OBITUARIES
Martha Rude
Feb 17, 2017
Martha Rude, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Highland Lutheran Church, 3824 Highland Road, rural Decorah, IA, with Rev. Kurt Bockoven presiding. Burial will be in the Highland Lutheran Cemetery. Friends...
Margaret Rude
Feb 16, 2017
Margaret Rude, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 20, 2017, at Big Canoe Lutheran Church, 1381 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Curt Bockoven presiding. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation...
Earl Winter
Feb 16, 2017
Earl Winter, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 20, 2017 at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church, 2358 – 360th street, Burr Oak, IA, with Rev. Matt Larson presiding. Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m. at the church on Monday...
Lowell L. “Buzz” Bruening
Feb 15, 2017
Lowell L. “Buzz” Bruening, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Franciscan Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Visitation will be Thursday, February 23 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. A private family burial will be held at a later date at St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery...
Thomas A. Weis
Feb 15, 2017
Thomas A. Weis, age 82, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly Wednesday evening, February 15, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah by Rev. Phil Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery in Decorah, with Full Military Honors...
Vernon H. "Bud" Bahr
Feb 13, 2017
Vernon H. “Bud” Bahr, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Pastor Amy Larson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, with Full Military Honors by Decorah’s Veterans...
Florence K. Wennes
Feb 11, 2017
Florence K. Wennes, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah in the spring. Visitation will begin Saturday at 10:00...
Tony Lensing
Feb 10, 2017
Tony Lensing, age 58 of Calmar, IA died Friday at his Home in Calmar. Celebration of life will be from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 12, 2017 at The Bar at 103 North Maryville St. in Calmar Anthony “Tony” Harlan Lensing was born October 7, 1958 to Roman and Ruth Esther (Blackford) Lensing. Tony attended St. Aloysius and South...
Charmaine Kern
Feb 9, 2017
Charmaine Kern, age 84 of Decorah, IA, died Thursday evening, February 9, 2017 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 15 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Locust Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation begins at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, one hour before the service,...
Irene K. Mcconnell
Feb 6, 2017
Irene K. McConnell, age 96, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, February 6, 2017 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phil Gibbs officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery in rural Bluffton, IA....
Ruth Remmen
Feb 5, 2017
Ruth Remmen, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2017 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 3:00...
Carolyn Mikkelson
Feb 3, 2017
Carolyn Mikkelson, age 74 of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, February 3, 2017 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the spring at Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00...
Kenneth A. Kessel
Feb 1, 2017
Kenneth Andrew Kessel was born May 5, 1923 in Waukon, Iowa, the son of Andrew and Bessie (Thornton) Kessel. The family moved to Decorah, Iowa when Kenneth was one year old. He attended Decorah schools and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1942. Kenneth was drafted into the U.S. Air Force in February 1943 and later transferred...
Donald Rudolph
Jan 28, 2017
Donald Rudolph, age 94, of Arlington, TX, died on Saturday, January 28, 2017, in Arlington, TX. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church at 1725 Washington Prairie Rd. rural Decorah. Rev. Jenny Edinger will preside He will be laid to rest beside loving wife at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church. Visitation will...
Michael J. Lang
Jan 27, 2017
Michael J. Lang, age 65 of Decorah, IA, died Friday evening, January 27, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Private Graveside Services will be at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha, NE. No other services will be held. Michael J. Lang was born June 11, 1951 in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the son of Jerome (Jerry) and Magdalen (Etzell) Lang. He...
Wilbur C. Stoen
Jan 26, 2017
Wilbur C. Stoen, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday evening, January 26, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Big Canoe Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with the Rev. Kurt Bockoven officiating. Inurnment will be in Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 -...
Dorothy L. Aldridge
Jan 22, 2017
Dorothy L. Aldridge, age 91, of Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2017 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. A luncheon will follow the service downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Visitation will begin at 10:00...
Delores Knight
Jan 22, 2017
Delores Knight, age 73, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at her home. Memorial Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2017 at St. Benedict Catholic Church 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Schluter Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, and also after...
Sister Antonia Bina N.D.
Jan 21, 2017
Sister Antonia Bina N.D., age 98 of Omaha, NE formerly of Spillville died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Omaha, NE Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church...
Frances A. Stoskopf
Jan 19, 2017
Frances A. Stoskopf, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday evening, January 19, 2017 at her home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Charis Combs-Lay and Rev. David Sorenson. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah in the spring. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m....
