OBITUARIES
Terry Holtz
Aug 12, 2023
Terry Holtz, age 60, of rural Decorah, IA passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Committal service and burial will be at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery – Preston, MN, with a Celebration of Life to follow at Terry and Jodi’s home (3868 279th...
Colleen Hageman
Aug 10, 2023
Colleen Hageman age 83 of Decorah, IA passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Henry Huber presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...
Bill Garms
Aug 9, 2023
Bill Garms, age 69, passed away on August 9, 2023, at WinnMed in Decorah, IA after an eight-month battle with rare small intestine adenocarcinoma. A private family gathering was held at the Volga City Cemetery on August 16th. Memorials may be directed to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Lucille Kruse
Aug 4, 2023
Lucille Kruse, age 93, of Calmar, IA, died on Friday, August 4, 2023, at the Ossian Senior Hospice Nursing Home in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 11, 2023, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Henry Huber presiding. The rosary will be prayed at 9:30...
Melvin Emery
Aug 2, 2023
Melvin Emery, age 91, of Chatfield, MN, died on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at Wellington Place nursing home in Decorah. Graveside service with military honors will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at Burr Oak Cemetery with Rev. Michael Wilker presiding. Melvin Emery was born on February 17, 1932, on the family farm in Winneshiek County...
Steven Juve
Jul 31, 2023
Steven Craig "Grunt" Juve, an outdoorsman and businessman, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2023, at the age of 48 in his home in Green Isle, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA with Rev. Peter Kowitz presiding. There will be a private burial at a...
Dianne French
Jul 26, 2023
Dianne French, age 81, of Calmar, IA, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 31, 2023, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Henry Huber presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 –...
Gary Huinker
Jul 25, 2023
Gary Joseph Huinker, 71, of Lansing, IA, formerly of Ossian, IA, died peacefully Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at home with Doris by his side. A celebration of life will be held Sun., July 30, at the Festina Parish Center from 4 to 7 p.m. A light meal will be served. Gary was born May 20, 1952, to Louverne and Josephine...
Karen Mae Norton
Jul 15, 2023
Karen Mae (Wedeking) Norton, 72, was called to her eternal resting place on Saturday, July 15, 2023. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday July 19, 2023, from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the Helms Funeral Home in Decorah, IA (604 South Ave.) A private family graveside service and burial will take place at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery...
Phyllis Corrine Faldet
Jul 14, 2023
Phyllis C. Faldet age 98 of Decorah, IA, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023, at Aase Haugen in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Calmar Lutheran Church with Rev. Daryl Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2023,...
Harold Robert Amsbaugh
Jul 14, 2023
Harold Robert Amsbaugh, age 75 years, of rural Cresco, Iowa, died at his home on Friday July 14, 2023, following a brief illness. A small, private graveside service will be held at Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, IA. Harold (Hal) was born in Oakland, California on August 7, 1947, to his parents Harold Orville Amsbaugh and Edith Wurgaft. Hal’s love of...
Norma Hemry
Jul 3, 2023
Norma Jean Hemry, age 81, of Ossian, IA, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Ossian Lutheran Church, 305 Jessie Street, Ossian, IA, with Rev. David Lenth presiding. The burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00...
Glenn Nelson
Jul 3, 2023
Glenn Nelson died peacefully on July 3, 2023, at Bartell OES Home in Decorah, ending a long and bruising struggle with dementia. A celebration of Glenn’s life will take place at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 26, at Good Shepherd Church, Decorah, where he worshipped and served for many years. Friends can greet the family, have a sip and a bite,...
Bea Timp
Jul 3, 2023
Beatrice “Bea” Timp, age 96, of Calmar, IA, died on Monday, July 3, 2023, at the Ossian Senior Hospice Nursing Home in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 10, 2023, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Henry Huber presiding. Burial will be in the church...
Dr. Thomas Ray Anderson
Jun 28, 2023
Dr. Thomas Ray Anderson, 87, formerly of North Fort Myers, FL and Decorah, IA passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. He was born on November 19, 1935, in Traer, IA to Thomas S. and Mary M. Anderson. He graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1954, where he played basketball and baseball, earned his Pre-med degree from Cornell College,...
Larry Lee
Jun 18, 2023
Larry Lee age 76 of Calmar, IA, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, IA after a short battle with stage 4 esophageal cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Calmar Lutheran Church with Rev. Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in St. Aloysius...
Marilyn Wahlberg
Jun 13, 2023
Marilyn Wahlberg, age 93, of Decorah, IA passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at her home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 W Broadway St. in Decorah with Rev. Michael Wilker presiding. Burial will be at Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery in Kenyon, MN at a later...
Barbara Welgos
Jun 13, 2023
Barbara Welgos age 100 of Decorah, IA passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Barthell O.E.S Home in Decorah. Barb entered Life Eternal June 13, 2023, at 100+ years old. Services will be held at 1 PM Monday, June 19, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah. Visitation will be one hour before the service, and a...
Keri Felke
Jun 7, 2023
Keri Felke, age 46, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Rd. In rural Decorah with Rev. Jennifer Edinger presiding. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June...
Inez Holstad
Jun 6, 2023
Inez Holstad, age 96, of Decorah, IA died on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, with her family by her side at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Madison Lutheran Church - 2658 Madison Rd, Decorah, IA 52101. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from...
