OBITUARIES
Arnold Melvin Hogenson
Dec 27, 2004
Arnold M. Hogenson, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, December 27, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at Springfield Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, IA, by Rev. Norman L. Bauer, with burial in the Springfield Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is on Tuesday, December...
Shirley Adeline Bengtson
Dec 26, 2004
Shirley A. Bengtson, age 89 of Decorah, died on Sunday, December 26, 2004, at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a short illness. Funeral Service is at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2004 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen. Graveside services are at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Woodbury Cemetery in Lyle, MN. Visitation...
James Leo Carolan
Dec 24, 2004
James L. Carolan, age 73, of Decorah, Iowa, and formerly of Lawler, IA. died Friday, December 24, 2004 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, WI., following a short illness. Funeral Mass is on Monday, December 27, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. Gary F. Krapfl. Burial with Full Military Honors, will...
Fay R. Ward
Dec 19, 2004
Fay R. Ward, age 87, of Frankville, Iowa, died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral Service is on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa by Rev. James Glesne, Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Ole Winter. Burial will be at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, December 22, 2004...
Lavanda Irene Hanson
Dec 14, 2004
Lavanda I. Hanson, age 77, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 17, 2004 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, by Rev. H.G. Engebretson and Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen. Burial will be in Glenwood East Cemetery in rural Decorah. Friends may call...
Willard Carsten Clement
Dec 3, 2004
Willard C. Clement, age 87, of Ossian, Iowa and formerly of rural Decorah, died Friday, December 3, 2004 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral Service is on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah by Rev. Kim W. Smith, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation...
Reuben O. Rovang
Nov 16, 2004
Reuben O. Rovang, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday evening, November 16, 2004 at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital in Decorah following a sudden illness. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 20, 2004 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, by the Rev. Kim W. Smith. Burial will be in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, with...
Orval Clista Seegmiller
Nov 10, 2004
Orval Seegmiller, age 91, of Decorah and formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah. Rev. Carol Cress will officiate. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00...
Dr. Jeffrey John Swella
Oct 30, 2004
Dr. Jeffrey J. Swella, age 38, of St. Petersburg, Florida and formerly of Decorah, IA., died Saturday, October 30, 2004 at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, November 5, 2004 at Decorah Lutheran Church by the Rev. James Glesne. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah....
Alta Mae Nelson
Oct 24, 2004
Alta M. Nelson, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, October 24, 2004 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota following a lengthy illness. Funeral Service is on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Madison Lutheran Church, rural Ridgeway, Iowa, by Rev. Philip Olson and Rev. Ginny Olson with burial in the Madison Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is on...
John Joseph Kelly
Oct 20, 2004
John J. Kelly, age 77, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, following a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 23, 2004 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, by the Rev. Gary F. Krapfl. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Bluffton, Iowa...
Audrey Jane Malkan
Aug 29, 2004
Audrey Jane Malkan died August 29, 2004 after a brief illness at her home of 40 years in Fort Worth, Texas. Born Audrey Jane Meyer to parents Howard Meyer and Lois Thompson in Dubuque on August 26, 1929, she spent her childhood with her grandparents Frank and Anna Thompson in Decorah where Frank was the station agent for the Central...
Hazel Sharp
Aug 29, 2004
Hazel Sharp, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, August 29, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah of complications from diabetes. Funeral Service is on Friday, September 3, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah by the Rev. Anita Bane. Burial will be in the Russell Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation is on Thursday,...
Adeline Grace Sullivan
Aug 15, 2004
Adeline Grace (Buresh) Sullivan was born on August 5, 1930, to William and Julia (Dvoracek) Buresh at their farm in Saratoga, Iowa. Her older brother is Theodore Buresh. After attending the local country school, she graduated from Riceville (Iowa) High School in 1949. In 1951 she was awarded her Licensed Practical Nurse degree by the state of Iowa after attending...
Ardath L. Nelson
Jul 31, 2004
Ardath Loyal Nelson was born June 2, 1914 in Shevlin, Minnesota, the son of Laura and Andrew Nelson. He was educated in Shevlin with additional art instruction in St. Paul, Minnesota. He served in the US Merchant Marines through World War II. On September 24, 1944, Ardath was united in marriage to Thelma Opheim of Shevlin and they made their...
Irene Josephine Tilleros
Jul 18, 2004
Irene Ellingson Tilleros, 89, died on Sunday, July 18, 2004, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Big Canoe Lutheran Church on Monday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m. with Reverend David Andreae and Reverend Wayne Ellingson officiating. Kathy Anderson will be the organist. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Geneva Darlene Ruen May
Jul 17, 2004
Geneva D. Ruen May, age 84, of Waukon, Iowa and formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, July 17, 2004 at Veteran’s Memorial Hospital in Waukon following a brief illness. Funeral Service is on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at 10:30 A.M. at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Steven M. Jacobsen and Rev. Lynn G. Groe with burial in Lutheran...
Miles Folger Kroshus
Jul 9, 2004
Memorial Services for Miles Folger Kroshus, five month old son of Jay and Jocelyn (Folger) Kroshus of Silver Spring, Maryland, died July 9, 2004 in Maryland. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Big Canoe Lutheran Church in rural Decorah by the Rev. David Andreae. Inurnment will follow at Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery. There...
Philip Alan "Phil" Bergan
Jul 6, 2004
Philip A. “Phil” Bergan, age 57 of Cresco, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at his home following a sudden illness. Funeral Service is on Friday, July 9, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Orleans Lutheran Church, rural Ridgeway, Iowa by Rev. Phillip and Rev. Ginny Olson with burial in Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Visitation is on Thursday, July 8, 2004...
Rev. Owen Gangstead
Jun 17, 2004
Rev. Owen Gangstead, age 90 of Decorah, died on Thursday, June 17, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home following a long illness. Memorial Service is on Monday, July 5, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. James Glesne. There was a private family burial at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. There is no visitation. Fjelstul Funeral...
