Obituaries

Rosemary Kruse

Published by admin on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 9:34am

Rosemary Kruse

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Rosemary Kruse

Published by admin on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 1:40pm

Rosemary H. Kruse, 87, of Waucoma, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Home in Mason City.

Rosemary was born May 8, 1934, in St. Lucas, the daughter of Joseph and

Catherine (Schmitt) Hageman, and grew up on a farm with her parents and five siblings. She received her education at St. Luke's Catholic School and after graduating, she continued to help her parents on the farm.

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Ronald Elsbernd

Published by admin on Mon, 04/18/2022 - 10:17am

Ronald Elsbernd

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David Ludwig

Published by admin on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 12:19pm

David Ludwig, 70, of Fort Atkinson, died April 9, at Wellington Place in Decorah.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with burial in the St. Clement Cemetery.

Visitation was set for 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 18, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and after 10 a.m. at the church Tuesday morning.

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Ronald Elsbernd

Published by admin on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 12:15pm

Ronald Elsbernd, 71, of Calmar, passed away April 10, 2022 at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Mass of Christian Burial was set for 11 a.m. April 18 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 304 Maryville St., in Calmar with burial in the church cemetery and visitation from 3 to 8 p.m. April 17 and after 10 a.m. April 18 at the church.

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Alan Ott

Published by admin on Mon, 04/11/2022 - 9:07am

Alan Ott

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Francis Bouska

Published by admin on Tue, 04/05/2022 - 5:54pm

Francis "Junior" Bouska, 77, of Decorah, died Monday, April 4, 2022, at Wellington Place in Decorah.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. Burial with military rites will be at the Holy Trinity Cemetery in Protivin following the service.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church Saturday morning.

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Clarence Kruse

Published by admin on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 5:36pm

Clarence Kruse, 81, of Decorah, died Jan. 11 at his home of natural causes.

Graveside services with Military Rites will take place Thursday, March 31, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Fort Atkinson.

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Jerome Kriener

Published by admin on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 3:55pm

Jerome Kriener, 81, of Spillville, died March 10, 2022 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial was set for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with burial in the church cemetery and visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. March 18 and after 10 a.m. March 19 at the church.

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Kathleen Drilling

Published by admin on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 11:39am

Kathleen Elizabeth Drilling, 79, of Waucoma, finished her journey here on Earth Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union.

Kathleen was born in 1942 to Arnold and Hermina Boeding at home on the family farm near St. Lucas. She graduated from St. Luke’s School in 1960. Kathleen was united in marriage to Earl Drilling, Jr. Sept. 20, 1960, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church. The couple farmed and raised cattle near St. Lucas for 50 years. They moved off the farm to Waucoma in 2007.