In Memoriam

1950

Audrey (Gaarder) Appel of Oregon, Wis., died October 14, 2025, age 96.

Roger Goulson of Decorah died January 18, 2024, age 97.

Margaret (Michel) Larson of Omaha, Neb., died January 23, 2025, age 96.

Arlene “Beverly” (Otters) Pearson of Canyon Lake, Texas, died March 20, 2023, age 93.

Harold “Bud” Pearson of Canyon Lake, Texas, died August 17, 2025, age 97.

Marilyn (Knudson) Peterson of Decorah died August 6, 2025, age 96.

1951

James “Weldon” Smith of Clifton, Texas, died October 7, 2025, age 95.

1952

Glenna (Peters) Leuenberger of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died September 13, 2025, age 95.

Donald “Don” Oss of Spring Valley, Minn., died September 6, 2025, age 94.

1953

Iver George “I.G.” Eldon Nelson of Portage, Wis., died January 12, 2024, age 95.

Avis (Nelson) Savre of Longville, Minn., died October 28, 2025, age 95.

1954

Hamlet “Ham” Peterson of Rochester, Minn., died August 26, 2025, age 93.

1955

Gerald “Gerry” Johnson of Decorah died September 26, 2025, age 88.

1956

Lois (Karstad) Dellota of Manhattan Beach, Calif., died August 12, 2024, age 94.

Karen (Rem) Mandsager of Mapleton, Minn., died October 14, 2025, age 88.

1957

Sharon (Schulte) Anderson of Ames, Iowa, died April 18, 2025, age 89.

DeVonne (Peterson) Hatch of Clive, Iowa, died September 16, 2025, age 90.

Shirley Liesener of Seward, Neb., died June 17, 2024, age 88.

Anthony “Tony” Norborg of Mishawaka, Ind., died May 17, 2025, age 89.

Margaret “Marge” (Elletson) Orness of Mankato, Minn., died January 17, 2025, age 89.

Roger Redetzke of Waukesha, Wis., died May 18, 2025, age 90.

Mary (Lyndahl) Snyder of Neenah, Wis., died December 4, 2023, age 88.

Elaine (Whipple) Torgeson of Mason City, Iowa, died June 9, 2024, age 89.

1958

Daniel “Dan” Cherwien of Vineland, N.J., died July 28, 2025, age 88.

Gerald “Jerry” Hatch of Clive, Iowa, died August 22, 2025, age 89.

Darrel Lind of Mason City, Iowa, died October 29, 2025, age 89.

Ruth “Bunny” (Rotto) Lyngaas of Waconia, Minn., died April 18, 2025, age 88.

1959

Gerald “Jerry” Anderson of Forest City, Iowa, died December 11, 2023, age 85.

James “Jim” Blodgett of Decorah died September 26, 2025, age 92.

Ingrid (Wennerholm) Emerson of Roseville, Minn., died October 25, 2025, age 87.

Bernhard “Bernie” Gluth of Decorah died October 2, 2025, age 94.

Alvin “Al” Johnson of Seneca, S.C., died August 22, 2025, age 90.

1961

Vern Barlow of Mesa, Ariz., died September 24, 2025, age 90.

1962

Roger Lembke of Fayette, Mo., died August 24, 2025, age 85.

Janice (Peterson) Myers of Allegan, Mich., died November 19, 2025, age 85.

1963

Jon Summers of St. Paul, Minn., died July 24, 2025, age 84.

1964

Ronald “Ron” Dodd of Bettendorf, Iowa, died July 31, 2025, age 84.

Rosemary (Sande) Hilton of Webster City, Iowa, died October 21, 2025, age 83.

Robert “Bob” Schroeder of Rogers, Minn., died July 24, 2025, age 83.

1965

Charles “Chuck” Bonack of Milwaukee, Wis., died July 15, 2025, age 82.

Andrea (Thomte) Phillipson of Fargo, N.D., died October 4, 2025, age 82.

1966

Richard “Dick” Rathjen of Wautoma, Wis., died August 25, 2025, age 81.

1968

Dallas Kothenbeutel of St. Charles, Ill., died November 9, 2025, age 79.

1970

Diane (Miller) Borness of Ankeny, Iowa, died September 2, 2025, age 76.

Dennis Caldwell of Colorado Springs, Colo., died October 13, 2025, age 77.

Terry Gilbertson of Waseca, Minn., died November 5, 2025, age 77.

1971

Fredrik “Fred” Reckling Sr. of Pewaukee, Wis., died August 27, 2025, age 76.

1972

Paul Aasen Jr. of Beloit, Wis., died August 24, 2025, age 75.

Janet (Dettmann) Myers of De Pere, Wis., died October 1, 2025, age 75.

Ronald “Ron” Vick of Prairie du Chien, Wis., died October 26, 2025, age 79.

1978

John Linnell of Viroqua, Wis., died August 6, 2025, age 68.

1979

Eric Drews of Mohawk, N.Y., died August 20, 2025, age 68.

Linda Hanson of Minneapolis died October 9, 2025, age 69.

1980

Douglas “Doug” Teach of Natural Bridge Station, Va., died September 2, 2025, age 69.

1982

Arlyne (Forbes) Seim of Decorah died October 17, 2025, age 93.

1987

Martha (Korsness) Jepsen of Center Point, Iowa, died September 27, 2025, age 61.

1996

Lea (Miller) Schweitz of Oak Park, Ill., died September 24, 2025, age 50.

1998

Jason (Salzgeber) Gotz-Salzgeber of Columbus, Ohio, died July 21, 2025, age 49.

2000

Heidi (Steffen) Mogush of Minneapolis died September 22, 2024, age 46.

2009

Joshua “Josh” Dansdill of Decorah died November 11, 2025, age 38.