OBITUARIES
Eileen Murphy Bruening
Apr 1, 2019
Eileen Marie Murphy Bruening, “Granny Goose”, died peacefully and surrounded by family at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah, Iowa on April 1, 2019, at the age of 87. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 5, 2019 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Henry Huber and Rev. Donald Hertges officiating. Burial...
Madonna Wilson
Mar 31, 2019
Madonna Wilson, age 93, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2019, at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Bluffton, Iowa, with Rev. Dan Knipper presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00...
Sharon Bartlett
Mar 30, 2019
Sharon Bartlett, age 82, of Neola, IA (formerly of Decorah) passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at her home in Neola IA. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, IA. Visitation will be from 12:00 pm until the time of service on Wednesday at the...
Tim Schrandt
Mar 29, 2019
Tim Schrandt, age 63, of Spillville, IA died on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI after a short battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Deacon Pat Malanaphy presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery with...
Robert Lawrence Eppens
Mar 28, 2019
Robert Lawrence Eppens, 86, of Decorah passed away on March 28, 2019, at Wellington Place in Decorah due to complications from a broken hip. Bob was born on March 2, 1933, to Robert Paul Eppens and Florence (Lawrence) Eppens in Calmar, IA. He graduated from Calmar High School in 1951. He joined the Air Force in 1952 and was stationed...
David Bergan
Mar 28, 2019
David Bergan, age 72, of Garnavillo, IA passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, IA with Rev. Jeff Hanson presiding. Visitation will be from 9:30 am until the time...
Kenneth Bolson Jr.
Mar 26, 2019
Kenneth “Jr." Bolson was born on September 29, 1951, the son of Kenneth Mahlon and Grace Arlene (Vine) Bolson in Decorah, Iowa. Jr passed away, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at his home, with his daughters, in Cresco, Iowa after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the second born of 8 children. He was Baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran...
Norma Nesset
Mar 26, 2019
Norma A. Nesset, 81, of Davenport, IA (formerly of Decorah) passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Norma was born the...
Steve Earlen Arneson
Mar 26, 2019
Steve Earlen Arneson, age 65, of Spillville, IA passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. A celebration of Steve’s life will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 1:00 – 4:00pm at the Spillville Library, 201 Oak Street in Spillville, IA. ...
Dale Raymond Bodensteiner
Mar 25, 2019
Dale Raymond Bodensteiner, age, 64, of St. Lucas, Iowa passed away on March 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2019 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA with Rev. Aaron Junge presiding. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation...
Geraldine Wallace Konrad
Mar 25, 2019
Geraldine Wallace Konrad, Age 84, of Cleveland, Ohio formerly of Ossian, IA died March 25, 2019. Memorial Mass will be 11:00a.m. Friday, June 14, 2019 at the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Ossianalraldine
Lorraine Polansky
Mar 24, 2019
Lorraine Polansky, age 83, of Spillville, IA died on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the Patty Elwood Center, Cresco, IA Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2019 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Rev. Robert Gross presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 10:00...
Mary Neste
Mar 20, 2019
Mary H. Neste, age 82 of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Union Prairie Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m....
Roger Espe
Mar 18, 2019
Roger Espe, age 76, of Decorah, IA died on Monday, March 18, 2019 at his home. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 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 p.m., on Friday, March...
Kevin Hageman
Mar 14, 2019
Kevin J. Hageman, 56, of Cedar Rapids, passed away in his home March 14, 2019. A public visitation will held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21st at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 2nd Street S.E., Cedar Rapids. There will also be a public visitation beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 23rd at Saint Aloysius Catholic Church in Kevin’s...
Diane Frey
Mar 12, 2019
Diane Frey, age 69, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will at held at 3:30 p.m., on Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Allen Vik presiding. Burial will be held in the Locust Cemetery, rural Decorah in the spring....
Clair Borseth
Mar 11, 2019
Clair Borseth, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on March 11, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in West Union, IA. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Madison Lutheran Church, 2658 Madison Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hansen presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Visitation...
Helen Olson
Mar 10, 2019
Helen Inga (Lovstuen) Olson, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly, Sunday, March 10, 2019 of kidney and heart failure at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church rural Decorah, IA, with Pastor Stacey Nalean-Carlson officiating. Burial will be in the Glenwood...
Larry Rothmeyer
Mar 8, 2019
Larry Rothmeyer, age 80, of Festina, IA, died on Friday, March 8, 2019 at his home near Festina, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, 2351 County Road B32, Festina, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Dale Lundy
Mar 8, 2019
Dale Lundy, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave, in Decorah. A private family service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Springwater Cemetery later this...
