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Louis Courtney
August 5, 1937 - November 26, 2025

Louis Courtney, age 88, of Ridgeway, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at WinnMed Hospital in Decorah, Iowa.

Mass of Christian will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2025, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 W Main St., Decorah, Iowa,...

Mary Ellen Christopher
June 11, 1947 - November 21, 2025

Mary Ellen Christopher, age 78, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Ossian Care Center in Ossian, Iowa.

Memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Helms Funeral Home, 306 E Water St., Decorah, Iowa, with a meal to...

Earl Halse
January 1, 1941 - November 18, 2025

Earl Wilson Halse, age 84, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at WinnMed in Decorah, surrounded by his family.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at St. Benedict Catholic...

Alice Hemesath
January 25, 1932 — November 10, 2025

Alice Mae Hemesath, age 93, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, 2025, at Wellington Place in Decorah.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 W Main...

Floyd Gerleman
September 20, 1954 — October 13, 2025

Kansas City
Floyd Edmund Gerleman, age 71, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2025.

Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 S. Maryville St.,...

Mary Rausch
January 19, 1938 — October 30, 2025

Mary Helen (Hageman) Rausch, 87, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on October 30, 2025, as a result of an automobile accident.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at St. John's Catholic Church, 201 Oak...

Jeanine Berg
October 12, 1947 — September 15, 2025

Jean (Jeanine) Berg (Brinkman), age 77, of Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sept. 15, 2025.

A celebration of life will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Helms Funeral Home, 306 E. Water...

Robert J Balik
April 25, 1942 — October 27, 2025

Robert "Bob" J. Balik, age 83, of Kalamazoo, left us suddenly on October 27, 2025, surrounded by love and memories of a life well-lived — one full of purpose, kindness, and quiet joy.

Born on April 25, 1942, in Decorah, Iowa, to Robert and Helen (Bouska) Balik,...

Ronald Vick
March 16, 1946 — October 26, 2025

Ronald Vick, age 79, of Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA, after a short illness.

A memorial service will be held on a later date in the McGregor area.

Ronald Gene Vick was born on March 16,...

Paula Kubik-Cheever
July 16, 1955 — October 14, 2025

Paula Kubik-Cheever, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at her residence.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the Helms Funeral Home, 306 East Water Street, Decorah, Iowa, with Pastor Randy...

Jeremy "Jake" Randal Poshusta
November 27, 1973 — 2025

Jeremy "Jake'' Randal Poshusta, age 51, of Hiawatha, Iowa passed away on Friday October 10, 2025, in Hiawatha, Iowa, due to a medical event.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at St. Aloysius Catholic...

Diane A Borness, age 76, of Ankeny, Iowa died Tuesday September 02, 2025 at the Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 17, 2025 at Springfield Lutheran Church by Pastor Daryl Thompson with burial in Springfield Lutheran Cemetery. There will be no...