Rosella M. Dyas, 101, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, October 7, 2020, at Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A private family graveside service and burial will be held at a later date at Mount Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.  At Peace Cremation Services have taken place.  There is no public visitation or…
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Beverly Ann Yarolem, 83, of Monmouth, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, October 7, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. A public graveside service and burial celebrating Beverly’s life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Canton, Iowa Cemetery.  A public visitation will take place from 3…
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Donald L. “Don” Lakin, of Dubuque died Monday, October 5, 2020 in his home.  Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 Friday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church followed by a funeral service at 11:00.  Masks will be required and social distancing will be enforced. Livestream of the funeral can be viewed at the Egelhof, Siegert and…
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Francis W. “Franny” Gansen, 89, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Church of the Resurrection where visitation will be held Saturday from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.  Live stream of the service can be viewed on the Egelhof, Siegert…
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Edward J. Breitbach, 87, of Dubuque, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. A private funeral mass for the immediate family will be held at the Church of the Resurrection with Fr. Phil Gibbs as the Celebrant. The mass will be live streamed on Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home’s Facebook…
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James J. “Jim” Nachtmann, age 77, of Luxemburg, Iowa, passed away peacefully at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at home with his loving wife by his side. To celebrate Jim’s life, family and friends may visit from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the Word of Life Church,…
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Amy A. (Phend) Scholtes, age 45, of Dubuque, passed away unexpectedly at UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital on Saturday, October 3, 2020. True to her giving spirit, Amy’s final gift was to be an organ donor. To celebrate Amy’s life, family and friends may visit from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 10, 2020,…
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Eugene J. Bird Sr., 85, died at Mercy Medical Center on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Private services will be held at Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, and will be available to view on the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home Facebook page on Tuesday, October 13. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com…
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Frost: a threshold we cross again and again in the natural seasons and cycles of life. For many years on cold fall mornings, Cookie would call in friends, kids, and grandkids to work the cider press. According to the lore, apples should be picked at first frost—it’s when the harvest is ripe and sweet. But…
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