Ardella M. Helle, 92, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Hawkeye Care Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will begin at 2:00 p.m.  Visitation will continue from 9 –…
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Mark M. Dalsing, 55, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 15th 2022. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at The Church of the Nativity, with a parish wake service beginning at 7:45 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday,…
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Jane M. Bastian, 84, of Galena, IL passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. To celebrate Jane’s Life, family and friends may visit from 4 – 7 PM, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena. The funeral service will be held at 11 AM,…
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Catherine A. “Kay” (Mezera) Rauch, age 83, of Dubuque, passed away at 8:30 a.m., on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Dubuque Specialty Care of a broken heart.  To celebrate Kay’s life, family and friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Holy Spirit Parish, Holy Ghost Church,…
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Nita A. Dirks, 89, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Friday evening, April 15, 2022, at Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 A.M., Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa, Iowa.  Visitation will be held prior to the service from…
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Rodney J. (Rod) Freiburg, 70 of North Buena Vista, Iowa and formerly of Kellogg, Minnesota, passed away March 2, 2022, at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Rod was born December 7, 1951 at UI Hospital in Iowa City, to Aloysius (Al) Freiburg and Loretta Kloser Freiburg. Rod graduated from Wabasha, Minnesota high school in 1970.…
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Edward R. Hermsen, age 79, of Dyersville, IA, completed his earthly journey peacefully on April 13, 2022, at MercyOne in Dyersville.  To honor Edward’s life, a private family burial will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery at a later date. Edward “Junior” was born on October 17, 1942, in Luxemburg, IA, a son…
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Sister Arturo Cranston, OP, died April 10, 2022. Professed in 1956, she taught music in the following schools: St. Cajetan, Chicago; St. Peter, Anaconda, MT; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault, MN; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; Regina, Minneapolis; Dominican, Whitefish Bay, WI; Sacred Heart Academy, Washington, DC; St. Mary, Piscataway, MD; and SS. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka,…
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Linda A. Somerville, age 73, of Dubuque, IA, completed her earthly journey on April 12, 2022, at MercyOne in Dubuque, while surrounded by her loving family.  To honor Linda’s life, a Celebration of Life will be planned for a later date.  The Tri-State Cremation Center is humbly serving Linda’s family. Linda was born on July…
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Shirley “Annie” Melloy, 92, of Dubuque, passed away on March 14, 2022 at Bethany Home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Fr. Steve Garner will officiate. Inurnment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Shirley was born on July 29, 1929 to John and…
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