OBITUARIES
Dr. Donald H. Pilgrim
Feb 23, 2016
Dr. Donald H. Pilgrim, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Luther College in Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully at his home with his six daughters at his side on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at the age of 86. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2016, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Pastor Amy Larson...
Donna K. Gavle
Feb 22, 2016
Donna K. Gavle, age 63, of Decorah, IA, died Monday, February 22, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. April Ulring Larson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...
Ardith M. Flatland
Feb 17, 2016
Ardith M. Flatland, age 91, of Cresco, IA, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Hawkeye Care Center in Cresco. Ardith Madonna Flatland was born on May 23, 1924 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of William B. and Olga Marie (Ellingson) Malli. She was a 1943 graduate of Decorah High School. She was united in marriage with Harold I. Flatland...
Dorothy Crabtree
Feb 13, 2016
Dorothy Crabtree, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Senior Services, 4 Ohio Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Melissa Bills presiding. Burial will be in the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, Decorah,...
Edythe Cekal
Feb 12, 2016
Edythe Cekal, age 91, of Spillville, IA died Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA with Fr. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery at a later date. There will be visitation on...
George Kruse, Jr.
Feb 10, 2016
George Kruse, Jr., age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 15, 2016, at the Mabel First Lutheran Church, 202 North Oak, Mabel, MN, with Rev. Elliott Malm presiding. Burial will be in the Mabel Cemetery, Mabel, MN. ...
Brady Kuennen
Feb 10, 2016
Brady Kuennen, age 36, of Waucoma, IA, died near Rockland, Michigan, from injuries he received in a snowmobile accident, on February 10, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 15, 2016, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church...
Helen I. Ehrie
Feb 9, 2016
Helen I. Ehrie, age 98, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Stacey Nalean – Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Pontoppidan Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday,...
Dorothy Wiemerslage
Feb 9, 2016
Dorothy Wiemerslage, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Barthell Eastern Star in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, 209 West Broadway, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Laura Arnold presiding. Burial will be in the Wheatland Cemetery, 2952 Wheatland Road, New...
Hattie Hauber
Feb 7, 2016
Hattie Hauber, age 91, of Ridgeway, IA, died Sunday February 7, 2016 at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 207 Church Street, Spillville, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from...
Marian E. Cook
Feb 6, 2016
Marian E. Cook, age 92, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, one hour before the service, at Fjelstul Funeral Home. Marian Elizabeth...
Harvey Hillesland
Feb 2, 2016
Harvey Hillesland, age 84, of Decorah, IA, formerly of Calmar, IA, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 8, 2016, at the Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Phil Olson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Rita Shindelar
Feb 2, 2016
Rita Shindelar, age 90, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 6, 2016, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 207 Church Street, Spillville, IA, with Rev. Dan Knipper presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may...
Constance "Connie" Glock
Jan 29, 2016
Constance “Connie” Glock, age 91, of Calmar, IA, died on Friday, January 29, 2016, at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Jesse DeDeyne presiding. Burial will be held at the Calmar City Cemetery, Calmar, IA. Friends...
Margaret "Cookie" Thompson
Jan 27, 2016
Margaret “Cookie” Thompson, age 74, of Calmar, IA, died on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be held at the Calmar Lutheran Cemetery, Calmar,...
John Hunter
Jan 26, 2016
John Hunter, age 73, originally of Calmar, IA, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home in Minneapolis, MN. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery in...
Angela K. Dowden
Jan 25, 2016
Angela K. Dowden, age 41, of Decorah, Iowa, died Monday morning, January 25, 2016 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, January 29 at Fjelstul Funeral Home...
Wayne Timmerman
Jan 23, 2016
Wayne Timmerman, age 89, of Decorah, IA died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Aase Haugen senior services in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia, IA. with Pastor Alan Wicks presiding burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.,...
Verna Halverson
Jan 18, 2016
Verna Halverson, age 90, of Des Moines, formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, IA. Friends may call after 12:00 noon at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604...
Isaiah Shaun Schmitt
Jan 15, 2016
Isaiah Shaun Schmitt, infant son of Shaun and Kendra Schmitt was welcomed into heaven on January 15th, 2016. He was born at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN, at 4:27 p.m. He weighed 4 lbs. 15 oz. and was 15 inches long. He spent his few minutes here on earth in the loving arms of his mother and father, a...
