Obituaries

Sister Mary Ellen (Ellenmae) Zimmermann, BVM, 93, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Visitation will be from 9-9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel. Sharing of Memories will be…

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM of Chicago died at The Clare on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 9:05 p.m. Sister Jean Dolores was a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) in Dubuque, Iowa, and…

Sister Elizabeth (Elizabeth Mary) Huber, BVM, 91, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, at Mount Carmel Bluffs. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Burial was…

Sister Patricia (Frederick Mary) Nolan, BVM, 88, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Burial was in…

Sister Julia (Lorenzo) Acosta, BVM, 99, died Monday, July 21, 2025, at Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation, the Sharing of Memories and Mass of Christian Burial were on Friday, July 25, 2025. Burial was in the Mount Carmel…

Sister Veronica (Rosine) “Ronnie” Higgins, BVM, 79, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, 1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Visitation, the Sharing of Memories and Mass of Christian Burial were on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Burial was in…