OBITUARIES
Charles Shuros
Jun 27, 2022
Charles “Chuck” Shuros, age 80, of rural Decorah, IA passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Big Canoe Lutheran Church, 1381 Big Canoe Road, rural Decorah with Rev. Waldemar Gies presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery with full...
Gerald Engen
Jun 24, 2022
Gerald Engen, age 78, passed away on June 24, 2022, at his home in Lindstrom, Minnesota. Visitation will be held Friday, July 1, 2022, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Helms Funeral Home, 604 South Ave, Decorah, Iowa. All are welcome to the VFW Post 1977, 104 State St, Decorah after the visitation. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 2, 2022,...
Robert Ludeking
Jun 22, 2022
Robert (Bob) Ludeking, age 67, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, of natural causes. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Rd. In rural Decorah with Rev. Jennifer Edinger presiding. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the...
Darlene Dickman
Jun 18, 2022
Darlene Dickman, age 86, of Decorah, IA died on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Salem United Church of Christ, 1097 Pole Line Road, Waukon, IA with Rev. Sue Klimstra presiding. Burial will be in the Salem cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00...
Peggy Wright
Jun 17, 2022
Peggy Wright of Decorah died Friday, June 17th 2022, at the Arlin Falck Assisted Living facility of Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah. A private family grave-side service will be held. Personal condolences and reminiscences would be welcomed by the family at 404 Fifth Avenue, Decorah, Iowa 52101. Memorials may be shared with the Decorah Public Library, the Winneshiek Medical...
Ruth "Esther" Lensing
Jun 12, 2022
Ruth Esther Lensing, age 92 of Calmar, IA passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at her home in Calmar. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. She was born on February 24, 1930, to Nora Belle Van Sickel and Phillip Earl Holcombe in Omaha, NE. She lived in Omaha and spent time with her...
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...
