Obituaries: Friday, Dec. 10, 2021

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A Celebration of Life for Lauren Kasad, 26, of Strawberry Point, will be held Friday, Dec. 17 at 6 PM at the Stone Church in Manchester. Private family graveside services were recently held at Cass Township Cemetery in Strawberry Point. Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point is assisting the family.

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Services for Raymond “Pete” Tuitjer, 83, of Waverly, are Monday, Dec. 13 at 11 AM at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Waverly. Burial at Alcock Cemetery near Frederika following services. Visitation is Monday for one hour before the start of services at the funeral home.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Melissa Grady-Clark, 50, of Monona, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Monona. Burial at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Monona at a later date. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 PM to 7 PM at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home in Monona, along with a 6 PM rosary. Visitation continues Wednesday for one hour before the start of the funeral mass at the church.

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Services with military rites for John Borgers, 75, of Manchester, are Sunday, Dec. 12 at 2 PM at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester. Burial at a later date. Visitation is Sunday from 1 PM to 2 PM at the funeral home.

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Gail Desloch, 79, of Wauzeka, Wis., died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Private burial will take place at a later date. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home of Prairie du Chien, Wis., is handling the arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen Hummel, 88, of Riceville, will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at noon at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, also in Riceville. Visitation is Saturday being at 11 AM at the church. Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville is assisting the family with arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian burial for Gary Lechtenberg, 66, of Fort Atkinson, will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at 11 AM at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Festina. Burial at the church cemetery. Visitation Saturday from 10 AM until the start of the funeral mass at the church. Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah is handling arrangements.

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Services for Sharon DeSotel, 80, of Monona, are Monday, Dec. 13 at 11 AM at St. John Lutheran Church in Luana. Burial at Luana City Cemetery in Luana following services. Visitation is Sunday from 2 PM to 5 PM at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home in Monona and Monday for one hour prior to the start of services at the church.

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Laverne Whitney, 87, of New Hampton, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Private family services are Saturday at Conway-Markham Funeral Home in New Hampton.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for James “Jim” Kuennen, 89, of Cresco, will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at 11 AM at Notre Dame Parish in Cresco. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, also in Cresco. Visitation is Friday from 4 PM to 7 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 11 AM at the church. Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco is handling the arrangements.

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Services for June Wilson, 80, of Manchester, are Friday, Dec. 10 at 11:30 AM at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester. Burial at Oakland Cemetery, also in Manchester. Visitation is Friday from 9 AM to 11 AM at the funeral home.

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A Celebration of Life for Brenda Johnson, 62, of Ossian, will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at 11 AM at Ossian Lutheran Church in Ossian. Burial at Greenwood Centennial Cemetery, rural Ossian, with military graveside services by Brockman-Hamersland American Legion Post No. 503 in Ossian. Relatives and friends may greet the family Saturday for two hours before the start of services at the church. Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein is assisting the family with arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Sherri Westemeier, 53, of Guttenberg, will be held Friday, Dec. 10 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guttenberg. Private family burial following the funeral mass. Visitation is one hour before the start of services at the church. Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home in Guttenberg is handling the Arrangements.

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Ronald “Butch” Navratil, 78, of Washington, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Visitation is Saturday, Dec. 11 from 9:30 AM to 11 AM at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home in Charles City. Graveside services at Evergreen Cemetery in Rudd following visitation. After graveside services, there will be a luncheon at the Rudd Community Betterment Center gymnasium in Rudd.

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Services for Mary Olson, 98, of DeSoto, Wis., are Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 11 AM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Prairie du Chien, Wis. Burial at DeSoto Lutheran Cemetery in DeSoto following services. Visitation is Tuesday from 10 AM until the start of services at the church. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home of Prairie du Chien is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Patricia Cook, 61 of Charles City, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Private family services will be held at a later date. Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton is entrusted with arrangements.