Obituaries

Holy Cross

Melvin N. Brecht, 95, of Holy Cross, Iowa passed away Friday, March 14, 2025, at MercyOne Senior Care in Dyersville, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 8: 30 – 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Holy Cross, Iowa. Funeral services will commence at 11 a.m. with burial following in the church cemetery where military honors will be accorded. Rev. Tyler Raymond will officiate.

Edgewood

Doris Elizabeth (Hargrafen) Funke, 97, of Edgewood, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood.

Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at St. Mark Catholic Church in Edgewood, Iowa, with Rev. John Haugen officiating.

Visitation: 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Edgewood, Iowa. Friends may also call from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the church on Thursday.

Interment: St. Mark Catholic Cemetery, Edgewood, Iowa

Cascade

Doris Jean Reddin, 99, of Dubuque, Iowa, formerly of Bellevue and Cascade, Iowa passed away peacefully on March 14, 2025, at her home in Dubuque.

Visitation for Doris will be held from 10 a.m. to Noon, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Cascade Presbyterian Church in Cascade, Iowa where service for Doris will be held at Noon with Pastor Wayne Peach presiding. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.

Manchester

Audrey Elaine (Rasmussen) Belden, 91, of Manchester, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 21, 2025.

Visitation: Friday, May 16, 2025, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester, Iowa, and Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the Manchester Methodist Church in Manchester, Iowa.

Celebration of Life: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m., at the Manchester Methodist Church, with Reverend Phil Rogers officiating.

Inurnment: Oakland Cemetery – Manchester, Iowa