Henry J. Ehrlich, 87, of Dyersville, Iowa, peacefully passed away on August 15, 2022, in the Marietta Place Memory Care Unit at the Good Neighbor Society in Manchester, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville.  Visitation will continue at the funeral…
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“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”–Robert Greene Camilla May Tjarks was unequivocally better than a master of one: seamstress, carpenter, scuba diver, life guard, artist, pilot, administrative assistant, entrepreneur, clothing retailer, graphic designer, IT specialist, voracious reader, lover of learning as if she…
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John R. “Jack” Lawler, 74, of Zwingle and formerly of Key West, passed away on Saturday August 13th at home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be Thursday, August 18th, 2022, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where a family wake service will be at 2:45…
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Dianne K. (Donohue) Holmes of Dubuque, IA passed away at home on August 13th, 2022, at the age of 76. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 18th, 2022, at St. Columbkille Catholic Church. Mass of Christin Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 19th, 2022, at St. Columbkille Catholic…
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John J. Meehan, 79, of Marion passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion where a Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 10:30.  Rev. David…
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Wendy Lynn (Howell) Priest, 68, passed away Monday August 15th., 2022 at Stonehill Care Center after suffering for 10-years with a very rare degenerative brain disease known as “PSP” (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 am Thursday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2145 John F. Kennedy Road, followed by the funeral…
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Brenda Mary Bloesch, 89, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, August 1, at Luther Manor in Dubuque, Iowa. Brenda was born in London, England on February 19, 1933 to Colin and Mary Jackson.  Her father was a chemist and her mother a physicist. She grew up during the London Blitz of 1940-41. In the summer of…
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Cecil M. “Mike” McDowell, age 86, of Dubuque, IA, completed his earthly journey on August 13, 2022, at home in the loving arms of his wife of 41 years.  To honor Mike’s life, a private family service is being held.  Burial will be in Huron, South Dakota at a later date.  The Tri-State Cremation Center…
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Sister Mary Dennis Lentsch, PBVM, 85, died on August 13, 2022, at the Sisters of the Presentation (Mount Loretto), 2360 Carter Road. On Saturday, August 27, 2022, friends may call from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, where there will be a wake service at 9:30 a.m. and funeral…
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Jackie D. “Jack” Potter, 76, of Clinton, Iowa, and formerly of Maquoketa, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at MercyOne Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa. A graveside service and burial celebrating his life will be held 3 P.M., Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Canton, Iowa Cemetery.  There is no public visitation.  The Carson…
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