Ronald “Buddy” C. Koppes, age 90, of Bellevue, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at UnityPoint Health–Finley Hospital in Dubuque. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026, at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue. Graveside services will follow at 4:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s…
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Sister Eileen Healy, BVM, (Patrick Ellen), 90, of 1040 Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Visitation will be from 9-9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. Sharing of Memories will be at 9:30 a.m., followed immediately by the Mass of Christian…
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Donald F. “Don” Gabriel, 67, of Dubuque, IA, passed away at home on February 6, 2026, surrounded by his family. A private Celebration of Life will be held in his honor.   Don was born on November 22, 1958, in Dubuque to Wayne and Eunice (Duenser) Gabriel. He married the love of his life, Karla…
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Joseph Keith Cigrand, 82, of Dubuque, Iowa and formerly of Cascade, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Unity Point Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Per his request there will be no public services. He was born March 5, 1942, in Monticello, Iowa, son of Arnold “Bud and Florence (Rogers) Cigrand.  He is…
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David Alan Kenkel, 69, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Luther Manor – Hillcrest. Visitation for David will be held Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Rd., with a funeral service…
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Nancy B. Schamper, 83, of Galena, IL, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Midwest Medical Care Center in Galena. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Galena, where friends may call after 10 AM until the time of the Mass. Friends…
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Bernadette F. Schumann, 82, of Independence, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at St. John’s The Evangelist Catholic Church in Independence. Rosary will be held at 10 a.m. Mass will commence at…
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Lonnie “Lon” Bruce Eberhart (88), longtime Dubuque resident and John Deere engineer, passed away on February 5, 2026 after a brief illness. Lonnie was born in 1937 to Ted and Bernice (Allen) Eberhart on a farm outside Burlington, Colorado, near the Kansas-Colorado border. Two years later, Lon’s parents welcomed his sister, Connie (Spencer), whose loving…
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Gerald “Jerry” F. Capesius, 77, of La Motte, Iowa, passed away on February 4, 2026. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. A Funeral Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the funeral…
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Richard “Dick” Soat, 82, of Galena, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at MercyOne in Dubuque, IA, after a brief illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena. Friends may gather after 10 AM until the service begins. Burial…
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