Ronald (Ron) Lynn Frandsen, 67 of Olathe, KS, formerly of Maquoketa IA, passed away on September 30, 2025. Ron was born on July 7, 1958 in Dubuque, IA to Art and Karen (Andersen) Frandsen. He grew up in the Nashville and Maquoketa areas, attending school first in Baldwin, IA then moving to the Maquoketa Schools…
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Mary Ellen (Blitgen) Puls, 95, of Bellevue, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Mill Valley Care Center. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025 at St. John Lutheran Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial…
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Douglas C. Mott, 85, of Dubuque, passed away September 27, 2025, at Hawkeye Care Center. Visitation will be from 8:30-10:30a.m., Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 JFK Road, Dubuque. A Catholic Mass will be at 11:00a.m., Friday, at the Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Road,…
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Marie L. Pregler, 97, of Dubuque, died Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm Monday, October 6, 2025 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory. The Mass of Christian Burial for Marie will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, October 7,…
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Kathryn M. “Kay” Lechtenberg, 91, of Maquoketa, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday morning, September 29, 2025, at Jackson Ridge Healthcare Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Born on November 11, 1933, in Hornell, New York, Kay was the daughter of Robert Hastings and Eleanor Ann (Brohm)…
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Valeria Jane Bockenstedt, 86, of Petersburg, died the evening of September 29, 2025, at the Good Neighbor Home, in Manchester, after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa.  Visitation will continue from 9-10 a.m. at the funeral home on Friday…
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Robert “Bob” Joseph Gallagher, age 76, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family at the St. Dominica Villa. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Hazel Green, WI, on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11 AM. Family and friends may call…
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RuthAnn M. (Marshall) Jess, 78 of Bellevue, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2025 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue.   A Celebration of Life will be  held  on October 19th  from 3:00pm-5:00pm  at the K.C. Hall. Local arrangements entrusted with Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue. RuthAnn was born February 6, 1947,…
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Joyce E. Vallet, age 82, of Dubuque, IA, floated peacefully into the ether on September 24, 2025, at Mercy Hospital. She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends, her husband and children whispering their love and gratitude to her as she transitioned. No services will be held. A Celebration of Life will…
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Jeff Nagle, 67, of Dubuque, died Thursday, September 25, 2025, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Per Jeff’s wishes, there will be no formal services. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Freeport, Illinois. Jeff was born on November 25, 1957, the son of Robert and Betty Nagle. Jeff was the owner…
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