OBITUARIES
Esther Hovden
May 31, 2006
Esther B. Hovden, age 86, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the First Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Steven Jacobsen officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah,...
Lorence Marion Lundby
May 30, 2006
Lorence M. Lundby, age 87 of Cresco, Iowa and formerly of Decorah, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 2, 2006 at First Lutheran Church in Cresco, by the Rev. John Gannett, with burial in Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery,...
Larry Francis Phillips
May 29, 2006
Larry Phillips, age 63, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Monday, May 29, 2006, at his home, following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 3, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church, in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Carol Kress officiating. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on...
Nina Elvera Wangsness
May 27, 2006
Nina E. Wangsness, age 94, of Mabel, Minnesota and formerly of rural Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, May 27, 2006 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Highland Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, by Rev. David Andreae, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Arlyne Kurash
May 23, 2006
Arlyne E. Kurash, age 88, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 26, 2006 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Harvey Abrahmson officiating. Burial will be in the Calmar City Cemetery,...
Everett O. Halweg
May 21, 2006
Everett Halweg, age 69, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, May 21, 2006, at his home, following a lingering illness. Private Family Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at the Lutheran Cemetery, in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. James Glesne officiating, from the Decorah Lutheran Church. There will be full military rites at the...
Katherine Koshatka
May 19, 2006
Katherine M. Koshatka, age 89, of Spillville, Iowa, died on Friday, May 19, 2006, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, May 22, 2006 at the Calmar Lutheran Church in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Norman Bauer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Arthur O. Erickson
May 18, 2006
Arthur O. “Art” Erickson, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2006 at the United Methodist Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Carol Kress officiating. Burial will be in the Canoe Methodist...
Dennis Patrick Allen
May 10, 2006
Dennis P. Allen, age 55 of Oelwein, Iowa and formerly of Belmont, California, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein following a long illness. Private family services will be held at a later date. His body has been cremated and in accordance with his wishes, his remains will be scattered near Big Sur, California. Memorials may be...
Ruby Winter
May 4, 2006
Ruby Winter, age 72, of St. Lucas, Iowa, died on Thursday, May 04, 2006, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family in her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 8, 2006 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Marvin Salz officiating. Burial will be...
Jerome Lensing
May 3, 2006
Jerome “Romy” Lensing, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah, Iowa, following a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2006 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa with Rev. Gary Krapfl and Monsignor Cletus...
John George Kramer
May 3, 2006
John G. Kramer, age 83, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at Country View Care Center in Waterloo following a lengthy illness. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church (St. Joseph) in Waterloo by Fr. Dennis Coulter, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery in...
Norma Jean Bushman
Apr 30, 2006
Norma Jean Bushman, age 72, of Edmond, Washington, died on Sunday, April 30, 2006, at her home following a sudden illness. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. There will...
Kenneth Jacob Meyer
Apr 29, 2006
Kenneth Jacob Meyer, age 94, formerly of Calmar, Iowa, passed away on November 19, 2005 at his home in Green Valley, Arizona. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 29, 2006 at the Calmar Community Methodist Church in Calmar, Iowa with Rev. Anita Odekirk Bane officiating. Burial will be in the Calmar City Cemetery, Calmar, IA, with...
Kenneth A. Moen
Apr 28, 2006
Kenneth A. Moen, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa and formerly of Dunkerton, IA and Clinton, WI., died Friday, April 28, 2006 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, with burial and full military honors in Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah. Friends...
Gary Downing
Apr 27, 2006
Gary Downing, age 65, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 27, 2006, at his home following a long illness. Friends may call on Monday, May 1, 2006, from 4:00- 8:00 p.m. at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah. A private family graveside service will be held at the Smithfield Cemetery with full military rites. Survivors: Five children: Karen...
Elizabeth Lorah Staats
Apr 21, 2006
Elizabeth S. Staats, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, died April 21, 2006 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 24, 3006 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah. She is survived by two daughters Barbara (James) Dale of Decorah, Iowa and Carol Webber of Webster, New York; four grandchildren;...
Anthony "Tony" John Bowlus
Apr 20, 2006
Anthony “Tony” J. Bowlus, age 99 of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, April 24, 2006 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen, with burial in Garnavillo Cemetery, Garnavillo, Iowa. Pallbearers will be Rick...
Edward Terrance Mccabe
Apr 18, 2006
Edward T. McCabe, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 18, 2005 at Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, April 22, 2006 at St. Benedict Catholic Church by Rev. Gary Krapfl. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Plymouth Rock. Frends may call...
Anne Holley Tebbenhoff
Apr 17, 2006
Anne H. Tebbenhoff, age 98, of Decorah, Iowa and formerly of Downsville, NY, died Monday, April 17, 2006 at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah. A memorial mass will be held at a later date at Holy Family Catholic Church in Downsville, NY, with inurnment in the family plot in Valleau Cemetery, Ridgewood, NJ. There will be no visitation....
