OBITUARIES
Ruth M. Branhagen
Sep 3, 2016
Ruth Mildred Branhagen of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah Saturday, September 3, 2016, at the age of 88. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Pastor Amy Zalk Larson officiating. Burial will be in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah....
Marion L. Beatty
Aug 29, 2016
Marion Beatty, age 63, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at his home following a valiant 5-year battle with colon cancer. A celebration of Marion’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Decorah Lutheran Church. Friends, relatives, colleagues, and anyone whose life Marion touched are invited to Oneota Golf and Country Club, 1714...
Marlene (Mimi) Baker
Aug 28, 2016
Marlene L. Baker (Mimi), age 79 of Detroit Lakes, MN and formerly of Decorah, died Sunday morning, August 28, 2016 at Golden Manor Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Decorah Covenant Church in Decorah with Rev. Don Holmertz officiating. There will be a light luncheon following the service...
Clayton Wangsness
Aug 28, 2016
Clayton Wangsness, age 75, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, August 28, 2016, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016, Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church, 169 Dorchester Drive, Dorchester, IA, with Rev. Alan Hermeier and Rev. Waldemar Gies presiding. Friends may call after 10:00 a.m., at...
John L. Rekward
Aug 28, 2016
John L. Rekward, age 95, of Decorah, died Sunday morning, August 28, 2016 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, with full military honors. Visitation will begin after...
Sylvester T. Carolan
Aug 23, 2016
Sylvester T. Carolan, age 107, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2016 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah by Rev. Phil Gibbs officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery at a later date. In accordance with...
Ed Hogenson
Aug 23, 2016
Ed Hogenson, age 96, of rural Decorah, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Traditions in West Union, IA. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Springfield Lutheran Church, 1969 Middle Calmar Road, rural Decorah, with Pastor Nancy Solomonson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Friday,...
Peter Estrem
Aug 21, 2016
Peter Estrem, age 46, of Waterloo, IA, formerly of Decorah, joined his father in Heaven on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, rural Decorah, with Rev. Jenny Edinger presiding. Visitation will be held from...
Rik Trytten
Aug 20, 2016
Richard “Rik” Trytten, age 39, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at his home in Decorah, after a year-long battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway, Decorah, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Visitation will be from 3 – 7 p.m., Wednesday,...
John "Jack" Malek
Aug 14, 2016
John “Jack” Malek, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, August 14, 2016, at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2016, at the St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main St., Decorah, IA, with Father Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery, Decorah,...
Dr. Joseph Callaghan
Aug 12, 2016
Dr. Joseph Callaghan, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, August 12, 2016 at his home in Decorah. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Visitation will be held after 9:30...
Raymond K. Amundson
Aug 11, 2016
Raymond K. Amundson, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 19, 2016 at Big Canoe Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with the Rev. Kurt Bockoven officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday, one hour...
Jane C. Forster
Aug 10, 2016
Jane C. Forster, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at the Winneshiek Medical Center. Her family is pleased to report that she was unconscious without anxiety or pain during the dying process. The dedicated hospice staff at the hospital managed her care skillfully and respectfully, honoring her wishes as stated...
Linda Waits
Aug 3, 2016
Linda Waits, age 69, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Visitation will be held from 3:00-6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. The Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in...
Eugene "Gene" Hruska
Aug 3, 2016
Eugene “Gene” Hruska, age 69, of West Union, IA, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at his home in West Union, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Holy Name Catholic Church, 128 North Walnut Street, West Union, IA, with Rev. Jim Brokman presiding. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Ruth Swensen Dignan
Aug 3, 2016
Ruth Ellen Swensen Dignan, 75, originally of Decorah, Iowa, died August 3, 2016 in California. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Born October 14, 1940, to Ruth and Theodore Swensen,...
Helen Herold
Jul 31, 2016
Helen Herold, age 81, of Calmar, IA died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass Of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2016 at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 306 South Maryville, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Margurete M. Hovden
Jul 31, 2016
Margurete M. Hovden, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday August 4, 2016 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, one hour...
Ann Hageman
Jul 30, 2016
Ann Hageman, age 89, of Calmar, IA died Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass Of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 306 South Maryville, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Elaine K. Suhr
Jul 29, 2016
Elaine K. Suhr, 74, of Decorah, died peacefully in her sleep on July 29, 2016. Elaine was born on November 29, 1941 in Oelwein, IA. She and Gary Suhr were married on April 10, 1965. They bought a dairy farm and moved to Decorah in 1977. There, they worked the farm together and raised their family. She was one of...
