Ruth Elaine 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.