Obituaries

Willis Hugh 'Gus' Doland

Willis Hugh 'Gus' Doland

Mar 20, 2007

Willis Gus Doland, 82, of Bellevue passed away Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 at his home. Willis was born November 14th, 1924 in Maquoketa, son of the late Forrest and Elizabeth (Corbitt) Doland. He married Marilyn Ernst on May 6th, 1950 at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Bellevue. She survives. Willis worked 36 years at John Deere Dubuque Works, retiring in...

Alta G Robinson

Alta G Robinson

Mar 17, 2007

Alta G. Robinson, 84, of Clinton, died Saturday, March 17th, 2007 at her home. Alta was born in Cranbury, NJ, daughter of the late Harrison Lewis and Lillian Perrine (Ellis) Schanck. She married John Alden Robinson Jr. July 21st, 1945 in the Cranbury Methodist Church. He preceded her in death in March of 2004. Alta was proud to have been...

Jeanette L. Miller

Jeanette L. Miller

Mar 5, 2007

Jeanette L. Miller, 84, of Cedar Edge, Colorado, formerly of Dubuque, passed away Monday, March 5th, 2007. Jeanette was born November 22nd, 1922 in Algona, Iowa, daughter of the late Adrain and Minnie (Bates) Sterling. She married Stanley D. Miller. He preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include one daughter, Virginia (Peter) Meder; one son, John (Candy) Frankl; five...

Patricia Sue Dempewolf

Patricia Sue Dempewolf

Feb 28, 2007

Patricia Sue Dempewolf, 61, of Bellevue, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at her home. Patricia was born May 21st, 1945, daughter of the late Harold & Arlene (Blitgen) Eggers. She married Arthur Dempewolf on June 1st, 1963 at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Bellevue. He preceded her in death August 18th, 1997. Patricia had worked at the Ensign Corporation...

Dolores Kathryn 'Dee' Ernst

Dolores Kathryn 'Dee' Ernst

Feb 9, 2007

Dolores Dee K. Ernst, 79, of Bellevue, passed away Friday, February 9th, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. Dee was born October 7th, 1927 in Bellevue, daughter of the late Clarence J. and Florence S. (Efferding) Koppes. She married Eugene Tuffy Ernst on September 4th, 1946 in Bellevue. He survives. Dee was a Telephone Operator for the Iowa Telephone...

Armella M. Kilburg

Armella M. Kilburg

Feb 6, 2007

Armella M. Kilburg, 94, of Delmar, formerly of Bellevue, passed away on February 6th, 2007, at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Armella was born February 25th, 1912 in Springbrook, Iowa, daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Monner) Yoerger. She married Norbert on November 17th, 1931 in Springbrook, Iowa. He preceded her in death November 17th, 1971. Armella reupholstered...

Robert K. White

Robert K. White

Jan 31, 2007

Robert Bob K. White, 85, of Bellevue, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Robert was born March 6th, 1921 in Belmond, Iowa, son of the late Joseph S. and Berniece (Legge) White. He married Alice M. Schirmer on October 7th, 1972, in Grand Island, New York. She preceded him in death December 28th,...

Carl Joseph Cornwell

Carl Joseph Cornwell

Jan 25, 2007

January 25, 2007 Funeral 4 pm, Sunday Visit 1-4 pm, Sunday Kingery~Lemke Funeral Home, Bellevue, Iowa Carl Joseph Cornwell Butch 61, of Bellevue passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007 at his home under the care of Dubuque Hospice. Carl was born August 1st, 1945 in Dubuque, son of the late Alfred and Betty (Fox) Cornwell. He married Shirley Felderman, on...

Edwin Fischer

Edwin Fischer

Jan 21, 2007

January 21, 2007 Edwin Fischer, 85, of Bellevue, passed away Sunday, January 21st, 2007 at the Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Edwin was born September 1st, 1921, in Artas, South Dakota, son of the late Andrew and Katherine (Boehler) Fischer. He married Florence May Pfiefer on February 14th, 1943 in Zeeland, North Dakota. She survives. Edwin was an agent/operator...

Lois M. Dagitz

Lois M. Dagitz

Jan 21, 2007

January 21, 2007 Lois M. Dagitz, 85, of Bellevue, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Lois was born August 22nd, 1921, in Bryant, Iowa, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Smith) McMahon. She married Donald Dagitz on June 26th, 1942 at the First Lutheran Church of Maquoketa. He preceded her in death...

