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Shannon Peters

Shannon Peters

Sep 6, 2024

Shannon Peters, 58, of Tama, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, September 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the...

Mary "Paula" Salomone

Mary "Paula" Salomone

Sep 3, 2024

TOLEDO-Mary "Paula" Salomone, 75, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM at the Tama American Legion. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama.

Mary was born on April 22, 1949, in Marshalltown,...

Sharon Kay (Kapayou) Mauskemo

Sharon Kay (Kapayou) Mauskemo

Sep 3, 2024

Sharon Kay (Kapayou) Mauskemo, 79, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday Evening, September 4, 2024 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery...

Ila Jean Boerm

Ila Jean Boerm

Aug 31, 2024

Ila Jean Boerm, 84, of Traer, formerly of Toledo, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center, Traer, following an almost four-decade battle with breast cancer. Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Crystal Cemetery in rural Garwin. Visitation...

Ezra Oliver Seymour

Ezra Oliver Seymour

Aug 31, 2024

Ezra Oliver Seymour, 23, of Tama, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life "the Ezra Way" will be held Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held Friday, September 6,...

Roy Edward Silhanek

Roy Edward Silhanek

Aug 29, 2024

Roy Edward Silhanek, (42) of Tama, passed away August 29, 2024 at home. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 9, 2024 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Memorial Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2024 from 4-7 PM at...

Janet Mae Kriegel

Janet Mae Kriegel

Aug 27, 2024

Janet Mae Kriegel, 81, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama.

Janet was born on October 2, 1942, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Vivian (Balmer) Karr....

Martha Helen Dolezal

Martha Helen Dolezal

Aug 24, 2024

Martha Helen Dolezal, 96, of Toledo, was born on March 31, 1928 on the Svoboda family farm in rural Clutier, Iowa, daughter of Charles and Mildred (Podhajsky) Svoboda. She passed away Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Martha was the oldest of seven children. She was the Tama County Spelling Bee champion in...

Steven C. Slagle

Steven C. Slagle

Aug 24, 2024

Steven Craig Slagle, 76, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2024 at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown.  A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, August 28, 2024 from 4-7 PM at the VFW Hall in Tama.

Steven was born on January 30, 1948, to William and Marlys (Walls) Slagle in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Steven...

Jerry Dee Boriskey

Jerry Dee Boriskey

Aug 19, 2024

Jerry Dee Boriskey, 78, of Montour, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024 at his home. He was cremated and there will be no public services.

Jerry was born on April 20, 1946, in Montour, Iowa, the son of Lester and Sarah (Wolcott) Boriskey.

Jerry served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam.

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Rhonda Sue Waseskuk

Rhonda Sue Waseskuk

Aug 16, 2024

Rhonda Sue Waseskuk, 64, of Tama, passed away, Friday, August 16, 2024 at her home in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday, August 18, 2024, at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Monday, August 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement....

George Kadrmas

George Kadrmas

Aug 13, 2024

George Kadrmas was born December 6, 1930 on the Kadrmas family farm in southern Perry township in Tama county, the son of Joseph and Elsie Psota Kadrmas. He attended Perry # 6 rural school and Traer High School, graduating seventy-five years ago in May 1949. Joe Kadrmas bought a new Farmall H and a McCormick combine and George began...

Matthew Edward Daniels

Matthew Edward Daniels

Aug 9, 2024

Matthew Edward Daniels, 53, of Tama, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024 in a fire at his home in Tama. He will be cremated and returned to family out of state.

Burnadene Clara Kunch

Burnadene Clara Kunch

Aug 7, 2024

Burnadene Clara Kunch, 93, of Toledo, passed away, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday, August 9, 2024 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral...

Delores Jane Hand

Delores Jane Hand

Aug 6, 2024

Delores Jane Hand, 89, of Tucson, Arizona and formerly of Tama, passed away August 6, 2024 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tucson, AZ.  A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama.

Delores was born on March 20, 1935, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Claude G....

Leonard "Pete" Boyer

Leonard "Pete" Boyer

Aug 3, 2024

L.J. "Pete" Boyer, 96, of Toledo, passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, August 3rd, at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center, in the care of Essence of Life Hospice.

He was born March 10, 1928, to Henry and Nettie (Petersen) Boyer.

After graduating High School, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and served...

Carolyn Marie Flowers

Carolyn Marie Flowers

Aug 3, 2024

Carolyn Marie Flowers, 81, of Toledo, passed away August 3, 2024 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM prior to the funeral...

Paz Ramirez

Paz Ramirez

Jul 24, 2024

TAMA-Paz Ramirez, 83, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at home under the care of her family and Iowa River Hospice. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Prayer Service following at 7:00 PM.

Paz was born on January 7, 1941, in Guanajuato, Mexico, the...

Duane Paul Albertsen

Duane Paul Albertsen

Jul 19, 2024

Duane Paul Albertsen, 93, of Dysart, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024 at the Lutheran Living Communities in Vinton under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Dysart with Pastor Mark Urlaub officiating. Interment will follow at Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Burtis "Randy" Bible

Burtis "Randy" Bible

Jul 8, 2024

Burtis "Randy" Bible, 64, of Tama, passed away, Monday, July 8, 2024 at home due to a sudden illness. Services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, July 19, 2024 , at Grave Creek Baptist Church in Hitchita, Oklahoma. They will be serving a noon meal from 12-1PM that day.

Burtis was born on November...

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