OBITUARIES
Leander Einck
Nov 3, 2008
Leander “Lenny” Einck, age 78, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Monday, November 3, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, November 7, 2008, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in...
Timothy R. Langholz
Nov 2, 2008
Tim Langholz, age 43, of Decorah, Iowa, died suddenly Sunday, November 2, 2008 in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Tom Pietz, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik. Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Fjelstul Funeral Home...
Andrew H. Hemesath
Oct 31, 2008
Andrew H. Hemesath, age 98, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Friday, October 31, 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., on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church...
John E. Jennerjohn
Oct 31, 2008
John E. Jennerjohn, age 81, of Bonita Springs, Florida, and formerly of Decorah, IA, passed away Friday, October 31, 2008 at Imperial Health Center in Naples, FL. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Tom Pietz and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah...
Lucella I. Bender
Oct 26, 2008
Lucella Bender, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, October 26, 2008, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2008, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Locust, Iowa, with Rev. Gene Hermeier officiating. Burial will be in the Locust Cemetery, Locust, Iowa....
Gerda Mccaffrey
Oct 25, 2008
Gerda McCaffrey, age 85, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, October 25, 2008, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA, following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s...
Carl F. Nichols
Oct 24, 2008
Carl F. Nichols, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, October 24, 2008 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah as a result of congestive heart failure. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 27, 2008 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah by Rev. Matthew H. Perkins with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may...
Evelyn Mashek
Oct 24, 2008
Evelyn Mashek, age 94, of Spillville, IA, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, October 27, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, by Rev. Donald Hawes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...
Curtis Gremm
Oct 20, 2008
Curt Gremm, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Carol Kress officiating. Burial will be in the Canoe Methodist Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call...
Flavia Lechtenberg
Oct 16, 2008
Flavia Lechtenberg, age 77, of Festina, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at her home following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Durwin Jens Kallevang
Oct 13, 2008
Durwin Kallevang, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away October 13, 2008, at as a result of heart failure, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 18, 2008, at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church, Burr Oak, Iowa, with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak...
Bennie C. Benson
Oct 11, 2008
Bennie C. Benson, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at Barthell O.E.S. Nursing Home in Decorah following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Allen Vik and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah with full military honors....
Vernon T. Olson
Oct 8, 2008
Vernon T. Olson, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, IA, Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2008, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church rural Decorah, IA, with Pastor Douglas Mathison officiating. Burial will be in the Glenwood East Cemetery. Friends may call...
Avis C. Bolson
Oct 6, 2008
Avis C. Bolson, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, October 6, 2008 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah following a short illness, under Hospice care with her family at her side. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 10, 2008 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen with burial in Lutheran Cemetery...
Martha Klimesh
Oct 4, 2008
Martha Klimesh, age 90, formerly of Spillville, Iowa, died on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, October 6, 2008, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the...
Earl P. Kern
Oct 3, 2008
Earl Kern, age 71, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, October 3, 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, October 7, 2008, at the Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may...
Walter L. Nesheim
Oct 3, 2008
Walter Nesheim, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, October 3, 2008, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, following complications from a stroke. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa, with Pastor Helen Beth Kuhens officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Eugene M. Wicks
Oct 3, 2008
Eugene M. Wicks, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco, Iowa, of Binswanger disease. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, October 6, 2008 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Joan A. Mau with inurnment in Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak, IA. Friends may...
Merle A. Fulsaas
Sep 28, 2008
Merle A. Fulsaas, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah, IA as a result of pneumonia. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Madison Lutheran Church in Decorah by Revs. Phillip and Ginny Olson with burial in Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery, rural Decorah. Friends may...
Tara Bennett
Sep 27, 2008
Tara Bennett, age 26, of Anamosa, Iowa, formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, September 27, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa, following injuries she received in an accident from a falling tree limb on September 19, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at the Springfield Lutheran...
