Reverend Richard Lee Schaefer moved onto his new heavenly priest assignment on July 9, 2020. Father Richard Schaefer (or Father Dick, as he was fondly known) was born in Bellevue, Iowa on September 10, 1942, a son of Albert and Eileen (Schilling) Schaefer. Raised on an eastern Iowa farm, Fr. Richard regularly recounted those experiences.…
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Kandace K. “Kandy” Carr, 60, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa, Iowa. A public graveside service and burial celebrating her life will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, July 20, 2020 at Evergreen Cemetery, Delmar, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 11 A.M. to 1…
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Sharon A. Cate, 74, of Asbury, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 following a sudden illness while at her home in Mesa, Arizona. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 10, 2020 at the Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Rd, Dubuque, where due to the Covid-19 pandemic, masks…
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Kathleen M. “Kathy” Stender, 73, of Monmouth, Iowa, passed away on Saturday morning, July 11, 2020, at Westwing Place in DeWitt, Iowa. A celebration of her life will be held at 10 A.M., Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from…
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Joseph M. “Joe” Rollinger, 83, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Friday evening, July 10, 2020, at Westwing Place in DeWitt, Iowa. A public graveside service and burial celebrating Joe’s life will be held at 2 P.M., Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Maquoketa, Iowa. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. A private…
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Rita Bemis, 90, of Dubuque, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020, at Bethany Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 13,  at Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Rd., and will be live-streamed on the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home Facebook page. Rev. Phillip Gibbs will officiate.  Use…
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Marie M. Ambrosy, 86, of Dubuque, formerly of Otter Creek, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 8:30 AM until 10:45 AM Saturday July 18, 2020 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 1870 St. Ambrose Street, Dubuque. Please respect our current social distancing requirements. If you…
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Kay Frances (Mohr) Gansemer, 84, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on July 4th, 2020. No public visitation or service will be held. Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.leonardfuneralhome.com Kay was born on January 10, 1936 in Dundee, Iowa the daughter of Leonard…
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Donald L. Torrey, of Dubuque, passed away at 7:45 a.m., on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at his home at the age of 86, with his family by his side.  To celebrate Don’s life, family and friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, on Monday, July 13, 2020, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main…
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Irene Marie Blaser, 71, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on July 7, 2020. Private family gathering and service will be at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road with Deacon Bill Biver officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Irene was born on October 5, 1948 in Dubuque, Iowa the daughter of Joseph…
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