OBITUARIES
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...
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...
