Obituary Listing

Mar 17, 2023

Renelle Darla "A-ka-tti-a" Young Bear, 35, of Tama, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at UnityPoint-Marshalltown. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Settlement.

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Mar 17, 2023

Connie Sue Low, 52, of Iowa City and formerly of Tama, passed away, Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home in Iowa City due to a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Paul Rendall officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in...

Mar 16, 2023

Dwayne L. Frahm, 60, of Tama, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. Visitation will be held Monday, March 20, 2023, from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Funeral Services following at 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be held Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in...

Mar 11, 2023

Carol Ann Jaeggi, 76, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with a Memorial Mass following at 10:30 AM at the church with Father Michael McAndrew as...

Mar 3, 2023

David Stanley Brezina, 66, of Traer, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 at his home after a twenty-one month battle with Leukemia. He was under the care of his family and St. Croix Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 10, 2023 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Anthony...

Feb 26, 2023

Michael John "Mike" Ellenbecker, 72, of Tama, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. It was Mike's wish to be cremated and there will be a Celebration of Life Sunday, April 30, 2023 from 1-3PM at the Tama V.F.W.  Interment will be at St. Patrick's Cemetery at a...

Feb 22, 2023

Larry Dean "Hooch" Blocker, 76, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at his home in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, February 27,...

Feb 21, 2023

Marilyn Mae Hlas, 55, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 25,...

Feb 20, 2023

LaQuetta Ward, 51, of Tama, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at the Glenn Roberts' Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Montour. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama...

Feb 12, 2023

Delia was born on December 1, 1929, in rural Tama, the daughter of Wallace and Ruth (Miller) Metz. She attended and graduated from Tama High School with the class of 1947. She worked ten years at the Tama Bank before her marriage. On August 26, 1956, she married Carl E. Schroeder at Christ Methodist Church in Belle Plaine. She...

Feb 6, 2023

Mildred Mae Wilson, 96, of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Per her wishes, Mildred was cremated and will be buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Mildred was born on June 8, 1926, in Atkins, Iowa, the daughter of Harry E. and Eunice C. (Ford) McMurray. Mildred had five brothers,...

Jan 31, 2023

Janice Rae Kopriva, 80, of Traer, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Anthony Boahen Nketiah as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Traer. Visitation...

Jan 27, 2023

Donald Lee Havran, 82, of Toledo, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at Bethany Life in Story City. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday, February 3, 2023 from...

Jan 21, 2023

Donald Carl McFate, 91, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the State Center Specialty Care. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Friday, January 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Rose Hill Cemetery in rural Toledo.

Donald was born on October 12, 1931, in rural Toledo, Iowa, the son of Carl and Mayme (Dixon)...

Jan 19, 2023

Patrick "Pat" Johnson, 71, of Holiday Lake and formerly of Montour, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be held Monday, January 23, 2023 from 3-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Funeral Service with Military Honors will follow at 7 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be held at a later...

Jan 17, 2023

Thomas Frank Crone, 79, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at UnityPoint Health/St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Per Thomas' wishes, he will be cremated and there will be no public services.

Thomas was born on December 3, 1943, in Washington, Iowa, the son of John and Alice (Root) Crone.

He graduated from...

Jan 15, 2023

Phillip Warren Filloon, 75, of Tama, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his home in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held...

Jan 10, 2023

Darlene A. Blake, 89, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew and Deacon Stan Upah officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Jan 10, 2023

Ila Jean Abbe Bratton, 91, of Altoona and formerly of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at UnityPoint/Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church, 301 S Broadway, Toledo, with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. Interment will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Dec 30, 2022

Karlene Gayle Armajo , "A nwi sa e ga", formerly of Tama, passed away December 30, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Traditional Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Wayne...