James Alan Brosdahl, 72, of Lake Mills, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. He was surrounded by his loving family at home, as he peacefully returned to his Maker after a 16-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown. Burial will take place at Somber Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lake Mills, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.