Obituaries: Friday, Nov. 19, 2021

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Joan Sperfslage, 86, of Edgewood, will be held Monday, Nov. 22 at 10:30 AM at St. Mark Catholic Church in Edgewood. The funeral mass will be live-streamed at vibrantcatholic.com. Burial at the church cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 PM to 5:30 PM at the church, where there will be a 5:30 PM Scripture Service. Also, friends may call Monday from 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM at the church. Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Edgewood is in charge of arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Donald Westendorf, Jr., 59, of Maynard, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Fayette. Burial at Long Grove Cemetery in Maynard. Visitation is Monday from 3 PM to 8 PM at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Maynard and Tuesday one hour before the start of the funeral mass at the church.

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Services for Betty McLearn, 88, of Waverly, are Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 10:30 AM at Messiah Lutheran Church in Janesville. Services will be live-streamed on the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home Facebook page. Visitation is Monday from 4 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home in Waverly and one hour before the start of services at the church.

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Ruby Koenig, 92, of Postville, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Nov. 27 at 1 PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia. Inurnment at Pleasant View Cemetery, also in Castalia. Visitation is Saturday from 9 AM to noon at the church. Schutte-Grau Funeral Home in Postville is helping the family with arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Earl Schmitt, 87, of Johnston and formerly of St. Lucas, will be held Monday, Nov. 22 at 10:30 AM at St. Luke's Catholic Church in St. Lucas. Burial at the church cemetery.
Visitation is Sunday from 3 PM to 5 PM at the Schluter-Balik Funeral Home French Chapel in Calmar and Monday from 9:30 AM until the start of the funeral mass at the church.

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Services for Philip Dehli, 84, of Harpers Ferry, are Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 11 AM at East Paint Creek Synod Lutheran Church in Waterville. Burial with military honors at the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family Monday from 4 PM to 8 PM at Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.

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Obituaries: Friday, Nov. 19, 2021

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