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20 March 2026

• 14:4814:48, 20 March 2026 SOUTH END CLUB (hist | edit) [1,357 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "SOUTH END CLUB. Among the founders of the South End Club was Clarence W. "Rainbow" Duffy, Cyril "Cy" CALLAHAN, and Orland "Ole" Driscoll. Established in 1964, the club was established in the belief that the IRISH should have a social club celebrating their heritage. The club also had female members. The group met monthly and enjoyed a breakfast on one Sunday each month. Meetings were first held at the BRIDG...")

17 March 2026

• 20:2720:27, 17 March 2026 STEICHEN, Gene (hist | edit) [1,488 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "STEICHEN, Gene. (Dubuque, IA--Los Angeles, CA, 2026) Gene's Dubuque education included graduating from St Anthony's Elementary School in 1975 and STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL in 1979. Gene became a member of the COLTS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS where he marched for most of his adolescence. He was a member until his aged out at 21. Decades later he was voted into the Colts Hall of Fame. He graduated from the University of lowa in 1984. At lowa, he was a member of the...")
• 20:1620:16, 17 March 2026 WIEDERHOLT, Gerald "Jerry" (hist | edit) [1,882 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "300px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldWIEDERHOLT, Gerald "Jerry" A. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 25, 1939--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 9, 2026 On January 8, 1975 Gerry Wiederholt became the first bowler in Dubuque history to roll an 800 series. His 801 series topped the all-time city record of 791 established by Paul Miller in 1955. (1) In 1985 Wiederholt became the 21st man to be inducted into the Dubuque Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Making the ind...")

8 March 2026

• 19:1519:15, 8 March 2026 MIKE'S PLACE (hist | edit) [98 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MIKE'S PLACE.")

6 March 2026

• 18:5918:59, 6 March 2026 JULIEN THEATER BUILDING (hist | edit) [2,119 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|5th and Locust Streets. Photo courtesy: Bob RedingJULIEN THEATER BUILDING. The Julien Theater, built in 1856 by McKinley & Poor at a cost of $17,000, stood at Locust and Fifth. (1) The auditorium was 50 by 75 feet and was able to accommodate an audience of four hundred. The cramped space and poor ventilation, however, often caused patrons to hold their noses or gasp for breath. (2) The first and second floors were devoted to lawyer...")
• 18:3918:39, 6 March 2026 MAGNOLIA (THE) (hist | edit) [757 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MAGNOLIA (THE). Part of the MILLWORK DISTRICT in Dubuque, the building was opened in 2019 as a wedding and event center. A few years later, the business was rebranded MAGNOLIA (THE) while remaining an event event center. The building was purchased in early 2024 by the RiverBluff Collective which planned on opening a retail area and bar. Those plans were cancelled when Iowa's hemp laws were changed. In February 2026 the announcement was made that the building woul...")
• 17:1417:14, 6 March 2026 KILLIAN, Clyde B. (hist | edit) [2,423 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "KILLIAN, Clyde B. (Chicago, IL, July 31, 1951--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 21, 2026) Clyde was the son to Dr. Evelyn Camille Killian Parker and Dr. Edgar W. Killian. After his parents’ divorce, his mother remarried Francis Parker, who helped raise Clyde and remained a steady and loving presence in his life. On June 14, 1975, Clyde married Sharon Hopper. They shared 47 beautiful years of marriage and raised three children, Michael, Alanna, and Paul, who were the pride and joy...")

28 February 2026

• 18:1418:14, 28 February 2026 BEAVES, George W. (hist | edit) [1,138 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60541/records/142571257 left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldBEAVES, George W. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1929--Dubuque, IA, April 8, 2017). A member of Plumbers & Pipe Fitters Local 66/125, Beaves was the recording secretary and president of Local 66 for twenty-four years until his retirement in 1987. He was employed as a cashier for the City of Dubuque parking division. He served on the...")

