OBITUARIES
Marcella Green
Jul 6, 2020
Marcella Green, age 87, of Decorah (formerly of Cascade), Iowa, died on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. There will be a private graveside service at Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, but no funeral or visitation. Online condolences may be shared at schluterbalikfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be sent to Jim Green, 905 Woodland Ave, Riceville, IA...
Lois Gunhus
Jul 4, 2020
Lois A. Gunhus, age 91, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, July 4th, 2020 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 10, 2020 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Peter Kowitz officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be...
Irving Horns
Jul 4, 2020
Irving Horns, age 90 of rural Decorah, IA was called to Heaven by his loved ones on July 4, 2020 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Due to the Covid-19 virus, A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. There will be a private burial held at the Monona City Cemetery. Condolences can be addressed...
Gerald Gilbertson
Jul 3, 2020
Gerald R. "Jerry" Gilbertson, 97, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020, at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. Jim Scaife officiating. Burial will be in the Madison Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., one half hour...
Peter A. Kriener
Jul 2, 2020
Peter A. Kriener, age 83, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Nick Radloff presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In consideration of concerns...
Kenneth Jensen
Jun 30, 2020
We are regretful to report the untimely passing of Kenneth “Ken” G. Jensen, 83, of Decorah, Iowa, on June 30, 2020. Kenneth George Jensen was born on October 8, 1936 in West Union, Iowa, the son of Richard Kenneth and Vivian “Pede” (Tupper) Jensen. Ken was an educator and life-long learner, starting as a teacher and ending in the Administrative...
Anvy Wicks
Jun 22, 2020
Anvy Marie Bower Wicks, age 94, of Decorah, IA, passed away Monday morning, June 22, 2020, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Burr Oak Cemetery on Monday, June 29, 2020. Anvy was born March 20, 1926, in Wapello, IA, the daughter of John Glenn Bower and Ruby Leota Schultz....
Marion Benzing
Jun 21, 2020
Marion Benzing, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Barthell O.E.S home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel in Calmar, IA with Rev. Ron Pederson presiding. Burial will be in the Calmar City Cemetery. Visitation will be after...
Jennifer Ira
Jun 19, 2020
Jennifer Lynn (Feddern) Ira, 52, formally of Spillville, IA, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19th, 2020, at her home in rural New Hampton, IA alongside her husband and daughters. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Inwood Ballroom in Spillville, IA, the evening of August 21th, 2021. In Lieu of flowers: memorials may be made to the...
Carlton "Bud" Collins
Jun 18, 2020
Carlton John (Bud) Collins joyfully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on June 18, 2020. We can only imagine what he sees and knows now….as he would say….I’ve waited a long time for this….he was 94 years old. He was born on January 14th, 1926 to Minnie Augusta Krambeer and Robert Lyman Collins in Luana, Iowa. His...
Doris Thompson
Jun 16, 2020
Doris C. Thompson, age 93, of Spillville, IA, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2020, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Rev. Robert Gross officiating. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery. Everyone is invited to go to...
Dr. Dean Yarwood
Jun 15, 2020
Dr. Dean Yarwood, 85, a longtime member of the Columbia, Missouri community, passed away June 15, 2020 at the home of Keith and Debra Yarwood of Kansas City, MO, surrounded by family. Dean was born March 17, 1935 in Decorah Iowa, the son of Harold and Elsie (Roney) Yarwood. He grew up and attended the Decorah Public Schools. He met...
Tony Stalcup
Jun 14, 2020
Tony Stalcup, age 55, of Fort Madison, IA, died on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home in Fort Madison of natural causes. Visitation will be from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020 followed by a service starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah. Tony Dean Stalcup, son of Robert...
Mary Donovan
Jun 10, 2020
Mary Donovan, age 87, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at her home outside of Ridgeway, IA. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, June 15, 2020, at the St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Cemetery in Bluffton. The service...
David Fossum
Jun 9, 2020
David Fossum, age 74, of rural Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the Big Canoe Cemetery, 1381 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, IA with Rev. Kurt Bockoven presiding. If you are not comfortable being at the service...
J Bruce Goetsch
Jun 9, 2020
J Bruce Goetsch Community Servant J Bruce Goetch was born October 5, 1935, in Decorah, Iowa, the son of Lorraine (Kochendorfer) and Jesse Goetsch. He graduated from Decorah High School, 1953. Following graduation, Sgt. J Bruce Goetsch, served in the US Army, at Fort Meyer, in Arlington, Virginia, serving 3 years at the Pentagon, 1956-1959, as a photographer. In honor...
Helen Schaeffer
Jun 7, 2020
Helen J. Schaeffer, age 94, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, June 7, 2020 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Hillside Cemetery in Ossian, Iowa. Helen “Sandy” Schaeffer was born November 2, 1925 at the Sand Farm near Ossian Iowa, the daughter of Sylvia (Forde) Sand and Nanfred Sand....
Joyce Shindelar
Jun 5, 2020
Joyce Shindelar, age 76, of Calmar IA, passed away at her home on June 5th, lovingly surrounded by her husband and children after a short battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will...
Leander "Lee" Stammeyer
Jun 3, 2020
Leander Charles Stammeyer, age 99, (long time resident of St. Lucas, Iowa), died on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Hillcrest Assisted Living, Sumner, IA where he was currently a resident. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2020, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, Iowa, with Rev. Nick Radloff presiding. Burial will...
Steven "Nitty" Neuzil
Jun 3, 2020
Steven “Nitty” Neuzil, age 65 of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Postville, IA. A “Junkyard Party” in celebration of Nitty’s life will be held at his former “Nitty’s Auto Salvage” junkyard on September 26, 2020. All who knew Nitty are invited to come and share their fondest memories of him...
