All Obituaries

       Ricky Lee Louis Tuecke, age 61, of Guttenberg, Iowa, died at ManorCare nursing home in Dubuque, Iowa on November 3rd, 2019 after fighting a long battle of COPD. He was born on January 27th, 1958 at the Riverview Hospital in Guttenberg Iowa, the son of Jean (Bissell) and Delmar Tuecke. Ricky grew up being the oldest of three children.        Ricky graduated high school from Minot North Dakota High School in 1976. He spent most of his working...

            Bernice Loraine Haas, age 93, of Garber, IA, died Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Guttenberg Care Center.  Bernice was born on January 18, 1926, near Communia, the daughter of Robert and Elsa (Maehl) Koehn.  She attended the local country school through the eighth grade.  She was united in marriage to Leo Moser.  To this union four children were born; sons Dee, Stevon, and Lynn, and a daughter, Maylo. ...

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                       JoAnn Helen (Lake) Auer was born February 3rd 1932 in Guttenberg, Iowa, daughter of Alois and Leonilla (Steger) Lake. Her childhood was filled with wonderful memories of living above the family owned hardware store. Her community involvement started at a young age. She was the city park recreational director during the summer months and was elected for Girls State....

            Louise Hanna Ludovissy, age 93, of Guttenberg, IA, passed away peacefully in Monticello surrounded by her girls, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.  She was born on March 5, 1926, the daughter of William (Pop) and Elizabeth Schrunk.              Louise received her education locally and graduated from the Guttenberg High School with class of 1944.  On March...

           Patrick Michael Hines age 54, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born in Iowa City on February 5, 1965 to Don and Shirley Hines.  Over the years Pat lived for a while in Florida. He worked for his family business, Hines Construction. He worked for Milwaukee Railroad a few years and then he worked for a dredge company which took him several places in the...

            Phyllis Yvonne Staebler, age 88, died Thursday, September 19, 2019, at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center.  She was born on November 29, 1930 in Elkport, Iowa the daughter of Ralph and Blanche (Borrett) Oldham.               Phyllis attended the Elkport Public School and graduated as valedictorian when she was 16 years old with the class of 1947.  She...

           Frances “Fran” Troester, age 76, of Guttenberg, IA, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital in Guttenberg, IA. She was born on January 27, 1943 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Leonard and Margaret (Boyd) Brush.             Fran received her education in Cedar Falls Iowa and graduated with the class of 1961. On June 26, 1965, Fran was united in marriage to Al Troester...

           LaDean Fischer, age 78, Of Guttenberg IA, died Friday, September 6, 2019, at Mercy One in Dubuque. He was born on November 18, 1940, in Guttenberg, the son of Clarence and Arlene Fischer.             LaDean received his education in Guttenberg and graduated with the class of 1958. On February 3, 1962, LaDean was united in marriage with Carol Reth at Trinity Lutheran Church and the couple was...

            Joyce Amelia Backes, age 82, of Garnavillo, IA, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the Guttenberg Care Center.  She was born on February 23, 1937 on the home farm near National, the daughter of Augusta and Zala (Palmer) Werger.             Joyce graduated from the Garnavillo High School and worked many years in the food service industry.  She spent many years working at the Kountry...