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Elsbernd, Romuald
Romuald Elsbernd, 86, of Calmar, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar, with the Rev. Donald Hawes presiding. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Calmar. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Schluter-Balik Funeral Home French Chapel in Calmar and also after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. There will be a Scripture service at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Romuald is survived by his children, Karen (Peter) Phillips of Cedar Rapids, Mark (Gloria) Elsbernd of Calmar, Dale (Tracy) Elsbernd of Calmar and Gene (Dorothy) Elsbernd of Decorah.
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