OBITUARIES
Peter Styve
Apr 22, 2016
Peter Styve, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Irma Thuente
Apr 22, 2016
Irma Thuente, age 91, of Festina, IA died Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, 2351-County Road B32, Festina, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Visitation will be...
Genevieve Ruth Jacobs
Apr 22, 2016
Genevieve R. Jacobs, 86, of Decorah, Iowa, formerly from Sioux City, Iowa, passed on to Heaven Friday, April 22, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. The rite of cremation has been accorded following her wishes. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah,...
Frances "Fran" Schnitzler
Apr 20, 2016
Frances “Fran” Schnitzler, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Burr Oak Lutheran Church, 2358 - 360th Street, Burr Oak, IA, with Rev. Matt Larson presiding. Burial will be in the Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, IA. ...
Otto A. Ruen
Apr 19, 2016
Otto A. Ruen, age 100, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and...
Camilla Taylor
Apr 16, 2016
Camilla Taylor, age 95, of Spillville, IA died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Father Robert Gross presiding burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...
Margaret Hageman
Apr 9, 2016
Margaret Hageman, age 93, of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be at Our Lady of Seven Dolors...
Geraldine "Gerry" Steffens
Apr 8, 2016
Geraldine “Gerry” Steffens, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, April 8, 2016, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery,...
Ruth A. Mcclintock
Apr 4, 2016
Ruth A. McClintock, age 92 of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday morning, April 4, 2016 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, with the Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery in Rossville, Iowa. Visitation was from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at...
Mary Lorentzen
Apr 1, 2016
Mary Lorentzen, age 96, of Decorah, IA, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at the Barthell Eastern Star Home in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Melissa Bills presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may...
Walter Steele
Mar 29, 2016
Walter Steele, age 79, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 1, 2016, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Grove, Minnesota. Friends may call from...
Roland "Rollie" Grotegut
Mar 26, 2016
Roland “Rollie” Grotegut, age 87, of Decorah, IA died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at his home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Zion United Church of Christ, 113 First Street N.E., in Waukon, IA with Pastor Samantha Houser presiding. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, IA. Visitation...
Dale Barth
Mar 23, 2016
Dale Barth, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Aase Haugen Senior Services, Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the First Lutheran Church, 604 West Broadway Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Chad Huebner presiding. Burial will be at later date. Visitation will be held from...
Arthur "Art" Schmitt
Mar 22, 2016
Arthur "Art" Schmitt, age 87, of Traditions in West Union, IA, formerly of St. Lucas, IA, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center, in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 28, 2016, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, in St. Lucas, IA, with Father Nick March presiding....
Randall W. Carlson
Mar 21, 2016
Randall Warren Carlson, 61, of Lake City, formerly of Decorah, died Monday March 21, 2016 at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa. Randy was born in Decorah, Iowa on July 6, 1954 to Frederic Arnold and Marjorie Anne (Reed) Carlson. Randy was placed in the Hillcrest Baby Fold in Dubuque as a toddler. He later resided at the...
Rita Lennon
Mar 19, 2016
Rita Lennon, age 91, of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel, 202 South Washington Street, Calmar, IA. Friends may call after 9:00 a.m., at the Schluter – Balik...
Robert D. Usgaard
Mar 17, 2016
Robert D. Usgaard, age 89, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday morning, March 17, 2016 at his home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday,...
Marcella Manderfield
Mar 17, 2016
Marcella Manderfield, age 72, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Calmar, Iowa. Friends may call after 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the...
Rita Jirak
Mar 16, 2016
Rita Jirak, age 83, of Little Turkey, IA, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church in Little Turkey with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial will be...
Virginia Myhre
Mar 13, 2016
Virginia Myhre, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Dave Sorenson officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on Thursday,...
