Obituaries

Sister Edna Mae (Gretchen) Knudsen, 89, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Funeral services will be Friday, Feb. 6, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. All services may be viewed…

Sister Eileen (James Leone) McGovern, BVM, 96, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Visitation will be from 9-9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. Sharing…

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…