Obituaries

      Lillian Esther Freese Rittmanic graduated from this life with honors in Lehi, Utah on the beautiful morning of Aug. 1, 2018.

    She was 92 years old.  She was the best listener and was constantly reminding others that they were of great worth and that each person was a child of God with unlimited potential.

      Kathleen Postel age 86, died Wednesday July 25, 2018 at the Anamosa Care Center. Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, August 3, 2018 at 10:30 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with interment in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 until 7 Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello where a parish Vigil Service will be held at 4:00. Visitation will resume after 9:30 Friday morning at the Church. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established.

John went to meet the Lord on June 4, 2018 in Carrollton, Texas at the age of 90. 

A celebration of his life will be held Friday, July 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Des Moines.

His final resting place will be next to his beloved wife Janice, at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Monticello on July 28, 2018 at 1 p.m.

He is survived by his loving children Cynthia L. Cirksena (Brokens) and Stephen J. Brokens, six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.  All of whom he loved and deeply cherished.

Joseph W. “Joe” Miller, age 82, of Dubuque, was called home peacefully to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 8:10 a.m., on Monday, July 9, 2018, at home, surrounded by his loving family.  To honor Joe’s life, funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., at Blades Chapel on the University of Dubuque Campus, 2000 University Avenue, on Thursday, July 12, 2018, with Paul Jones officiating, where full military honors were accorded by the Dubuque Marine Corps League following the funeral service.  To celebrate Joe’s life, family and friends visited from 4:00 p.m.