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John R Distler
Jun 27, 2022
John Robert Distler, 72, of Scales Mound, IL, passed away at home on Monday, June 27, 2022.
Visitation will be from 10:30 A/M to 11:45 A/M, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at the Miller & Steinke Funeral Home, in Scales Mound, where Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 (Noon) with Rev. Libby Rutherford officiating. Burial will...
Arthur L Goodwin
Jun 26, 2022
Arthur L. "Art" Goodwin, 88, of Scales Mound, IL, formerly of Port Byron, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Galena Stauss Senior Care Community.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A/M, on Friday, July 1, 2022, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Schapville, IL, with Rev. James Mehlrettter officiating. Burial will be...
Sister Geraldine Moorman, Bvm
Jun 24, 2022
Sister Geraldine Moorman, BVM (St. Geraldine), 99, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, 1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, died Friday, June 24, 2022.
Funeral Services will be Friday, July 1, 2022, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. (Masks are required.) Visitation will begin at 9 A/M, followed by the Sharing of Memories at 9:30 A/M....
Nasuh Khatib
Jun 23, 2022
Nasuh "Jido" Khatib passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022, at this home in Scales Mound, Illinois, with all of his family by his side.
Nasuh was born and raised in Damascus, Syria, coming to the United States to attend Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, where he earned degrees in mechanical and civil engineering. During the fall...
Cesar Luis Campos Ortega
Jun 21, 2022
Cesar Luis Campos Ortega, 42, of Galena, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
Visitation will be from 5 P/M - 7 P/M, on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at St. Mary's Church in Galena. Burial will be in Tecolutla, Mexico. A Memorial Mass will be...
Terrence D Allendorf
Jun 18, 2022
Terrence D. "Terry" Allendorf, 85, of Dubuque, IA, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque.
A Sharing of Memories will be at 11:30 A/M, on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery. The Sharing of Memories will be...
Brenda L Stumpf
Jun 16, 2022
Brenda L. (Shireman) Stumpf, 65, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the Galena-Stauss Senior Care Community in Galena, IL, following a very short battle with Cancer
Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 P/M - 7 P/M, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East...
Rev. Theodore "Ted" Vincent Lewondowski
Jun 15, 2022
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Father Theodore Vincent Lewandowski peacefully died in his home in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
After his wife Patricia passed away in 1996, Father "Ted" responded to God's call to resume his studies for the priesthood at Sacred Heart Seminary in Hales Corner, Wisconsin. He had previously studied for the priesthood in his college years,...
Laverne Grebner
Jun 11, 2022
LaVerne Grebner, age 101, of rural Scales Mound, IL, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Midwest Medical Center in Galena, IL.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A/M, Monday, June 20, 2022, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Schapville, IL, with Rev. James Mehlretter officiating. The funeral service will be live-streamed on the...
Vicki Joanne Stilson
Jun 9, 2022
Vicki Joanne (Hendrickson) Stilson died at home surrounded by family and friends on June 9, 2022, in Scales Mound, IL, at the age of 72.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 P/M - 7 P/M, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, and after 9:30 A/M on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at the Miller & Steinke...
Hayley Ann Hubbell
Jun 4, 2022
Hayley Ann Hubbell, age 30, of Dubuque, IA, entered into eternal life on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at home.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A/M, on Monday, June 13, 2022, at St. Mary's Church, in East Dubuque, with Fr. Dennis Vargas officiating. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery. The Funeral Mass...
Herbert J Bussan
May 31, 2022
Herbert J. "Herb" Bussan, 77, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, and Galena, IL, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Mercy One/Dubuque Medical Center from complications of COPD.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 A/M, on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at St. Mary's Church in Galena, with Fr. Howard...
Dolores C Arnold
May 29, 2022
Dolores C. Arnold, 89, of East Dubuque, Illiniois went to her eternal rest on May 29, 2022, with family by her side at Luther Manor in Dubuque.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 P/M - 7 P/M on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the parish rosary...
Robert J Spautz
May 27, 2022
Robert "Bob" Joseph Spautz, 75, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 27, 2022, at Unity Point-Finley Hospital in Dubuque, IA.
Visitation for Bob will be from 3 P/M to 7 P/M on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, and again on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 9:15 A/M to 10 A/M,...
Angela S Winter
May 22, 2022
On May 22, 2022, Angela "Angie" Winter passed away peacefully at home at the age of 53. Angie was born to Stephen and Margaret (Harwick) Townsend on January 28, 1969. She is a 1987 alumna of Scales Mound High School. She obtained her Associates's Degree from Highland Community College, a Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Dubuque...
Freida Mae Mcconnell
May 22, 2022
Freida Mae McConnell, 81, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, peacefully at home. A visitation will be held at 10 A/M, Thursday, May 26 at Mueller Memorial Chapel at Linwood Cemetery, with a service following at 11 A/M. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 P/M to 4 P/M at the Moose Lodge...
Beverly L Koester
May 19, 2022
Beverly (Bev) L. Koester, was born January 17, 1956, to Mary Irene Lookhart and Floyd Jordan Hankins in Bakersfield, California. Bev passed away on May 19, 2022, at SSM Health Monroe Hospital, Monroe, WI.
Bev was married to Charles C. Koester on November 25, 1995. Bev was a well-respected bus driver, loving wife, and mother to three....
Sister Catherine Cox
May 15, 2022
Sister Catherine Cox, OP, died at St. Dominic Villa, May 15, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at Sinsinawa, May19-20.
The Miller Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Catherine was born, at home, to Everett Dale and Anna Marie (Joyce) Cox on October 5, 1941, in Hazel Green, WI. She was the youngest of six children. ...
Donald D Imbus
May 5, 2022
Donald D. Imbus, 77, of Menominee, IL, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at St. Dominic Villa, at Sinsinawa, WI, surrounded by his family,
Familty and friends may call from 4 P/M - 8 P/M, on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the Parish Scripture Service will be at...
Lola Gartner
May 4, 2022
Lola Mae Cleda Etzkorn Gartner passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022, at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she had been a resident for the past seven years.
Lola was born on May 22, 1927, in Edwardsville, Illinois, the daughter of Ottillie Anna Hug and August Etzkorn. She graduated from Edwardsville High School in May of...
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