OBITUARIES
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....
Lucille Zahasky
Jan 18, 2017
Lucille Zahasky, age 87, of Spillville died Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Palmer Lutheran Hospital in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday January 21, 2017 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church at 207 Church St. in Spillville. Burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will be after 10:00 at the church on...
Marie Frana
Jan 18, 2017
Marie Frana, age 98, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
James E. Thomson
Jan 17, 2017
James Edward Thomson was born July 5, 1926 in Waukon, Iowa to Edward Thomson and Emma Sorlie Thomson, and died on the 17th of January, 2017 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, Iowa. On June 10, 1951, James was united in marriage with Virginia Lee Peck at Garner, Iowa. They had three children, John Thomson, Jeanne James, and Janice Thomson,...
Gerald Haugen
Jan 15, 2017
Gerald Haugen, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 20, 2017, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in the Spring. Visitation will be...
Patricia "Pat" Ward
Jan 14, 2017
Patricia Ward, age 77, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at her home near Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the...
Frank Hron
Jan 11, 2017
Frank Hron, age 71, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at the Linn Haven Nursing Home in New Hampton, IA, with his family by his side. Friends may call from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue in Decorah. Frankie Joseph Hron was born on...
Rose Blong
Jan 11, 2017
Rose Blong, age 97 of St. Lucas, Iowa died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice facility in Hiawatha, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday January 14, 2017 at the St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main St. in St. Lucas, IA with Father Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial will be in...
James H. Casterton
Jan 11, 2017
James H. Casterton, age 85 of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday morning, January 11, 2017 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in rural Spring Grove, MN, with Rev. Allen Hermeier officiating. Burial will be in Highland Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah, with Full Military...
Richard Nelson
Jan 11, 2017
Richard Nelson, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, 1316 Canoe Ridge Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Stacey Nalean Carlson presiding. Burial will be in the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA....
Duane Einck
Jan 10, 2017
Duane Einck, age 74, of Ossian, IA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at his home in Ossian, IA. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at the Wildwood Events Center, 110 West Main Street, Ossian, IA, with Rev. Wayne Ellingson presiding. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on...
Carmen Sunde
Jan 10, 2017
Carmen O. Sunde, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday evening, January 10, 2017 at Traditions of West Union in West Union, IA. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Pastor Amy Larson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah in the spring. Visitation begins at...
Clotiel Kuennen
Jan 10, 2017
Clotiel Kuennen, age 96 of St. Lucas, Iowa died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday January 21, 2017 at the St. Luke’s Catholic Church at 307 East Main St. in St. Lucas, IA with Father Kyle Digmann presiding. Burial will...
Agnes Riha
Jan 6, 2017
Agnes Riha, age 89, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, January 6, 2017, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from...
Jetta Piper
Jan 2, 2017
Jetta Piper, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah. Burial will be at a later date in the Calvary Cemetery in...
