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Bernard Wayne “Bernie” Casterton

Birth	:	9 Dec 1933 Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Sep 2017 Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2908150, -91.7830920
Description	:	Bernard W. Casterton, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday morning, September 19, 2017 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 22, 2017 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Gary F. Krapfl and Rev. Dave Sorenson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 21 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and on Friday beginning at 9:30 a.m., one hour before the service, at Decorah Lutheran Church. Bernard (Bernie) Wayne Casterton was born on December 9, 1933,... Read More	Bernard W. Casterton, age 83, of Decorah, IA, died Tuesday morning, September 19, 2017 at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, IA. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 22, 2017 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. Gary F. Krapfl and Rev. Dave Sorenson officiating. Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 21 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and on Friday beginning at 9:30 a.m., one hour before the service, at Decorah Lutheran Church. Bernard (Bernie) Wayne Casterton was born on December 9, 1933, in Highland Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa. He was the youngest of nine children born to Josiah and Augusta (Busness) Casterton. Bernie was baptized and confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church. He attended the Kjome School in Highland Township, graduated from Decorah High School with the Class of 1952, and began working for Roverud Construction. Later he worked at the Texaco Station as a mechanic for Art Erickson before he went into farming. Bernie married the love of his life, Martha Hovey, on June 4, 1955 at Decorah Lutheran Church. They farmed on what is now the family’s century farm; raising beef, hogs, chickens, milking cows and farming the land. Here they raised four children, Chuck, Steve, Judy and Paul, and welcomed their grandchildren and great grandchild - which were always the apple of Grandpa’s eye. The door to Bernie and Martha’s was always open to family and friends - any time of the day or night. Bernie sold Pioneer Hybrid International seed corn for 33 years. He and Martha enjoyed getting to know so many area farmers and traveling with Pioneer before he retired in 1988. Bernie also served on the Winn Coop board and Silvercrest Golf and Country Club board. Bernie enjoyed golfing, playing cards, watching the Minnesota Vikings and boxing, hunting, fishing spending time at his cabin on the Mississippi. He spent many years on Walt Hovey’s pit crew and at the local race tracks. But most of all, he loved to be with his family. He was well known for his candy-making, which he generously shared with almost everyone he knew. He always had a pocket full of change - and he often gave it to the grandkids to buy candy. Bernie’s actions spoke louder than his words. Once you met him, you were never a stranger. His big, kind heart and fun-loving personality will be missed by so many. Bernie was diagnosed with Alzheimers and at 83 years of age, he was called home by our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The family extends sincere and heartfelt appreciation to the staff at Ossian Senior Hospice for their compassionate care to Bernie and his family. Bernie is survived by his wife of 62 years, Martha, and his children: Chuck (Deanna) Casterton, Steve Casterton, Judy (Kevin) Lansing, and Paul (Patty) Casterton; his grandchildren, Justin (Katie) Casterton, Kelly (Codie Welsh) Casterton, Kelly (Jeff) Evans, Darrah (Mitch) Holland, Micole (Josey Jewell) Lansing, Augusta Casterton and Audrey Casterton; one great-granddaughter, Ida Jo Welsh; one sister, Belva Fadness; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Casterton and Virginia Sacquitne; one brother-in-law, Leonard Olson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Danan Lansing; his parents, Josiah & Augusta Casterton; mother- and father-in-law Clara and Clarence Hovey; his siblings and their spouses, Edna (Alvin) Swenson, Palma (Orville) Wermager, James Casterton (at age 7), Lawrence (Ethel) Casterton, James Casterton, June Olson, and Myrtle (Melvin) Noecker; his sister-and-brothers-in-law, Colleen and Ralph Askelson, Harold Fadness, and Obert Sacquitne; two nieces, Ruth Fadness and Virlis McClintock; and two nephews, Donald Sacquitne and Randy Richter. It’s hard to forget someone who gave us so much to remember. Never are we more aware at how much friends and family mean, than at a time like this. Your thoughtfulness, calls, cards and company has done much to ease our sorrow. Thank you for celebrating Bernie’s life with us today. Blessed be his memory. Obituary & photo published by Fjelstul Funeral Home

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Bernard Wayne “Bernie” Casterton's memorial is located at: Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Bernard Wayne “Bernie” Casterton death on 19 Sep 2017 in Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2908150
Longitude: -91.7830920

Family Members:

Parent

Josiah R. Casterton

(1893 - 1977)

Augusta Henrietta Busness Casterton

(1894 - 1985)

Siblings

Palma Augusta Casterton Wermager

(1917 - 1994)

James Henry Casterton

(1918 - 1925)

Lawrence Sylvester Casterton

(1920 - 1984)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Phelps Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

2. Saint Benedict Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2835999, -91.7818985

3. Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2987130, -91.7774110

4. Freeport Cemetery
Freeport, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3006000, -91.7430000

5. Aasa Haugen Home Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2698330, -91.8421110

6. Union Prairie Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2585983, -91.8368988

7. North Washington Prairie Pioneer Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2560997, -91.7236023

8. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

9. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2352982, -91.7433014

10. Russell Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

11. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3529000, -91.7358000

12. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
Nordness, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

13. Springfield Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

14. McIntosh Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

15. Glenwood Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406

16. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

17. Springwater Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

18. Garfield Family Cemetery
Conover, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

19. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

20. Madison Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3135986, -91.9233017

21. Madison Settlement Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2607994, -91.9233017

22. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2817001, -91.6346970

23. Pontoppidan Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

24. Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2695000, -91.6347000