OBITUARIES
President Gerald R. Ford
Dec 26, 2006
Gerald R. Ford, The 38th President of the United States, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93 years. The public is invited to sign a book of condolences at Fjelstul Funeral Home, 306 East Water Street in Decorah on Friday, December 29, 2006 from 1:00-4:00 P.M. Condolences may also be...
Helen A. Gehling
Dec 21, 2006
Helen Gehling, age 76, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Thursday, December 21, 2006, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, following a heart attack. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Alberta E. Teslow
Dec 16, 2006
Alberta E. Teslow, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen, with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Monday, December 18, 2006 at...
Mary Barloon
Dec 15, 2006
Mary Barloon, age 90, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Friday, December 15, 2006, at the Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union, Iowa, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 18, 2006, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in...
Gordon Fulsaas
Dec 14, 2006
Gordon Fulsaas, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah following a lingering illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 18, 2006 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Decorah by Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson. Burial will be in Madison Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may...
C. Ingeman Teslow
Dec 12, 2006
C. Ingeman Teslow, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa, IA following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah by Rev. Douglas L. Mathison. Burial will be in Glenwood East Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends may...
Loretta Ean
Dec 8, 2006
Loretta Ean, age 90, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Friday, December 8, 2006, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home, in Decorah, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Memorials may be sent to Loretta Ean Memorial P.O. Box 208 Calmar, Iowa 52132 Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 11, 2006, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar,...
Myrna Wagner
Dec 1, 2006
Myrna Wagner, age 66, of Ridgeway, IA, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at her home after a courageous battle against cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday December 4, 2006 at 11:00 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church by Rev. Donald Hawes burial will be in the church cemetery . Visitation will be on Sunday December 3, 2006 from...
Wallace Blekeberg
Nov 30, 2006
Wallace Blekeberg, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, November 30, 2006, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 4, 2006 at the Madison Lutheran Church with Revs. Phil and Ginny Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Madison Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends may...
Virginia Mae Holkesvik
Nov 30, 2006
Virginia Mae Holkesvik, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa died Thursday, November 30, 2006 at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 4, 2006 at 1:30pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Locust, rural Decorah by Rev. O. Paul Hougen, with burial in Locust Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 A.M. until the time...
Karen "Nana" Gustine Weidow
Nov 29, 2006
Karen "Nana" G. Weidow, age 65, of Ridgeway, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway, Iowa by Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson, with burial in Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Ridgeway. Friends...
Irma Falada
Nov 25, 2006
Irma Falada, age 92, of Spillville, Iowa, died Saturday November 25, 2006 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, after a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at the St Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville by Rev. Donald Hawes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Roman Kovarik
Nov 23, 2006
Roman Kovarik, age 23 of Eustis, FL, formerly of Spillville, IA., died as a result of a motorcycle accident near Dahlonega, GA., On Thursday, November 23, 2006. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, November 27, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA., By Rev. Donald Hawes with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation...
Sybil Lorraine Schelley
Nov 20, 2006
Sybil Lorraine (Olson) Schelley, age 86, of Eau Claire, WI., died Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa after a long illness. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 2, 2006 at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, WI, with inurnment in Forest Hill Cemetery in Eau Claire. Friends may call...
Mary Louise Engelhardt
Nov 18, 2006
Mary Louise Engelhardt, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, November 18 2006 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah by Rev. Matthew H. Perkins. Graveside services and burial will be held Saturday, November 25,...
Charles E. Coffeen
Nov 14, 2006
Charles E. "Chuck" Coffeen, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday morning, November 14, 2006 at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, November 17, 2006 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah by Rev. Carol A. Kress. Private Family inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery, with Full Military Honors....
Ruth Agnes Ruffridge
Nov 12, 2006
Ruth A. Ruffridge, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday November 12, 2006 at Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah of complications of advanced age. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen and Rev. H.G. Engebretson, with burial in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Friends...
Helen Langer
Nov 10, 2006
Helen Langer, age 86, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, November 10, 2006, at her home from cancer. A memorial service will be held at First Lutheran Church, Decorah, on Saturday, November 18, at 11:00 AM, with Rev. Marion Pruitt - Miller officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah,...
Mae F. Benson
Nov 10, 2006
Mae F. Benson, age 87 of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, November 10, 2006 at her home following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Decorah Lutheran Church by Rev. James Glesne, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allen Vik, with burial in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Paul V. "Peck" Welch
Nov 9, 2006
Paul V. “Peck” Welch, 88 of Decorah, Iowa passed away Thursday, November 9, 2006 in Hospice care at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah after a long illness. Peck was born June 10, 1918 in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Devilbiss High School in Toledo in 1935. After high school graduation he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians Farm League....
