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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,...

Gerald Eugene Youngman

Gerald Eugene Youngman

Sep 27, 2016

Gerald Eugene Youngman, 81, of Urbandale and formerly of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Urbandale Health Care Center in Urbandale under the care of Unity Point Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at...

Ira Dean Whitebreast Sr.

Ira Dean Whitebreast Sr.

Sep 4, 2016

Ira Dean Whitebreast Sr., 51, of Tama, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley as speaker and Frank Blackcloud as head pallbearer. A Traditional Wake will be held...

Betty Lavonne Nitz

Betty Lavonne Nitz

Sep 2, 2016

Betty LaVonne Nitz, 90, of Toledo and formerly of Estherville, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016, at the Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama. Interment will be held Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 11:00 AM the Oak Hill Cemetery in...

Talbert Davenport Sr.

Talbert Davenport Sr.

Aug 30, 2016

Talbert Davenport Sr., 78, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday evening at Fox Clan Ceremonial...

Reginald Clive Walker

Reginald Clive Walker

Aug 30, 2016

Reginald Clive Walker, 27, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 in Montour, Iowa. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Alex Walker Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday evening at the Glenn Roberts' Ceremonial Building, 3005 F...

Hazel Dorothy Tomlinson

Hazel Dorothy Tomlinson

Aug 27, 2016

Hazel Dorothy Tomlinson, 98, of Gilman and formerly of rural Tama, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Mill Pond Care Center in Ankeny. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, August 30, at 10:30 AM at St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Tama with Pastor Catherine Burroughs officiating. Interment will be held at 1:00 PM at Prairie View Cemetery in...

Duane Richard Lemke

Duane Richard Lemke

Aug 25, 2016

Duane Richard Lemke, 83, of Tama, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus. In keeping with Duane's wishes, no services will be held. Duane's body was donated to the Deeded Body Program at the University of Iowa to further medical and scientific research. Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in...

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