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Debra Ann Marvin

Debra Ann Marvin

Dec 30, 2021

Debra Ann Marvin, 62, of Tama, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at her home in Tama due to natural causes. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 4, 2022 from 6-8...

George Welman Peck Jr.

George Welman Peck Jr.

Dec 29, 2021

George Welman Peck Jr., 96, of Knoxville and formerly of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines. A Private Interment will be held at Keystone Cemetery at a later date.

Dean Eric Wedgwood

Dean Eric Wedgwood

Dec 25, 2021

Dean Eric Wedgwood, 69, of Garwin, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. It was his wishes to be cremated and there will be no public services.

Robert "Bob" Allen Weitzell

Robert "Bob" Allen Weitzell

Dec 24, 2021

Robert Allen "Bob" Weitzell, 89, of Tama, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at Windsor Manor Assisted Living in Grinnell under the care of UnityPoint Hospice. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 29, 2021 from 9-10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Memorial Service following at 10:30 AM. The service will also be live streamed on...

Douglas Alan Currier

Douglas Alan Currier

Dec 13, 2021

Douglas Alan Currier, 66, of Toledo, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at his home in Toledo surrounded by his family and friends, under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 16, 2021 from 4-7 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. A Funeral Liturgy Service will be held Friday, December 17,...

Edna Mae Neville

Edna Mae Neville

Dec 13, 2021

Edna Mae Neville, 83, of Toledo, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Phil Neville officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021,...

Linda Lea Johnston

Linda Lea Johnston

Dec 8, 2021

Linda Lea Johnston, 74, of Mercer, MO and formerly of Grinnell and Toledo, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 14, 2021, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home. Graveside Services will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Masks may be worn at...

Audrey Ann Burns

Audrey Ann Burns

Dec 5, 2021

Audrey Ann Burns, 76, of Des Moines, passed away, Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker.

Audrey was born on August 15, 1945, in Marshalltown,...

Paul Edward Riha

Paul Edward Riha

Nov 27, 2021

Paul Edward Riha, 92, of Vining, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 3, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew and Deacon Stan Upah officiating. Interment will follow at St....

Reva Marie Dostal

Reva Marie Dostal

Nov 24, 2021

Reva Marie (Caster) Dostal, 97, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at her daughter's home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2021 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...

Alfred "Dave" Timm

Alfred "Dave" Timm

Nov 15, 2021

Alfred "Dave" Timm, 79, of Tama, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.  Private Family Services will be held at the St. John Lutheran Church in rural Tama with interment at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, November 19, 2021 from 5 -7 PM at...

David John Dvorak

David John Dvorak

Nov 12, 2021

David John Dvorak, 85, of Elberon, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 following a brief illness surrounded by his family at the Keystone Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew and Deacon Joe Behounek as the officiants. Interment...

Richard "Busch" William Benda

Richard "Busch" William Benda

Oct 29, 2021

Richard William "Busch" Benda, 74, of Tama, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. There will be no services at this time.

Richard was born on October 2, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of William and Iva (Hansen) Benda.

He graduated from Chelsea High School.

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Betty Marie (Hanus) Anderson

Betty Marie (Hanus) Anderson

Oct 29, 2021

Betty Marie (Hanus) Anderson, 88 years, of Toledo and formerly of Brooklyn, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Keystone Nursing Care Center under the care of St. Croix Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill...

Joann Kay Wacha

Joann Kay Wacha

Oct 24, 2021

Joann Kay Wacha, 81, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo....

Carolyn Jean Alamo

Carolyn Jean Alamo

Oct 24, 2021

Carolyn Jean Alamo, "A-so-me-wa", 71, of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at home surrounded by her family and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, October 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Luke Kapayou as speaker. A Traditional Wake...

James Pat Mccarroll

James Pat Mccarroll

Oct 23, 2021

James Pat McCarroll, 83, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021, under the care of Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, with military rites, in...

Barbara Jane Zeman

Barbara Jane Zeman

Oct 20, 2021

Barbara Jane Zeman, 83, of Elberon, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:30 AM at the Christian Fellowship Church of Vining. Interment will follow at the Stayskal Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 24, 2021 from 3-6...

Noreen Kay Leaf-Papakee

Noreen Kay Leaf-Papakee

Oct 19, 2021

Noreen Kay Leaf-Papakee, 69, of Tama, passed away, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 12-3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday evening at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside...

Kurt "Chug" Douglas Steuhm

Kurt "Chug" Douglas Steuhm

Oct 18, 2021

Kurt Douglas "Chug" Steuhm, 60, of Tama, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Visitation will be held Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, October 22, 2021 starting at 6:30...

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