Helen Norton Brand, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness.She had recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family members, and friends from Decorah and the Eastern Star Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Schluter - Balik Funeral Home in...
Tom Burreson
Apr 20, 2009
Tom Burreson, age 69, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, April 20, 2009, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Tom Pietz, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Burial will be in the...
Diane Marie Anderson
Apr 20, 2009
Diane M. Anderson, age 70, of Decorah, Iowa, left to be with the Lord on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI after complications of the heart. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 24, 2009 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen with burial in Lutheran...
Delmar Kostman
Apr 15, 2009
Delmar Kostman, age 72, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call on Monday, April 20, 2009, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Schluter - Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. There will be no other services. Delmar Francis Kostman was born on November 22, 1936, the...
Harriet Forde
Apr 14, 2009
Harriet Forde, age 97, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, April 20, 2009, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. David Andreae presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00-5:00...
Leona Hilberg
Apr 11, 2009
Leona Hilberg, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Tom Pietz, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik presiding. Burial will be...
Norman J. Woldum
Apr 11, 2009
Norman J. Woldum, age 94, died on Saturday, April 11, 2009 after complications from pneumonia at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 18, 2009, at St. Benedict Catholic Church by Rev. Phillip Gibbs. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with full military honors. Visitation is from 5:00...
Mabel J. Folstad
Apr 9, 2009
Mabel J. Folstad, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Wellington Place in Decorah following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Bryan Robertson with burial in Hesper Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Friday at...
Paul Tekippe
Apr 9, 2009
Paul Tekippe, age 90, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, in Fort Atkinson, Iowa with the Rev. David Beckman presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Milo J. Headington
Apr 6, 2009
Milo J. Headington, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, April 6, 2009 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church in Burr Oak, IA by Rev. Matt Larson with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M....
Violet Williams
Apr 4, 2009
Violet "Vi" Williams, age 85, of Wood Dale, Illinois, formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at her daughter's home in Wood Dale, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Stephen Jacobsen presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery,...
Charlotte Henning
Apr 3, 2009
Charlotte Henning, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, April 3, 2009, at her home following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Tom Pietz, Rev. Bryan Robertson, and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant View...
Karla Steffans
Apr 1, 2009
Karla Steffans, age 51, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, April 6, 2009, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends...
Leosa Meyer
Mar 29, 2009
Leosa Meyer, age 75, of St. Lucas, Iowa, died on Sunday, March 29, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Marvin Salz officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke’s...
