OBITUARIES
Jean Hageman
Dec 25, 2019
Jean Hageman, age 81 of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at her home north of Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel cemetery in Lawler. Visitation...
Terry Stone
Dec 23, 2019
Terry A. Stone, age 75, of Decorah, IA, passed away Monday evening, December 23, 2019 at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 28, 2019 from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial will follow in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Then...
Marjorie Severson
Dec 20, 2019
Marjorie Frances Severson, age 94 of Decorah, IA, passed away Friday morning, December 20, 2019 at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, IA. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00 A.M. followed by a funeral service at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 30, 2019 at Decorah Lutheran Church. The service will be officiated by Reverend Allen Vik and...
Howard Lensing
Dec 19, 2019
Howard Ardwin Lensing, 60, of Spillville, IA went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2019 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in Lacrosse after a 15-year battle with melonoma cancer and 30 years with type 1 diabetes. He truly defied the odds and predictions of doctors, and he did it in typical Howard fashion - working his butt off,...
Ann Collins
Dec 15, 2019
Cecelia “Ann” Collins died on Sunday, December 15th, 2019 at Winneshiek Medical Center after a brief illness. A celebration of Ann’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2019 at Wellington Place, 2479 River Road, Decorah, IA with Rev. Melissa Bills presiding. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Galena, IL. Please do not...
Eunice C Anderson
Dec 9, 2019
Eunice Catherine Anderson (age 99) died on December 9, 2019 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, Iowa. A funeral service celebrating her near century of life will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 13, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00 A.M. Friday, one hour before the service. Burial...
Sharron Mattson
Dec 6, 2019
Sharron Barbara (Sime) Mattson passed away with family by her side on December 6, 2019 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Sharron struggled with dementia in the later years of her life. With the dawn of redeeming grace, she is now restored and in the loving arms of her Savior in heaven. Memorial Services will be held at...
Leonard Soukup
Dec 4, 2019
Leonard Soukup, age 97, of Cresco (formerly of Ridgeway), IA died on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...
Donna Broadbent
Dec 3, 2019
Donna Broadbent, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Julius Frana
Dec 2, 2019
Julius Frana, age 79, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Monday, December 2, 2019, at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 16, 2019 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m....
David Fitch
Dec 1, 2019
David Fitch, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Evans Memorial Nursing Home in Cresco, IA. A memorial service will be held at 12:00pm on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah with Rev. Kurt Bockoven presiding. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Cemetery at a later...
William Clarence Hageman
Nov 28, 2019
Baby William Clarence Hageman was taken home to be with The Lord at 11:07 a.m. on November, 28, 2019 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. A private mass will be held for William at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, IA at a later date. He is survived by his parents: Kurt and Melissa Hageman, Decorah, IA. His twin brother...
Lawrence "Larry" Sabelka
Nov 28, 2019
Lawrence “Larry” Sabelka, age 72, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at his home in Decorah, IA after a short bout with cancer. A celebration of Larry’s life will be held from 1:00 – 4:00pm on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah. Larry was born on September 5, 1947...
Norma Smith
Nov 26, 2019
Norma Smith, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue in Decorah with Rev. Allen Vik presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Norma Jane Smith was...
Edward "Ed" Andersen
Nov 25, 2019
Edward “Ed” Andersen, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, November 25, 2019, at Good Samaritan nursing home in Postville, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah in the...
Donald Benda
Nov 23, 2019
Donald J. Benda, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 in his home after a very long battle with congestive heart failure. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Friday, November 29 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Private Family Inurnment will be at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Donald Joseph Benda was born on October 11th, 1939...
Erlin Walter
Nov 17, 2019
Erlin W. Walter, age 71, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, November 17, 2019 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, November 21, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M....
Margaret Mina Krambeer
Nov 15, 2019
Margaret Krambeer, age 69, of rural Decorah, IA, died on Friday, November 15, 2019, at Good Samaritan in Waukon, IA. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, 1197 Old Stage Road with Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson presiding. Burial will be in the Glenwood East Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00...
John Wiest
Nov 4, 2019
John Wiest, age 85, of Spillville, IA died on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Fr. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00...
Duane Bruening
Nov 3, 2019
Duane Kenneth Bruening, died peacefully at Barthell O.E.S Home in Decorah, Iowa, on 3 November 2019, at the age of 90. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, November 8, 2019 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Donald Hertges officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah with Military...
