OBITUARIES
Dennis Ruen
Dec 25, 2016
Dennis Ruen, age 63, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN after suffering a stroke in his home. Visitation will be held from 3:00-6:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA. No formal service will be held.Dennis was born in...
Clair Hosting
Dec 24, 2016
Clair Hosting, age 75, of Ft. Atkinson, IA died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Traditions in West Union, IA Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the St John’s Catholic Church at 201 Oak St. in Ft. Atkinson, IA with Father Kyle Digmann presiding, burial will be in the St. John’s Cemetery. Visitation will...
Duane Henry
Dec 22, 2016
Duane Henry, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, December 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Center in West Union, IA. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery, Bluffton, IA, at a later date....
Roy Macal
Dec 21, 2016
Roy Macal, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on...
Weston H. Noble
Dec 21, 2016
Weston H. Noble, age 94 of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016 at First Lutheran Church, 604 W. Broadway St., Decorah, concluding with a short Prayer Service at 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Rev. Chad Huebner and Rev. Mike Blair will preside....
Raymond "Ray" Riehle
Dec 19, 2016
Raymond Riehle, age 94, of Spillville, IA, died on Monday, December 19, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 23, 2016, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00...
Eugene "Gene" Stoen
Dec 14, 2016
Eugene “Gene” Stoen, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 19, 2016, at Big Canoe Lutheran Church, 1381 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Kurt Bockoven presiding. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may...
Donald Hackman
Dec 12, 2016
Donald Hackman, age 63, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Monday, December 12, 2016, in St. Lucas, IA. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, with Rev. Kyle Digmann presiding. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016, at St....
Judy Doty
Dec 12, 2016
Judy Doty, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. John Calwell presiding. Friends may call from 1:00-3:00 p.m., on Friday,...
Lyle G. Sacquitne
Dec 10, 2016
Lyle G. Sacquitne, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Melissa Bills officiating. Visitation will begin 10:00 a.m. Friday, one hour before the service, at the church. Private Family Inurnment...
Louise Dietzenbach
Dec 7, 2016
Louise Dietzenbach, age 89, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Traditions in West Union. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 12, 2016, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Sebastian Torres
Dec 6, 2016
Sebastian Torres, age 25, of Coon Rapids, MN and formerly of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at home. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Private Family Services will be held later. Sebastian Torres was born December 29, 1990 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, the son of Paula...
Herb Rausch
Nov 28, 2016
Herb Rausch, age 99, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 1, 2016, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Helen Borseth
Nov 27, 2016
Helen Borseth, age 100, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday November 27, 2016, at her home. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Tuesday at the Schluter - Balik Funeral Home in Decorah and also after 10:00...
Bruce Meyer
Nov 25, 2016
Bruce L. Meyer, age 70, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, November 25, 2016, at Aase Haugen Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Jenny Edinger presiding. Friends may call after 12:00 Noon on Tuesday at the...
Mary Leuenberger
Nov 22, 2016
Mary Leuenberger, age 95, formerly of Fort Atkinson and Spillville, IA, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 26, 2016, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Kyle Digmann, presiding. Burial will be in St....
Stephen Lee "Hoss" Zbornik
Nov 21, 2016
Stephen Lee “Hoss” Zbornik, age 58, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on November 21, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Troy Vande Lune presiding. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, IA....
Harlan Henry
Nov 19, 2016
Harlan Henry, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Bluffton, Iowa, with Rev. Dennis Cain presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00...
Donald Dickinson
Nov 18, 2016
Donald Dickinson, age 73, of Spillville, IA died Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Mayo clinic Health System in LaCrosse WI. There will be a celebration of Don's life on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm in the basement of Stone Hearth Inn Restaurant, Decorah. Donald E. Dickinson was born October 17, 1943 in Broken Bow, Nebraska to...
Robert E. "Bob" Houlihan
Nov 17, 2016
Robert E. (Bob) Houlihan, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, where he had been living for the past year. He struggled courageously with vascular dementia for the past 12 years. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at St. Benedict Catholic Church...
