OBITUARIES
Jean Hardy
Jul 22, 2016
Jean Hardy, age 98 of Decorah, IA, died Friday morning, July 22, 2016 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, one hour before services, at First United Methodist Church....
Marianna Guess
Jul 22, 2016
Marianna Guess, 2 month old daughter of Jess Wirkler and Kyle Guess, of Decorah, IA, died suddenly on Friday, July 22, 2016, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Daniel Knipper presiding. Burial will be in...
Ethel Sensor
Jul 22, 2016
Ethel Sensor, age 93, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, July 22, 2016, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 29, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home with Rev. Dale Moe, presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may...
Monsignor Donald Heineman
Jul 21, 2016
Monsignor Donald Heineman, age 93, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at the Colonial Manor in Elma, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Archbishop Michael Jackels presiding. Burial will be in the Calvary Catholic...
Marjorie T. Kraby
Jul 18, 2016
Marjorie T. Kraby, age 92, of Apple Valley, MN and formerly of Decorah, IA, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon Monday, one hour...
Kathy Haugen
Jul 16, 2016
Kathy Haugen (Mrs. Steve Haugen), age 63, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2016, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Richard Simon Hanson presiding. Burial will be in the Union Prairie Cemetery, rural Decorah,...
Charlene Brainard
Jul 16, 2016
Charlene Brainard, age 82, of Waukon, IA died Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at the Schluter - Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Gary Catterson presiding. Charlene JoAnn (Brainard) Styve was born on February...
Ruth Elsbernd
Jul 4, 2016
Ruth Elsbernd, age 91, of Calmar, IA, died on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. ...
Doug Blair
Jul 4, 2016
Doug Blair, age 70, of Palatine, IL, formerly of Decorah, IA, died at his home, in his sleep on Monday, July 4, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 2016, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Stu Rammes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Lillian Rolfes
Jul 2, 2016
Lillian Rolfes, age 90, of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, July 8, 2016, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 306 South Maryville, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Marie Sersland
Jun 29, 2016
Marie Sersland, age 103, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday morning, June 29, 2016 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Ron Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, July 1...
Fred Boettcher
Jun 28, 2016
Fred Boettcher, age 91, of Calmar, IA, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be in the Hawkeye City Cemetery, Hawkeye,...
Allen Rude
Jun 27, 2016
Allen Rude, age 49, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, June 27, 2016, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2016, at the Cresco Community Chapel, 24024 Highway #9 East, Cresco, IA. Burial will be at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on...
Donald Decou
Jun 19, 2016
    Donald DeCou, age 95, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Wellington Place in Decorah.      Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Wellington Place, 2479 River Rd., Decorah, Iowa with one hour of visitation prior to the service on Wednesday, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding, burial will be at the St. Agnes...
Huber D. Lennon
Jun 18, 2016
Huber D. Lennon, 99, of Decorah, IA, died on June 18, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. He was born on December 6, 1916, at the family home at 115 ½ W. Water St. in Decorah. Christian Baptism took place on February 23, 1917, at Decorah Lutheran Church where he remained a lifetime member. He married Corolla...
Phyllis Dotzenrod Lewis
Jun 16, 2016
Phyllis Dotzenrod Lewis, age 92, of Ossian, IA, died on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 24, 2016, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 420 East Main Street, Ossian, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church...
Eleanora Franzen
Jun 12, 2016
    Eleanora Franzen, age 91, of Ossian, IA, died on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA.     Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2016, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 420 East Main Street, Ossian, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery.     ...
Carol Dvorak
Jun 10, 2016
Carol Dvorak, age 72, of rural Ridgeway, IA, died on Friday, June 10, 2016 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00-7:00p.m., on Monday, June 13,...
Garland R. Morse
Jun 10, 2016
Garland R. Morse, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, June 10, 2016 at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating. Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with Full Military Honors by Decorah’s Veterans...
Dave Timp
Jun 10, 2016
Dave Timp, age 55, of Spillville died Friday, June 10, 2016 at his home with his family at his side after a two year battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the Church...
