OBITUARIES
Darwin Melcher
May 14, 2016
Darwin Melcher, age 66, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at his home, in his sleep of natural causes. Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA. Burial of Darwin’s cremains will be held at a later date in the Evergreen...
Anneliese "Lisa" Verlsteffen
May 13, 2016
Anneliese Verlsteffen age 96, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2016, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Visitation will be held after...
Alvin Tupy
May 13, 2016
Alvin Tupy, age 90, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Friday, May 13, 2016, at Wellington Place, in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in...
Patricia "Pat" Kuennen
May 11, 2016
Patricia Ann Kuennen, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, after a brief, courageous battle with colon cancer at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines with her family by her side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 16, 2016 at the St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding, burial...
Rudolph "Rudy" B. Remmen
May 10, 2016
Rudolph “Rudy” B. Remmen, age 95, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2016 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, Iowa. Pastor April Ulring Larson will officiate. Burial will be in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00...
Richard E. Allen
May 7, 2016
Richard (Dick) E. Allen, age 96, of Decorah, died in the early morning Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, surrounded by family. Dick was born March 9, 1920, in Chicopee, MA, son of Edward and Mary (Gibson) Allen. He was a veteran of WWII, and served in Patton's Third Army, from Normandy to Czechoslovakia. Following...
Ruth Fretheim
May 3, 2016
Ruth Fretheim, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the Madison Lutheran Church, 2658 Madison Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the Madison Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa. Friends may...
Mark Sutton
May 3, 2016
Mark Sutton, age 87, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, Iowa. Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2016, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...
Travis J. Henzler
May 2, 2016
Travis J. Henzler, age 29, of Council Bluffs, IA and formerly of Decorah, IA, died May 2, 2016 in Council Bluffs. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Charis Combs-Lay and Rev. David Sorenson officiating. Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with Full Military Honors....
Jon A. Vine
May 1, 2016
Jon A. Vine, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating. Inurnment will be at Union Prairie Cemetery in rural Decorah with Full Military Honors. Visitation...
Kevin Kruse
Apr 28, 2016
Kevin Kruse, age 55, of Waukon, IA, died on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, WI, from injuries he received in a fall. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Doug Bryce of the Christian Life Center presiding. Burial...
Patricia "Pat" Luren
Apr 27, 2016
Patricia “Pat” Luren, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Hawkeye Care Center in Carroll, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 2, 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, Decorah,...
Evelyn B. Pierce
Apr 26, 2016
Evelyn B. Pierce, age 99, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, IA with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be at Burr Oak Cemetery. Visitation with...
Janet M. Lambert
Apr 24, 2016
Janet McCracken Lambert, age 85, of Decorah IA, died April 24th, at the Barthell OES Home, following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 701 Iowa Avenue, Decorah, IA, with a luncheon to follow. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday at the church. ...
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...
