OBITUARIES
Betty Rikansrud Nelson
Mar 8, 2015
Betty Rikansrud Nelson, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Inurnment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday,...
Michael "Mike" Erickson
Mar 6, 2015
Michael Erickson, age 45, of Decorah died Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home of an apparent heart attack. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Decorah Lutheran Church at 309 Winnebago St. Decorah IA. Burial will be in the Canoe Methodist Cemetery rural Decorah. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday at...
Dolores Marie Blong
Mar 2, 2015
Dolores Blong, age 86, of St. Lucas, IA died Monday March 2, 2015 at Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare in New Hampton, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, March 10 at 10:30 at St. Lukes Catholic Church in St. Lucas, IA with Rev. Nick March presiding, burial will be in the St. Luke’s Cemetery. Visitation will be one...
Willard G. Linnevold
Feb 28, 2015
Willard Linnevold, 99, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Jupiter, Florida. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in rural Decorah with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, May...
Garry Wiltgen
Feb 26, 2015
Garry Wiltgen, age 68, of Calmar, IA, died on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA, after a short illness Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 2, 2015, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville Street, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the...
Cheryl R. Allen
Feb 21, 2015
Cheryl R. Allen, age 70, of Decorah, IA and formerly of Madison, WI, died Saturday evening, February 21, 2015 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Visitation begins on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., one hour...
Donald J. Hahn
Feb 18, 2015
Donald J. Hahn, age 83, of Decorah, IA and formerly of Cincinnati, OH, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February, 21, 2015 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. An additional service will be held in Cincinnati, OH at a later date. Donald James Hahn was born...
Clem Dinger
Feb 18, 2015
Clem Dinger, age 99, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, 1197 Old Stage Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Stacey Nalean Carlson presiding. Burial will be in the Pontoppidan Cemetery, rural Decorah, IA. ...
Robert "Bob" Rima
Feb 16, 2015
Robert “Bob” Rima, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died on Monday, February 16, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 19, 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...
Loretta D. Running
Feb 15, 2015
Loretta Denyse Running, age 93, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Loretta lived life with her characteristic grace and no small dose of humor. She was...
J. Mae Daubendiek
Feb 14, 2015
J. Mae Daubendiek, age 96, of Decorah, Iowa, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo,Iowa. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, February 20, 2015 at Fjelstul Funeral Home Chapel in Decorah, Iowa with Pastor Jim Idous officiating. Burial will be in West Bend Cemetery, West Bend, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM...
Clarabelle Taylor
Feb 11, 2015
Clarabelle Taylor, age 77, of Spillville died Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at her home in Spillville, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., on...
Evelyn Sersland
Feb 10, 2015
Evelyn Sersland, age 75, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Mark Kvale presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call...
Alice M. Fretheim
Feb 9, 2015
Alice M. Fretheim, age 99, of Decorah, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah, where she was a resident since October of 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Ridgeway, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the Madison Lutheran...
August "Augie" Shindelar
Feb 7, 2015
August “Augie” Shindelar, age 56, of Chester, IA, died on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 12, 2015, at the Heritage Events Center, 229 3rd Avenue West, Cresco, IA, with Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson presiding. Friends may call from 2:00-7:00 p.m., on Thursday, February 12, 2015...
Dan Huebner
Feb 3, 2015
Dan Huebner, age 83, of Decorah, died Tuesday evening, February 3, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12, one hour before the service, at First Lutheran Church....
Marlene Nesvik
Jan 30, 2015
Marlene Nesvik, age 78, of Ossian, IA, died on Friday, January 30, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at the Ossian Lutheran Church, 305 Jessie Street, Ossian, IA, with Rev. David Lenth presiding. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery, Ossian, IA. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m., on Monday,...
Lorraine Lomen
Jan 28, 2015
Lorraine Lomen, age 95, of Decorah, died Wednesday morning, January 28, 2015, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Springfield Lutheran Church in rural Decorah with Rev. Brad Wysomierski and Rev. Janice M. Rod officiating. Burial will be in Springfield Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00...
Marcella Agnes Barr
Jan 26, 2015
Marcella Barr, age 99, of Calmar, IA, died on Monday, January 26, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society, in West Union, IA. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Home, 201 Hall Street, in West Union, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Calmar,...
Mark H. Burgdorf
Jan 23, 2015
Mark Howard Burgdorf was born August 28, 1951 to Howard & Sherry (Jordahl) Burgdorf in Urbana, Illinois. In 1952 the family moved to the Twin Cities, where his parents fostered his intellect, artistic ability, and love of nature. He attended St. Olaf College for three years but received his real education from life. Mark moved to Heivly Street in Decorah...
