Lawrence William Hagerty
Feb 18, 2017
Lawrence William Hagerty, 87 of Tama, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Central Iowa Healthcare Hospital in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher and Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation...
Floyd Anthony
Feb 17, 2017
Floyd Anthony, 96, of Tama, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Titus Lehman and Dennis Hause officiating. Interment will follow at Haven Cemetery in Rural Tama. Visitation will be Friday, February 24, 2017 from...
Gaylord R. Morgan
Feb 12, 2017
Gaylord R. Morgan, 45, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening, February 13, 2017 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery...
Bernita Ann Knudsen
Feb 12, 2017
Bernita Ann Knudsen, 83, of Toledo and formerly of Canyon Country, CA, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease at Premier Estates of Toledo. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February...
Carolyn "Byetena" Mitchell-Hoag
Feb 6, 2017
Carolyn "Byetena" Mitchell-Hoag, 68, of Tama, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening, February 7, 2017 at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on...
Victor "John" Girsch
Feb 3, 2017
Victor "John" Girsch, 61, of Tama, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Rector Cemetery in rural Chelsea with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. He was born on September 5, 1955, in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Pauline Wooner Girsch. On November...
Eloise "Lois" H. Boldt Furrow
Jan 29, 2017
Eloise H. "Lois" Boldt Furrow, 91, of Tama, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 9 AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Interment will...
Allan Ruff
Jan 25, 2017
Allan Ruff, 60, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. No services will be held at this time. Allan was born on February 10, 1956, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Neale and Dorothy (Groves) Ruff. He graduated South Tama County High School . Allan worked for Gene's Super Valu and...
Madeline Ann Reinbrecht
Jan 20, 2017
Madeline Ann Reinbrecht, 84, of Omaha, NE formerly of Tama, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 5:30 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, followed by a Memorial Visitation from 6-8 PM. Private Inurnment will be held at a later date...
Madelyn M. Deangelo
Jan 17, 2017
Madelyn M. DeAngelo, 95, of Grinnell formerly of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 10 AM until...
Linda Joyce Eberhart
Jan 16, 2017
Linda Joyce Eberhart, 75, of Montour, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Westbrook Acres Care Center in Gladbrook. A Funeral Service will be held Friday, January 20, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 19, 2017 from...
Louise Youngbear
Jan 12, 2017
Louise Youngbear, 81, of Tama, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, January 13, 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 Thursday evening at the Bear...
Ruth Anna Ferriss
Jan 8, 2017
Ruth Anna Ferriss, 86, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2017...
Lemoine Leland Staker
Jan 8, 2017
LeMoine Leland Staker, 89, of Tama, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Crystal Cemetery, rural Gladbrook. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2017 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home...
Ian Liel Halverson
Jan 7, 2017
Ian Liel Halverson, 25, of Tama, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Tama. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 8, 2017 from 12-3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Funeral Service to follow at 3:00 PM. A Traditional Meskwaki Wake will be held Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the...
Lyle L. Baker
Jan 2, 2017
Lyle L. Baker, 79, of Toledo, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 6, 2017, at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 5, 2017 from 5-7 PM at...
Ellen Marie Topinka
Dec 27, 2016
Ellen Marie Topinka, 86, of Tama, passed away, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Oneida Cemetery in rural...
Mary Theresa Fischer
Dec 26, 2016
Mary Theresa (O'Brien) Fischer, 89, of Clutier, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney under the care of Mahaska County Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at...
Brenda L Smith
Dec 24, 2016
Brenda L. Smith, 75, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away in her sleep on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at her home in Sebring, Florida. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Grandview Cemetery in rural Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Brenda was born December 2, 1941, in Auburn, New York. She retired...
Jay V. Paxton
Dec 20, 2016
Jay Vana Paxton, a long-time Montour area farmer, died early Tuesday morning, Dec. 20, 2016 in Story City. He was 90 years old. Jay was born March 15, 1926 to Allen and Tena (Vana) Paxton in Montour. He spent his childhood in Montour then moved to the original Paxton homestead farm in 1938 when his father purchased it. He graduated...
