Janice G. Lietz, 82, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 9, 2024, MercyOne Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Janice Geraldine Garien was born on February 9, 1942 in Green Island, Iowa, to John and Helen (Brewster) Garien.  She grew up in the Reeseville area and graduated from Miles High School in…
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Douglas Alan Trentz, 61, of Oxford Junction, Iowa passed away Thursday evening, November 7th, 2024, at his brother’s home in Dubuque while surrounded by friends and family. He was a tough, resilient fighter and had battled cancer for 8.5 years. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 15, 2024 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
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Sister Thecla (Dorothy) Cain, OSF of the Sisters of St. Francis, 3340 Windsor Ave, Dubuque, Iowa passed away at 10:53 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2024 at Clare House. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Guests unable to attend…
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Neil J. “Jack” Winger, Jr., age 69, of Dubuque, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at home.  In keeping with Jack’s wishes there will be a celebration of his life held at a later time.  Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street is assisting Jack’s family. Jack was born on July 28, 1955, in Dubuque,…
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Grady Ivy, 77, of Dubuque, died peacefully Friday, November 8, 2024, knowing his vote counted. Grady was a true Texan, born in Dallas on March 11, 1947. He lived there (in his heart) most of his life. He truly loved Texas; graduating from Grady Spruce High School in Dallas, Texas where he was offered a…
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Keith D. Deutmeyer, 59, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point. Visitation will be held from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. at St. Francis…
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Elaine L. (Gassman) O’Toole, age 103, died at Bethany Home in Dubuque, IA, on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Elaine was born in Dubuque on January 23, 1921, to William and Edith (LaMour) Gassman.  She was the first of their 5 children.  Elaine graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1938. Before her marriage she worked…
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Anna Louise Stromberg, “Weezie”, of Galena, IL, died October 17, 2024, at Saint Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, WI. She was born January 16, 1934, to Ray and Leota Ball, of Belleview, IL. Having lived many years in the Chicago land area, she moved to the Galena Territory in the mid 1980s together with her husband, Dr.…
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Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Hutton, 83, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2024, surrounded by family at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. Mary Lou was born on February 25, 1941, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Jerome McClain and Celestine “Sally” McClain Kirk. Growing up on her beloved “Lincoln Avenue” in Dubuque,…
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Hylene N. Anderson, 93, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of Scales Mound, IL, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024 at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque. Family and friends may call from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Scales Mound United Methodist Church, where funeral services will be held at 11:15…
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