OBITUARIES
Catherine Phillips
Apr 7, 2017
Catherine Phillips, age 76, of Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church in Burr Oak with Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Inurnment will be in Bluffton Cemetery. Catherine Sue (Earl) Phillips was...
Gordon J. "Gordy" Gillmeister
Apr 6, 2017
Gordon J. Gillmeister, age 59, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday evening, April 6, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. A Celebration of Life event will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, 2017 at Chimney Rock Campground in rural Bluffton, IA. Gordon John “Gordy” Gillmeister was born on August 29, 1957 in Onalaska, Wisconsin, the son of Edward...
Rev. Allen Hermeier
Apr 4, 2017
Rev. Allen Hermeier, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, 1197 Old Stage Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Marshall Hahn and Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson presiding. Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m., on Friday, April 7,...
Margaret Halse
Apr 2, 2017
Margaret Halse, age 59, of Ossian, IA, died Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse WI. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 on Friday, April 7, 2017, at the Schluter - Balik Funeral...
Joyce Headington Erickson
Apr 1, 2017
Joyce Headington Erickson, age 95, of Harmony, MN, formerly of Burr Oak, IA, died on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center, in Harmony, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Burr Oak Methodist Church, 3597 – 237th Avenue, Burr Oak, IA, with Pastor Linda Thompson presiding. Burial will...
William Stanley Snyder
Mar 31, 2017
William Stanley Snyder was born on March 31st 2017 to Michael & Beth Snyder of Mabel Minnesota at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. God had already taken William home to Heaven to be his very special angel. He was greeted in Heaven by his Pappa Snyder and His B-Bop. William is survived by his parents Michael & Beth, Big...
Nita Albertson
Mar 29, 2017
Nita Albertson, age 78, of Calmar, IA, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Stone Ridge Church, 1111 Montgomery Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Ed Krawczyk presiding. Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery, Ridgeway, IA. Visitation will...
Arnold "Bud" Jirak
Mar 29, 2017
Arnold Jirak, age 86, of Little Turkey, IA, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 3, 2017, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Little Turkey, IA, with Rev. Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial...
Debra "Deb" Alberts
Mar 28, 2017
Debra “Deb” Alberts, age 49, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA, following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer for six years. Memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding....
Doris Hegtvedt
Mar 27, 2017
Doris Hegtvedt, age 96, of Iowa City, IA, formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, March 27, 2017, at Melrose Meadows Assisted Living, Iowa City, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Allen Vik presiding. Burial will be in Phelps...
James "Jim" Reicks
Mar 26, 2017
James "Jim" Reicks, 63, of Decorah, formerly of Lawler, IA, went to be with our Lord on March 26, 2017, with his family by his side, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. His death was due to complications from a rare form of lung cancer, which had metastasized to his bones by the time of diagnosis. Mass of Christian Burial...
Patsy Herold
Mar 26, 2017
Patsy Herold, age 85, of Ft. Atkinson, IA died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the St John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Ft. Atkinson, IA with Father Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial will be...
Donald E. "Doc" Moore D.V.M.
Mar 25, 2017
Donald E. “Doc” Moore, D.V.M., age 96, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday evening, March 25, 2017 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Continuing his commitment to learning, Donald donated his body for educational and research purposes to the Deeded Body Program at the University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00...
Kenneth Dean Severson
Mar 24, 2017
Kenneth Severson, age 79, of Rochester, MN, died on Friday, March 24, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church, 1381 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Kurt Bockoven presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held after 10:00 a.m., at...
Lavanda Richert
Mar 23, 2017
Lavanda Richert, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Ossian Senior Hospice, in Ossian, IA. A private family funeral service will be held at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. Lavanda May (Thompson) Richert was born June 2, 1922, in Clermont, IA, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Lubke) Thompson. She grew up in...
June S. Rovang
Mar 18, 2017
June S. Rovang, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Pastor Jeff Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:30 – 6:30 P.M. Friday, March...
Richard Feddern
Mar 13, 2017
Richard Feddern, age 76, of Spillville, formerly of Cedar Rapids died Monday, March 13, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Iowa City, IA. Celebration of Life will be 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Spillville Public Library at 201 Oak St. in Spillville, Iowa. Burial of ashes will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 8, 2017 at...
Virginia Halverson
Mar 8, 2017
Virginia Halverson, age 69, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Ossian Senior Hospice, in Ossian, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 13, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Illola (Lola) F. Keefe
Mar 5, 2017
Illola (Lola) F. Keefe died peacefully with her daughters by her side, on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah at age 90. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phil Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery...
James "Jim" Kleve
Mar 4, 2017
James “Jim” Kleve, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2017, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Water Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Cemetery, Decorah, IA....
