OBITUARIES
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...
Martha Graves
May 23, 2015
Martha Graves, age 62, of Mabel, MN, formerly of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA due to complications while being treated for a brain tumor. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church, rural Decorah. Friends may call after...
Nels O. Folkedahl
May 23, 2015
Nels O. Folkedahl, age 78, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday morning, May 23, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Inurnment will be in Union Prairie Cemetery in rural Decorah, with full military honors. Visitation will begin...
David Bappe
May 21, 2015
Dave Bappe age 83, of Decorah, IA died Thursday May 21, 2015 at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church at 302 West Broadway in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell presiding. Burial will be in the Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be...
David L. Ottesen
May 20, 2015
David L. Ottesen, age 78, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Ridgeway, IA Rev. Phillip Olson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with full military honors....
Gustave "Gust" Lechtenberg
May 19, 2015
Gust Lechtenberg, age 96, of Waucoma, IA, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. He was the last surviving member of his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 218 3rd Street NW, Waucoma, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding....
Norma E. Oren Lund
May 15, 2015
Norma E. Oren Lund, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa and formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died Friday morning, May 15, 2015 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorensen and Rev. Bryan Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Canoe German Methodist Cemetery in...
Ronald "Ronnie" Rustad
May 14, 2015
Ronald “Ronnie” Rustad, age 57, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, May 15, 2015, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah IA after living with Cerebral Palsy. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Ave, Decorah, IA. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00p.m., on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at...
Richard Klouda
May 13, 2015
Richard Klouda age 70, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Cedar Rapids, IA, died Wednesday May 13, 2015, at St. Jeremiah Care Home in Las Vegas<Nevada. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery at 1725 Washington Prairie Rd. Decorah, IA Visitation will be from 4:00 – 6:00 pm., Tuesday, May 19...
Harold J. Thompson
May 13, 2015
Harold J. Thompson, 99, formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Barthell Order of Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. A private family service will be held at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A graveside service will take place at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 1, 2015, at Lyons Cemetery in Lyons,...
Carroll Lansing
May 7, 2015
Carroll Lansing, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 11, 2015, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict Cemetery, Decorah, IA. ...
Grace Torresdal
May 6, 2015
Grace Torresdal, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Friends may greet the family following the service. The Schluter – Balik...
Cheryl A. Grinna
Apr 28, 2015
Cheryl A. Grinna, age 70 of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday evening, April 28, 2015 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. A celebration of Cheryl’s life is scheduled for 12 Noon, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Nob Hill Supper Club in rural Decorah. All are welcome to attend and celebrate her life with stories, pictures, and music that was special to...
Cyril Klimesh
Apr 24, 2015
Cyril “Peanuts” Klimesh died of pneumonia March 2, 2015 in his home in Grants Pass, Ore. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2015 his final resting place, St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. Cyril was born in a two-story house on Main Street in Spillville Jan. 20, 1917. Growing up, Cyril worked six days a week...
Pauline Kriener
Apr 24, 2015
Pauline Kriener, age 89, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Friday, April 24, 2015, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 201 Oak Street, Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be in...
