OBITUARIES
Kenneth Groth
Jun 1, 2008
Kenneth Groth, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, June 1, 2008, at his home from natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5, 2008, at the Highland Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. David Andreae officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on...
Frieda M. Goettelman
May 30, 2008
Frieda Goettelman, age 87, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Friday, May 30, 2008, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2008, at the Calmar Lutheran Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Norman Bauer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after...
Eleanor Ellingson
May 29, 2008
Eleanor Ellingson, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, May 29, 2008, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 7, 2008, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Wayne Ellingson officiating. Burial will be in the Iowa River Cemetery,...
Gordon C. Rovang
May 27, 2008
Gordon C. Rovang, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Wellington Place in Decorah of a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 30, 2008 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with full military...
Tevaleen Winger
May 26, 2008
Tevaleen “Tevy” Winger, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, May 26, 2008, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 30, 2008, at the First Lutheran Church with Rev. Steven Jacobsen officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00...
Edwin Lechtenberg
May 20, 2008
Edwin Lechtenberg, age 83, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2008, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in the church...
Janice R. Ramstad
May 19, 2008
Janice Ramstad, age 59, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, May 19, 2008, at her home, following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2008, at the Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Doug Mathison of the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery,...
Laverne A. Rose
May 7, 2008
LaVerne A. Rose, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Allen Vik and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, with full...
Donald Kipp
May 2, 2008
Donald J. Kipp, age 82, of Festina, Iowa, died on Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 5, 2008 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in...
Ruth C. Belz
Apr 30, 2008
Ruth C. Belz, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, May 5, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may...
Geralda E. Anderson
Apr 28, 2008
Geralda E. Anderson, age 80, of Cresco, Iowa, and formerly of Decorah, died Monday, April 28, 2008 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 2, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be...
Grace L. Mcintosh
Apr 26, 2008
Grace L. McIntosh, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Wellington Place in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church with Rev. Kim Smith officiating. Burial will be prior to the memorial service at Phelps Cemetery. The...
M. Bernice Newhouse
Apr 24, 2008
Bernice Newhouse, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 28, 2008 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church in Burr Oak, Iowa by Rev. Matthew Larson with burial in Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00...
Eleanor C. Huber
Apr 18, 2008
Eleanor Huber, age 93, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Friday, April 18, 2008, at the Clarissa Cook Hospice Home in Bettendorf, Iowa, following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in the...
Alice Dow
Apr 16, 2008
Alice Dow, age 89, of Laramie, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at the Church Creek Healthcare Center in Arlington Heights, IL, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2008, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Palma Zidlicky
Apr 13, 2008
Palma Zidlicky, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, April 13, 2008, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Kim Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Mary Jane (Wieling) Bonestroo
Apr 10, 2008
Mary Jane Bonestroo, age 71, formerly of Knoxville, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at the Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa, after fighting cancer for 23 years. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes, officiating. Burial will be in...
Annell Schmitt
Apr 9, 2008
Annell “Nell” Schmitt, age 71 of Johnston, IA. formerly of St. Lucas, IA died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial is Saturday, April 12 at noon at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas. By Rev. Marvin Salz. Interment is at St. Luke’s cemetery. Friends may visit from...
Marjorie G. Wood
Apr 7, 2008
Marjorie G. “Marj” Wood, age 90, of Waverly, Iowa and formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday, April 11, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah by Rev. Carol A. Kress with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah at a...
Karlton J. Rosholt
Apr 4, 2008
Karlton Jerome “Jerry” Rosholt, age 85, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah of cancer. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 11, 2008 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Marion Pruitt Miller officiating. Inurnment will be in Rockdale, WI at a later date. Friends may visit with...
