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12 September 2026
- 15:5115:51, 12 September 2026 AVERY FOUNDATION (hist | edit) [1,355 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "AVERYT FOUNDATION. The memory of a well-known Dubuque artist will carry on through a newly created foundation that helps cancer patients. The Avery Foundation honors Jim Avery, who died from cancer in 2015. His was a name, which was almost synonymous with Dubuque's Historic Millwork District. "If something broke or they couldn't figure something out, come to this building right her, find Jim," said Ron Avery, Jim’s brother. Jim Avery's work is all over the Millwork...")
10 September 2026
- 19:1519:15, 10 September 2026 RICHARDSON, George R. (hist | edit) [1,517 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "RICHARDSON, George R. (England, April 3, 1825 – September 1, 1894) Richardson came to the United States at the age of twenty and settled in New Diggings near Galena, Illinois. By 1850 he had accumulated enough money to begin a small shoe store in Galena. As business increased, he expanded the shoe business into manufacturing with success until fire destroyed the business in 1878. (1) Looking around for a new location, Richardson chose Dubuque where he opened a busines...")
28 August 2026
- 18:2818:28, 28 August 2026 SPAUTZ, Richard K. "Duke" (hist | edit) [904 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "SPAUTZ, Richard K. "Duke"]](Dubuque, IA, July 18, 1933--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 7, 2007). The son of John M. and Alvina G. (Drumm) Spautz, "Duke," a graduate of LORAS ACADEMY, was a veteran of the KOREAN CONFLICT serving with the Army. Duke was employed by DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY for 46 years, retiring in 1998 as an executive vice president. A well known drummer, he has been credited with bringing live jazz to the Dubuque area. "Duke" played in several band...")
19 August 2026
- 02:0102:01, 19 August 2026 DUPONT, Paul J. (hist | edit) [1,298 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DUPONT, Paul J. (Dubuque, IA--August 16, 2026. Born and raised in Dubuque, Paul graduated from LORAS COLLEGE in 1963 and earned his Master of Science in Biology from SMU. He spent 32 years teaching science at WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL and DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, later finishing his career at NICC in Peosta. Paul coached girls’ and boys’ tennis at Senior, helped organize the Dubuque Tennis Association, and was active in the Mississippi Valley Tenni...")
2 August 2026
- 03:5203:52, 2 August 2026 MANTERNACH, Jeff (hist | edit) [3,007 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MANTERNACH, Jeff. (Dubuque, IA, July 13, 1981--Dubuque, IA, July 1, 2026). Jeff was raised on his multi-generational family farm in Cascade. During his school years, Jeff dabbled in various interests like golf, cross country and theater. He was a talented artist and had an eye for design. His family recalls a young Jeff designing elaborate mansions he wanted to build. He always dreamed big. His professional path took a different direction. Jeff was a proud graduate of C...")
29 July 2026
- 19:5819:58, 29 July 2026 NOEL, Lavonne (hist | edit) [1,993 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "NOEL, Lavonne. ( - ). In 1990 Lavonne Noel was hired as the financial coordinator for HOSPICE OF DUBUQUE. What began as a part-time job while she raised her young children became much more. She would spend the next 36 years working for the local nonprofit, including 15 as its executive director. Recently retired in 2026, she described as “the greatest privilege of my professional life.” Noel a was graduate of LORAS COLLEGE with a double major in accounti...")
27 July 2026
- 19:3019:30, 27 July 2026 WINDERS, Jacqueline (hist | edit) [1,990 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "WINDERS, Jacqueline. (Paris, France, Mar. 23, 1925--Dubuque, IA, July 4, 2026) Jacqueline Annie Winders' father Paul Clerc (1876-1930) and mother Annie (Taylor) Clerc (1898-1968), of musical theater. Jackeye spent her teenage years in Nazi-occupied Paris. After passing her baccalaureate (B.A. equivalent) in 1942, she worked for the French Resistance as a secretary and a courrier. The liberation of Paris in August of 1944 brought many American soldiers to Paris, includi...")
