Deloris E. Jacobsen Newell, 88, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:30 A.M., Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 10…
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Ora C. (Miller) Schmidt, age 92, of Dubuque, passed away at 2:00 a.m., on Friday, August 6, 2021, peacefully at her home with her loving family by her side.  To celebrate Ora’s life, family and friends may visit from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main…
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Meryl J. Fields, Jr., 84, of Lost Nation, Iowa, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday evening, August 6, 2021, at his home.  A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Carson Celebration of Life Center, 318 W Pleasant St, Maquoketa.  A graveside service…
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Steven P. “Steve” Edwards, 55, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A graveside service and burial celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Streets Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa.  There is no public…
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Claire Hermanson passed away on August 5, 2021 at the age of 86. Claire was a Master Gardener and a member of the board of directors at the Dubuque Arboretum. In 1997, she received the State of Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award for her many years of service. Claire (Clarissa) has a Bachelor of Science degree…
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Delbert “Bud” L. Jordan, 98, of Dubuque, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center. Private services will be held at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Road, Dubuque. Interment will be in Dubuque Memorial Gardens. Bud was born February 19, 1923 in Mount Pleasant, IA, the…
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Lorrayne Adele Smith, 99, of Dubuque, died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital in Dubuque. Private family services for Lorrayne will be held 12:00 PM Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home, 3860 Asbury Road with Alice Noethe officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Key…
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Dennis “Mike” O’Meara, age 73, of Enterprise, Alabama and formerly of Dubuque, passed away on July 29, 2021.

Sister Margaret M. Kasper, BVM (Martha Ann), 91, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, 1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Private funeral services will be Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. Virtual Sharing of Memories begins at 9:30 a.m., followed immediately by virtual visitation. Mass of Christian Burial begins at 10:30 a.m. Services are private…
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Marilyn (McDermott) Hentges, 84, formerly of Dyersville, died on April 23, 2020, at Bethesda Hawthorne Place in St. Louis, Missouri. A private memorial service for immediate family was held on May 2, 2020, in St. Louis, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 Saturday, August 14, 2021, at St. Francis Xavier…
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