OBITUARIES
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...
Vivian Ilene Barth
Jun 17, 2004
Vivian I. Barth, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday evening, June 17, 2004 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota following a long illness. Funeral Service is on Monday, June 21, 2004 at 1:30 P.M. at Decorah Lutheran Church, by Rev. James Glesne, with burial in Springwater Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation is on Sunday, June 20, 2004 from 3:00-6:00...
Paul Heid
Jun 13, 2004
Paul Heid, age 88, of Decorah, iowa, died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a short illness. Mass of the CHristian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 18, 2004 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah. Rev. Gary F. Krapfl will officiate and burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in...
Leonard John Hartl
Jun 12, 2004
Leonard J. Hartl, age 67, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, June 12, 2004 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota of injuries sustained in a car accident near West Union, Iowa. Funeral Service is on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 10:00 A.M. at Decorah Lutheran Church by the Rev. James Glesne. Burial will be at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 16,...
Marion Ruby Laterman
Jun 4, 2004
Marion R. Laterman, age 88, of Waukon and formerly of Decorah and Frankville, died on Friday, June 4, 2004 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon following a short illness. Funeral Service is on Friday, June 11, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Frankville Community Presbyterian Church in Frankville, IA by Rev. James Walker, with burial in Frankville Cemetery. Visitation is on...
Maxine Hoeg
May 31, 2004
Maxine Hoeg, age 91 of Decorah, died on Monday, May 31, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a brief illness. Memorial Service is on Friday, June 4, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, IA by Rev. Ole Winter with inurnment in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, IA. Visitation is on Friday, June 4, 2004 from...
Vernon Lester Gilbertson
May 28, 2004
Vernon L. Gilbertson, age 86 of Decorah, died on Friday, May 28, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah of heart failure. Funeral Service is on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. James Glesne with burial in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, IA. Visitation is on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 from...
Fred G. Holland
May 18, 2004
Fred G. Holland, age 83 of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at his home following a sudden illness. Funeral Mass is on Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah by the Rev. Gary F. Krapfl, with burial in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is on Friday, May 21, 2004 from 4:00-8:00...
Phyllis A. Willer
May 17, 2004
Phyllis A. Willer, age 77 of Decorah, died on Monday, May 17, 2004 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah of cancer. Funeral Service is on Friday, May 21, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. Carol A. Kress, with burial on Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 1:00 PM in the Tipton...
Patrick J. Cunningham
May 16, 2004
Graveside Inurnment services for Friends and Family of Patrick J. Cunningham will be held at 12:30 P.M. Sunday, July 25, 2004 at Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, Iowa. Rev. Steven Jacobsen will officiate. Fjelstul Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Patrick John Cunningham, 56, of Goodyear, Arizona died May 16th, 2004, under Home Hospice care following a valiant fight...
Leigh D. Jordahl
May 10, 2004
Leigh D. Jordahl, age 78, of Decorah, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral Service is on Friday, May 14, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at First Lutheran Church in Decorah by Rev. Marion Pruitt Miller, with burial in Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed...
Ronald D. "Thorny" Thornton
Apr 19, 2004
Ronald D. "Thorny" Thornton, age 67, of Decorah and formerly of Minneapolis, MN., died Monday, April 19, 2004 at his home following a lengthy illness. Funeral Service is 4:00 P.M. Friday, April 23, 2004 at the Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah by Pastor Michael McCann. His body will be cremated following the services. Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in...
Lyle Vernon Cary
Apr 17, 2004
Lyle V. Cary, age 86 of Decorah, died on Saturday, April 17, 2004 at Aase Haugen Home following a short illness. Funeral Service is on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, IA by Pastor Anita Bane with burial in Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Visitation is on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 from 4:00...
Barbara A. Bahe
Apr 16, 2004
Barbara Bahe, age 88 of Northfield, MN, and formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, April 16, 2004 at Northfield Care Center in Northfield, MN. Funeral Service is on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA by Rev. Steven Jacobson with burial in Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Visitation is on Tuesday, April 20,...