27 February 2026

• 04:2804:28, 27 February 2026 FOUR MOUNDS FOUNDATION (hist | edit) [127 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "FOUR MOUNDS FOUNDATION. See: FOUR MOUNDS See: Christine Happ OLSON Category: Organizations")

25 February 2026

• 20:4720:47, 25 February 2026 OLSON, Christine Happ (hist | edit) [6,260 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Being researched OLSON, Christine Happ ( ). In 2019 Christine Happ Olson, assistant planner in the City’s planning services department, served as staff to the City of Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission and the Long-Range Planning Commission. She had gained experience over sixteen years in historic preservation, planning, housing, local foods, and youth development as the Executive Director of the FOUR MOUNDS Foundation. In 2003 Four Mounds was named one of...")
• 16:5116:51, 25 February 2026 DUPONT, Alfred J. (hist | edit) [1,667 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldDUPONT, Alfred J. (St. Donatus, IA, July 28, 1902-- Dubuque, IA, Feb. 22, 1957). l Dupont was the son of Peter J. and Josephine Engler Dupont. He moved to Dubuque in 1926 and except for the years between 1932 and 1938 lived in the city the rest of his life. He married Marie Stecher at HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC CHURCH. When he returned to Dubuque in 1938 he was the power sales engineer for the DUBUQUE ELE...")
• 16:0916:09, 25 February 2026 STRUB, Louise (hist | edit) [1,088 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "STRUB, Louise. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 10, 1939--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 21, 2026) Louise Fautsch was born to Louis and Lorraine [Egelhof] Fautsch. She graduated from Academy of the Visitation, Dubuque and the University of Iowa. She married Richard [Dick] Strub on October 3, 1964, celebrating 56 wonderful years together. Dick passed away February 4, 2021. Professionally, Louise was a medical technologist at Mercy Hospital and later Dubuque Internal Medicine until retiring in 199...")

19 February 2026

• 17:2317:23, 19 February 2026 NORTHERN IOWA SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION (hist | edit) [110 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "NORTHERN IOWA SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION. See: WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN DUBUQUE Category: Organization")

17 February 2026

• 21:3421:34, 17 February 2026 CARROLL, Thomas Joseph "Tom" (hist | edit) [5,722 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "CARROLL, Thomas Joseph "Tom". (Cascade, IA, May 27, 1946--Dubuque, IA, February 7, 2026) Tom made the choice to take his own life, because he could not reconcile life on earth while experiencing both cognitive and physical decline. Tom was born May 27, 1946, in Cascade and raised on the family farm in Ryan, Iowa. His parents Helen (Knepper) and Francis “Frank” Carroll offered each of their children a choice: a farm or an education. Tom chose to pursue an education,...")

30 January 2026

• 16:5716:57, 30 January 2026 PATTON, David (hist | edit) [1,135 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "PATTON, David. (Manchester, IA, Oct. 19, 1947--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 17, 2026) The son of Dale and Mary Jane (Carrothers) Patton, David graduated from West Delaware High School in 1966, and furthered his education at the University of Dubuque, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1970. On June 27, 1970, he married Susan Marie Budyak in Dubuque. She preceded him in death on August 25, 1997. David was a teacher at EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, retiring after 33 years...")

26 January 2026

• 01:2201:22, 26 January 2026 HALSTEAD, Kenneth A. (Rev.) (hist | edit) [2,780 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "HALSTEAD, Kenneth A. (Rev.) (IA, April 9, 1950--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 20, 2026, on Easter Sunday. His birthday never fell on Easter again until 2025. God had a plan for him from the beginning. His vocational mission was to share the gospel joyfully, empathically, creatively, and courageously so others might believe and mature in living fruitful lives in God’s grace. He attended Luther College and received his Master’s of Divinity from Luther Seminary, a Master’s in S...")

20 January 2026

• 22:0822:08, 20 January 2026 MASON, Perry (hist | edit) [6,715 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "MASON, Perry. (Dubuque, IA,-- ). Perry Mason was named the recipient of the 2025 FIRST CITIZEN AWARD by the ''Telegraph Herald''. Well-known among veterans organizations in the tri-state region, the Dubuque radio executive has said gratitude powers his mission to honor the United States and the military members in its service. Mason has been the driving force behind two local initiatives celebrating veterans and showcasing America’s patriotism and freedoms — Dub...")

15 January 2026

• 17:0217:02, 15 January 2026 WALLER, Rev. Richard Bonson (hist | edit) [2,195 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "left|thumb|150px|Richard Waller. Photo courtesy: Bob RedingWALLER, Rev. Richard Bonson. (Yorkshire, England, Feb. 26, 1796--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 31, 1888). Arriving in the area in 1834, Waller with and Robert Bonson, Samuel HUGHLETT, Major Rountree of Platteville and others formed a company to construct blast furnaces. (1) Their first was built in 1835 along the Little Platte in Wisconsin. It was the first furnace for smelting con...")

