OBITUARIES
Norman Fisher
Nov 15, 2007
Norman Fisher, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2007, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home with Rev. Gene Hermeier, from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Locust officiating. Burial will be in...
Lucille White
Nov 14, 2007
Lucille White, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 17, 2007, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Bluffton, Iowa, with Rev. Richard Ament officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Robert Roney
Nov 13, 2007
Robert “Bob” Roney, age 73, of Decorah, Iowa, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at his home, surrounded by his family, from lung cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 16, 2007, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. James Glesne, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Burial will be in the Burr...
Marian Symonds
Nov 11, 2007
Marian Symonds, age 91, of Decorah died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Jim Dale officiating. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call...
Carroll O. Sunde
Nov 11, 2007
Carroll O. Sunde, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, November 16, 2007 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Joan A. Mau with burial in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00 –...
Dolores Mcconnell
Nov 11, 2007
Dolores McConnell, age 83, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, November 11, 2007, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial will be in the St. Benedict's cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from...
O. Vance Rosell
Nov 11, 2007
O. Vance Rosell, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday, November 15, 2007 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah by Rev. Matthew H. Perkins with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00...
Ruth Mckernan
Nov 10, 2007
Ruth McKernan, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, November 10, 2007, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, following a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2007, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Arlene Moen
Nov 9, 2007
Arlene Moen, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa died on Friday, November 9, 2007 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 12, 2007, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church by Rev. Allen E. Hermeier. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from...
Merle Melvin Anderson
Nov 6, 2007
Merle M. Anderson, age 95, of Ridgeway, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, IA following a long illness. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 PM Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, IA by Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson. Inurnment is in Lincoln Cemetery, rural...
Florence Mae Van Gorp
Nov 4, 2007
Florence M. Van Gorp, age 83 of Decorah, died on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA following a long illness. Memorial Service is at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah by Deacon Mike Ward, with inurnment in Freeport Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation is on Wednesday, November 7,...
Clara R. Fretheim
Nov 4, 2007
Clara R. Fretheim, 96, Shippensburg, PA formerly of Marion, IA, for 48 years, and Decorah, IA, died Sunday, November 4, in the Shippensburg Health Care Center following along illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. Friday, November 9, 2007 at Fjelstul Funeral Home Decorah with burial in Madison Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 P.M....
Arthur Frana
Nov 1, 2007
Arthur Frana, age 85, of Spillville, IA, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA, after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, November 5, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville by Rev. Donald Hawes, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Wilma M. Westphal
Oct 23, 2007
Wilma Westphal, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 26, 2007, at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak, Iowa. Friends...
Clara Williams
Oct 20, 2007
Clara Williams, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. James Glesne, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik officiating. Burial will be in the...
Kathleen Wallace
Oct 20, 2007
Katie Wallace, age 53, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at her home after a long illness. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Friends may call after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday at...
Vivian Anita Carolan
Oct 19, 2007
Vivian A. Carolan, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday evening, October 19, 2007 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah of cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah by Rev. Phil Gibbs and Rev. John Gossman with inurnment in St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery...
Roger Elsbernd
Oct 18, 2007
Roger Elsbernd, age 74, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at his home following a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 22, 2007, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Calmar, Iowa. Friends may call...
Cletus P. Herold
Oct 18, 2007
Cletus Herold, age 82, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at his home from congestive heart failure. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 20, 2007, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Michael S. Davis
Oct 18, 2007
Michael S. Davis, age 57, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died peacefully at home on Thursday, October 18, 2007 following a courageous battle with liver cancer. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 7:00 P.M. Monday, October 22, 2007 at the Church of Christ the King, 5029 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis with Graveside Services and Burial at 11:00 A.M. on...
