OBITUARIES
Aaron Gerard Hackman
Mar 16, 2021
Aaron Hackman, age 56, of Nixa, Missouri, formerly of Festina, IA passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his home of natural causes. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina, IA with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery with...
David Sutton
Mar 14, 2021
David Sutton, age 60 of Decorah, IA, died on March 14, 2021 at his home outside of Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Decorah, IA. With Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday at...
Florence Gehling
Mar 13, 2021
Florence Gehling, age 86 of Decorah, IA, died on March 13, 2021 at Ossian Senior Hospice after a hard-fought battle with lung cancer. A private family service will be held at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Decorah, IA. With Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict's cemetery. Cards may be sent to her family at: 2170...
Roy Eric (“Rick”) Carlson
Mar 13, 2021
Roy Eric (“Rick”) Carlson, age 86, of Decorah, IA and Marco Island, FL, passed away on March 13, 2021. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2021 in the main hall of the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther College campus, with Pastor Dan Thurmer officiating. Burial will be in the...
Sharon Rendack
Mar 10, 2021
Sharon Kay (Rose) Rendack, of Davenport, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota following a short illness. A graveside service at the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, IA, will be held later this spring. Sharon was born September 5, 1949, to LaVerne and Betty (Stolle) Rose. She graduated from Postville (IA) High School and Luther...
Jamison Meyer
Mar 5, 2021
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, March 13th, 2021 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, IA with Father Robert Gross officiating. Overflow to Shluter-Balik Funeral Home in Calmar. The funeral will be livestreamed https://www.facebook.com/CFOSparishes . A private burial will follow. Everyone attending is asked to please wear a mask. The family will receive friends from 4-8...
Virginia Sacquitne
Mar 4, 2021
Virginia M. Sacquitne, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday evening, March 4, 2021 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in the spring in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. The funeral on Tuesday will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAOLHGVXeSA...
Robert Rosholt
Mar 2, 2021
Robert L. Rosholt died peacefully of natural causes on March 2, 2021, at the age of 91. At the moment of his passing, he was with his sons, being told how much he was loved and appreciated. He will be missed by all those who called him Bob, Robert, Professor Rosholt, Dr. Rosholt, Bobby (only his older sister, and even...
Eileen Devine
Mar 1, 2021
Eileen Maye Culhane Devine, 97, died on March 1, 2021, at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. The Funeral Mass was held at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah on Tuesday, March 2 at 2 pm with Fr. Donald Hertges officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney, Iowa. She was a...
Carleton (Corky) Kittelson
Feb 26, 2021
Carleton Kaye Kittelson, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday evening, February 26, 2021 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2021 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in the spring in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. The funeral on Friday will be livestreamed...
Patricia Fink
Feb 25, 2021
Patricia Fink, age 82, of Spillville, IA, died on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the Barthell O.E.S Home in Decorah, IA. There will be a private graveside service at Calmar Lutheran Cemetery in Calmar, IA. Memorials may be sent to Lynn Fink at P.O. Box 262 Spillville, Iowa 52168 Patricia Ann (Schwanger) Fink was born on July 23, 1938 the...
Patrick "Pat" Corrigan
Feb 25, 2021
Patrick “Pat” Corrigan, age 87 of Decorah, IA, died peacefully on February 25, 2021 at his home in Champlin, MN, surrounded by friends and family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Decorah, IA. With Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be at St. Benedict's cemetery. Visitation...
Wendy Dotzenrod-Ney
Feb 23, 2021
Wendy Dotzenrod-Ney, age 53 of Decorah, IA passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A private family service will be held on Saturday, February 27, at Stavanger Lutheran Church with Rev. Terry Landsgaard presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A celebration of Wendy’s life will be held from 2:00...
Joann Davis
Feb 21, 2021
JoAnn M. Davis, 87, of Decorah, IA, peacefully passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Private family service will be held at Saint Benedict Catholic Church on Saturday, February 27 with Rev. Donald Hertges officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery. JoAnn was born February 15, 1934 in Meckling, SD. The...
Gladys Elsbernd
Feb 17, 2021
Gladys Elsbernd, age 88 of Decorah, IA, passed of natural causes on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at her home in Decorah, IA. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at the St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in the St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery...
Wilton Bock
Feb 17, 2021
Wilton E. Bock, age 93, of Decorah, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the Barthell Eastern Star Home. A private funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 20 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah with Pastor Doug Bryce officiating. Burial will be in the Freeport Cemetery. Cards may be sent to...
Phyllis Hauber
Feb 17, 2021
Phyllis Hauber, age 89 of Ridgeway, IA, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until the...
William Jurs
Feb 16, 2021
William Jurs, age 88, of Cresco, IA, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, IA. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 5, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church with Rev. Jennifer Edinger presiding. Cards may be sent to his family at: 332 8th Ave W., Cresco, IA 52136 Bill Jurs...
Marjorie Schwinefus
Feb 16, 2021
Marjorie Schwinefus, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Peter Kowitz presiding. Burial will be in the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m., until the time of...
Karen Kruse
Feb 16, 2021
Karen Kay Kruse, 66, of La Crosse, WI passed away at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family on February 16, 2021 after a courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick...
