Obituary Listing

Sep 14, 2018

Robert Paul Steuhm, 82, of Tama passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny under the care of Suncrest Hospice. A Memorial Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. A Celebration of Life Gathering...

Sep 12, 2018

Darlagene Kratoska, 81, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 17, 2018, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held...

Sep 10, 2018

Chloe YoungBear, "Ne-di-ta", 87, of Tama passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at her home under the care of Iowa River Hospice.  A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, September 12,  2018 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker.  A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening...

Aug 30, 2018

Eldon Max Richards, 85, of Montour, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, September 4, 2018 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. Visitation will be held Monday, September 3, 2018...

Aug 26, 2018

Eurene Dickey, 86, of Tama passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare in Marshalltown under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Mike Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be...

Aug 16, 2018

Lyle Allen Holtz, 76, of Chelsea, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at his home in rural Chelsea. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, August 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo with Pastor John Christianson officiating. A Memorial Visitation will be held Sunday, August 19, 2018 from 3-5 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral...

Aug 13, 2018

Terrance Lee Keahna, 45, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Tama passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 in Cedar Rapids. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the MacIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Mike Keahna as speaker.  A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening at the Fox...

Aug 12, 2018

Michael Maxwell Lynch, 73, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Toledo, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa, AZ. Funeral Services will be held Friday, October 12, 2018 at 1:30 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor John Christianson officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday,...

Aug 9, 2018

Connie Rae Black Cloud, 58, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Tama passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 in Cedar Rapids. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Sunday, August 12,  2018 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...

Aug 3, 2018

Patricia Murty, 81, of Tama, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery...

Jul 31, 2018

Dale E. Slingluff, 103, of Toledo and formerly of Montour, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. John Epperson, Grinnell Regional Hospice Chaplain officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will...

Jul 22, 2018

Betty Jane Axler Paustian, 87, of Traer, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Unity Point Health-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 27, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Michael Hutchison as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Traer....

Jul 21, 2018

Floyd L. "Shorty" Manfull, 96, of Tama and formerly of Montour, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held Monday, July 23, 2018...

Jul 6, 2018

Beth Luann Nekola, 63, of Chelsea, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at Unity Point Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Visitation will be held Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 4 -7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at National Cemetery in rural Vining.

Beth was...

Jul 1, 2018

Evelyn Chyma, 91, of Wauwatosa, WI and formerly of Tama, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, WI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 6, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Andy Upah and Deacon Stan Upah officiating. Interment will follow at...

Jun 30, 2018

Shirley Mae Medberry Coleman Swenson, 87, of Gladbrook, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a brief illness. Funeral Services and Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Stavanger Friends Church south of LeGrand with Pastor Jim Bonser officiating. Interment will...

Jun 30, 2018

Josephine Sarah Lorenz, 94, of Tama, formerly of Des Plaines, IL, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Hospice Compassus. Private graveside services will be held at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.

Josephine was born on September 25, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Maria (Lombardo)...

Jun 29, 2018

Alfred John "Sickle" Kriz, 89, of Clutier, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father David Kucera as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will be held...

Jun 27, 2018

TOLEDO-Elsie Mae DuToit, 95, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Monday, July 2, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 1, 2018...

Jun 27, 2018

Robert "Dennis" Zeman, 79, of Elberon, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Vining Christian Fellowship Church with Pastor James Perry officiating. Interment will follow at the Stayskal Cemetery in rural Vining....