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Helms Funeral Home - Decorah

Posted events

January 12, 2026

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Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

St. John’s Lutheran Church

1638 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, IA 52101

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Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

St. John’s Lutheran Church

1638 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, IA 52101

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Celebration of Life

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Winneshiek Wildberry Winery

1966 337th Street, Decorah, IA 52101

Helms Funeral Home - Decorah

Posted an obituary

January 12, 2026

John Matter Obituary

John Matter, age 79, from Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the Highlands Nursing Home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1638 Big Canoe... Read John Matter's Obituary