Behr Funeral Home

Thomas L. Thilmany, age 84, of Dubuque, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at his home. To honor Tom's life, family and friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the Church of the Nativity 1225 Alta Vista Street. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday at the Church of the Nativity with Rev. Andrew J. Upah officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, where full military honors will be accorded by the Dubuque Marine Corps League. Behr Funeral Home is assisting the family. Tom was born on April 7, 1938, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Nicholas and Katherine (Thilmany) Thilmany. Tom attended school in...

Betty A. Casanova, age 83, of Galena, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at the Galena Nursing Home. To honor Betty's life, family and friends may visit from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., on Friday, January 27, 2023, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Friday at Behr Funeral Home with Deacon David Roth officiating. Burial will be at a later date following cremation in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Betty was born on August 18, 1939, in Galena, Illinois, daughter of Robert and Clara (Schmid) Blum. Betty attended school in Galena where she graduated from Galena High School. She started working for the family business,...

Joyce A. McClain, age 86, of Dubuque, passed away at 10:25 p.m., on Monday, January 16, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. To honor Joyce's life, family and friends may visit from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church, 1684 Iowa Street, with Pastor Stephanie Ells officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Galena, Illinois. Joyce was born on December 27, 1936, in Galena, Illinois, daughter of William and Edna (Bainbridge) Dayton. She married Robert T. McClain on February 12, 1955, in Galena. Joyce was...

Franklin William "Frank" Miller Jr., age 58, of Dubuque, passed away at 6:35 p.m., on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. To honor Frank's life, family and friends may visit from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 1199 Main Street. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, with Pastor Stephanie Schlimm officiating. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Behr Funeral Home is assisting the family. Frank was born on August 29, 1964, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Franklin and Marie (Adams) Miller Sr. Frank attended Fulton Grade School, Jefferson Middle...

Wayne C. Konrardy, age 75, of Dubuque, passed away unexpectedly at 1:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at MercyOne Dubuque. To honor Wayne's life, family and friends may visit from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street, where there will be a parish scripture wake service held at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Road with Rev. Phillip G. Gibbs officiating. Entombment will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Mausoleum, where full military honors will be accorded by the American Legion Dubuque Post 6. Wayne was born on June 10, 1947, in...

Gary L. Oliver, age 79, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away at 8:51 p.m., on Monday, January 9, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. To honor Gary's life, family and friends may visit from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Behr Funeral Home with Deacon David Roth officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery where military honors will be accorded by the Dubuque Marine Corps League. Gary was born on April 17, 1943, in Dubuque, son of Leo and Sophia (Hamsmith) Oliver. Gary was a life long resident of Dubuque where he graduated from Dubuque...

Lyle M. Ott, age 82, of Dubuque, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 2, 2023, at his home. To honor Lyle's life, family and friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Holy Spirit Parish, Holy Ghost Church, 2921 Central Avenue. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday at Holy Ghost Church with Rev. Steven M. Garner officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Behr Funeral Home is assisting the family. Lyle was born on the family farm on June 30, 1940, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Milton L. and Bernita (Freiburger) Ott. Lyle married Patricia J. McDermott on November 3, 1962, at Holy Ghost Church. He...

Fr. Jonah (Thomas ) Warff of New Melleray Abbey died on Tuesday evening December 28th 2022. He suffered from a long term lung disease. Before entering the monastery Fr. Jonah worked as a Counselor after receiving a Master's Degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska. In this capacity he worked for several state agencies and for three years at Boys Town of America helping orphan children who came from abusive homes. Thomas entered New Melleray in 2000 at the age of 53. He took the name Jonah at that time. He was ordained in 2008 and was appointed guest master and retreat director for New Melleray. He helped many people as a spiritual director and confessor. He will be missed by...

Thomas Eugene (Tom) Hoelscher, 71, of Dubuque, IA died on December 17, 2022 of cancer. He endured cancer with grace, dignity, and a wry sense of humor. Services will be held at Nativity Parish in Dubuque, IA. The visitation will be Wednesday, December 21, 2022 beginning with a prayer service at 3pm and concluding at 7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 10am with Father Jim Miller officiating. Behr Funeral Home is assisting the family. Tom was born November 24,1951, in Washington, MO to Elsie (Lamke) and Herbert Hoelscher. He spent his boyhood in Union, MO where he attended Immaculate Conception School. Tom traveled to East Troy, WI to attend Divine Word...

Richard A. "Dick" Hesseling Sr., age 79, of Dubuque, passed away at 8:23 a.m., on Monday, December 12, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital. To honor Dick's life, family and friends may visit from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Friday, at Behr Funeral Home with Martin Hesseling officiating. Entombment will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. Dick was born on February 11, 1943, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Donald and Delores (Haun) Hesseling. Dick attended school in Dubuque where he graduated from Dubuque Senior High School. He went on to honorably serve his country...