It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Darlene Ann Block, of Maquoketa, Iowa on January 9, 2025, at the age of 84. She was surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale…
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Janet Louise Mitchell, 83, passed away peacefully to heaven on January 8, 2025, listening to hymns with daughter Amy, after a brief illness at the University of Iowa Hospital. She would have been 84 on her birthday January 20, 1941, born in Maquoketa, IA to Wm Henry and Mary Irene (Winter) Deppey. She graduated from…
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Peter A. “Pete” Swanson, 82, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Peter Allen Swanson was born September 8, 1942 to Bennie and Grace (Harbron) Swanson in Clinton, Iowa.  He went to Malone Country school through 6th grade, then attended DeWitt public schools and graduated…
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Duane A. Clark, 65, of Monmouth, Iowa, passed away on Friday morning, January 10, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Duane Allen Clark was born on October 14, 1959 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Wayne and Tomy Kay (Miller) Clark.  He was a 1978 graduate of Midland High School. …
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Tyler James Thompson, 36, of Dubuque, tragically passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, as the result of a car accident. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Rd., Dubuque, where sharing of memories will take place at…
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Wayne J. Valentine, 79, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away peacefully at MercyOne Hospital in Dubuque on January 9, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Friends and family may visit from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, with a prayer service beginning at…
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Sheila A. Smith, 48, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on January 8, 2025, at the University of Iowa, Hospitals and Clinics, with her loving family by her side. Friends and family may visit from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday January 12, 2025, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. A Funeral…
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Sister Amelia (Ida) Thole, OSF, 94, died at 10:38 a.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025, at Clare House, Mount St. Francis, Dubuque. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2025. Guests unable to attend may participate via livestream at: www.youtube.com/dubuquefranciscans.…
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Hubert Leroy Decker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and proud veteran, passed away at home on January 9, 2025, at the age of 91. Friends and family may visit from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 12th, 2025, at St. Martin’s Church in Cascade, IA, where a prayer service will be held at…
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Christian J. “Chris” Berner Jr., a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on January 8, 2025, in Clinton, Iowa, at the age of 76. Born on June 17, 1948, in rural Clinton County, Iowa, Chris was the beloved son of Christian Julius and Flora Clara (Paarman) Berner Sr. Chris…
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