Bernice Anna Willer
Feb 28, 2021
Bernice Anna Willer, 87, a resident of Urbandale Health Care Center passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 under the care of Hospice of the Midwest. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 5, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in...
Jerome "Jerry" Milo Velky
Feb 25, 2021
Jerome Milo "Jerry" Velky, 94, of Clutier, Â passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Â A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in Clutier. Visitation...
Isaac Roberts
Feb 22, 2021
Isaac Roberts, 89, of Tama, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at UnityPoint-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake was held Tuesday evening at the Glenn Roberts' Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement.
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Lawrence "Larry" Lewis Dvorak
Feb 12, 2021
Lawrence Lewis "Larry" Dvorak, 81, of Clutier, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at his home due to a sudden illness. A Memorial Service and Interment will be held at a later date at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier.
Larry was born May 26, 1939, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Lewis and Julia (Kuchynka) Dvorak....
Doris Elaine Mcclure
Feb 9, 2021
Doris Elaine McClure, 87, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at UnityPoint/Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A Private Graveside Service will be held Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Doris was born on November 8,...
Sharon Kay Yuska
Feb 8, 2021
Sharon Kay Yuska, 83, of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Tama Meskwaki Assembly of God Church, 900 E. 5th St., Tama with Pastor Kenny Mervin officiating. Interment will...
Dale Willard Speckner
Feb 4, 2021
Dale Willard Speckner, 93, of Toledo and formerly of Shellsburg, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Steve Brant officiating. A Memorial Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from...
Winifred Elizabeth Haney
Jan 31, 2021
Winifred "Winnie" Elizabeth (Lynch) Haney passed away at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan 31, 2021.
Winnie was born on September 26, 1958 to John & Winifred (Coughlin) Lynch in Ottumwa, Iowa. Winnie grew up on a farm in Melrose/Georgetown, Iowa. She was the second youngest child of nine to John & Winifred...
Dawn D Neville
Jan 26, 2021
Our beloved Dawn was born in Grinnell, IA on January 24th many years ago. She passed peacefully on January 26th in Dallas, TX. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. Interment will follow at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Malcom. Visitation will be...
Elmer "Fudd" Roberts Jr.
Jan 25, 2021
Elmer "Fudd" Roberts Jr. "Mi-twi-ya", 66, of Montour, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Montour under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake was...
Gaylord Joe Lyon
Jan 22, 2021
The family of G. Joe Lyon has planned a visitation and prayer service on May 28 th (Friday) 2021, from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. A Prayer service for those wishing to join the family at 7:00 P.M. and continued visitation after. All will be held at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, 209 E. 7 th Street, Tama, Iowa. If you...
Shirley Irene Polka
Jan 15, 2021
Shirley Irene Polka, 88, of Marshalltown, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Parish-St. Mary's Church in Marshalltown with Father Alan Dietzenbach and Father Bernie Grady as concelebrants. Interment will follow at...
Marilee Renee Sanache-Perez
Jan 13, 2021
Marilee Renee Sanache-Perez, 46, of Tama, passed away, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her daughter's home under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday evening, January 14, 2021 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 2:00 PM...
George Donald Biggs Jr.
Jan 12, 2021
George Donald Biggs Jr., 42, of Montour, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Altoona Nursing and Rehab Center under the care of UnityPoint Hospice of Des Moines. A Graveside Service will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour.
George was born on February 23, 1978, in Marshalltown,...
Eldon L. Joy
Jan 10, 2021
Eldon L. Joy, 72, of Tama, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 at UnityPoint Health- Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, January 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake was held Sunday evening at the Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement.
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Diana Jean Chamberlin
Dec 30, 2020
Diana Jean Chamberlin, 69, of Toledo, died unexpectedly December 30, 2020 at UnityPoint-Grinnell Regional Medical Center due to complications from a recent surgery. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 12:30 PM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Memorial Visitation will be held prior to the Graveside Service on Saturday, January 9, 2021 from...
Roberta "Bert" Mae Burnes
Dec 27, 2020
Roberta Mae "Bert" Burnes, 85, of Tama, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway officiating. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. There will...
Ellsworth Youngbear Sr.
Dec 24, 2020
Ellsworth Youngbear Sr. "Ne na e ska ka", 72, of Marshalltown, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at UnityPoint-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake was held Friday evening at the Bear Clan Ceremonial...
Robert J Benson Sr.
Dec 18, 2020
Robert J. Benson Sr., 74, of Mount Vernon, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at UnityPoint-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Traditional Wake will be held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement. Mike Keahna will be the speaker. Burial with Military Honors will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis,...
Esmeralda "Ezzy" Baeza
Dec 17, 2020
Esmeralda "Ezzy" Baeza, 43, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at her home under the care of her family and UnityPoint Hospice-Grinnell. There will be no public services at this time.
Esmeralda was born on December 12, 1977, in Elko, NV, the daughter of Cesario and Eva (Torreo) Gonzalez.
In 2005, she married...