Gerald R. Beck

Gerald R. Beck

Jan 7, 2007

January 7, 2007 Gerald R. Beck, 77, of Bellevue, IA passed away Sunday, January 7th, 2007 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Gerald was born September 23rd, 1929 in San Diego, California, son of the late Adam and Helen (Schriefer) Beck. He married Mary Louise Thies on February 3rd, 1951 at the Holy Rosary Rectory in LaMotte, IA. She survives....

Todd Joseph Tebbe

Todd Joseph Tebbe

Dec 30, 2006

December 30, 2006 Todd Joseph Tebbe, 38, of Dubuque, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2006 at his home. Todd was born September 7th, 1968 in Dubuque, son of Cletus and Susan (Reisch) Tebbe of Bellevue. He was a 1987 graduate of Bellevue Marquette High School and attended Kirkwood Community College. Todd was working for Goodwill Industries in Dubuque. He loved...

Elsie A. Raguse

Elsie A. Raguse

Dec 25, 2006

Elsie A. Raguse, 90, of Bellevue, passed away Monday, December 25, 2006 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Elsie was born April 14th, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of the late James and Frances (Lamalik) Blaha. She married Wilfred A Raguse on September 1st, 1934 in Chicago. He preceded her in death February 11th, 1995. Elsie worked for Sears...

Robert Ernst

Robert Ernst

Dec 23, 2006

Robert D. Bob Ernst, 72, of Bellevue, passed away Saturday, December 23rd, 2006, at his home surrounded by his family under the care of Jackson County Hospice. Bob was born March 11th, 1934 in St. Donatus, son of the late Vernon and Augusta (Fischer) Ernst. He married Judith Keil on October 11th, 1955, at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Bellevue....

Walter Nicholas Kilburg

Walter Nicholas Kilburg

Dec 21, 2006

Walter Nicholas Kilburg, 97, of Bellevue, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2006 surrounded by his family at the Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Walter was born February 17th, 1909 in Springbrook, son of the late Nick G. and Mary (Dondlinger) Kilburg. He married Eleanor Rubel on October 2nd, 1934. She survives. Walter was a farmer and previously worked for...

Marian E Reeg

Marian E Reeg

Dec 13, 2006

Marian E. Reeg, 88, of LaMotte, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at the Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Marian was born December 12th, 1918 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Riniker) Adams. She married William A Reeg on August 1st, 1945 at the St. Clements Catholic Church in Lancaster. Bill preceded her in...

Richard Arnold Deppe

Richard Arnold Deppe

Dec 9, 2006

December 10, 2006 Richard Arnold Deppe, 75, of Bellevue, passed away Saturday, December 9th, 2006 at his home. Richard was born May 21st, 1931 in Bellevue, son of the late John C. and Margaret (Hingtgen) Deppe. Richard was a farmer and enjoyed tinkering with tractors, mushroom hunting and gardening. Survivors include one brother, Sylvester (Esther) Deppe and one brother-in-law, Orville...

Barbara Ann 'Mihal' Budde

Barbara Ann 'Mihal' Budde

Dec 1, 2006

Barbara Ann Budde, 44, of Springbrook, passed away Friday, December 1, 2006, at her home in the care of her loving family. Barb was born April 28th, 1962, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa daughter of Coralie F. (Long) Mihal Osterkamp and the late Kenneth P. Mihal. She married James C. Budde on February 13th, 1999 in Bellevue. He survives. Barb was...

Janice K. Johnston

Janice K. Johnston

Nov 26, 2006

Janice K. Johnston, 59 of Alta Loma, California, formerly of Oelwein, Cedar Rapids and Bellevue, Iowa, died on Sunday afternoon, November 26, 2006 at the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, California after a brief illness. Funeral Service: 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein with Rev. John Kerr officiating. Visitation: 5:00 to 9:00...

Gaynell Kathleen Guenther

Gaynell Kathleen Guenther

Nov 15, 2006

Gaynell Guenther, 71, of Bellevue, passed away Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Gaynell Kathleen Roe was born January 30th, 1935 in Green Island, daughter of the late Delbert and Nettie (Keil) Roe. She married Russell Guenther on June 13th, 1952 in National City, California. Russell preceded her in death August...