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Helen Agatha Hyland

Helen Agatha Hyland

Mar 20, 2016

Helen Agatha Hyland, 97, of Tama, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, March 28, 2016 at 3:00 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama, and...

Glendora Allison Mauskemo

Glendora Allison Mauskemo

Mar 13, 2016

Glendora Allison Mauskemo, 59, of Tama, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening, March 14, 2016 at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM at McIntosh Cemetery on the Settlement with...

Dawn Dian Ballinger

Dawn Dian Ballinger

Mar 13, 2016

TOLEDO-Dawn D. Ballinger, 66, of Toledo passed away March 13, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 18, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 5 -7...

Priscilla Velma Willson

Priscilla Velma Willson

Mar 1, 2016

Priscilla Velma Willson, 85, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Celebration of Life and Sharing Memories were held by her daughter, Robin on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 1-4 PM at the Tama Civic Center, 305 Siegel Street, Tama, Iowa. A Graveside Service will be held...

Florence Mary Junker

Florence Mary Junker

Feb 27, 2016

Florence Mary Junker, 75, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be...

Eleanor Anna Albertsen

Eleanor Anna Albertsen

Feb 18, 2016

Eleanor Anna Albertsen, 78, of Dysart, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart under the care of Unity Point Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at 10:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Dysart with Pastor James R. Radatz officiating. Interment will follow at Keystone Cemetery in Keystone. Visitation will be...

Geraldine R. Thomas

Geraldine R. Thomas

Feb 18, 2016

Geraldine Allen Thomas, 89, of Tama, IA, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother was called home by her heavenly father on February 18, 2016. Geraldine was born on a farm 8 miles east of Anamosa on May 19th, 1926 as was her twin sister Arlene, to Cora Butterfield Allen and Sumner Sherman Allen. She attended school in Cedar Rapids after...

Barbara Sue Keahna

Barbara Sue Keahna

Feb 15, 2016

Barbara Sue Keahna, 82, a resident of Westbrook Acres Care Center in Gladbrook, formerly of Tama, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as...

Kristin Marie Morrow Sawnor

Kristin Marie Morrow Sawnor

Feb 14, 2016

Kristin Marie Morrow Sawnor, 32, of Tama, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Martin Memorial Health Systems North in Stuart, Florida. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, February 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. A Private Interment will be held at a later date. A...

Shirley Kay (Hartman) Neave

Shirley Kay (Hartman) Neave

Feb 9, 2016

Shirley Kay (Hartman) Neave, 72, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A Memorial Gathering will be held Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Tama Meskwaki Celebration Assembly of God Church from 10-11 AM with a Memorial Service following at 11:00 AM. Private Interment will be held at a later date. Shirley...

Vernon Dale Krezek

Vernon Dale Krezek

Feb 7, 2016

Vernon Dale Krezek, 88, of Clutier, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Ray Atwood as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus...

Troy Donovan Roberts

Troy Donovan Roberts

Jan 26, 2016

Troy Donovan Roberts, 54, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday evening at Glenn Roberts' Ceremonial...

Jeannette Julia Young

Jeannette Julia Young

Jan 22, 2016

Jeannette Julia Young, 83, of Toledo, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will held Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 10-11 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home...

Sam Mattingly

Sam Mattingly

Jan 21, 2016

Sam Mattingly, 88, of Toledo, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 2-5...

Buddy Davenport

Buddy Davenport

Jan 18, 2016

Buddy Davenport, 91, of Tama, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM at McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at Buddy's home, 277 W. Quail Rd., Tama,...

John Gerald Jones

John Gerald Jones

Jan 6, 2016

John Gerald Jones, 48, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, January 11, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. A Private Interment will be held at a later date. A Memorial Visitation will...

Tammy Sue Cecak

Tammy Sue Cecak

Jan 6, 2016

Tammy S. Cecak, 51, of Tama, was born May 9, 1964 and passed away, January 6, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Tammy lost her battle with cancer and will be greatly missed by her husband, children, fourteen grandchildren, mother, sister and her friends. Tammy was preceded in death by her father, Kenny and her sister, Joann....

David Laverne Bartling

David Laverne Bartling

Dec 29, 2015

David LaVerne Bartling, 61, of Tama, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, with his mother, aunt Janet and best friend Joe by his side. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will...

Charles J. Dolezal

Charles J. Dolezal

Dec 19, 2015

Charles J. Dolezal, 89, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will be held...

Virginia Ruth Mildenstein

Virginia Ruth Mildenstein

Dec 8, 2015

Virginia Ruth Mildenstein, 91, of Topeka, KS, formerly of Tama, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at McCrite Plaza Retirement Community in Topeka, KS. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 10:30 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...

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