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Leona Mae Moore
Mar 11, 2018
Leona Mae Moore, 94, of Tama, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 16, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in...
Minnie Libbie Patrick
Mar 7, 2018
Minnie Libbie Patrick, 93, formerly of Tama, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 12, 2018 at 5:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Monday,...
Bernard "Bernie" J. Kalinay
Mar 6, 2018
Bernard J. "Bernie" Kalinay, 71, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at Holy...
Dennis Earl Stowell
Mar 5, 2018
Dennis Earl Stowell, 62, of Tama, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 9, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Harlan Nuss officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 8, 2018 from...
Susan Carol Hopper
Mar 2, 2018
Susan Carol Hopper, 58, of Toledo and formerly of Marshalltown and Le Grand, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at her home due to natural causes. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 3:00 PM at the Tama Meskwaki Celebration Assembly of God Church, 900 E. 5th St., Tama, Iowa with Pastor Kenny Mervin officiating. Private...
Bruce Allen Waseskuk
Feb 25, 2018
Bruce Allen Waseskuk, 71, of Tama, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at the Bear...
Charlotte Kay Eisentrager
Feb 22, 2018
Charlotte Kay Eisentrager, 76, of Tama, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 10-11 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Graveside Service following at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Charlotte was born on May 8, 1941, in rural Tama, Iowa, the...
Ben Jerome Potter, Jr
Feb 21, 2018
Ben Jerome Potter, Jr., 65, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 23, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Harlan Nuss officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, February 23,...
Donald D. Hennessy
Feb 14, 2018
Donald D. Hennessy, 80, of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at his home in Toledo under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018 from 4 -7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Private interment will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Donald was born on April...
Richard Ralph Wright
Feb 11, 2018
Richard Ralph Wright, 82, of Toledo, Iowa, and formerly of Dike, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Born in Nashua, Iowa to George and June Wright he lived most of his life in northeast Iowa. Richard is survived by sons Scott (Janet), Terry (Lisa), stepson Matt Fisher (Tina), and...
Lynn Karen Davenport
Feb 6, 2018
Lynn Karen Davenport, 79, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at her home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening at the Eagle...
Carmen "Mi-Sa-Ke-Qua" Marlene (Lasley) Wanatee
Feb 6, 2018
Carmen Marlene (Lasley) Wanatee, "Mi-sa-ke-qua", 76, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Wake will be held Tuesday evening, February 6, 2018 at the Wanatee Residence, 208 Sac and Fox Road on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Native American Church Services will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Wanatee...
Robert Calvin Huhn
Jan 28, 2018
Robert Calvin Huhn, 93, of Toledo, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 6:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Doug Latham officiating. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Kruse-Phillips...
Shirley Ann Halverson
Jan 23, 2018
Shirley Ann Halverson, 84, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 25, 2018...
Richard Edward Kvidera
Jan 22, 2018
Richard Edward Kvidera, 89, of Toledo, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 29, 2018 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Private Interment will be held at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, January...
George Young Bear Iii
Jan 20, 2018
George Young Bear III, "Na no me ne ki e ska ke" 55, of Tama, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, January 22, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker....
Manson Robert Vokoun
Jan 14, 2018
Manson Robert Vokoun, 74, of Clutier, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha in the arms of his loving wife. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, January 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Michael Hutchison as celebrant....
James Joseph Wacha
Jan 9, 2018
James Joseph Wacha, 90, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice of Mercy. Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation...
Valentine Chester Davenport Jr.
Jan 9, 2018
Valentine Chester Davenport Jr., 83, of Tama passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Traditional Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A traditional wake will be held Tuesday evening at the Bear...
Francis "Frank" M Hayek
Jan 5, 2018
Francis "Frank" Matthew Hayek, 58, of Toledo, stepped into Heaven on Friday, January 5, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama with Pastor Kerry Jech of New Hope Christian Church of Marshalltown officiating. Interment will follow at National Cemetery...
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