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Dubuque Couple Turns Halloween Display Into Homeless Donation Drive
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • October 24, 2026
Dead Man's Curve Cemetery on Mount Alpine Street collects socks, coats and cash all month for care packages for Dubuque's homeless population.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Jennifer Edwards and Mark Williams host the Dead Man's Curve Cemetery display at their Dubuque home on Mount Alpine Street.
- The front yard turns into a cemetery every October for month-long trick-or-treating.
- Candy is given out on Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 10 p.m., barring bad weather.
- Donations of socks, coats, supplies, clothes and cash are being collected all month long.
- Donations are used to make care packages and help Dubuque's homeless population.
- The couple said they do not want money for the display itself.
- KCRG reported Williams has invested up to $50,000 in the display over 20 years.
According to KCRG, Jennifer Edwards and Mark Williams turn their Dubuque front yard into Dead Man's Curve Cemetery every October for month-long trick-or-treating. Barring bad weather, the couple gives out candy on Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 10 p.m. All month long they are collecting donations of socks, coats, supplies, clothes and cash to make care packages and help Dubuque's homeless population. The couple said they do not want money for the display itself. KCRG reported Williams has invested up to $50,000 in the display over 20 years.
Official Attribution: KCRG