OBITUARIES
Sharon Busch
May 18, 2018
Sharon Busch, age 63, of Festina, IA, died on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse, WI.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 24, 2018, 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 3:00...
Lyle Lechtenberg
May 18, 2018
Lyle John Lechtenberg, age 66, of Houston, MN (formally of Fort Atkinson, IA) passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on May 18, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Franciscan-Skemp Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2018, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Kyle...
Mark Kramme
May 17, 2018
Mark Kramme, age 65, of Calmar. IA died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian IA.Celebration of Live will be held  on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Whiskey Grove at 102 Main St. in Calmar, Iowa 52132Mark Elliot Kramme was born October 3, 1952 at home in Sanborn, IA to Paul and Myrtle...
David Bakke
May 16, 2018
David William-Swanson Bakke, age 31, passed away in San Diego, CA on May 16, 2018. He was found by one of his friends. David also had said that he was a better spirit than an earth person. He kept in touch with his family in Postville by Facebook. David was a 2005 graduate of Decorah High School. He left for...
Norma Costa
May 15, 2018
Norma Costa, age 94, of Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Ron Pederson officiating. Burial will be in the Calmar City Cemetery in Calmar. Â Â Visitation will begin on Tuesday...
Dana Dee Glock
May 13, 2018
Dana Dee Glock, 66, of US 17 North, South Mills, NC, died on May 13, 2018 at her residence. There will be a private burial in August.She was born in Decorah, Iowa on June 8, 1951 to Erwin Carl Glock and the late Constance Arlene McLane Glock. Dana was a cardiothoracic surgeon and researcher for the University of Chicago Research...
Orvin Hotvedt
May 11, 2018
Orvin Hotvedt, age 81, of Decorah, IA died on Friday, May 11, 2018 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah after a short illness.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church, 2358 – 360th Street, Burr Oak, IA, with Rev. Matt Larson presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery...
Larue Hagen
May 8, 2018
LaRue Jacqueline Hagen, 84, of Decorah, IA, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Barthell Order of Eastern Star nursing home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2018 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Dave Sorenson and Rev. Brenda Crossfield officiating. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cresco, Iowa at a later...
Norman Bohr
May 8, 2018
Norman Bohr, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Cemetery in Decorah.Visitation will be from...
Vera Cline
May 4, 2018
Vera Cline, age 89, of Decorah, IA died on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Stone Ridge Community Church, 1111 Montgomery St. in Decorah, IA, with Pastor Mike Simiele presiding. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery.There will be visitation from 10:00...
Ronald "Ron" Fullhart
May 2, 2018
Ronald Fullhart, age 75, of Decorah, Iowa died on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at his home in Decorah, IA.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA with Rev. Dave Sorenson presiding. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Decorah...
Peter Liermann
Apr 30, 2018
Peter W. Liermann, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died Monday morning, April 30, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, in Rochester, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah with Pastor Laura Arnold officiating.  Visitation will begin on Thursday at 12:30 p.m., one hour before...
David L. Huinker
Apr 28, 2018
David Lawrence Huinker, 83, Ames, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Northridge Village in Ames. David was born April 13, 1935 on the farm outside of Calmar, Iowa. He was the youngest of seven children born to Edmund and Mathilda (Pitzenberger) Huinker. Dave attended country school, St. Aloysius catholic school and graduated from Calmar High School in 1954....
Lawrence "Larry" Andera
Apr 25, 2018
Larry Andera, age 83, of Decorah, IA died on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA.Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 30, 2018 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Father Donald Hawes presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery.Visitation will be Sunday, April 29, 2018 from 12:00 - 4:00...
Arlene Fadness
Apr 23, 2018
Arlene Fadness, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, April 23, 2018 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA.Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Hauge Lutheran Church, 3147 Middle Hesper Road, rural Decorah, with Rev. Richard Simon Hanson presiding.Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., on Friday, April 27, 2018...
Helen Riehle
Apr 20, 2018
Helen Riehle, age 96 of Spillville, IA died Friday, April 20, 2018 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah.Private graveside services will be at a later dateHelen Mildred (Haskovec) Riehle was born April 10, 1922 to James and Stella (Sobolik) Haskovec on the family farm in Howard county She attended Country School #10. She worked in Cedar Rapids, IA for...
Jeanette Rustad Stenseth
Apr 20, 2018
Jeanette Rustad Stenseth, age 89, of Decorah, IA died on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East Street in Calmar, IA with Rev. Anita Nuetzman presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m....
Anna Mae Remmen
Apr 19, 2018
Anna Mae Remmen, age 66, of Fort Atkinson, IA died on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse. WI.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 24. 2018 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 420 East Main Street, in Ossian, IA with Father Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery.Visitation...
Martha Mikota
Apr 15, 2018
Martha Mikota, age 84, of Ossian, IA passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Barthell Eastern Star nursing home in Decorah, IA.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 21. 2018 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 420 East Main Street, in Ossian, IA with Father Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in...
Germaine Schneberger
Apr 14, 2018
Germaine Schneberger, age 93, of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in West Union, Iowa.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018, 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...
