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
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
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
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...
Rita Marie Lenhart
Apr 27, 2017
Rita Marie Lenhart, 91, of Tama, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, May 1, 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 Tama. Visitation will be held...
Ethel Pauline Willer Clark
Apr 26, 2017
Ethel Pauline Willer Clark, 94, of Alamo, California, formerly of Whitesboro, New York and Tama, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 26 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, May...
Margaret Anna Breja
Apr 21, 2017
Margaret Anna Breja, 86, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Toledo, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Garnett Place Retirement Community in Cedar Rapids under the care of Hospice of Mercy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as...
Lydell Gene Bear
Apr 17, 2017
"Ne Na Ke Bi" Lydell Gene Bear, 40, of Tama, has been called to sing with his dad, Medo and Uncle Bunni in the Big Powwow in the sky. He passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Mercy Medical in Des Moines, Iowa. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery...
Dana Allison Brown
Apr 10, 2017
"Bedikwea" Dana Allison Brown, 20, of Tama, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at her home in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, April 12, 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 Harlan...
Donald C. Foreman
Apr 6, 2017
Donald C. Foreman, 89, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Leanna Van Zandt officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be...
James G. Doyle
Mar 31, 2017
James G. Doyle, 91, of Tama passed away on Friday morning, March 31, 2017, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama, Iowa, due to complications from pneumonia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at...
Myona Dove Chyma
Mar 26, 2017
Myona Dove Chyma, 86, of Tama, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 31, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Thurday, March 30, 2017 from 5-7 PM at...
Elizabeth Harriett Cottrell
Mar 24, 2017
Elizabeth Harriett Cottrell, 86, of Tama, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo. She was cremated and there will be no public services.
Randolph Papakee Jr.
Mar 24, 2017
Randolph Papakee Jr., 41, of Tama, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the MacIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening at Wanda Lasley's Ceremonial...
Margaret F. Frimml
Mar 17, 2017
Margaret F. Frimml, 96, of Tama, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 21, 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...
Cody Alan Mcdaniel
Mar 16, 2017
Cody Alan McDaniel, 22, of Tama, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at his home in Tama. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, March 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Friday, March 24, 2017 from 1:00 PM until the time of service at the funeral home. Cody...
Jennifer Lynn Kasal
Mar 16, 2017
Jennifer Lynn Kasal, 47, of Tama, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of Mercy. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Monday, March 20, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chelsea with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Chelsea. Visitation...
Joan Mary Shaw
Mar 14, 2017
Joan Mary Shaw, 79, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Mayflower Health Center in Grinnell. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, March 17, 2017...
Teresa Michele Williams-Brewer
Mar 11, 2017
Teresa Michele Williams-Brewer, 51, of Tama, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at her home in Tama. Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 1-4 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 4 PM at the funeral home with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery...
Helen Florence Berrey
Mar 9, 2017
Helen Florence Berrey, 89, of Tama, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Private Inurnment will be held at a future date. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 9:30 AM until the time of...
