OBITUARIES
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...
Arlene Kruchek
Apr 17, 2022
Arlene Kruchek age 92, of Protivin, IA passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 124 N Main St, Protivin, IA 52163 with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery in Spillville....
Margaret Wikan
Apr 16, 2022
Margaret Wikan, age 95 of rural Decorah, IA, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Decorah Lutheran Church 309 Winnebago St., with Pastor Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in Decorah Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00...
Marjorie Phillips
Apr 15, 2022
Marjorie Marie Phillips, 93, from Wadena, Iowa went to walk beside Jesus on Friday April 15th at the Good Samaritan Center, West Union, Iowa where she was surrounded by family. Her funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Wadena Community Church – 301 South Mill St., with Pastor Rusty Phillips officiating. Visitation will...
Ronald Elsbernd
Apr 10, 2022
Ronald Elsbernd, age 70 of Calmar, Iowa passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse, Wisconsin from complications of a stroke. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 am on Monday, April 18, 2022 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, Iowa with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Theresa Burrow
Apr 9, 2022
Theresa Burrow, age 69 of Decorah, IA passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse, WI. Services are pending.
Kenneth "Kenny" Anfinson
Apr 9, 2022
Kenny Anfinson, age 90, of Ossian, IA, died on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Postville, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the Stavanger Lutheran Church rural Ossian with Officiant Daryl Schultz presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00...
David Ludwig
Apr 9, 2022
David Ludwig age 70, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the St. Clements Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Carole Fox
Apr 9, 2022
Carole Fox, age 78 of Decorah, IA passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospitals, Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN. She lived courageously these last few years with the many challenges of Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Leukemia. She was always grateful for the wonderful care of the Mayo Clinic Hematology Dept. in Rochester, and especially...
Colleen Hjerleid
Apr 8, 2022
Colleen Hjerleid, age 85, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, IA Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the Helms Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah with Rev. Peter Kowitz presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery...
Marjorie Sanderson
Apr 7, 2022
Marjorie Sanderson, age 94, of Decorah died on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at the Helms Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah with Rev. David Lenth presiding. Burial will be in the Bluffton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m....
Alan Ott
Apr 6, 2022
Alan Ott, age 62 of Decorah (formerly Fort Atkinson) died on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson, IA. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus cemetery in Spillville, IA with Father...
Carmen Hovden
Apr 5, 2022
Carmen Kay Hovden, age 80, of Ridgeway, IA passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at her home following a courageous battle with COPD. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Madison Lutheran Church - 2658 Madison Rd, Decorah, IA 52101. With burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. until...
Mark Berge
Apr 4, 2022
Mark Berge, age 70 of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, April 4, 2022, at Wellington Place nursing home in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, 1197 Old Stage Road with Rev. Adam Starrett presiding. Burial will be in the Glenwood East Cemetery. The Helms Funeral Home is...
Helen Hoffer
Apr 4, 2022
Helen Hoffer, age 95 of Decorah died on Monday, April 4, 2022 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. Services are pending. Helen Hoffer was born on August 11, 1926, the daughter of Ernest and Mary (MacGregor) Middlemiss in Portland, Oregon. Helen graduated from Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon. After high school, Helen helped take care of her mother...
