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Ellen M. (Henle) Olsen

Ellen M. (Henle) Olsen

Dec 17, 2016

Ellen M. (Henle) Olsen, 91, of Tama, passed away, Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 20,...

Leonard Joseph Scheid

Leonard Joseph Scheid

Dec 10, 2016

Leonard Joseph Scheid, age 89, of Montour, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the Living Faith United Methodist Church, Montour Center with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held...

Ramon C. Fowler

Ramon C. Fowler

Dec 6, 2016

Ramon C. Fowler, 81, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Gathering and luncheon will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 12 noon to 4 PM at the State Bank of Toledo Community Room in Toledo. Ramon was born on September 16, 1935, in rural Tama, Iowa, the...

David E. John

David E. John

Dec 2, 2016

David E. John, 77, of Toledo, passed away December 2, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A Memorial Visitation will be held Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. There will be no public funeral service. David was born on September 14, 1939, in Atwood, Kansas. His parents were Arthur G. and...

Helen Jean Stephens

Helen Jean Stephens

Dec 1, 2016

Helen Jean Stephens, 98, of Tama, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. She will be laid to rest Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Santa Rosa, CA. Helen was born on October 29, 1918, in Chester Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, the daughter of Morris "Ben" and Lois Ethel (Sears)...

Nina Markowna (Shatilov) Timm

Nina Markowna (Shatilov) Timm

Nov 27, 2016

Nina Markowna (Shatilov) Timm, age 86, of Tama, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Friday, December 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Nina was born on August 7, 1930, in Stalino,...

Murel M. Mccreary

Murel M. Mccreary

Nov 25, 2016

Murel M. McCreary, age 96, of Toledo, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 29, 2016 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 Monday, November 28, 2016 from 5 -...

F. Pauline Calkins

F. Pauline Calkins

Nov 14, 2016

F. Pauline Calkins, 94, of Tama, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Westbrook Acres Care Center in Gladbrook under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Reformed Baptist Church in Tama with Pastor Paul Rendall officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation...

Cherry Louise Steuhm

Cherry Louise Steuhm

Nov 10, 2016

Cherry Louise Steuhm, 76, of Tama, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Memorial Graveside Services will be held Monday, November 14, 2016 at 11:00 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...

Frances Hempy

Frances Hempy

Nov 6, 2016

Frances Hempy, age 88, of Montour, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. A Memorial Visitation...

Ludwig James Dostal

Ludwig James Dostal

Oct 25, 2016

Ludwig James Dostal, 94, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 29, 2016 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...

Ivan Francis Stansbery

Ivan Francis Stansbery

Oct 24, 2016

Ivan Francis Stansbery, 90, of Traer, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Sunrise Hill Care and Rehab Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Traer United Methodist Church with Pastor Martha Bennett officiating. Interment will follow at West Union Cemetery in Traer. Visitation will be held Thursday, October...

Vincent Paul Cronbaugh

Vincent Paul Cronbaugh

Oct 21, 2016

Vincent Paul Cronbaugh, 46, of Toledo, passed away of Lymphoma on Friday, October 21, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. He was under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo with Pastor Doug Darnold officiating. Visitation will be...

Cecilia Ann Podhajsky

Cecilia Ann Podhajsky

Oct 20, 2016

Cecilia Ann Podhajsky, 70, of Traer, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, October 24, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Chris Podhajsky as main celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery in Traer. Visitation will be held...

Mary C. Bartling

Mary C. Bartling

Oct 19, 2016

Mary C. Bartling, 96, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus, Cedar Falls. There will be no public services. Mary was born on February 18, 1920, in Montour, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene N. and Jennie C. (Halverson) Faught. Mary was united in marriage to Kenneth...

Ann Marie Willett

Ann Marie Willett

Oct 18, 2016

Ann Marie Willett, 50, of Burlington, formerly of Cedar Rapids and Tama, passed away peacefully with her parents by her side on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at The Great River Home Health and Hospice in West Burlington, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, October 28, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Rev....

Carolyn Yeltman

Carolyn Yeltman

Oct 13, 2016

Carolyn Yeltman, 74, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Grundy Care Center under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private. Carolyn was born on May 29, 1942, in Moscow, Idaho, the daughter of Murray...

Helen Marie Mcclure

Helen Marie Mcclure

Oct 11, 2016

Helen Marie McClure, 79, of Grinnell and formerly of Tama, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her home in Grinnell. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Keith Birch and Father Michael Mescher as concelebrants. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery...

Spencer "Bob" R. Nelson

Spencer "Bob" R. Nelson

Oct 2, 2016

Spencer R. "Bob" Nelson, 90, of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Winslow House Care Center in Marion under the care of Hospice of Mercy. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 2-4 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Graveside Service to follow at 4 PM at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo....

Shirley Anne Kingery

Shirley Anne Kingery

Oct 2, 2016

Shirley Anne Kingery, 78, of Tama, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will be private. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 6,...

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