Elizabeth “Betty” Topf, 82, formerly of Dubuque, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at St. Camillus Memory Care in Wauwatosa. A prayer service and time of sharing will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory followed by visitation until 5:00 pm. The Mass…
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June B. “Babe” Duttle, age 97, of Dubuque, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at home with her family.  To celebrate June’s life, family and friends may visit from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street.  Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m.,…
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Ruth Ann Fransen, 84, of Peosta, Iowa, passed peacefully into eternal life on December 16, 2025.  A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Entombment will be at…
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Leona Margaret O’Hara Ehlers, 82, of Dubuque, passed peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Luther Manor – Hillcrest, in Dubuque. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. An additional visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m.…
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Norman L. “Norm”  Knockel, 84, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on December 16, 2025, at Select Specialty, MercyOne Genesis in Davenport. Friends and family may visit from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. A Funeral Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on…
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Evangelist Earnestine Walker born on October 10, 1950, to the late Fannie B. Smith in Mississippi.  Our beloved mother departed this life December 17, 2025. Christianity was the centerpiece of the Walker family. She gave her life to Christ under the leadership of Pastor Frank Howard in Moorhead, Mississippi. She also served  at Evangelistic Church…
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Debra A. Laugesen, age 74, of Dubuque, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital surrounded by her family.  To celebrate Deb’s life, family and friends may visit from 9:00 until 10:15 a.m., on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Holy Spirit Parish, Holy Trinity Church, 1701 Rhomberg Avenue.  Funeral services will…
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Florence S. Kennicker, 91, of  Holy Cross, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Visitation will be from 11:30 am until 1:15 pm Saturday, December 20, 2025 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rickardsville. The Mass of Christian Burial for Florence will be at 1:30 pm Saturday, December 20, 2025, at…
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Irene M. Scherrman, 92, of Farley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Sunset Park Place in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation for Irene will be held from 2 to 7 p.m., on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Farley, Iowa where a prayer service will be held at 1:30 p.m., a…
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Teresa Ann Simons, 67, of Delmar, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, December 11, 2025, at the Hallmark Care Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Teresa Ann Simons was born on September 11, 1958, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to William K. and Alene L. (Templeton) Simons.  She attended Maquoketa schools.  She married Abraham Fox, while their…
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