Joseph Henry “Joe” Pfab, 85, of Dubuque, passed away October 1, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Visitation will be from 3:00-7:15 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Church of the Nativity, 1225 Alta Vista, Dubuque. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 7:30 PM. Joe was born on September…
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Roger A. Ripple, 72, of Cascade,  Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Hospice of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation for Roger will be held from 9:30  to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade,  Iowa, where a Memorial Mass for…
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Richard “Rich” P. Schmelzer, 66, of Elkader, Iowa passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2025, at Morris Funeral Home in Garnavillo, Iowa.  Visitation will continue from 9 – 10 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church prior…
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Eileen M. Kluesner, 97, of Farley, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at her home in Farley, Iowa. Visitation for Eileen will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Farley, Iowa, where a prayer service will be…
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Ronald (Ron) Lynn Frandsen, 67 of Olathe, KS, formerly of Maquoketa IA, passed away on September 30, 2025. Ron was born on July 7, 1958 in Dubuque, IA to Art and Karen (Andersen) Frandsen. He grew up in the Nashville and Maquoketa areas, attending school first in Baldwin, IA then moving to the Maquoketa Schools…
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Mary Ellen (Blitgen) Puls, 95, of Bellevue, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Mill Valley Care Center. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025 at St. John Lutheran Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Burial…
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Douglas C. Mott, 85, of Dubuque, passed away September 27, 2025, at Hawkeye Care Center. Visitation will be from 8:30-10:30a.m., Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 JFK Road, Dubuque. A Catholic Mass will be at 11:00a.m., Friday, at the Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Road,…
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Marie L. Pregler, 97, of Dubuque, died Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm Monday, October 6, 2025 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory. The Mass of Christian Burial for Marie will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, October 7,…
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Kathryn M. “Kay” Lechtenberg, 91, of Maquoketa, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday morning, September 29, 2025, at Jackson Ridge Healthcare Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Born on November 11, 1933, in Hornell, New York, Kay was the daughter of Robert Hastings and Eleanor Ann (Brohm)…
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Valeria Jane Bockenstedt, 86, of Petersburg, died the evening of September 29, 2025, at the Good Neighbor Home, in Manchester, after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa.  Visitation will continue from 9-10 a.m. at the funeral home on Friday…
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