Gertrude E. “Gert” Ruden, age 103, of Dubuque, Iowa, was called home peacefully at 9:50 p.m., on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Hawkeye Care Center. To honor Gert’s life, funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Holy Cross Church, 875 Church Street, with Rev. Noah J. Diehm officiating.…
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Shirley M. Lietz, 77, of Monticello and formerly of Scotch Grove, Iowa passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, at Unity Point St. Luke Hospice in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 4 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Kramer Funeral Home, in Monticello. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday,…
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Alex C. Heiderscheit, 32, of Petersburg, IA passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg with Very Rev. Dennis Quint…
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Ruth Ann (Gockel) Hainstock, 86, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2019. Ruth was born on May 28, 1933, the daughter of Celestine and Theresa (Adams) Gockel in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Ruth was united in marriage to William Scott Hainstock on August 12, 1953 at Saint Columbkilles Catholic Church, Dubuque, Iowa. Ruth and…
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Robert J. Burlage, 81, of Monticello passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, at Monticello Nursing & Rehab Center. Visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a parish vigil service will be held at 4 p.m. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 10-11 a.m. at Sacred Heart…
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Charles Clarence Kurt, 90, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away on Thursday August 15, 2019 at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa. Friends and relatives of Charles may call from 2 to 8 p.m., on Sunday, August 18, 2019, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa, where a prayer service will be held at…
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Anne Feeney, 99, of Bernard, Iowa died on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade, Iowa. To celebrate Anne’s life, family and friends may visit from 2:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Leonard Funeral Home, 2595 Rockdale Road, Dubuque, where a prayer service to conclude the visitation at…
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Lucille M. Sutter, 100, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Manor Care Health Services, Dubuque. At Lucille’s request private interment services will be held at Linwood Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Rd., Dubuque. Lucille, the daughter of Joseph and…
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Joan M. Crawford, 93, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019, at her home in Maquoketa, Iowa. A private graveside service and burial will be held at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa. There is no public visitation. Cremation rites will be accorded. The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa…
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Mary E. Nelson, 71, of Delmar, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 14, 2019, at her home in Delmar, Iowa. A public graveside service and burial celebrating Mary’s life will be held at 11:30 A.M., Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Evergreen Cemetery, Delmar, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 9:30 A.M. to…
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