Darla A. (Breitbach) Shaw, 78, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Luther Manor in Dubuque. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2023 at St. Mary’s Church in East Dubuque, with Fr. Dennis Vargas officiating.  Burial will be in the East…
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Alice Eleanor Meyers, 98, residing in Cascade and formerly of Dyersville, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, in Cascade, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 12 – 1:30 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023…
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Shirley Ann (Fitzgerald) Kirschbaum, age 88, of Dubuque, Iowa passed peacefully on September 27, 2023, at Harmony Nursing Home in Dubuque. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1st, 2023, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road where a wake service will be at 2:45 p.m. Mass of Christian…
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Steven O. “Steve” Bowman, 70, of Maquoketa, Iowa, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at home. Steven Owen Bowman was born on December 5, 1952 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Gene and Faye (Morehead) Bowman.  He grew up in Maquoketa and was 1971 graduate of Maquoketa High School.  Following high school, he worked as a tax…
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David D. Barnes, 72, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. Born on October 24, 1950, in Monticello, Iowa, David was the cherished son of Merlin Ellsworth and Theona Fae (Aldrich) Barnes. David spent his formative years in Maquoketa, where he attended Maquoketa High School, graduating in 1968. A gifted athlete, David…
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Loras was born in Dubuque, IA on September 9, 1940 and passed on September 16, 2023. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on November 4, 2023 at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road where a funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Thomas McDermott officiating. Burial will…
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Joan A. McCarthy, 92, of Dubuque, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until 10:15 am on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Holy Spirit Parish – Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial for Joan will be 10:30…
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Ruth Iona Weinbender (Huget) was born April 29, 1924, in Runnymede, Saskatchewan, Canada to the Reverend Rudolf and Emma Huget. She died Monday, September 25, 2023, at Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa. She immigrated with her family to Oconto, Wisconsin in 1945.  Ruth married “the love of her life”, Reverend Alexander Weinbender in 1948. …
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Judith B. Wehrle passed away September 25, 2023, at Midwest Senior Community in Galena.  She was born August 13, 1943, in Tampa, Florida, where her father was serving in the Army.  Most of her childhood was spent in Massachusetts until her parents divorced and her mother re-married and moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Both Judith…
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Peter A. “Pete” Boden, age 57, of Hanover, IL, completed his earthly journey suddenly on September 20, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident.  To honor Peter’s life, a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., at Chestnut Mountain Resort, 8700 West Chestnut Mountain Road, in Galena,…
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