OBITUARIES
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...
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,...
