Obituaries

Sister Mary Ellen (Davidette) Meckley, BVM, 90, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Visitation and Rite of Committal for natural burial was held Thursday, March 26, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel. Burial was…

Sister Patricia Ann (Marjorie) Donahoe, BVM, 94, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were held beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Mary…

Sister Eileen (Patrick Ellen) Healy, BVM, 90, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were held on Friday, Feb. 13, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel…

Sister Edna Mae (Gretchen) Knudsen, BVM, 89,of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were held on Friday, Feb. 6., in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at…

Sister Eileen (James Leone) McGovern, BVM, 96, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were held on Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at…

Sister Mary Ellen (Ellenmae) Zimmermann, BVM, 93, of Mount Carmel Bluffs, Dubuque, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Visitation, Sharing of Memories, and Mass of Christian Burial were held on Wednesday, Dec. 23, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel. Burial…