OBITUARIES
Esther "Shirley" Forde
Mar 2, 2019
Esther “Shirley” Forde, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church rural Decorah, with Rev. Kurt Bockoven presiding. Burial will be in the Iowa River Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00am until the...
Marjorie Pearson
Feb 28, 2019
Marjorie R. Pearson, age 97, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah in the spring. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m....
Marjorie Moe
Feb 27, 2019
Marjorie Moe, age 99, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Rd., rural Decorah, with Rev. Jenny Edinger presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Earl Albertson
Feb 25, 2019
Earl Albertson, age 98, of Ridgeway, IA, died Monday, February 25, 2019 at Accura Healthcare of Cresco in Cresco, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019 at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway with Pastor Jeff Hansen officiating. Burial will be in Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, rural Ridgeway, with Full Military Honors. Visitation will be from...
Carol Meade
Feb 24, 2019
Carol Barbara Rugland Meade, age 88 of Decorah, IA passed away at home February 24, 2019, with her daughters by her side. A memorial service will be held at Hauge Lutheran Church Saturday March 16th at 12:00 with lunch and fellowship to follow. Intern pastor Todd Burrichter will be officiating. Interment of ashes will occur at Hauge when the lilacs...
George Ness
Feb 23, 2019
George Ness, age 74, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the spring at Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation...
Carrol Anderson
Feb 22, 2019
Carrol Anderson, 88, passed away February 22, 2019 at the Aase Haugen Senior Services nursing home in Decorah, Iowa where he had lived for many years. Carrol was born on February 17, 1931, to Curtis and Una Anderson in Houston, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm and was active in 4-H as a young man and was also active...
Florence Headington
Feb 20, 2019
The Funeral for Florence Headington has been postponed for today because of the weather, road conditions and travel concerns. The Funeral will now be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 26 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Florence M. Headington, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday morning, February 20, 2019...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Holstad
Feb 19, 2019
Jeffrey Jerome Holstad, age 56, of Hawkeye, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 19th, 2019 at St. Marysʼs Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah, IA, followed by a memorial service at 3:00 p.m., with Rev. Jeff Hansen presiding. ...
Michael "Mike" Poshusta
Feb 15, 2019
Michael Poshusta, age 75, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Friday, February 15, 2019 at his home in Ridgeway after a tough battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 207 Church Street, Spillville, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation...
Richard "Dick" Davenport
Feb 14, 2019
Richard “Dick” Davenport, age 66, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA following a long illness. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah, IA, followed by a Celebration of life service and sharing of stories at...
George Pavlovec
Feb 3, 2019
George Pavlovec, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Visitation will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah, IA, followed by a memorial service at 5:30 p.m., with Rev. Richard Simon Hanson presiding. George Joseph Pavlovec...
Orlin Hovey
Feb 2, 2019
Orlin K. Hovey, age 82 of Decorah, IA died on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, IA. Private Services will be held at a later date. Orlin K. Hovey was born December 30, 1936 to Oscar and Elizabeth (Bakken) Hovey in Decorah, IA. Orlin was baptized at the Madison Lutheran Church. He graduated from Decorah High...
Teegen Courtney
Feb 1, 2019
Teegen Patricia Courtney, age 2, of Ridgeway, IA, gained her heavenly wings Friday, February 1, 2019 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 7, 2019 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Daniel Knipper officiating. Burial will be in St. Bridget Catholic Cemetery...
Donavon Sunde
Jan 29, 2019
Donavon K. Sunde, age 65, of Davenport, IA, died January 29, 2019 at his home in Davenport. Memorial Services will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Donavon is survived by two brothers, Paul (Cindy) of Morrison, CO, and Craig of Plymouth, MN; and five...
Rita Kern
Jan 25, 2019
Rita Kern, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, January 25, 2019 at her home in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Allen Vik. Burial will be at a later date in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Visitation will be after...
Rose Kittleson
Jan 24, 2019
Rose Gloria Kittleson, age 94, died on January 24, 2019 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Private family services to be held at a later date. She was born March 20, 1924 in Waukon, IA to Guy Hilmer and Hilma Sophia (Nelson) Ahlstrom.She attended school in Waukon graduating from Waukon High School in 1941. After graduating, she went to Washington DC...
Stephen White
Jan 23, 2019
Stephen J. White, age 69 of Bluffton, IA, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, January 23, 2019, at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2019 at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Bluffton with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be in St. Bridget's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 27...
Rosetta Guess
Jan 23, 2019
Notice change of date for funeral to Thursday Rosetta Guess, age 68, of Calmar, IA, died on Thursday, January 23, 2019 at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse, WI. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave in Decorah, IA, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m., with Rev....
Raymond Renn
Jan 17, 2019
Raymond Clifford Renn was born March 12, 1937 in Decorah, IA to Charles and Ida Louise (Larson) Halloran. Ray’s biological siblings include Betty (Forde) Wilson of Decorah and Robert (Carolyn) Metcalf of Sumer, IA. In 1942 he was adopted by Clifford and Sena Renn. His adopted siblings include Rebecca (Frank) Meier of Wisconsin and Frank (Nancy) Renn of Idaho. Ray...
