Rose (Dee) Verdene Baguss, 68, of Maquoketa, Ia. Passed away at her home Friday, Jan. 31st, 2020. At her request she was cremated and no services will be held at this time. Rose was born  in Iowa City, Iowa on March 8th, 1951.  She was preceded in death by her mother Leora; father Leo; sister…
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Matthew Gerard Hurm, 63, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, February 3, 2020, at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2020, at Church of the Nativity, 1225 Alta Vista St., Dubuque. Msgr. James Miller will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key…
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Sister Ann (Michaud) O’Hara, O.P., died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa. Her funeral Mass will be at the Sinsinawa Motherhouse at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 7, with a wake there at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6. Sister Ann taught in Wisconsin parish schools in Milwaukee, Madison, Janesville, Columbus, and Baraboo; and in…
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Edward J. “Ed” Ruh, age 71, of Dubuque, was called home peacefully at 10:05 a.m., on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Stonehill Care Center, surrounded by his loving family. To celebrate Ed’s life, family and friends may visit from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main…
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Leo J. Gansen Jr., 61, of Epworth, Iowa, passed away on February 2, 2020 at Unity Point Health Trinity in Bettendorf, IA. Visitation for Leo will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Epworth, Iowa where a prayer service will be held at 2…
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Dorothy Mae (Ihm) Heitzman, 82, of Dubuque died Friday, January 31, 2020.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Colubmkille’s Catholic Church where visitation will be held Monday from 9:00 a.m. until time of service.  Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Dorothy was born August 4, 1937 in Menominee, IL,…
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Sister Mary Ann Ruhde, BVM, (Adoratrice), 82, of 1130 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Caritas Center. Visitation will be from 9-10:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in the Marian Hall Chapel. Sharing of Memories will be at 10:15 a.m., followed immediately by the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial is…
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William Clifford Schneider, 76, of Apple Canyon Lake in Apple River, Oswego, and previously Batavia, Illinois, passed away on January 20, 2020 at Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Illinois. Bill was born on June 10,1943, in Chicago, to William and Inez (Hager) Schneider. His parents moved the family to Arlington Heights into a home his…
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Mark A. “Balls” Bohlen, 67, of East Dubuque, Illinois passed away Thursday morning, January 30, 2020 at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at St. Mary’s Church in East Dubuque, with Fr. Peter Snieg officiating.  Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded…
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