OBITUARIES

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Laverne Tiernan

Laverne Tiernan

Jan 1, 2017

LaVerne Tiernan, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, January 1, 2017, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 9, 2017, 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...

Joanne Roney

Joanne Roney

Dec 29, 2016

Joanne Roney, (Mrs. Robert) age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Gundersen Health Systems in LaCrosse, WI. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Dave Sorenson presiding and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay presiding. Burial will be in the...

Ernest "Ernie" Lundtvedt

Ernest "Ernie" Lundtvedt

Dec 27, 2016

Ernest Lundtvedt, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Wellington Place Nursing Home, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Dave Sorenson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA, in the spring....

Harlan T. Bakken

Harlan T. Bakken

Dec 27, 2016

Harlan T. Bakken, age 78, of Waukon, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Thornton Manor Nursing Center in Lansing, IA after a long battle with cancer, at age 78. Harlan’s wish was to donate his body to the Mayo Clinic Department of Anatomy in Rochester, MN, for medical education and research. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m....

James Giesing

James Giesing

Dec 26, 2016

James Giesing, age 89, of Spillville, IA, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 207 Church Street, Spillville, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Marion G. Gabrielsen

Marion G. Gabrielsen

Dec 26, 2016

Marion Grace Gabrielsen died on December 26, 2016, one week short of her 96th birthday. A service of remembrance will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at First Lutheran Church, 604 W. Broadway, Decorah. Born on January 2, 1921 in New Ulm, Minnesota, Marion was the daughter of Otto F. and Florence (Gilley) Oswald. She was...

Dennis Ruen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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