Obituary Listing

Dec 11, 2020

Alice Mae Zimple, 86, of Traer, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at the Buckingham Cemetery in Traer with Pastor Martha Bennett officiating. A Walk Through Visitation with limited number at one time will be held Monday, December 14,...

Dec 9, 2020

Betty Jean Little Prusha, 87, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Masks and social distancing are required...

Dec 4, 2020

Dorothy Louise Ropiecki, 87, of Erie, PA, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held in Erie, PA.

She is survived by sons, William "Bill" (Lidia) Ropiecki and Jerome (Jolae) Ropiecki all of Erie, PA; daughter, Elaine (Mike) Gilchrist of Toledo; grandchildren, Nicole and Joseph...

Nov 30, 2020

Rev. Steven Ray Nerness, 68, of Tama, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home in Tama due to a short illness. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Cambridge Cemetery in Cambridge, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held in the future.

Steven was born on June 7, 1952, in Des Moines,...

Nov 24, 2020

Oreliah Ronin Lasley-Chavez, 4, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at home on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama under the care of her family and Hospice Compassus. There will be a Traditional Wake on Tuesday evening, November 24, 2020 at Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement.  Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, November...

Nov 22, 2020

Connie Marie Welsh, 65, of Tama, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at UnityPoint Health Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.

Connie was born on August 22, 1955, in West Union, Iowa, the daughter of  Derold K. and Shirley Ann (Sutter) Halverson.

Connie worked at Lennox...

Nov 18, 2020

Janet Marie Hoskey Kvidera, 90, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama of natural causes. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held Saturday, November 21, 2020  at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama with Father Dennis Conway officiating.

Janet was born on May 4, 1930, in Tama, Iowa, the...

Nov 15, 2020

Barbara Joan Marshall, 84, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020  at 11:00 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery with Father Dennis Conway officiating. It is recommended that everyone attending wear a mask and social distancing should be practiced as well.

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Nov 14, 2020

Lillian Votrobeck Wrede Havran, 93, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Greg Bahl officiating. Interment will follow at the Garwin Union Cemetery.

Lillian was born on December 19,...

Nov 12, 2020

Brian L. Harrington, 39, of Montezuma, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  His heart finally could not keep up with the medications that kept the rest of his body going. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor...

Nov 11, 2020

Marcus Dale Wanatee, 48, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his home due to natural causes on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, November 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement. A Private Traditional Wake will be held Thursday evening at the Myron...

Nov 7, 2020

Myrna Riha, 77, of Raleigh, NC, peacefully passed away on November 7, 2020 at LiveWell Assisted Living in Cary, NC after a lengthy illness battling Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the National Cemetery in rural Vining.

Myrna was born on December 18, 1942 to...

Nov 4, 2020

Lance Tyler Mauskemo, age 32 of Marshalltown, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Traditional Meskwaki Graveside Services were held Thursday November 5, 2020 at McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement.

He is survived by two sons; Caidias Mauskemo of Marshalltown and Lance Mauskemo, Jr. of Tama, one daughter; Shayla...

Oct 29, 2020

LaDonna Mae "Donna" Hora, 89, of Clutier, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at the Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. A Private Memorial Graveside Service will be held at the Oneida Cemetery in rural Clutier.

LaDonna was born April 27, 1931 in Clutier, Iowa, the daughter of George and Lillian (Mareda) Hora.

She graduated...

Oct 28, 2020

Mary Jean Stansbery, 94, of Traer, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 1:00 PM at West Union Cemetery in Traer with Pastor Martha Bennett officiating. Due to Covid-19 recommendations, masks are encouraged and social distancing should be practiced.

Mary was born...

Oct 24, 2020

Leon Neal Sells, 73, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, at UnityPoint-Marshalltown from a sudden illness. A funeral service will be held over Zoom on Saturday, November 7, at 2:00 pm CT, officiated by Jim Rosiek. Contact LeonSellsFuneral11.7@gmail.com for Zoom link. Due to Covid-19, a visitation will not be held as wanted. Instead, his sons would welcome...

Oct 19, 2020

Helen Louise Brezina, 87, a lifelong Tama County resident,  passed away early Monday morning, October 19, 2020 at her daughter and son-in-law's residence in Omaha, Nebraska, where she had been residing since May of this year.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama...

Oct 17, 2020

Emerson Brown-Tenorio, "Wa ba me ka", 30, of Tama, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement  in rural Tama with Wayne Pushetonequa as speaker. A Traditional Wake will...

Oct 12, 2020

Marvin George "Doc" Yilek, 82, of Toledo, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at Lund Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, AZ.  A Private Graveside Service will be held at the National Cemetery in Vining.

Marvin was born on October 30, 1937, in Elberon, Iowa, the son of George E. and Albina (Wisner) Yilek.

He...

Oct 7, 2020

Barbara Jean Sauer, 71, of Marshalltown, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Southridge Specialty Care in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Bob Kosbau officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 11, 2020 from...