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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...
Marie Adean Yuska Hess
Jan 22, 2020
Marie Adean Yuska Hess, 90, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Clutier, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at her daughter and son-in-law's home in Cedar Rapids under the care of her family and UnityPoint Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 27, 2020, at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer...
Gene Reed
Jan 16, 2020
Gene Reed, 89, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Father Dennis Conway officiating. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be held Monday, January 20, 2020...
Daniel "Danny" Lyle Lekin
Jan 13, 2020
Daniel Lyle "Danny" Lekin, 67, of Tama, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday,...
Joan Ruth Irwin
Jan 11, 2020
Joan Ruth Irwin, 90, of Universal City, Texas and formerly of Tama, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Universal City surrounded by family and friends. A Graveside Service will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. The service may be viewed Facebook Live at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home and Cremation Services...
Richard Lee "Jake" Jacobsen
Jan 10, 2020
Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama, IA, along with Gravesite Military Memorial Services will be conducted for Richard Lee Jacobsen, 83, on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM.
Richard Lee Jacobsen was the son of Robert Jacobsen, Sr. and Amanda (Reimers) Jacobsen of Tama, IA. Richard died Friday, January 10, 2020 after battling heart...
Charles Leroy Patterson
Dec 19, 2019
Charles LeRoy "Pat" Patterson, 92, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, December 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo with Pastors Tom and Jean Bower officiating. Private Interment will be held at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo at a later date. Memorial Visitation will be...
Lester Tobias Lasley
Dec 18, 2019
Lester Tobias Lasley, 43, of Tama, passed away, Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at his home due to a sudden illness. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan...
Darlene Boriskey
Dec 15, 2019
Darlene Boriskey, 87, of Montour, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at the Bird House-Hospice Home of Johnson County in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held Friday, December 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Stephen Pudinski officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held Thursday,...
Theresa Ann Roberts
Dec 5, 2019
Theresa Ann Roberts, 69, of Tama, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening at Glenn Roberts'...
Norma Jean Young Bear
Dec 4, 2019
Norma Jean Young Bear, 80, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 11:30 AM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 507 E. Olive St. in Marshalltown.
Norma was born on October 23, 1939 in Urbandale, Iowa,...
Doris Doyle
Nov 29, 2019
Doris Doyle passed away at her home on Friday evening, November 29, 2019, following long-term complications of pneumonia, under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 10:30am in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's...
Kimberly Ann Irene Davenport
Nov 29, 2019
Kimberly Ann Irene Davenport was born August 3, 1961, originally from the small town of Waucoma, Kim considered Tama-Toledo home for the majority of her life after moving with her family to the area at an early age. Tama was where she would soon meet the man of her dreams and shortly thereafter she married that Man on August...
Ronald Craig Feisel
Nov 27, 2019
Ronald Craig Feisel, 71, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Unity Point Health-Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at Haven Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, November 29, 2019 from 5-7 PM...
Peter G Svoboda
Nov 26, 2019
Peter G. Svoboda, 70, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 6, 2019, at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Dennis Conway and Father Chris Podhajsky as Concelebrants. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier....
Leonard Joseph Dvorak
Nov 19, 2019
Leonard Joseph Dvorak, 83, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the UnityPoint Health-Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, November 22, 2019 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Private Interment will be held at Stayskal Cemetery in rural Vining, Iowa at a later date.
Leonard...
Norman Charles Gibson
Nov 18, 2019
Norman Charles Gibson, 83, of Tama, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at Unity Point Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor John Christianson officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour.
Norman was born on July 29,...
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