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Rita Theresa Jacobsen
Dec 2, 2015
Rita Theresa Jacobsen, 91, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 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 Tama....
Vivian Mary Kvidera
Dec 1, 2015
Vivian Mary Kvidera, 91, of Clutier, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 4, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Ray Atwood as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will...
Karlene Karen Sells
Nov 29, 2015
Karlene Karen Sells, 78, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Karlene was born on August 24, 1937, in rural Toledo, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph...
Marie L. Davenport
Nov 28, 2015
Marie L. Davenport, 94, of Tama, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, November 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday evening at the Eagle Clan...
Rosemary Benda
Nov 27, 2015
Rosemary Benda, 75, of Tama, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015, at Premier Estates of Toledo. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, November 30, 2015 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home. Rosemary was born on January 20, 1940 in Mankato, MN, the...
Everett Warren Coon
Nov 25, 2015
Everett Warren Coon, 94, of Montour, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held Monday,November 30, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Everett was born on June 10, 1921, in Miller, South Dakota, the son of Jay and Meta (Sass) Coon. He served his country...
Louie Fred Walton
Nov 20, 2015
Louie Fred Walton, 76, of Tama, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 from 10 AM until 12 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Memorial Graveside Service following at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Louie...
Kimberly Ann Maschmann
Nov 13, 2015
Kimberly Ann Maschmann, 57, of Tama, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held Friday, November 20, 2015 from 2-3 PM with a Sharing of Memories at 3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Kimberly was born on June 21, 1958, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and...
Rex M. Avery
Nov 11, 2015
Rex M. Avery, 94, of Tama, a World War II Veteran, died on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2015 under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation...
Darrell Everett Bogue Sr.
Nov 10, 2015
Darrell "Butch" Everett Bogue Sr., 69, of Garwin, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his home. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. A Memorial Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 10-11 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Darrell...
Beulah Maxine Mohler
Nov 9, 2015
Beulah Maxine Mohler, 98, of Kalona passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City under the care of hospice. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Rose Hill Cemetery in rural Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating.
Robert "Bob" Dee Davis
Nov 8, 2015
Robert "Bob" Dee Davis, 77, of Traer passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Traer with Pastor Jim Dotson officiating. Interment will follow at Buckingham Cemetery in Traer. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 11,...
Norma Jean Albertson
Oct 27, 2015
Norma Jean Albertson, 87, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, November 2, 2015 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 Tama. Visitation will be...
Kenneth Lynn Koehn
Oct 25, 2015
Kenneth Lynn Koehn, 68, of Montezuma and formerly of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 11:00...
James Joseph Irwin
Oct 22, 2015
James Joseph Irwin, 91, of Tama, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with Military Honors....
Alma Freida Ledvina
Oct 19, 2015
Alma Freida (Wagner) Vitek Benda Ledvina, 91, of Elberon, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at her daughter's home in Bondurant under the care of Mercy Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation...
Freddie Francis Kubik
Oct 12, 2015
Freddie Francis Kubik, 85, of Clutier, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Wenceslaus Church in rural Clutier with Father Ray Atwood as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will be...
Harold Eugene Wilkerson
Oct 9, 2015
Harold Eugene Wilkerson, 79, of Toledo, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015, at his home in rural Toledo. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 13, 2015 from 9 AM until the time of service...
Thomas "T.J." James Packer
Oct 8, 2015
SGT Thomas James "T.J." Packer, 26, of Wakefield, Kansas and formerly of Tama, passed away October 8, 2015 in Geary County, Kansas due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, located at 900 Park Street in Tama. Interment with military honors will follow...
Granvell Dean Robinson
Sep 28, 2015
Granvell D. Robinson, 64, of Tama, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at his home in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, October 2, 2015 from 4-7 PM...
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