Barbara J. (Dix) Cummer, age 71, of Balltown, Iowa, went home to Heaven on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at her home.  To celebrate Barbara’s life, private family services were held at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Balltown, Iowa.  Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery. Barbara was born on April 19, 1950, in Dubuque,…
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Rita H. Beck, 94, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully on August 10th, 2021, with family by her side at Sunset Park Place. Services will be held at 11:30 am, Monday, August 16th, at Resurrection Church in Dubuque, with Rev. Msgr. Daniel Knepper officiating. Funeral services will be livestreamed on the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral…
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Joseph J. “Joe” Curtis, 51, of Huxley, Iowa, and formerly of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at his home. A gathering of family and friends celebrating Joe’s life will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 P.M. on Monday, August 16, 2021, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa.  A private…
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Lynn E. Kerker, age 97, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubquue, IL, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2021, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Millboro, South Dakota to Guy and Alice (Dick) Clover. Her family moved to Council Bluffs when she was a baby. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School.…
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William “Bill” J. Smith, age 89, of Dubuque, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Luther Manor Nursing Home in Dubuque. According to Bill’s wishes his body was donated to the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Burial of his cremated remains will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL. Leonard Funeral…
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Joyce Marie Smith, 88, of Dubuque, reunited with her parents, Cyril and Veryl Teeple, and sisters, Pat, Berta, Jean and Joan and her loving husband of sixty-four years, Fred Smith on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Visitation will be Friday, August 13, 2021 from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home.…
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Kathleen C. “Kay” (Hohmann) Kruse, age 95, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully at 8:45 p.m., on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Stonehill Care Center with her family by her side.  To celebrate Kay’s life, family and friends may visit from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491…
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Don Ray Helms, 82, of Bellevue passed away peacefully after a short illness on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. A celebration of Don’s life will be with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 16, at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue.  A visitation will be from 1:00 – 4:00…
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Noah Henry Riniker, 41, of Sterling, IL, formerly of Galena, IL, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at CGH Medical Center, Sterling, succumbing to his life-long foe, pneumonia. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church at Menominee, IL, with Fr. Dennis Vargas and…
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Robert Joseph Frommelt passed away on August 6, 2021 with his loving family by his side.  Bob is survived by wife Barbara Ann (Cassidy) Frommelt, siblings Kathi Selle (Mike Selle) and David Frommelt (Kay Frommelt), daughters Martha Frommelt (David Feldshuh), Carol Frommelt, Gayle Frommelt (Seth Temin), Connie (Frommelt) Ciesielski (Dan Ciesielski) and grandchildren Adam Felderman,…
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