Victoria “Vickie” Dee (Jenkins) Jaster, 78, of Bellevue, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 following a long illness.  Private Burial Services will be at Clark Family Cemetery on Big Spring Road in rural Clayton County (Elkader, Iowa). Local arrangements are pending at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue.  Vickie was born October…
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Gerard “Jerry” P. Connolly, 67, of Farley, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 29, 2024, at his home. The gathering for Jerry will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Farley, Iowa, where a prayer service will be held at…
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Janice M. Wagner, 85, of Holy Cross, Iowa passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Ellen Kennedy Living Center, Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Kramer Funeral Home in Holy Cross, Iowa. Visitation will continue Thursday morning from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Kramer…
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David R. Hantelman, 67, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away peacefully at MercyOne Hospital in Dubuque on November 26, 2024. To honor David’s life, friends and family may visit from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday December 4, 2024, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road with a wake service at 3:45 p.m.…
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Steve Talbert Luster, 64, of Peosta, died Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Harmony Dubuque. There will be no services. Military honors will be held at a later date. Steve was born March 1, 1960, in Norfolk, VA, the son of James Gaddis and Lorene Morgan Davenport Luster. He was a graduate of Luverne High School…
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Russell E. “Russ” Kieffer, 77, of Galena, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Unity Pointe Health Center in Dubuque, IA, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral mass will be held at noon on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Galena, where friends may gather at 11:30 AM…
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Herbert J. Bisping, 83, of Dubuque, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Holy Spirit Parish-Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 2921 Central Ave, Dubuque, Iowa.  Family will greet friends from 9:30 am – 11:00 am,…
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The loving, generous, and passionate life of Laura M. Schemmel, 77, of Dubuque, came to an end with her passing on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory. The…
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Niculae Schimbeski, 90, of Dubuque, died on Monday, November 25, 2024, at his home in Dubuque. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory. Niculae was born on September 17, 1934, in Sulina, Romania, the son of Gheorghe and Sevastia…
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Frances A. Wessels, 94, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa.  Visitation will continue Wednesday morning from 9 – 10 a.m. at the funeral home prior…
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