OBITUARIES
Cora Hendrickson
Nov 1, 2006
Cora Hendrickson 93 of Decorah died Wednesday November, 1 2006 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah after a long illness. Funeral Services will be on Saturday November 4, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Rick Engebretson with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 –...
Rebecca A. "Becky" Schuman
Nov 1, 2006
Rebecca A. Schuman, age 54, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 4, 2006 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah by Rev. Carol A. Kress. Following the services and at her request, Becky's body will be donated to the University of...
Ileen Wedo
Oct 31, 2006
Ileen Wedo, age 67, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, in LaCrosse, WI, following a sudden illness. Ileen Mavis (Moen) Wedo was born on September 21, 1939, the daughter of Carl O. and Marian (Dahlen) Moen in Waukon, Iowa. Ileen attended the Pagan Country School and graduated from Waukon High School in...
Clarence "Bobby" Pavlovec
Oct 28, 2006
Clarence “Bobby” Pavlovec, age 68, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Saturday, October 28, 2006, at the Winneshiek Medical Center, in Decorah, Iowa, following a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in the...
Danny Darling
Oct 21, 2006
Danny Darling, age 49, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, October 21, 2006, from injuries in an accident on Saturday, near Freeport. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church, Burr Oak, Iowa, with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from...
Donald J. Gerleman
Oct 20, 2006
Donald J. Gerleman, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, October 20, 2006, at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Gary Krapfl officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis DeSales...
Bufford W. Fullhart
Oct 20, 2006
Bufford Fullhart, age 94, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, October 20, 2006, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2006, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Matt Larson, from the Hesper Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial...
Adrian J. Zbornik
Oct 19, 2006
Adrian Joseph Zbornik, age 71, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at his home, following a lengthy illness. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 21, 2006 at St. John's Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. David Beckman officiating. There will be no visitation, but the family will greet friends...
Helen I. Turnquist
Oct 19, 2006
Helen I. Turnquist, age 86, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 23, 2006 at the Decorah Lutheran Church Fellowship Room by Rev. James Glesne, with burial in Phelps Cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-5:00 P.M. Sunday, October 22, 2006 at Fjelstul...
Francis Kautman
Oct 19, 2006
Francis “Frank” W. Kautman, age 74, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Thursday, October 19, 2006, at his daughter’s home in Little Turkey, Iowa, following a terminal illness. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, October 21, 2006, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery in Spillville, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Hawes, officiating. There will be military rites at the...
Norma J. Townswick
Oct 18, 2006
Norma J. Townswick, age 77, of Decorah, IA, died peacefully following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s disease on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice in Decorah. She rests now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Madison Lutheran Church, rural Ridgeway, IA, by Rev. Steven...
Leo Tollefson
Oct 18, 2006
Leo Tollefson, age 97, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 20, 2006 at Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, by Rev. Curtis A. Fox. Burial will be in Pontoppidan Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Thelma Alida Kjos
Oct 11, 2006
Thelma A. Kjos, age 98, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Oneota Riverview Care Facility following a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Madison Lutheran Church, rural Ridgeway, Iowa by Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00...
Richard Austin Duff
Oct 11, 2006
Richard A. “Dick” Duff, age 85 of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 16, 2006 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah by Rev. Carol A. Kress. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in Phelps Cemetery...
Irene Schmitt
Oct 10, 2006
Irene Schmitt, age 76, of rural Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, as a result of an automobile accident north of Lourdes, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Little Turkey, Iowa, with Rev. David Beckman officiating. Burial will be in the...
Eleanor E. Slifka
Oct 9, 2006
Eleanor Slifka, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, October 9, 2006, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, from complications of surgery. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 13, 2006, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Gary Krapfl officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may...
Lauretta A. Barta
Oct 9, 2006
Lauretta A. Barta, age 88, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Monday, October 9, 2006, at the Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah, IA, following a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2006, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, with Rev. David Beckman, officiating. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus...
Marcella M. Hayek
Oct 4, 2006
Marcella Hayek 86, of Spillville, IA. died Wednesday October 4, 2006 at the Winneshiek County Medical Center in Decorah, IA. after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday October 9, 2006 at 11 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating, Burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday Oct....
Harold R. Pierce
Oct 4, 2006
Harold Pierce, age 87, of Canton, MN, died on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 7, 2006 at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from...
Duane E. Cook
Oct 1, 2006
Duane Cook, age 76, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, October 1, 2006, at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah, Iowa, following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. James Glesne, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Allan Vik officiating. Burial will be in...
