OBITUARIES
Helen Kovarik
Oct 10, 2005
Helen Kovarik age 87, of Spillville, Iowa died Monday, October 10, 2005 at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah, Iowa after a short illness. Funeral Mass will be on Saturday October 15, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, Iowa by Rev. Donald Hawes burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Evelyn M. Underbakke
Oct 10, 2005
Evelyn M. Underbakke, age 96 of Mabel, Minnesota and formerly of Burr Oak, Iowa, died Monday, October 10, 2005 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church by Rev. Allen Hermeier, with burial in Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Friday, October...
Donald Frana
Oct 9, 2005
Donald Frana, age 76, formerly of Spillville, Iowa died on Sunday, October 9, 2005 at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in Guttenberg, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, Iowa with Msgr. Cletus Hawes officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Carl Albert Leistikow
Oct 5, 2005
Carl A. Leistikow, age 93, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 8, 2005 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church in Burr Oak, Iowa by Rev. Allen Hermeier, with burial in Burr Oak Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Friday, October 7, 2005 at Fjelstul Funeral...
Clara Lukas
Oct 3, 2005
Clara Lukas, age 105 of Calmar, Iowa, the oldest resident of Winneshiek County, died on Monday, October 3, 2005 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa following a long illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2005 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating....
Roger Bjergum
Oct 2, 2005
Roger Bjergum, age 66, of Decorah, Iowa died on Sunday, October 2, 2005 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa following a sudden illness. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, please remember the hurricane victims or the charity of your choice. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Washington Prairie...
Clara Kalec
Sep 26, 2005
Clara Kalec, age 100 of Spillville died Monday September 26, 2005 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday September 30 at 11:00 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville by Rev. Donald Hawes with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:00 until 7:00 at the Balik Funeral...
Hulda Stofferahn
Sep 21, 2005
Hulda J. Stofferahn, age 83, of Calmar, Iowa, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at her home from a heart attack, while battling Parkinson’s Disease for eight years. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 26, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Calmar Lutheran Church with Rev. Norman Bauer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Maynard Gjere
Sep 19, 2005
Maynard O. Gjere, age 72, of Highlandville, Iowa died on Monday, September 19, 2005 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa from complications of a stroke. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church with Rev. David Andreae officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. There...
Clifford Julian Kjos
Sep 11, 2005
Clifford J. Kjos, age 90 of Cresco, IA, formerly of Ridgeway, IA, died on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the Cresco Care Center of congestive heart failure. Funeral Service is at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Ridgeway, IA by Rev. Phillip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson with interment in Madison Lutheran Cemetery....
Gerald Albert White
Sep 11, 2005
Gerald White, age 75 of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. of post surgical complications. Funeral Service is at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. Carol A. Kress, with interment in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah with Full Military...
Arlene Rasmussen
Sep 9, 2005
Arlene Rasmussen, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa died on Friday, September 9, 2005 at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa following a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Susan Debner officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Alberta "Bert" Loraine Arneson
Sep 3, 2005
Alberta “Bert” L. Arneson, age 75 of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at her home in Decorah of cancer. Funeral Service is at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, IA by Rev. Michael Blair, with interment in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday,...
Lavene Roberts
Sep 2, 2005
LaVene Roberts, age 62, of Decorah, Iowa died on Friday, September 2, 2005 at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah, Iowa following a long illness. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Gary Krapfl officiating. Burial will be in...
Ruby M. Engrav
Aug 30, 2005
Ruby M. Engrav, 93, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at Decorah Lutheran Church by Rev. James Glesne and Rev. Bryan Robertson. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, Iowa. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Monday, September 5,...
Sylvia Shileny
Aug 28, 2005
Sylvia Shileny age, 84 of Spillville died Sunday August 28, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in West Union after a long illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday August 31, 2005 at 11:00 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville by Rev. Donald Hawes burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will be on...
Julitta Bushman
Aug 26, 2005
Julitta Bushman, age 95, of Festina, Iowa died on Friday, August 26, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center in Postville, Iowa following a long illness. A memorial fund has been established in Julitta’s name. Mass of Christian Burial will be On Tuesday August 30, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, Iowa by...
Richard Culbert
Aug 22, 2005
Richard Culbert, age 69, of Decorah, Iowa died on Monday, August 22, 2005 at his home from lung cancer. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, August 26, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Gary Krapfl officiating. Burial will be in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, LaCrosse, WI. There will be...
Art Zidlicky
Aug 21, 2005
Art Zidlicky, age 82, of Spillville, Iowa, died on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at his home following a long illness. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa with Rev. Kim Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with full military rites. Friends may call...
Sherman B. Oyen
Aug 21, 2005
Sherman B. Oyen, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, August 21, 2005 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah by Rev. James Glesne, with burial in Pontoppidan Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at...
