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Vickie Lynn Smith

Vickie Lynn Smith

Jul 22, 2017

Vickie Lynn Smith, 66, of Toledo passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Fred Berry officiating. Private interment will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo at a future date. Memorial visitation...

Roberta Lynn Roberts

Roberta Lynn Roberts

Jul 20, 2017

Roberta Lynn Roberts, 59, of Alaska and formerly of Tama, died Thursday, July 20, 2017 in Alaska in an automobile accident. Traditional Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening, July...

Milo Buffalo Jr.

Milo Buffalo Jr.

Jul 17, 2017

Milo Buffalo Jr., 59, of Tama, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening at the Bear Clan...

Marcus John Fiedler

Marcus John Fiedler

Jul 14, 2017

Marcus John Fiedler, 70, of Toledo, a proud United States Air Force veteran, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Iowa City VA Health Care System. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Visitation will be held Tuesday,...

Gerald Eugene Ross

Gerald Eugene Ross

Jul 11, 2017

Gerald Eugene Ross, 82, The Lord beckoned. Gerald answered. Gerald Eugene Ross died peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Memorial Services will be held Friday, July 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the New Life Evangelical Free Church in Tama with Pastor...

Edna M. Doyle

Edna M. Doyle

Jul 2, 2017

Edna M. Doyle, 100, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July...

June M. Feisel

June M. Feisel

Jul 1, 2017

June M. (Chmelik) Feisel, 89, of Tama, died Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Circle of Life Hospice Legacy Lodge in Chariton. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Dennis St. Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Thursday,...

Rodney Paul Keraghan

Rodney Paul Keraghan

Jun 25, 2017

Rodney Paul Keraghan, 19, of Toledo, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 due to an accidental drowning. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Dave Gray officiating. Interment will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2017 from 4-7 PM at...

Lillian Alberta Ryan

Lillian Alberta Ryan

Jun 14, 2017

Lillian Alberta Ryan, 86, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at the Mayflower Health Center in Grinnell under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will...

Alexander Kevin Mauskemo

Alexander Kevin Mauskemo

Jun 13, 2017

Alexander Kevin Mauskemo, 60, of Montour, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Unity Point Health - Marshalltown from a second battle with cancer. Alexander was born on March 4, 1957, on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama, Iowa to Alexander Mauskemo and Marjorie Kapayou-Mauskemo. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the...

Michael Scott Renaud

Michael Scott Renaud

May 28, 2017

Michael Scott Renaud, 68, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life was held Thursday, June 1, 2017 from 12-4PM at the Tama American Legion Hall. Michael was born December 21, 1948, in Grinnell, Iowa, the son of Albert Preston and Helen Gladys (Pappas) Renaud. He attended...

Stanley Jay Zeutenhorst

Stanley Jay Zeutenhorst

May 25, 2017

Stanley Jay Zeutenhorst, 62, of Brooklyn, Iowa, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 25, 2017. Funeral Services will be Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 900 Park Street in Tama with Pastor Dorothy Banzhaf of Kent Union Church in Brooklyn officiating. Stan will be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be...

Craig J. Wobeter

Craig J. Wobeter

May 25, 2017

Craig J. Wobeter, 41, of Toledo, passed away May 25, 2017 at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, June 2, 2017, 2017 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher and Deacon Joe Behounek as celebrants. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will be held...

Charles "Chuck" Mitchell Mcmanemy

Charles "Chuck" Mitchell Mcmanemy

May 16, 2017

Charles M. "Chuck" McManemy, 64, of Tama, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Chuck's final act of kindness was to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation. Funeral Services will be held Monday, May 22, 2017 at 6:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating....

Marlys M. Cizek

Marlys M. Cizek

May 16, 2017

Marlys M. Cizek, 87, of Traer, Iowa passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, IA following a short illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer, IA with Father Ray Atwood as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Paul's...

Robert "Bob" Herman Backen

Robert "Bob" Herman Backen

May 12, 2017

Robert "Bob" Herman Backen, 79, of Tama, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at home due to a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. John Lutheran Church in rural Tama with Pastor Catherine Burroughs officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday,...

Barbara J. Backen

Barbara J. Backen

May 6, 2017

Barbara J. Backen, 74, of Tama, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be...

John Lee Sotyn

John Lee Sotyn

Apr 29, 2017

John Lee Sotyn, 74, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. As per John's wishes, there will be no services. John was born on September 14, 1942, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of John Joe and Agnes Josephine (Matula) Sotyn. He graduated from Toledo High School in 1961. On March 20,...

Perry Dean Mohler

Perry Dean Mohler

Apr 29, 2017

Perry Dean Mohler, 74, of Marion, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 6,...

Ernie Mauskemo

Ernie Mauskemo

Apr 28, 2017

Ernie Mauskemo, 76, of Tama, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening at the Bear Clan...

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