1 January 2026

• 20:5320:53, 1 January 2026 WALLER, John Robert Haigh (hist | edit) [3,141 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "WALLER, John R. Haigh. (Rockdale, IA, March 10, 1845--Dubuque, IA, August 20, 1891). The son of Robert and Marie Waller, Robert's father was a miner and smelter. In 1862 or 1863, he graduated from Epworth Seminary. During the CIVIL WAR, he enlisted in Company A, Forty-fourth Iowa volunteer infantry. For the first three years after the war he was engaged in the smelting business with his brother-in-law, William COATES, deceased, and WATTERS, Wil...")

31 December 2025

• 02:4702:47, 31 December 2025 HOLY NAME SOCIETY (hist | edit) [416 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "HOLY NAME SOCIETY. The Holy Name Society was established on January 6, 1913 at ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH at a meeting of the men of the parish. One hundred fifteen men were installed as charter members. A gold pin suitable for wearing the lapel of a coat was chosen as the emblem. Source: 1. "Holy Name Society Established," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', January 24, 1913, p. 8 Category: Organization")

28 December 2025

• 20:2120:21, 28 December 2025 Ryan, Tamara Lynn Ruppel (hist | edit) [1,851 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "RYAN, Tamara Lynn Ruppel. (Peoria, Il, Aug. 9, 1968,--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 5, 2025) Tami with her family moved to Dubuque in 1980. She graduated from [[STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL] and then Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She married Steven P. Ryan on June 16, 1990. She is survived by her loving husband, Steve; her daughter, Taylor Paige (Derek) Barnhouse and grandson, Caden Phillip, of Urbandale, Iowa. Tami was look...")
• 20:0420:04, 28 December 2025 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH (hist | edit) [12,883 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. After researching denominations in Leo Rosten's book '''Religions of America: Ferment and Faith in an Age of Crisis''', David and Lisa Fryxell decided that the Unitarian Universalist denomination was closest to their beliefs as adults. They then joined Unity Church Unitarian, St. Paul, Minnesota. Eventually they moved to Dubuque, where they were both employed by the ''Dubuque Telegraph Herald''. Missing libera...")
• 19:3919:39, 28 December 2025 WAGNER, James (hist | edit) [2,162 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "WAGNER, James (Hazel Green, WI, lMay 12, 1948--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 26, 2025) Jim was the son of Lloyd and Marie (Neyens) Wagner.He attended Sacred Heart School and DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Jim married, Cheri Ludowitz, on August 24, 1968 at ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH in Dubuque and was drafted into the U.S. Army during the VIETNAM WAR from 1968 to 1970. He was life-long resident of Dubuque and worked as a salesman for Myers-Cox for over 30 years. Jim was a p...")

23 December 2025

• 15:2215:22, 23 December 2025 DUBUQUE BOWLING ASSOCIATION (hist | edit) [861 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DUBUQUE BOWLING ASSOCIATION. Gathering at the Fitzgerald Cigar Company in 1926, a group of bowlers organized with the guidance of James Edward Treanor. All the living past presidents of the association gathered in 1947 and were each awarded a gold pin by Martin Unmacht. These people included (with the years they were president: Harry Walsh (1930-31), Al Johnson (1931-1933), Harry Bennett (1934-1937), Anton Welu (1937-1938), Art Trausch (1938-1939), Vince Weber (1939-1940...")

21 December 2025

• 02:0702:07, 21 December 2025 GIGANTIC DESIGN COMPANY (hist | edit) [1,212 bytes] Randylyon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "GIGANTIC DESIGN COMPANY. Around 2005, Sean Murphy and Tom Culbertson opened Gigantic Design Company in Culbertson's basement while they worked at CARTEGRAPH SYSTEMS. In 2015 their business had expanded to the point that they had hired co-workers. Two years later the company had relocated to 900 Jackson Suite 111 within the Schmid Innovation Center in the Millwork District. By 2025 the makeup of the firm's clientele had changed. At first most of the business came fro...")