Pauline Marie Sienknecht
May 11, 2020
Pauline Marie Sienknecht, 87, of Traer and formerly of Clutier, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at the Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer under the care of Hospice of the Midwest. Private Family Services will be held with Interment at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Toledo.
Pauline was born on April 11, 1933, in Vining,...
Vernon Jefferson Jr
May 11, 2020
Jeffries Vernon Jefferson Jr., 89, of Tama, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center-UnityPoint Health. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at his home, 1575 305th St., on the...
Carl Sturtz
May 8, 2020
Carl Sturtz, 85, of Tama, passed away May 8, 2020 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital-UnityPoint Health under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour with Military Honors. Funeral ceremonies are currently permitted as a spiritual or religious gathering....
Pauline Biela
May 3, 2020
Pauline Cory Biela, 84, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Graveside Services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Funeral ceremonies are currently permitted as a spiritual or religious gathering. However, vulnerable or high risk folks...
Leonard Johnson
May 3, 2020
Leonard Johnson, 89, of Tama, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at Glenn Roberts' Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Montour.
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Frank Reed Adair
Apr 29, 2020
Frank Reed Adair, 94, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. There will be a Private Family Service with Rev. Dr. John Christianson officiating. Interment will follow at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Public Celebration of Life will be held at a future date. Please feel free to leave...
Alma Esther Caloud
Apr 27, 2020
Alma passed away April 27, 2020 while in the care of Unity Point Allen Hospital Hospice, Waterloo, Iowa. A Celebration of Life for Alma Esther Caloud will be held Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 1:30 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor James Perry officiating. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining.
Alma...
Richard William Riha Jr.
Apr 20, 2020
Richard William Riha, Jr., 48, of Tama, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Private Family Services will be held at a future date.
Richard was born on March 28, 1972, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Richard William and Norma J. (Noe) Riha, Sr.
He graduated...
Leonard Roy Ruzicka
Apr 19, 2020
Leonard Roy Ruzicka, 89, of Traer, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center. Family Graveside Services will be held at Buckingham Cemetery in Traer with Pastor Martha Bennett officiating. There will be a Celebration of Life at a future date.
Leonard was born on July 23, 1930 on a farm northwest of Traer,...
Harold Dean Suchanek
Apr 15, 2020
Harold Dean Suchanek, 90, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Graveside services will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama at a future date.
Dean was born on April 4, 1930, in Toledo, Iowa, the son of Frank and Bernice (Crawford) Suchanek.
He graduated from Tama High...
Fern Elizabeth Dowd
Apr 14, 2020
Fern Elizabeth Dowd, 95, of Toledo, passed away on April 14, 2020 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with Rev. Tom Bower officiating. It is still proper to wear masks and maintain social distancing.
Fern Elizabeth Dowd was...
Patricia A Ratcliff
Apr 13, 2020
Patricia A. Ratcliff, 81, of Tama, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Private Graveside Services will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Tama with Father Dennis Conway officiating. A Memorial Mass will be held at a future date.
Patricia was born on April 15, 1938, at home in rural Tama,...
Ernest "Ernie" J Roberts Jr.
Apr 5, 2020
Ernest J. "Ernie" Roberts Jr., 71, of Montour, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at UnityPoint-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, April 6, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Glen Roberts as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday evening at Glen Roberts' Ceremonial Building on...
Darlene L Balvin
Apr 5, 2020
Darlene L. Balvin, 87, of Tama, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Stayskal Cemetery in rural Vining with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating.
Darlene was born on December 22, 1932, in rural Tama, Iowa, the daughter of Wade and Margaret (Kriegel) Low.
On December 30,...
Elsie Ella Vesely
Apr 4, 2020
Elsie Ella Vesely, 95, of Tama, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Private services will be held with interment at National Cemetery in rural Vining.
Elsie was born on April 10, 1924 in rural Carroll Township, Tama County, Iowa, the daughter of Eman and Anna (Buresh) Dvorak.
On...
Monty Carl Speck
Apr 3, 2020
Monty Carl Speck, 54, of Le Grand, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at his home in Le Grand. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having a public memorial at this time.
Monty was born on January 1, 1966, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of...
Thomas Patrick Vest Jr.
Apr 2, 2020
Thomas Patrick Vest Jr., 46, of Newton and formerly of Tama, passed away April 2, 2020. A Memorial Service will be announced at a future date. Please feel free to leave condolences to the family at www.kruse-phillips.com
Thomas was born on June 17, 1973, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Thomas and Janet (Buresh) Vest Sr.
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Sharon Kay Eagleberger
Mar 24, 2020
Sharon Kay Eagleberger, 64, of Gladbrook, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital-UnityPoint. A Family Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Sharon was born on December 7, 1955, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Hollis and Lelia (Aubrey) Herndon.
She graduated from high school in Kentucky. Prior to...
George B Rosenberger
Mar 18, 2020
George B. Rosenberger, 90, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. There will be no public services held at this time due to the COVID-19 circumstances. If possible, a Celebration of Life will be planned in June to coincide with George's 91st birthday. An announcement will be made when a date...
Mark Alan Kriegel
Mar 17, 2020
Mark Alan Kriegel, 70, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at his home under the care of Mercy Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 1-3 PM at the Tama American Legion, 1105 E 5th St., Tama.
Mark was born on July 22, 1949, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son...
