In Memoriam

Phillip “Phil” Reitan of Decorah died July 8, 2025, age 95.

1946

Patricia “Patty” (Todd) Anderson of Oregon, Wis., died March 22, 2025, age 99.

1947

Mona (Goulson) Ayer of Seattle, Wash., died July 8, 2025, age 99.

1950

Harriet (Fritz) Esse of Spring Grove, Minn., died May 10, 2025, age 96.

Richard “Dick” Gandrud of Glenwood, Minn., died May 16, 2025, age 96.

Dale Peterson of Grand Forks, N.D., died June 30, 2025, age 99.

1951

Norlan Lee of Fridley, Minn., died January 15, 2025, age 94.

1953

Robert Mix of Solon Springs, Wis., died May 20, 2025, age 94.

1954

Vern “Truman” “Jordi” Jordahl of Smith Mountain Lake, Va., died April 12, 2024, age 90.

1955

Jane (Fretheim) Pape of Decorah died June 5, 2025, age 92.

1956

Lois (Beaver) Wintersteen of St. Paul, Minn., died June 6, 2025, age 90.

1957

Elsiemae (Peterson) Anderson of Rochester, Minn., died May 28, 2025, age 89.

Richard “Dick” Bechtel of Costa Mesa, Calif., died April 18, 2025, age 93.

David Nasby of Mukilteo, Wash., died March 23, 2025, age 90.

Karen Strom of Leavenworth, Wash., died March 27, 2025, age 89.

1958

Sigurd Anderson of Rochester, Minn., died February 8, 2025, age 91.

Elson Heggen of Omaha, Neb., died May 12, 2025, age 87.

Darlene (Niemeyer) Larson of Alexandria, Minn., died January 6, 2024, age 87.

Arlen Solie of Hutchinson, Minn., died June 30, 2025, age 88.

1959

Doris (Paulson) Clark of McCall, Idaho, died February 6, 2025, age 88.

1960

Warren Boe of Iowa City, Iowa, died June 14, 2025, age 86.

Sharon (Hoople) Harklau of Stillwater, Minn., died May 1, 2025, age 87.

Bonita Charlotte “Char” (Fossum) Myhers of Strum, Wis., died February 20, 2025, age 86.

1961

Sharon (Baker) Dreyer of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., died May 17, 2025, age 85.

Dale Mundt of Burnsville, Minn., died March 19, 2025, age 85.

LaMay (Sexe) Nybroten of Stoughton, Wis., died April 30, 2024, age 84.

Glen Orr of Mount Morris, Ill., died March 24, 2025, age 85.

1962

Andrea (Driver) Dauksa of Lombard, Ill., died late December, 2024.

Ronald “Ron” Nybroten of Stoughton, Wis., died June 25, 2025, age 87.

1963

Mary Anne (Ericksen) Skundberg of Kenyon, Minn., died September 29, 2024, age 83.

1964

Richard “Rich” Amundson of Decorah died June 5, 2025, age 82.

1965

John Hefte of Madison, Wis., died May 6, 2025, age 82.

Daniel Hutton of Harmony, Minn., died April 21, 2025, age 82.

1967

Dan Olson of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., died June 19, 2025, age 79.

1969

Thomas “Tom” Phillips of Crossville, Tenn., died June 23, 2025, age 78.

1970

Lynne (Struebing) Cooper of Round Rock, Texas, died June 3, 2025, age 76.

James “Jim” Whittington of Wheeling, Ill., died May 25, 2025, age 76.

1971

Dennis Lorenzen of Elgin, Minn., died July 4, 2025, age 76.

1972

Phyllis (Jackson) Ethern of Lee’s Summit, Mo., died May 31, 2025, age 76.

1976

Larri (Wilson) Jacquart of Milwaukee, Wis., died March 18, 2025, age 71.

1980

Timothy Schmidt of Forest City, Iowa, died June 29, 2025, age 67.

1981

Timothy “Tim” Kuennen of Decorah died July 2, 2025, age 67.

Curt Tryggestad of Isle, Minn., died April 23, 2025, age 67.

1985

Burton Davis of Delaware, Iowa, died April 9, 2025, age 61.

1988

Vongsay Phorasavong of Stevens, Pa., died April 6, 2025, age 61.

1993

Michele Davis of Howell, N.J., died May 13, 2025, age 56.

2002

Beverly “Bev” (Cvenca) Bakkum of Decorah died March 20, 2025, age 62.

2005

Erik Johnson of Ankeny, Iowa, died April 3, 2025, age 42.