Cheryl A. Schwind passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on March 24, 2026. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Resurrection Catholic Church, 4300 Asbury Rd., Dubuque, IA, on March 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., with visitation at the church beginning at 9:30 a.m. Cheri was born March 23, 1942, in…
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Daniel A. Osterhaus, 73, of Mounds View, Minnesota and formerly of Petersburg, Iowa, passed away March 23, 2026, at his home. Private service to be held in beloved memory of Dan. Dan was born on April 24, 1952, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Ambrose and Emily (Goedken) Osterhaus. He attended S.S. Peter & Paul School…
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Shelley Robin Busch-Kubik, 52, of Loveland, CO, passed away on March 19, 2026, in Loveland. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena, IL, where friends may gather after 10 AM until the service begins. Burial will take place at Greenwood Cemetery…
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John T. Birkenheier, 78, of Galena, IL, passed away peacefully in the arms of his devoted wife Joni on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Stonehill in Dubuque, IA. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena is assisting the family. He was born in Evanston, IL, the…
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Charmaine M. Weaver, age 75, of Darlington, WI, completed her earthly journey on March 25, 2026, at him while surrounded by her loving family.  To honor Charmaine’s life, a private family service is being held.  The Tri-State Cremation Center is humbly serving Charmaine’s family. Charmaine was born on June 16, 1950, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada,…
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Floriene Necas of Grand Meadows passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2026.  A memorial Mass will be held at a later date. Born on April 29, 1935, in Ionia, Iowa, Floriene was the daughter of Florian and Irene Roethler. She married Bernard “Bernie” Necas on June 17, 1958, at St. Boniface Church in Ionia, and…
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Ruth E. Marty, age 92, of Peosta, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2026. Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, Dubuque, Iowa, is assisting the family. Ruth was born on September 17, 1933, in Washington Township, Monticello, Wisconsin, the daughter of Fred E. and Evelyn M. (Rote) Gempeler. She graduated from Monticello High…
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Vicki J. Recker, 53, of Earlville, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family, after a four-year courageous battle with ALS. Visitation will be held from 2 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa.  Visitation will continue from 9 –…
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Sister Lene (Helen) Rubly, 90, of Dubuque, passed away March 23, 2026. Visitation in the presence of the cremated remains will be at Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center from 10:00-11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026 followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. Burial of the cremated cremains will be…
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