OBITUARIES
Orvetta Aswegan
Aug 25, 2015
Orvetta Aswegan, age 77, of Decorah, IA died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Pastor Bryan Robertson presiding. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015, at the Schluter...
Evelyn Hogenson
Aug 25, 2015
Evelyn Hogenson, age 88, of rural Decorah, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Traditions in West Union, IA. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Springfield Lutheran Church, 1969 Middle Calmar Road, rural Decorah, with Pastor Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Friday,...
Raymond Pritchard
Aug 23, 2015
Raymond Pritchard, age 76, of Decorah, IA died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday August 29, 2015 at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church at 307 West Main St. in Decorah, IA with Father Phil Gibbs presiding. Burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be after...
Yvonne Sexton
Aug 22, 2015
Yvonne Sexton, age 96, of rural Ridgeway died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehab Center in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the St. Bridget’s Catholic Church at 3119-253rd Ave Ridgeway, IA. With Father Mark Osterhaus presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation...
Janet Schell
Aug 14, 2015
Janet L. Schell, age 58, of Jefferson passed away Friday, August 14, 2015, at her home in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2015, at the Chapel of the Flowers at Alverno, N4637 Co Rd Y, Jefferson, WI 53549. Visitation and gathering time will be at the chapel from 12:00 noon...
Norbert Kapler
Aug 13, 2015
Norbert Kapler, age 99, of Spillville, IA, died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Father Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00...
Ethel Brandt
Aug 8, 2015
Ethel Brandt, age 86, of Decorah, IA died Saturday, August 8, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester MN. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Presbyterian Church at 1130 Frankville Rd., Frankville, IA, with Rev. Gary Catterson presiding. Burial will be in the Frankville Cemetery, Frankville, IA. Visitation will be held on Wednesday...
Les Mccauley
Aug 3, 2015
Les McCauley, age 75, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, August 3, 2015, at the Green Lea Manor in Mabel, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 6, 2015, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery, in...
Keith Crabtree
Aug 2, 2015
Keith Crabtree, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, August 7, 2015, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home Chapel, 4 Ohio Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Melissa Bills presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. ...
Donald "Don" Kruse
Jul 31, 2015
Don Kruse, age 70, of St. Lucas, IA, died suddenly on Friday, July 31, 2015, at his home near St. Lucas, IA. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, St. Lucas, IA, with Monsignor Carl Schmitt presiding. Visitation will be held after 9:00 a.m.,...
Robert J. Anderson
Jul 27, 2015
Robert J. Anderson, Biologist and Conservationist, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. The Bob Anderson Celebration of Life is from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Saturday August 8, 2015 at Siewers Spring State Park at the Decorah Fish Hatchery, 2321 Siewers Spring Road, Decorah, Iowa 52101. Bob is survived by his fiancée, Mary...
Douglas A. “Dag” Rossman
Jul 23, 2015
Douglas A. “Dag” Rossman, age 79, of Decorah, IA, died Thursday morning, July 23, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, one hour before the service, at First...
Donald "Don" Blong
Jul 23, 2015
Donald "Don" Blong, age 86, of St. Lucas, IA died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare in New Hampton, IA., Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street in St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in...
Dave Hosper
Jul 22, 2015
David Hosper, age 85, of Calmar, IA, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2015, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar, IA., with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the St. Aloysius Cemetery following the service. Friends may greet the family...
Clifford "Kip" Johnson
Jul 21, 2015
Clifford “Kip” Johnson, age 70, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at his home in Decorah, IA. Visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m., on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 27, 2015, at the Center for...
Robert "Dave" Moore
Jul 17, 2015
Robert “Dave” Moore age 56, of Spillville, IA, died on Friday, July 17, 2015, at his home in Spillville after battling cancer the last two years. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, July 21, at the Calmar United Methodist Church, 208 West Main Street, Calmar, IA, with Pastor Linda Thompson presiding. Friends may greet the family...
Steven C. Schrader
Jul 14, 2015
Steven C. Schrader, 66, died July 14 at his home in Decorah, IA. Visitation will be held from 3:00-4:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, followed by a time of Sharing Memories at 4:00 p.m. Steve Schrader was born Sept. 3, 1948, in Cedar Rapids to H.J. "Gus"...
Joanne Engebretson Groettum
Jul 8, 2015
Joanne M. (Engebretson) Groettum, age 80 of Edina, MN and formerly of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Meadow Woods Memory Care in Bloomington, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 13, 2015 at Burr Oak Lutheran Church in Burr Oak, IA with Pastor Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in Burr Oak Cemetery....
Sylvia Hybl
Jul 7, 2015
Sylvia Hybl, age 71, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Thornton Manor in Lansing, IA. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Phelps Park, Shelter #1, on the corner of Park and Vernon Street in Decorah. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev....
James L. Bakke
Jul 5, 2015
James L. Bakke, age 73, of Postville and formerly of Decorah, IA, died Sunday morning, July 5, 2015, at his home in Postville. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. James LeRoy Bakke was born on May 19, 1942 in Bloomer, WI, the son of Vernon and...
