In Memoriam

1941

Richard Dinger of Decorah, died July 15, 2022, age 103.

1946

Irene Struxness Ulvilden Sawatzky of Peoria, Ill., died June 6, 2022, age 97.

1948

James Reinertson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died May 27, 2022, age 95.

1949

Merlin “Dean” Hagen of Decorah died May 2, 2022, age 94.

Rachel E. (Noer) Spencer of Pigeon Falls, Wis., died April 26, 2022, age 96.

Ruth (Mikelson) Ziemann of Hudson, Wis., died May 11, 2022, age 95.

1950

Marjorie (Olson) Hove of Decorah died July 12, 2022, age 95.

Robert Edward Lee of Waverly, Iowa, died June 24, 2022, age 93.

Thomas Rossing of Palo Alto, Calif., died July 14, 2022, age 93.

Eunice Joanne (Johnson) Swiggum of Roseville, Calif., died April 2022, age 92.

1951

Elsie (Nesset) Kittleson of Decorah died June 27, 2022, age 92.

Milo Arthur Thompson of Carmel, Ind., died Oct. 6, 2021, age 94.

1952

Melba (Deter) Hughes of Mabel, Minn., died Feb. 15, 2022, age 91.

Phyl (Breen) Krueger of Sioux Falls, S.D., died May 3, 2022, age 91.

Colleen (Toenges) Politz of Northwood, Iowa, died July 12, 2022, age 90.

1953

Charles “Chuck” Irwin Danielson of Hamilton, Ill., died April 17, 2022, age 90.

Donna Marie (Skurat) Ellefson of Rochester, Minn., died April 17, 2022, age 90.

Ramona Jeanne (Wheaton) Johnson of Somers, Wis., died June 15, 2022, age 91.

Horace John “Ole” Olson of Jackson, Minn., died June 4, 2022, age 91.

1954

Phyllis (Larson) Emery of Mabel, Minn., died May 15, 2022, age 87.

Norlin Rober of Marshalltown, Iowa, died July 11, 2022, age 91.

Søren Strat Urberg of Fort Wayne, Ind., died May 16, 2022, age 90.

1955

Jon Griffin Torkelson of Cashton, Wis., died July 10, 2022, age 88.

1956

Charles Williams Hulsether of Viroqua, Wis., died April 26, 2022, age 95.

1957

Eli A. “Coach” Crogan of Watertown, Wis., died July 16, 2022, age 87.

Emmett M. Gaunitz of Apple Valley, Minn., died March 22, 2022, age 86.

Joanne (Doerring) Kramer of Manchester, Iowa, died July 14, 2022, age 86.

1958

Marjorie E. “Margie” (Olson) Dehmlow of West Dundee, Ill., died June 6, 2022, age 86.

John “Jack” Nordgaard of Red Wing, Minn., died June 7, 2022, age 88.

Irvin Maurice Alfred Rotto of Bemidji, Minn., died July 8, 2022, age 91.

Lou Ann Jane (Russ) Van Gerpen of Garner, Iowa, died June 7, 2022, age 85.

1959

Howard M. Tollefsrud of Omaha, Neb., died April 28, 2022, age 90.

1960

John Dahle of Decorah died April 27, 2022, age 84.

Carol Eleanor (Hanson) Wangsness of Anoka, Minn., died May 13, 2022, age 83.

1961

Sharon (Neas) Rolstad of Plover, Wis., died Oct. 26, 2020.

David Kent Wold of Lilydale, Minn., died July 16, 2022, age 82.

1962

John “Jack” Daniel Bronner of Eagle River, Alaska, died March 24, 2022, age 82.

Carol D. (Johnson) Nelsen of Stewartville, Minn., died April 3, 2022, age 82.

Peter A. Olson of St. Petersburg, Fla., died April 29, 2022, age 82.

Bruce Jacob Pfister of Wisconsin Rapids and DeForest, Wis., died Jan. 20, 2022, age 81.

1963

David Lee Amundson of La Crosse, Wis., formerly of Houston, Minn., died June 19, 2022, age 81.

Leroy Donald “Don” Aspenson of Tulsa, Okla., died April 11, 2022, age 79.

Linda (Svebakken) Lambert of Decorah died July 5, 2022, age 80.

1964

Catherine (Wolhowe) Reistrup of Annapolis, Md., died July 9, 2022, age 78.

Marilyn Rose Stoa of San Diego died March 24, 2022, age 79.

1965

Margaret “Maggie” (Peterson) Dixon of Owatonna, Minn., died May 28, 2022, age 78.

Janet Vivian (Hedstrom) Eubanks of Madison, Wis., died July 25, 2022, age 79.

Peggy Lee (Kindell) Wright of Decorah died June 17, 2022, age 98.

1966

Bruce Forde of Decorah died Nov. 15, 2021, age 78.

1967

Howard Duane Omdahl of Algona, Iowa, died April 19, 2022, age 78.

William “Bill” Roger Saetveit of Centennial, Colo., died May 3, 2022, age 76.

Marilyn Jean (Amundson) Sears of Rochester, Minn., died Jan.11, 2022, age 76.

1968

Eric Wulfsberg of Colorado Springs, Colo., died June 1, 2022, age 76.

1970

Lana Marie Lewison of Evanston, Ill., died April 5, 2020, age 72.

Richard A. Meyer of Baldwin, Wis., died April 29, 2022, age 74.

Ralph M. Thompson of Shell Lake, Wis., died May 1, 2022, age 73.

1971

Kathryn L. (Selzer) Johnson of Florence, Wis., died June 11, 2022, age 73.

Royce Thompson of Indianola, Iowa, died April 23, 2022, age 73.

1975

Nancy L. Raines of Schaumburg, Ill., died April 22, 2022, age 67.

1980

Richard Marvin Marquardt of Mantorville, Minn., died June 7, 2022, age 62.

1983

Kristin Marie (Nolte) Sperry of St. Anthony Park, Minn., died March 10, 2022, age 60.

1986

Michael Robert Hathaway-Madison of Nevada, Iowa, died June 25, 2022, age 58.

1988

Mike Bruess of Peoria, Ill., died May 28, 2022, age 55.

1992

Wendy Jo Eliason of Cromwell, Minn., died March 2, 2022, age 57.

1995

David A. Heaton of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died May 22, 2022, age 49.