OBITUARIES
Valeria Sabelka
Sep 16, 2008
Valeria Sabelka, age 78, of Decorah , Iowa, formerly of Calmar, Iowa died on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, September 19, 2008, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial...
Richard Mckernan
Sep 15, 2008
Richard "Dick" McKernan, age 85, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, September 15, 2008, at the Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center in Waterloo, Iowa, following a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 19, 2008, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in the...
Mary F. Hurley
Sep 11, 2008
Mary F. (Eaton) Hurley, age 68, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Mierhoffer Funeral Home Chapel in St. Joseph, Missouri. Visitation will be at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah from 3:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday, September 14, 2008. Mary...
Paul Gossman
Sep 11, 2008
Paul Gossman, age 82, of rural Bluffton, Iowa, died Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 15, 2008, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Bluffton, Iowa, with Monsignor Richard Funke officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Dorothy Huinker
Sep 11, 2008
Dorothy Huinker, age 78, of St. Lucas, Iowa, died Thursday, September 11, 2008, at the Traditions Assisted Living in West Union, Iowa, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 15, 2008, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, by Father David Beckman. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Irma Schuler
Sep 10, 2008
Irma E. Schuler, age 94, of Festina, Iowa, died on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 13, 2008, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in...
Alma L. Burreson
Sep 7, 2008
Alma L. Burreson, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, September 7, 2008, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 13, 2008, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Burial will be in Phelps...
Bernice Buchheit (Mrs. Lawrence)
Sep 6, 2008
Bernice Buchheit, age 91, of Festina, Iowa, died on Saturday, September 6, 2008, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the...
Florentina Hageman
Sep 2, 2008
Florentina Hageman, age 86, of Festina, Iowa, died on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 5, 2008, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the...
Joseph Kruse
Aug 29, 2008
Joseph F. Kruse, age 72, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Friday, August 29, 2008, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in...
Jerome E. Hackman
Aug 28, 2008
Jerome Hackman, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, August 28, 2008, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
William J. Headington
Aug 23, 2008
William J. (Bill) Headington, age 79, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, August 23, 2008 at his home in Decorah following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with burial in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 26 at...
Arleen Young
Aug 23, 2008
Arleen Young, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, August 23, 2008, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Douglas Mathison officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In...
Carol G. Quandahl
Aug 19, 2008
Carol G. Quandahl, age 75, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 22, 2008 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Marion Pruitt Jefferson officiating. Burial will be in Waterloo Ridge Cemetery in rural Dorchester, Iowa....
Sylvia C. Akre
Aug 8, 2008
Sylvia C. Akre, age 90, a long-time resident of Decorah, IA, and most recently living in Des Moines, IA, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at Ramsey Village in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Burial will be in Big...
Laura M. Numedahl
Aug 7, 2008
Laura Numedahl, age 93, of Calmar, Iowa, died Thursday, August 7, 2008, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA, after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA, by Rev. Donald Hawes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Arline M. Gerleman
Aug 6, 2008
Arline M. Gerleman, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at Wellington Place in Decorah following a short illness. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 9, 2008 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen officiating. Private family burial will be in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends...
Laura Miller
Aug 4, 2008
Laura Miller, age 104, of Festina, Iowa, died on Monday, August 4, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in West Union, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 8, 2008, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in...
Darlene L. Foltz
Aug 1, 2008
Darlene Foltz age, 58 of Decorah died Friday August 1, 2008 at her home of natural causes. Memorial Services will be on Saturday August 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa. By Rev. Matt Larson burial of ashes will be in the Hesper Cemetery in Hesper, Iowa at a later date. Visitation...
Jeanette Naley Baran
Jul 31, 2008
Jeanette Naley Baran, age 79, died July 31, 2008. Graveside services will be on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with Rev. David Andreae officiating. Fjelstul Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. She was preceded in death by loving husband, Kenneth, Sr.; brothers, Merlin and Elwood Naley; sister Ellen Naley. She is survived by...
