Sister Rita Rae (Raffaello) Burger, OP, died Dec. 24, 2018. The funeral Mass will be Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., at the Sinsinawa motherhouse. A wake service will be Sunday, Dec. 30, at 6:30 p.m. After religious profession in 1956, she taught in Chicago at St. Sabina; Epiphany; and St. Thomas the Apostle.…
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Verdus L. Patzner, 92, of Dubuque died Monday, December 24, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. with Rev. Steve Rosonke officiating. Entombment will be in Mt. Calvary Mausoleum. Verdus was…
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Rita L. Wolter, age 55 of Dubuque, completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. To celebrate Rita’s life, private family services are being held. The Tri-State Cremation Center is humbly serving Rita’s family. Online condolences may be shared with Rita’s family at www.tristatecremationcenter.com

Shirley Ann Paulsen, 77, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, December 23, 2018, at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A natural journey farewell with cremation has taken place. A private family burial will be held at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa, at a later date. Shirley Ann…
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Stephen Patrick O’Brien, 95, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on December 24th, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 28th, 2018 at St. Joseph The Worker with Rev. Thomas McDermott officiating. Entombment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery with full military honors accorded by American Legion…
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William T. “Bill” Kenyon, age 88, of Dubuque, Iowa, was called home peacefully at 3:00 a.m., on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at home. To celebrate Bill’s life, family and friends may visit from 3:00 until 6:00pm, on Friday, December 28, 2018, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Bill…
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Sophie Marie Wubben, 34, of Scales Mound, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, with her parents at her side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday December 29, 2018 at St. Mary’s Church in Galena, with Fr. Michael Morrissey and Fr. Thomas Srenn concelebrating. Burial…
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Kevin J. McDonough, 56 of Plumas Lake, California formerly of Dubuque passed away on December 24th, 2018 at his mother’s home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29th, 2018 at St. Joseph Church, Key West with Rev. Rodney Allers officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery with full military…
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Mary Anna Hammerand, age 84, of Charleston, WV formerly of Dubuque, Iowa passed away at 12:40 am on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Valley Center nursing home in Charleston, WV. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Sherrill United Methodist Church in Sherrill, Iowa. Family and friends may gather after…
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Mary Charlotte Lowe, 79, of Peosta, Iowa, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away at 3:10 p.m. Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Unity Point-Finley Hospital in Dubuque. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2018 at the East Dubuque Cemetery. The Miller Funeral Home of East Dubuque is in charge of arrangements. Charlotte…
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