Obits, Oct. 7th, 2014

Oct. 7 funeral announcements.

Memorial Services for a Decorah man, 88 year old Alden Grinna, are Thursday at 11am at Decorah Lutheran church. Visitation is an hour before services at the church, with military honors. Fjelstul funeral home in Decorah is serving the family.

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Services for a Postville man, 81 year old Donald Gilster, are Thursday at 1:30pm at Zion Lutheran church in Castalia. Burial in Pleasant View cemetery in Castalia. Visitation is 5-7pm Wednesday at Schutte Grau funeral home in Postville and an hour before services at the church.

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Services for an Ossian man, 80 year old Elmer Hemesath, are Saturday at 11am at St. Francis de Sales Catholic church in Ossian. Inurnment in the church cemetery. visitation is 4-8pm Friday at the church, with a 4pm Knights of Columbus rosary and 7:30pm scripture service, and an hour before services at the church. Schmitz Grau funeral home in Ossian is helping the family.

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Services for a Dunkerton woman, 78 year old Shirley Johnson, are Friday at 2pm at Dunkerton Gospel Hall. Burial in Fairview cemetery. Visitation is 5-7pm Thursday at White funeral home in Jesup and an hour before services at the church.

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Services for a Jesup man, 59 year old John Steils, are Wednesday at 10:30am at St. Athanasius Catholic church in Jesup. Burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is after 2pm Tuesday at White funeral home in Jesup, with a 3pm parish rosary and 7pm vigil service, and an hour before services at the church.

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Services for a rural Strawberry Point man, 72 year old Ira Voshell, are Friday at 10:30am at Hope Lutheran Church in Littleport. Burial at 1pm in Taylorsville cemetery in rural Arlington. Visitation is 4-8pm Thursday at Leonard funeral home in Elkader, and an hour before services at the church.

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