OBITUARIES
David William Jacobsen
Oct 31, 2015
David W. Jacobsen, age 67, of Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully after breakfast on Saturday, October 31, 2015 2015 at Wellington Place in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner and Rev. Richard Simon Hanson officiating. Friends may visit with the family one hour...
Rosemary Rosendahl
Oct 19, 2015
Rosemary Rosendahl, age 83, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Monday, October 19, 2015, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2015, at Peace Lutheran Church, 745 County Street, Ridgeway, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hansen presiding. Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery, Ridgeway, IA. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Tsai Tennant
Oct 17, 2015
Tsai Tennant, age 78, of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 22, 2015, at the Canoe German Methodist Cemetery, 2867 Middle Sattre Road, rural Decorah, IA, with Rev. Jim Dale presiding. Tsai is survived by her husband: Ron Tennant, Calmar,...
Mary Chase Lehmann
Oct 16, 2015
Mary Chase Lehmann, age 53, formerly of Independence, IA, died on Friday, October 16, 2015, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. A memorial funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 19, 2015, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Deacon Nick Francois presiding. Burial will be in Our Lady of...
Jason Fleshner
Oct 15, 2015
Jason Fleshner, age 33, of Decorah, IA, died on October 15, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the Madison Lutheran Church, 2658 Madison Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hansen presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Alison Dwyer
Oct 14, 2015
Alison Dwyer, age 55, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday morning, October 14, 2015 at her home, surrounded by the love of her family and friends after a long and courageous battle with cancer that was an example for many of determination and grace. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in...
Roland “Ron” G. Halverson
Oct 13, 2015
Roland “Ron” G. Halverson, age 94, of Decorah, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Melissa Bills officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday,...
Kay Feil
Oct 11, 2015
Kay Feil, age 70, of Decorah, IA died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Kay Margaret Feil was born on July 6, 1945, the daughter of John and Hermenegild (Dessel) Feil in Chicago, Illinois. Kay moved to Ossian in 1947, at the age of two. She attended school at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School...
Alexandra "Allie" Loden
Oct 11, 2015
Alexandra “Allie” Loden, age 26, of Decorah died Sunday, October 11, 2015 near Decorah in an automobile accident. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago St., Decorah IA. Burial will be in the Russell Cemetery rural Decorah. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Schluter Balik...
Arthur "Art" Huber
Oct 5, 2015
Art Huber, age 100, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 8, 2015, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends...
Robert "Bob" Jewell
Oct 3, 2015
Robert “Bob” Jewell, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015, 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 call from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Marie Brincks
Oct 2, 2015
Marie Brincks, age 91 , of Ossian, IA died Friday, October, 2, 2015, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 420 East Main Street, in Ossian, IA with Father Alan Dietzenbach presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. ...
Neva Viise
Sep 29, 2015
Neva Viise, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Vennehjem in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Calmar Lutheran Church, 200 East Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Phillip Olson presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be after 9:00 a.m., on Saturday morning at the Church. ...
Angeline "Angie" Wagner
Sep 29, 2015
Angie Wagner, Age 94, of Spillville, IA died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2015 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Father Robert Gross presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 Thursday at the...
Viva L. Hanna
Sep 27, 2015
Viva L. Hanna, age 99, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Barthell O.E.S. Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 5, 2015 at United Congregational Church of Christ in Decorah, IA with Pastor Laura Arnold officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, IA. Friends may visit with the family...
Beatrice "Bea" Hanneman
Sep 22, 2015
Beatrice (Bea) Hanneman, age 95, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at her home in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, 1316 Canoe Ridge Rd. rural Decorah, With Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson presiding, burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Margaret Simonson
Sep 20, 2015
Margaret E. Simonson, of Decorah, IA, died peacefully at Barthell Order of Eastern Star Nursing Home on Sunday, September 20, 2015, at the age of 88. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday September 26, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Visitation begins on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., one hour before services,...
Carol Stoen
Sep 18, 2015
Carol Stoen, age 74, of Decorah, IA, died on Friday, September 18, 2015, at her home. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church, at 1381 Big Canoe Rd. Decorah, IA. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at the Schluter Balik Funeral Home in Decorah and after 10:00...
Mark Mihm
Sep 17, 2015
Mark Mihm, age 94, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2015, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 307 East Main Street, St. Lucas, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the...
Darrell L. Pierce
Sep 17, 2015
Darrell L. Pierce, age 76, of Decorah, IA, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at his home in Decorah. He died after a long battle with multiple myeloma cancer which started sometime in 2010. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev....
