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Judith A. (Till Gonner) Kolker, 89, of Bellevue, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Mill Valley Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue. Additional visitation will be 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the funeral home prior to Mass. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Services will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube: St. Joseph Bellevue-Sts. Peter & Paul Springbrook pages. Judy was born October...

Joyce Ann Brittain, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away August 9, 2022, at Bethany Home in Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois. The funeral service will be livestreamed at www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com, and can be found under Joyce's obituary. Joyce was born to Richard and Helen (Mohl) Henneman. She was united in marriage to Robert ("Bill") Brittain on July 12, 1958 at South Park Presbyterian Church in Rock Island, Illinois. They were blessed with 64 happy and adventurous years of marriage. Joyce believed...

DYERSVILLE, IOWA Virgean H. Meyer, 98 of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be held before mass from 9 - 10:00 a.m. on August 15, 2022 at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Philip Agyei officiating. Burial will take place at St. Francis Cemetery in Dyersville. Virgean was born on October 5, 1923 in Petersburg, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Agnes (Klostermann) Koelker. She married Leroy J. Meyer on December 27, 1945 and together, they opereated Meyer's Tavern for 40 years. Virgean's favorite past time was fishing with her husband,...

Patricia Hogan, 74, of Dubuque, died Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Ennoble Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Dubuque. Patricia was born July 24, 1948, in Dubuque, the daughter of Lloyd and Bernadette M. Purnhage. Survivors include her daughter, Maureen Ficarra of Queen Creek, AZ; husband, James; grandchildren, Annie and Ross Ficarra. Also, brothers, David and wife Ann of West Des Moines and Mark Purnhage of Dubuque; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. Patricia enjoyed playing bingo, cards, and video chatting with her grandchildren. They loved telling Grandma funny stories and making her laugh. She...

James Wesley "Jim" King, 83, of Dubuque, IA, passed away at home surrounded by loving family on August 8, 2022. Family and friends may gather from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road where a funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. with Fr. Steve Garner officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Mount Calvary Cemetery. He was born to Carl and Maxine King in Mt. Morris, PA on Dec 28, 1938. Jim graduated from Ellet High School in Akron, OH and later served in the Army from 1961-1963. He was employed at John Deere for 30 years. Jim's greatest love was spending time with his children, grandchildren, and...