Obituaries

    Edward P. Hagemeier, 79, of Clinton passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center, North Campus, Clinton. Funeral services were held Thursday, November 6 at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory. Following services, the body was cremated. Private family burial was in the Pine Grove Cemetery.

Daryl Loran Bolson, 66, of Lansing died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services were held Friday, November 21 at First Lutheran Church, Decorah. Inurnment will be at a later date in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah.

Lola B. Mork, 83, of Postville died Saturday, November 15, 2014 surrounded by her family at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 19 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, with Rev. Steve Brackett as the Officiant. Burial will follow the funeral service in Postville Cemetery, Postville.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 18 from 4-7 p.m. at Schutte-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Postville, with a one hour visitation before the funeral service at the church Wednesday.

    Ralph I. Bartels, 92, of Lansing died Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family in Lansing. Funeral Service was held Tuesday, November 18 at the United Methodist Church, Lansing. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing with full military honors.

Rev. Marlyn Hansing Reverend Marlyn DeVagne Hansing, age 93, of Bloomington, MN died November 12, 2014. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 21 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 8400 France in Bloomington, MN, with visitation at 1 p.m. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 22 at Kickapoo United Lutheran Church, Soldiers Grove, WI. Rev. Hansing was born in Thompson May 11, 1921 to Emma (Peterson) and Hans Andreas Hansing. He was a graduate of Luther College in Decorah and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. He married Gerda Solveig Davig in 1950. He was a Master Sergeant Fifth U.S. Army/AFR WWII, North Africa and Italy and was awarded four Bronze Stars, Silver Star, Army Commendation Ribbon, and a Purple Heart. During his 63-year ministry he was blessed to serve Lutheran congregations in Westby and Harlowton, MT; Hoyt Lakes, MN; Radcliffe, Waukon and Kelley in Iowa; and La Crosse, WI.

    Brian E. Slindee, 51, of Waukon died Monday, November 10, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 15 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing.

Brian Edmund Slindee was born August 18, 1963 in La Crosse, WI, the son of Carl and Alice (Pfiffner) Slindee. Brian loved going to school and attended class in Lansing, New Albin and Decorah; he graduated from Abner Hendrickson School in Decorah in 1984.

Cheryl M. Waldron, 68, of Waukon died Friday, November 7, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, November 12 at 11 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Friends may call one hour before the services Wednesday at the funeral home in Waukon.

Cyril “Cy” Corrigan, age 87, of Decorah died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah. Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah Monday, November 10, with Rev. Phillip Gibbs and Monsignor Edward Lechtenberg officiating. Burial with military graveside rites by the Decorah Veterans Group was at St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery, Decorah.

Bill Sires, age 89, of Mabel, MN, formerly of Spring Grove, MN, died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 13 at the Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Spring Grove, MN, with Pastor Eddie Cabrera officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Grove, MN. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, November 12 at the Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel, MN and one hour prior to services at the church.

Harlan J. Martin, 72, of Waukon died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 8 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Jim Dubert and Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Burial with military graveside rites was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Harlan James Martin was born August 16, 1942 in Luana, the son of James and Hazel Irene (Rongstad) Martin. He attended Waukon Schools and later received his GED. From 1962 until 1965 he served in the U.S. Army.