OBITUARIES
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...
Virginia Halse
Jun 2, 2020
Virginia Lee (Herold) Halse, 79, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 2, 2020 surrounded by her family, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 6, 2020 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Donald Hertges officiating. Inurnment will be in Burr Oak...
William "Willie" Brown
Jun 1, 2020
A private family service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2020 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Peter Kowitz presiding. The service will be livestreamed for the public at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsOKhgHM91-sHdsbZYNekfA?view_as=subscriber William (Willie) Brown, age 79, of Decorah passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at Barthell Eastern Star Home. He lived courageously these past few years with the...
Sandra Evans
May 29, 2020
Sandra Evans, 73, passed away on May 29, 2020 in her daughter’s home in Decorah, IA. She was born on January 25, 1947 in Cresco, IA to Elmer Slifka and Eleanor (Tieskotter) Slifka. Sandra grew up in Mabel, MN. She graduated from Mabel High School in Mabel, MN in 1965. After high school she attended Winona State University in Winona,...
Gordon "Gordie" Klimesh
May 24, 2020
Gordon “Gordie” Klimesh, age 80 of Spillville, IA, died on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar. The service will also be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/CFOSparishes Burial will be held in...
Anita Huber
May 18, 2020
Anita Rose Huber, age 101 and 5 months, of Calmar, IA, died from natural causes on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Aase Haugan Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2020 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar. The service will also be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/CFOSparishes Burial will be...
Edward "Ed" Youngblood
May 14, 2020
Edward “Ed” Youngblood, age 60 of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his home in Freeport outside of Decorah. There will be a graveside service with full military rites on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Freeport Cemetery. Rev. Al Hanson will be presiding. Memorials may be sent in memory of Ed to his...
Sister Jeanenne Weis
May 13, 2020
Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day... nonetheless our family suffered a great loss when Sr. Jeanenne Weis (A/K/A Sr. Mary Paula Jean) passed into the next life on May 13, 2020. She was six days shy of her 89th birthday. A full life lived with great zest indeed. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial...
Rose Henry
May 11, 2020
Rose Marie (Keefe) Henry, 94, formally of the Bluffton area, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2020, at Luther Manor, Dubuque, Iowa. Due to Covid-19 restrictions imposed by the Archdiocese, a private graveside service is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at Saint Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery. If you wish to send a card to the family, send in care of...
Gladys Hartson
May 10, 2020
Gladys E. Hartson, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, a private family burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon, Iowa. Gladys Emma (Rolfs) Hartson was born on August 27, 1932, at the family farm in Union Prairie Township, Allamakee County,...
Esther Timp
May 7, 2020
Esther Anna Timp, age 95 of Decorah, IA (formerly of Calmar) died on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the home of her son Gary surrounded by her family. A private family service will be held on Monday, May 11, 2020 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. The service will be livestreamed at 11:00am on...
Leila Curran
May 4, 2020
Leila Curran, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, May 4, 2020 at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse, WI. A memorial service for Leila will be held at a later date. Details and date of Celebration of Life will be posted at a later date. Leila was born on March 28, 1939 to Leslie and Marie (Smith) Moyle on...
Darlene Elsbernd
Apr 30, 2020
Darlene Elsbernd, age 83, died on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home in Calmar, IA. A memorial mass and celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar. “masks and social distancing are encouraged” Services will be live streamed: www.facebook.com/CFOSparishes and www.youtube.com/user/frbobgross Darlene was born December 16,...
Robert Schneberger
Apr 28, 2020
Robert “Bob” Schneberger, age 94 of West Union, IA, died on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in West Union, IA. A funeral service for Robert will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 4th, 2021 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors in Festina, IA. In Lieu of flowers: Memorials may be made to the family in memory...
