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Ruth Elaine (Van Tasell) Cabalka
RUTH ELAINE (VAN TASELL) CABALKA
Dubuque
Ruth Elaine (Van Tasell) Cabalka, 82, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away Nov. 7, 2021, at Hawkeye Care Center, Dubuque.
A visitation will be held from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2155 University Ave., Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral services will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the church.
She was born on Jan. 26, 1939, in rural Buchanan County, the daughter of Loyd and Rowena (Manson) Van Tasell.
Surviving is her husband, Francis; son, David (Linda Maria Hemesath) of Manchester, Iowa; two daughters, Diane (Donald) Albert of Waukesha, Wis., and Linda Lea (John) Kaufman of Dubuque; also surviving are eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Richard and Vernon; and grandson, Jordan.
The Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
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