19 July 2026
- 20:4120:41, 19 July 2026 CHERBA, Constance "Connie" (hist | edit) [2,123 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "CHERBA, Constance "Connie," (Dubuque, IA, January 4. 1949--July 10, 2026) The first daughter of Charles Richard and Mary Edith (Cox) Schweitzer, Connie graduated from DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in 1967, and then attended the University of Iowa, California Lutheran College and LORAS COLLEGE before graduating from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1971 with a degree in psychology. On August 16, 1969, she married Donald Leo Cherba at FIRST CONGREGATIONA...")
17 July 2026
- 20:1920:19, 17 July 2026 FUERSTE, Jr. Frederick (hist | edit) [1,139 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "FUERSTE, Frederick, Jr. (St. Louis, MO--Iowa City, IA, Feb. 25, 2003). The doctor was described by his brother William FUERSTE as a "physician who could tie knots inside a matchbox" (TH editorial 03/08-2003). Frederick grew up in Dubuque and achieved outstanding success at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE and the University of Iowa. Graduating from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, he practiced in Cheyenne, Wyoming...")
- 19:2019:20, 17 July 2026 FUERSTE, Charles "Rommel" (hist | edit) [1,937 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (U)
14 July 2026
- 18:0218:02, 14 July 2026 DATA CENTERS (hist | edit) [21,837 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DATA CENTERS. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 defined a data center as "any facility that primarily contains electronic equipment used to process, store, and transmit digital information." This includes "a free-standing structure" or "a facility within a larger structure, that uses environmental control equipment to maintain the proper conditions for the operation of electronic equipment." According to IBM, data centers date back to the 1940s; the U.S....")
5 July 2026
- 19:2919:29, 5 July 2026 INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES (hist | edit) [688 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES. Employees of DREAMLAND NO. 1, DREAMLAND NO. 2 AND THE PRINCESS THEATRE organized this union on October 17, 1912. It was first of its kind to have been started in Dubuque and was to be affiliated with the Trades and Labor Congress and the American Federation of Labor. Elilible workers included operators, property men, fly men, electricians, and grips. There were twenty-five initial members. Operators at the...")
2 July 2026
- 19:0519:05, 2 July 2026 MOUNT LORETTO CONVENT (hist | edit) [703 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MOUNT LORETTO CONVENT. Fannie STOUT died on December 28, 1914, with an unsigned will. The property became part of the estate and was purchased by Joseph J. NAGLE who sold the land to the Sisters of Mercy. Fannie's house was replaced with a brick building in 1921. Later this building was purchased by the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE and the Province of Iowa. A new building was constructed facing the lake. This complex of buildings, kno...")
- 18:4718:47, 2 July 2026 MOUNT LORETTO (hist | edit) [663 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MOUNT LORETTO. Fannie STOUT died on December 28, 1914, with an unsigned will. The property became part of the estate and was purchased by Joseph J. NAGLE who sold the land to the Sisters of Mercy. Fannie's house was replaced with a brick building in 1921. Later this building was purchased by the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE and the Province of Iowa. A new building was constructed facing the lake. This complex of buildings, known as MOUNT ST. BERNARD SEM...")
24 June 2026
- 17:5017:50, 24 June 2026 LOVELL, John (hist | edit) [1,348 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (1u)
- 17:3417:34, 24 June 2026 NEUWOEHNER, Robert A. (hist | edit) [1,311 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "NEUWOEHNER, Robert A. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 22, 1942-- Dubuque, IA, June 14, 2026) The son of NEUWOEHNER, Robert F. Robert F. NEUWOEHNER and Marion (Kendrick) Neuwoehner. Robert graduated from LORAS COLLEGE and joined the U.S. Navy in 1965. He married Alana Becker of Independence, IA in 1967. They then moved to Rhode Island, where Bob was stationed at Quonset Point Naval Base as an anti-submarine pilot on the carrier USS Wasp. He was honorably discharged as a lieute...")