Filled with grit, grace, humor and uncompromising determination until the end, we lost our gentle mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend on April 25, 2018. After 97 years of a well loved and worn heart, Armella Anna Meyer passed away peacefully at Hawkeye Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,…
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James “Jim” Friederichsen, 77, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa. A natural farewell with cremation has taken place. No formal services are planned at this time. A complete obituary may be seen online, photos viewed and condolences left at www.CarsonAndSon.com. The Carson Celebration of Life…
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Beverly J. (Furlong) Ready, 80, of Asbury, loving mother, grandmother, and devoted wife went to heaven on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at home, surrounded by her family. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Church of the Resurrection conducted by Rev. Joseph Hauer. Friends may greet the family 4:00 pm –…
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William C. “Bill” George, 93, of Bellevue, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 24, 2018, at the Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue, Iowa. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, April 27, 2018 at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery,…
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Rita Mae Martin, 82, of Bernard, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa. Friends and relatives of Rita may call from 2 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa, where a Rosary will…
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Donald J. “Bear” Hoffman, age 68, of Dubuque, was called home peacefully at 1:18 p.m., on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at home, surrounded by his loving family. To honor Bear’s life, funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at St. Donatus Church, 97 First Street East, St. Donatus, with…
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Leon H. “Bud” Batteram, 88, of rural Hazel Green, WI, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away suddenly at 9:31 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque, with Fr. Bernard Rott officiating. Burial…
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Paul A. Ruh, Sr 75 formerly of Dubuque passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Cherokee Village, Arkansas. Memorial Visitation will be 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, Friday, April 27, 2018 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Cremation Service 3860 Asbury Rd. with a 2:00 pm Prayer Service. Burial will be in…
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Shirley Marie Regan, 86, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on April 22, 2018 at Stonehill Care Center surrounded by her family. Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018 at St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church with Rev. Gabriel Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from…
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Virginia Pregler, 87, of Dubuque, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Luther Manor. Services will be private for family, with burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Virginia was born April 12, 1931 in Anniston, AL, the daughter of Calvin and Cordelia Williamson. She married Richard…
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