OBITUARIES
Priscilla S. Thompson
Nov 25, 2014
Priscilla S. Thompson, age 79 of Decorah, died Tuesday evening, November 25, 2014 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2014 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Richard Simon Hanson officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, November...
Herbert Zweibohmer
Nov 24, 2014
Herbert Zweibohmer Sr. age 77, of Ossian, IA, died on Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 28, 2014 at the St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 402 East Main St., Ossian, IA, with Monsignor Cletus Hawes presiding. Burial will be in the...
Phyllis H. Olson
Nov 21, 2014
Phyllis H. Olson, age 92, of Decorah, died peacefully Friday, November 21, 2014 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 28, 2014 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah with Rev. Jim Dale officiating. Inurnment will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. Friday, two hours...
Arnold "Arnie" Wiest
Nov 19, 2014
Arnold “Arnie” Wiest, age 90, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2014, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ft. Atkinson, IA, with Father Nick March presiding. Burial will be in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, IA. Friends may...
Daryl Drilling
Nov 16, 2014
Daryl Drilling, age 78, of St. Lucas, IA, died on Sunday, November 16, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2014, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Burial will be held in St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Ruth B. Nesset
Nov 16, 2014
Ruth B. Nesset, age 89, of Decorah, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Barthell O.E.S Home in Decorah. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2014 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Melissa Bills officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 19 at Fjelstul...
Daniel Murray
Nov 15, 2014
Dan Murray, age 60, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014, as a result of an automobile accident near Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2014, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main St., Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict...
Orlando "Hap" Halverson
Nov 15, 2014
Orlando “Hap” Halverson, age 98, of Decorah, IA, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Joseph Needham, from the Living Hope Baptist Church, in Ossian, IA. ...
Mabel Kubesh
Nov 14, 2014
Mabel Kubesh, age 92, of Calmar, IA, died on Friday, November 14, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 South Maryville, Calmar, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Calmar,...
Gladys Ronan
Nov 13, 2014
Gladys Ronan, age 91, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, November 17, 2014, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery, Decorah,...
Elaine "Mishka" Klimesh
Nov 12, 2014
Elaine Klimesh, age 77, of Fort Atkinson, IA, died on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 15, 2014, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA, with Rev. Nick March presiding. Friends may call from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at...
Vivian M. Kimber
Nov 11, 2014
Vivian M. Kimber, age 80, of Decorah, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at her home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 14, 2014 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah with Rev. Phillip Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in St. Bridget’s Catholic Cemetery in Bluffton, IA. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m....
Viola Teslow
Nov 8, 2014
Viola Teslow, age 98, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday morning, November 8, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 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....
Mildred "Millie" Knopf
Nov 6, 2014
Mildred “Millie” Knopf, age 98, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 14, 2014, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Dave Sorenson and Rev. Bryan Robertson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran...
Cyril "Cy" Corrigan
Nov 5, 2014
Cyril “Cy” Corrigan, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, November 10, 2014, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs presiding. Burial will be in St. Benedict...
Calvin Spalla
Nov 2, 2014
Calvin Spalla, age 61, of Ridgeway, IA, died on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 8, 2014, at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in Spillville, IA, with Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 p.m., on Friday, November 7, 2014, and also on Saturday...
Donald "Don" Root
Oct 24, 2014
Don Root, age 95, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Friday, October 24, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, Iowa. Friends may call from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah. A private funeral service will be held. Don is survived by his two sons: Michael (Linda) Root, Decorah,...
Audrey L. Erdman
Oct 24, 2014
Audrey L. Erdman, age 86, of Decorah, IA, passed away with grace and peace at Aase Haugen Senior Services on Friday morning, October 24, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 27, 2014 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Richard Simon Hanson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will...
Barbara L. Baker
Oct 16, 2014
Barbara L. Baker, age 75 of Decorah, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 20 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, with the Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Private Family Inurnment will be in Union Prairie Cemetery in rural Decorah. Visitation will begin at 10:00...
Esther Bigler
Oct 16, 2014
Esther Bigler, age 96, of Decorah, IA, died on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 24, 2014, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1638 Big Canoe Road, rural Decorah, IA, in Locust with Rev. Nancy Solomonson and Rev. Stacey Nalean-Carlson presiding. Burial will be...
