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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
