OBITUARIES
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
