All Obituaries

Patrick W. O’Rourke 90 of Dubuque, IA passed away Monday morning, January 25, 2021 at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Saint Joseph Key West Catholic Church with Msgr. Wilgenbusch officiating and Fr. Rod Allers as Homilist. Family and friends may gather after 9:00 a.m. at the church until time of mass.  Entombment will follow at Mount Olivet Chapel Mausoleum. The Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road is in...

Thomas Joseph Gansen, 67, of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on January 16, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona doing what he loved. A public visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 29th, 2021 at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. Please remember to wear your mask and social distance. Online condolences may be left at www.leonardfuneralhome.com. Tom was born on May 22, 1953 in Dubuque, Iowa the son of Louis and Phyllis (Schlosser) Gansen. He was a graduate of...

Donald E. Kruse, 80, of Dubuque, IA, passed away on January 24th, 2021 at Ennoble Manor. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family. Don was born in Dubuque on January 13th, 1941, the son of Edward and Lenore (Schwendinger) Kruse. He graduated from Dubuque Senior High school in 1959. Don married Jeannie Breitbach on September 28th, 1963, at St. Columbkille Catholic Church, Dubuque. Don was a carpenter for Richard’s...

Natalie Sue Hayes, 31 of Dubuque passed away unexpectedly on January 18, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center. Due to COVID-19, Mass of Christian Burial for family and close friends will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 at St. Joseph Key West Church with Rev. Rodney Allers officiating.  Others may view the funeral mass on Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory's Facebook page or the church website www.stjosephkeywest.com. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery....

MaryJo Ann Ernst, 62 of Dubuque, moved on from the world suddenly on Sunday, January 10th, 2021, at her home. She was born Friday, March 14th, 1958 to her loving parents Rita (Brehm) and M. Anthony Ernst. She grew up alongside her hardworking brothers and charismatic sister as the oldest of seven children. Mary graduated from Clarke College in 1986, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Communication. She built a large community of friends and family throughout her years in radio and her...

Jerry Lee Adams Sr., 83, of Dubuque, IA passed away on January 15, 2021 at home. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road where military honors will be accorded at 6:00 p.m. by the Dubuque Marine Corps League. Jerry was born on August 28, 1937 in Baxter Springs, KS the son of Arthur and Ina Mae (Morton) Adams. He attended Cuba City High School in Cuba City, WI and graduated from Kirkwood Community...

Dianne M. (Gerdemann) Sieverding, 72 lost her 43-year battle with thyroid cancer, at 2:55 pm, on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. The hospital did their best to allow her children and her husband to say "Goodbye" and spend her final moments with her. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2021 at St. Joseph The Worker with Fr. James Goerend officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 17th at...

William J. “Bill” Millman, 80 of Dubuque, Iowa passed away on January 17, 2021 with family by his side. Private family burial service will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery Chapel with Rev. Steven Garner officiating. A live stream of the funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 21, 2021 on Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory’s Facebook page. Bill was born on May 22, 1940 in Springbrook, Iowa the son of Oscar and Mildred (Ties) Millman and his special aunt...

Leonard Earl Witt, 95 of Peosta, Iowa passed away peacefully at 5:28 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Dell Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2021 at St. Joseph Key West Church with Rev. Rodney Allers officiating. Family and friends may gather after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church until time of service. Burial will follow at Rockdale United Methodist Cemetery with military honors by the Dubuque Marine Corps League....

Sister Mary Rosanne Rottinghaus, PBVM, 87, died on Friday, January 15, 2021, at Sisters of the Presentation Motherhouse (Mount Loretto), 2360 Carter Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52001. Private visitation and funeral services will be held on January 19, 2021, in Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West.  Sister Mary Rosanne, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Gudenkauf), was born Rose Marie Rottinghaus on February 19, 1933, in Dougherty,...