Gene Franklin Banes
Feb 27, 2026
Gene Franklin Banes, 85, of Toledo, passed away Friday, February 27, 2026 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be...
Toni Lea Lasley
Feb 25, 2026
Toni Lea Lasley, 77, of Tama, passed away, Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at UnityPoint-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday, February 26, 2026 at the Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Friday, February 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki...
Thomas "Tom" Alan Podhajsky
Feb 23, 2026
Thomas A. "Tom" Podhajsky, 81, of Garwin, passed away Monday, February 23, 2026 at his home under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Christopher Podhajsky as celebrant. Interment will follow at St....
Larry Allen Webber
Feb 22, 2026
Larry Allen Webber, 74, of Tama, passed away, Sunday, February 22, 2026 at his home under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 3-6 PM at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Tama.
Larry Webber was born on July 19, 1951 in Cedar Rapids,...
Larry "Conk" D. Anderson
Feb 7, 2026
Larry D. "Conk" Anderson, 90, of Tama, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM at Tama Community Church in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from...
Jean M Hinegardner
Feb 6, 2026
Jean M. Hinegardner, 101, of Montour, passed away Friday, February 6, 2026 at her home under the loving care of Iowa River Hospice following a brief illness. It was Jean's wish to make an anatomical gift to the University of Iowa Hospital through their deeded body program. A Celebration of Life is planned for Sunday, April 19, 2026...
Joan Welch Miller
Feb 6, 2026
Joan Welch Miller, 89, of Grinnell and formerly of Tama, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Windsor Manor in Grinnell under the care of Suncrest Hospice. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, February 13, 2026 from 12:00-2:00 PM at the Tama Community...
Alan Dale Kline
Feb 4, 2026
Alan Kline, 83, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at his home under the care of his family and Iowa River Hospice. A Celebration of Life Service and lunch will be held July 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo.
Alan Kline was a Southwest Iowa farm boy, born in Cass County in 1942. He...
Steven Charles Bennett
Jan 23, 2026
Steven Charles Bennett, 71, of Toledo, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2026, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM at First Presbyterian Church in Toledo. Interment will take place in Prairie Center Cemetery in Packwood, Iowa. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 10:00-11:30 AM...
Lyle Francis White
Jan 17, 2026
Lyle Francis White, 93, of Tama, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Birkwood Village in Toledo with his family at his side under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating with Military Honors. Interment...
Shirley Ann Fisher
Jan 13, 2026
TAMA-Shirley Ann Fisher, 89, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama.
Shirley was born on April 2, 1936, in Tama, Iowa, the daughter of Wilford and Hessie (Spencer) Abbott.
Shirley...
Denton Shane Ward
Jan 12, 2026
Denton Shane Ward, 42, of Marshalltown, passed away, Monday, January 12, 2026 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at the Glenn Roberts' Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM at...
Betty Jean Krezek
Jan 8, 2026
TRAER-Betty Jean Krezek, 87, of Traer, passed away, Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Emery Place in Robins, IA where she resided the past four years after a long battle with Dementia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1102 Walnut St., Traer. Interment will follow at...
Lotus Leighton Bear
Dec 25, 2025
Lotus Leighton Bear, age 1, of Tama, passed away, Thursday, December 25, 2025 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital. A Traditional Wake will be held Friday, December 26, 2025 at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the...
Joyce (Beckner) Damon
Dec 17, 2025
Joyce (Beckner) Damon, 90, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 surrounded by her family and under the care of UnityPoint Hospice at UnityPoint Health-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A Graveside Service will be held Monday, December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein. Visitation will be held Monday, December...
Daniel Phillip Chyma
Dec 15, 2025
Daniel Phillip Chyma, 77, of Tama, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held Thursday, December...
Conrado Corral
Dec 4, 2025
Conrado Corral, 71, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025 at UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional & Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 5-9 PM...
Barry James Corder
Dec 3, 2025
Barry James Corder, 55, of Toledo, passed away, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at his home due to a sudden illness. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, December 29, 2025 from 4-7 PM at the Tama-Toledo Country Club. You are welcome to wear your favorite Iowa Hawkeye attire.
Barry was born on November 16, 1970, in...
Georgia Keraghan
Nov 27, 2025
Georgia Lee Keraghan, 75, of Tama, passed away, Thursday, November 27, 2025, at her home.
Georgia was born on March 28, 1950, to George E. Sr. and Fannie (Benson) Kapayou in Tama, Iowa. She graduated from South Tama High School. On March 25, 1995, she married Robert Keraghan in Las Vegas.
She is survived by...
Darlene Inez Dirks
Nov 26, 2025
TOLEDO-In Loving Memory of
Darlene King Dirks
March 22, 1928-November 26, 2025
Vaya con Dios, my darling
Vaya con Dios, my love
Darlene Inez King Dirks, age 97, passed away on Nov. 26, 2025, embraced by her husband of 74 years and the love of family and friends near...
