Samuel D. Engbrecht, 78, of Dubuque died Saturday, December 20, 2025.  In keeping with his wishes, a private entombment was held at Linwood Cemetery. A memorial service will be held later in March at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements are pending at the Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home.

Rose (Rosie) Lyons Wiley, flanked by both of her sons, died peacefully on December 18, 2025 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. The family will greet friends and relatives from 9 to 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Temple Hill, Iowa, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.…
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Joyce A. (Pancratz) Veach, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Stonehill Health Center on December 19, 2025. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 21st, 2025, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road with a wake service to be held at 4:00 p.m. Additional visitation will…
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Just after midnight on December 18th, 2025, Kevin Charles Neylan of Guttenberg, Iowa completed his final trip around the sun. He was 10 days shy of his 79th birthday. He passed away while sleeping peacefully in his home. He spent his final hours surrounded by friends and family and had listened to the Cubs win the…
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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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