Patricia Jean Murty
Feb 26, 2020
Patricia Jean Murty, 56, of Tama and formerly of Chelsea, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Mercy Hospice Home in Hiawatha, IA. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 1-3pm at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a prayer service following at 3pm. A private interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Chelsea will be held...
Donna Jean Kremenak
Feb 26, 2020
Donna Jean Kremenak, 88, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 W. State Street, Toledo. Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, February 28, 2020 from 5-7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church....
Frances Janet Rodriguez
Feb 22, 2020
Frances Janet Rodriguez, 64, of Tama, passed away on February 22, 2020 at UnityPoint Health in Marshalltown.
Services will be held in Texas.
Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home handled the local arrangements.
Monica Sue Papakee
Feb 20, 2020
Monica Sue "Wa Sa Na" Papakee, 55, of Tama, passed away on February 20, 2020 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Friday evening at...
Randal Brewer
Feb 20, 2020
Randal Brewer, 50, of Toledo, passed away on February 20, 2020 at UnityPoint Health in Marshalltown.
Services will be held in Ohio.
Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home handled the local arrangements.
David Lee Downs
Feb 18, 2020
David Lee Downs, 71, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, February 28, 2020 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.
David...
Ernestine Keahna
Feb 18, 2020
Ernestine "Da bo we" Keahna, 82, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 after a lengthy illness at her home on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. She was under the care of Hospice Campassus. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with...
Carl E Anthony
Feb 17, 2020
Carl E. Anthony, 91, of Toledo and formerly of Brooklyn, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at UnityPoint Health in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Loran Skow and Matt Jensen officiating. Interment will follow at Haven Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held...
Rudolph "Rude Dogg" Clark
Feb 15, 2020
Rudolph "Rude Dogg" Clark, age 64 of Tama, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Unity Point Health-Marshalltown.
Visitation will be held Friday February 21, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 11:00AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, with a service starting at 11:00 AM.
He will have services Saturday in Valentine, AZ with burial following...
Marilyn Rita Mccreary
Feb 14, 2020
Marilyn Rita McCreary, 84, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Tama, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Woodlands of the Meth-Wick Community in Cedar Rapids.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's...
Larry "Shep" James Skala
Feb 14, 2020
Larry James "Shep" Skala, 82, of Toledo, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Tama. Following the interment, the family will greet...
Dorothy A Kajer
Feb 13, 2020
Dorothy A. Kajer, 83, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at The Willows of Marshalltown under the care of Avalon Hospice. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 16, 2020 from 2-5 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in rural Toledo with Pastor Dr. John Christianson...
Lilyanna Kucera
Feb 13, 2020
Lilyanna Kucera, 91, of Tama, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, February 17, 2020 from 5-7...
Mary Ann Schultz
Feb 12, 2020
Mary Ann Schultz, 86, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Dr. John Christianson officiating. Â Interment will follow at the Sheridan Cemetery in rural Malcom. Visitation will be held Friday, February...
Donna L Speicher
Feb 12, 2020
Donna L. Speicher, 64, of Garwin, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Celebration of Life  will be held  at a future date.
Donna was born on June 21, 1955, in New Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Don and Merna (Siders) Crapser.
She graduated from Lincoln...
Lloyd Kendall Riffle
Feb 9, 2020
Lloyd Kendall Riffle, 82, of Tama, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 9, 2020. He was under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Per Lloyd's request there will be no Visitation/Funeral/Celebration of Life. Private family burial will be held at a later date.
Lloyd was born on October 23, 1937,...
Roger "Rick" Louis Wacha Sr.
Feb 2, 2020
Roger Louis "Rick" Wacha Sr., 89, of Toledo, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare Center in Marshalltown under the care of Hospice of the Midwest. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Bernard Grady and...
Ervin Andrew Albertson
Jan 29, 2020
Ervin Andrew Albertson, 95, of Tama and formerly of Waucoma, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown from injuries received in an in-home accident. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's...
Keagan Dobbs
Jan 25, 2020
Keagan Dobbs, 16, of Tama, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, January 31, 2020, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama....
Georgene "Ginger" L. Simmons
Jan 24, 2020
Georgene L. "Ginger" Sprung-Simmons, 64, of Toledo, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2020, at Premier Estates of Toledo to be with the Lord, after a stubborn fight with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 15th, 2020 at 10:30 AM at the Tama Meskwaki Celebration Assembly of God Church with Pastors Kenny and Sharon Mervin...
