OBITUARIES
Jean Grebin
Jun 11, 2022
Jean Ann Grebin passed away peacefully with her family by her side June 11, 2022. Services will be held Friday, June 17, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago St., with Pastor Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Jean’s service can be viewed at the following link: https://youtu.be/hNrvBOWoiE0 Visitation will be from 10:00...
Ralph Arneson
Jun 8, 2022
Ralph Arneson, age 96 of Decorah, IA passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. At Ralphs request, a private family service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Cemetery with full military rites. Memorials can be sent to Linda: 320 Lakeshore Dr., Nashua, IA, 50658...
Sheila Drew
Jun 1, 2022
Sheila Drew, age 70, of Kansas City, KS (formerly of Decorah) passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City after a brief and courageous battle with Leukemia Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev....
Renee Hjerleid
May 29, 2022
Renee Hjerleid, age 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Aase Haugen Senior Services. Visitation will be Sunday, June 5th from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Helms Funeral Home (formerly the Schutler-Balik Funeral Home) and 1 hour before the funeral service at Decorah Lutheran Church. Funeral will be Monday, June 6th at 11 am at...
Viktor Iudin-Nelson
May 22, 2022
Viktor G. Iudin-Nelson died on May 22, 2022 in hospice care in the presence of family, after a long illness. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Fellowship Hall at First Lutheran Church (604 W. Broadway Street, Decorah, Iowa) on Saturday, May 28 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. This will be a time of reminiscences about Viktor’s life, and his...
Mary Grace Rausch
May 20, 2022
Mary Grace Rausch, age 94, of Fort Atkinson died on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Gundersen Palmer Hospital in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson, IA with Rev. Nick Radloff presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery at...
Virginia Hanson
May 18, 2022
Virginia Hanson, age 72, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, 1316 Canoe Ridge Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Adam Starrett presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held after 9:00...
Dale Smith
May 18, 2022
Dale Smith, age 70, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at his home in Decorah. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in the Stacyville Cemetery, Stacyville, IA. Visitation...
Kathleen (French) Stone
May 15, 2022
Kathleen (French) Stone, age 79, formerly of Calmar, IA, died on Sunday May 15, in Greenacres, Florida. There are no formal services planned at this time.
Michael Gant
May 15, 2022
Michael Gant, age 78, of Oelwein, IA died on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at La Porte City Specialty Care in La Porte City, IA. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Helms Funeral Home - 604 South Ave, Decorah, IA 52101. Burial will be at a later date. Michael David Gant was born February 12,...
Carol Vanvliet
May 13, 2022
Carol VanVliet, age 78, of Decorah, IA died on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Helms Funeral Home - 604 South Ave, Decorah, IA 52101. Burial will be in the Washington Prairie cemetery. Carol (Olson) VanVliet was born on February...
Neil Polaschek
May 9, 2022
Neil Polaschek, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, May 9, 2022, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at First Congregational Church in Cresco, IA - 130 3rd Ave E, Cresco, IA 52136. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service...
Maynard Hotvedt
May 8, 2022
Maynard Hotvedt, age 79 of Decorah, IA passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 after a long battle with COPD. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church with Pastor Adam Starrett presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on...
Deloris Thornton
May 2, 2022
DeLoris Thornton, age 91, of Decorah, IA, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 2022, at the Decorah Lutheran Church 309 Winnebago St., with Pastor Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the...
Dean Hagen
May 2, 2022
Merlin “Dean” Hagen, age 94, of Decorah, IA, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Decorah Lutheran Church 309 Winnebago St., with Pastor Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial with Military Honors will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cresco,...
Brenden Poole
May 1, 2022
Brenden Poole, age 25, of Ossian, IA died on Sunday, May 1, 2022, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Helms Funeral Home-604 South Avenue, Decorah. Brenden Poole was born on July 30, 1996, in Memphis, TN to Angel Poole. He graduated from Waukon High...
John Dahle
Apr 27, 2022
John Dahle, age 84, of Decorah, IA died on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Madison Lutheran Church - 2658 Madison Rd, Decorah, IA 52101. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., on...
Virgie Granger
Apr 25, 2022
Virgie Evangeline (Mosby) Granger, formerly of Plymouth and Minnetonka MN, died on Monday, April 25, 2022, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, Iowa. No public memorial is planned. A private family interment will take place in West Union, IA at a later date. Virgie was born October 12, 1922 in West Union, IA, to Oscar and Selma (Anderson) Mosby....
Martye Nienhaus
Apr 24, 2022
Margarita Carmen “Martye” Nienhaus, age 68, of Festina, IA passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Her memorial celebration will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Festina Community Center. Martye Lang was born on November 3, 1953, to Ingeborg (Reismuller) and Charles Lang...
Linda Mikota
Apr 19, 2022
Linda Mikota age 74 of Hackensack, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at St. Cloud Hospital in Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 29th, 2022, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from...
