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Marc Alan Mccollister Sr.
Dec 29, 2017
Marc Alan McCollister Sr., 61, of Tama, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at his home in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 3, 2018 from 4-7 PM...
Joan Marie Bartley
Dec 28, 2017
Joan Marie Bartley, 84, of Tama, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Premier Estates of Toledo. There will be no local public services. Interment will be held at a later in Red Cloud, NE. Joan was born on July 22, 1933, in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of John F. and Marie (Langenbrunner) McNary. On February 22, 1952, she...
John Scott Meeks
Dec 24, 2017
John Scott Meeks, 49, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Private Graveside Services will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Public Visitation will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. John was born on May 22, 1968, in El Cajon, CA,...
Matthew E. Sanache
Dec 24, 2017
Matthew Elias Sanache, 38, of Tama, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Michael Keahna as Speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Matthew was...
Robert "Boo Boo" Carl Steuhm
Dec 23, 2017
Robert Carl "Boo Boo" Steuhm, 54, of Tama passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Memorial Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. A Celebration of Life Gathering will follow at the Fraternal Order of Eagles...
Larry Lee Smith
Dec 15, 2017
Larry Lee Smith, 79, of Toledo, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Private Memorial Graveside Service will be held at the Dysart Cemetery at a later date. Larry was born on July 18, 1938, in St. Louis, MO. Larry worked at the Iowa Workshop in Marshalltown in...
Steve "Rosy" Rosenberger
Dec 13, 2017
Steve "Rosy" Rosenberger, 66, of Tama, went home to the Lord on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home in Tama under the care of his family and Grinnell Regional Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren...
Lenora Marie Wacha
Nov 25, 2017
LeNora Marie Wacha, 82, of Brooklyn and formerly of Toledo, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Brooklyn Community Estate. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 28, 2017, from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. LeNora was born on October 10, 1935, in...
Mac Doyle Thornes
Nov 24, 2017
Mac Doyle Thornes, 91, of Marshalltown, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Visitation will be held from 10 AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Interment will be Wednesday at 2:30 PM...
Richard "Dick" L. Dahms
Nov 18, 2017
Richard "Dick" L. Dahms, 82, of Traer, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the Traer United Methodist Church with Pastor Martha Bennett officiating. Interment will follow at Buckingham Cemetery in rural Traer. Visitation will be held Friday, November 24, 2017...
Betty Jean Upah
Nov 16, 2017
Betty Jean Upah, 88, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, November 20, 2017 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 in...
Shirley Joann Taylor
Nov 13, 2017
Shirley JoAnn Taylor, 80, of Toledo, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at Unity Point of Marshalltown. It was her wishes to be cremated and there will be a private family gathering. Shirley was born on September 20, 1937, in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of Emil Henry William and Alice Wilma (Berry) Kroeger. On April 5, 1952, she was united...
Reverend Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek
Nov 10, 2017
Reverend Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek, 84, of Dubuque, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November...
David Old Bear Sr.
Nov 6, 2017
David Old Bear Sr. "NE-KO-TI", 77, of Tama, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at the...
Donald Antone Hayek
Nov 2, 2017
Donald Antone Hayek, 79, of Tama, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Memorial Mass will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017 from 9:30 AM until...
Doris Jean Pansegrau
Oct 28, 2017
Doris Jean Pansegrau, 86, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will be at 2:30 PM on Wednesday at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held...
Laurie Jean Shawver
Oct 17, 2017
Laurie Jean (Lenhart) Shawver, 61, of Ashland, MO, formerly Tama, passed away with her husband, Charles and daughter Katy by her side on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, TX. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Warren Riley officiating....
Oran Junior Parks
Oct 17, 2017
Oran Junior Parks, 84, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 23, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Chaplain Harlan Nuss officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, October 23, 2017...
Shawn "Smitty" Milea Smith
Oct 12, 2017
Shawn "Smitty" Milea Smith, 28, of Tama, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017 at his home. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Adam Todd officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 24 from 5-7...
Myron Isaac Wanatee Sr.
Oct 6, 2017
Myron Isaac Wanatee Sr., 80, of Tama, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Wake will be held Saturday evening, October 7, 2017 at the Myron Wanatee Sr. Residence, 208 Sac and Fox Road on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Native American Church Services will be held on Sunday evening, October...
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