OBITUARIES
Gary Winings
Jul 4, 2015
Gary Winings, age 70, of Dover, Delaware, who passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, 2351 – County Road B32, Festina, IA, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in...
Howard Taylor Sr.
Jun 29, 2015
Howard Taylor, age 82, of Spillville died Monday, June 29, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2015 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA. with Father Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., on...
Dorothy Rude
Jun 20, 2015
Dorothy Rude, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center in Harmony, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the Cresco Community Chapel, 24024 Highway #9 East, Cresco, IA, with Rev. Mike Simiele presiding. Burial will be at Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will...
Leo Storla
Jun 19, 2015
Leo Storla, age 75, of Decorah died Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Decorah Lutheran Church at 309 Winnebago in Decorah with Rev. Dave Sorenson presiding, burial will be in the Union Prairie Cemetery rural Decorah. Visitation will be from 3:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June...
Virgil Denk
Jun 18, 2015
Virgil Denk, age 97, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Cemetery, Decorah,...
Don Symonds
Jun 17, 2015
Don Symonds, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Aase Haugen Senior Services, Decorah, IA. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2015, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Richard Simon Hanson presiding. Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June...
Ruth Hansel
Jun 16, 2015
Ruth Hansel, age 84, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2015, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic...
Ray Ransom
Jun 14, 2015
Ray Ransom, age 71, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, June 14, 2015, on his farm near Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the First United Methodist Church, 302 West Broadway, Decorah, with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in the Canoe Methodist Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from...
Margaret M. "Peggy" Graves
Jun 12, 2015
Margaret M. “Peggy” Graves, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died Friday evening, June 12, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2015 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation...
Arla M. Kubik
Jun 11, 2015
Arla M. Kubik of Decorah, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Thursday evening, June 11, 2015 at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa. Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2015 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. David Sorensen officiating. Inurnment will be in Union Prairie Cemetery in rural Decorah on...
Rodney Hagensick
Jun 7, 2015
Rodney Hagensick, age 55, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his home in Decorah. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015, at Walden Pond, 1432 – 130th Avenue, Castalia, IA, with Rev. David Lenth presiding. Burial will be in the Walden Pond Cemetery, rural Castalia, IA. Friends may call from 2:00-5:00...
Donald L. Olsen
Jun 6, 2015
Donald L. Olsen, age 88 and his wife Wilma T. Olsen, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 in a traffic accident at the intersection of Highways 9 and 139 two miles east of Cresco, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2015 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorensen and...
Wilma T. Olsen
Jun 6, 2015
Wilma T. Olsen, age 82, and her husband, Donald L. Olsen, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 in a traffic accident at the intersection of Highways 9 and 139 two miles east of Cresco, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2015 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and...
Alan "Al" White
Jun 5, 2015
Alan White, age 57, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home north of Decorah. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church with Rev. Kurt Bockoven officiating. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m....
Ordell Sorum
Jun 4, 2015
Ordell Sorum, age 69, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Gunderson Health Center in Lacrosse, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2015, at the Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Stacey Nalean Carlson officiating. Burial will be in the Glenwood East Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00-5:00 p.m....
Inez A. Berge
May 30, 2015
Inez A. Berge, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Promise House Assisted Living in Hiawatha, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Mark Kvale officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June...
Lucas "Luke" Haller
May 30, 2015
Lucas “Luke” Haller, age 24, of Waterloo, IA, formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, May 30, 2015. A private family graveside service will be held at the Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, IA. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA. Lucas E. Haller was born...
Kermit T. Hendrickson
May 28, 2015
Kermit T. Hendrickson, age 91, of Decorah, died Thursday morning, May 28, 2015 at his home in Decorah. Kermit’s wish was to donate his body to the University of Iowa, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Deeded Body Program, for educational and research purposes. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015 at First Lutheran Church...
Robert Roney
May 26, 2015
Robert Roney, age 13, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the Frankville Cemetery, Frankville, IA. Friends...
Rev. Joan A. Mau
May 24, 2015
Rev. Joan A. Mau, age 65, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. Joan A. Mau was born on June...
