Evelyn Christina Carlson
May 21, 2025
Evelyn Christina Carlson, 94, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held prior to the service on Friday, May 23, 2025...
Loren Douglas Lorenzen
May 21, 2025
Loren Lorenzen was born August 30, 1936 to Elmer and Ada (Hanisch) Lorenzen. Â He was 88 years of age when he died May 21, 2025, surrounded by his wife and daughters on his farm. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, May 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Dysart with Pastor Mark Urlaub officiating. Interment...
Patsy Ann Lasley
May 19, 2025
Patsy Ann Lasley, 73, of Tama, passed away, Monday, May 19, 2025, at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday Evening, May 19, 2025, at the Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the...
Gail Rose Rutledge
May 11, 2025
Gail Rose Rutledge was born prematurely on April 19th, 1961, weighing a tiny 2 lbs., 6 oz. She died May 11, 2025, at Sunny Hill Care Center under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Gail will be inurned at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo and a celebration of Gail's life will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 3-5PM...
Barbara Kaye Koth
May 11, 2025
Barbara Kaye Koth, 72, of Tama, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025 at her home in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. It was her wish to be cremated and there will be no public services at this time.
Barbara was born on December 31, 1952, in Grundy Center, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond James...
Toni Ann Smith
May 11, 2025
Toni Ann Smith, 73, of Tama, passed away, Sunday, May 11, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chelsea. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 15, 2025 from...
Felisha Ruby Kapayou
May 4, 2025
Felisha Ruby Kapayou, "Wa-sa-me-a", 33, of Tama, passed away, Sunday, May 4, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki...
Mary Janice Roan
May 2, 2025
Mary Janice Morrissey Roan was born on the family farm near Weller, Monroe County, Iowa on December 23, 1932. She was the third of six children born to John and Monica (Barron) Morrissey. She attended country school and graduated as salutatorian from Lovilia High School in 1950.
Mary was employed at the Iowa Veterans Hospital in Knoxville....
Clarence Ray Yuska
Apr 21, 2025
Clarence Ray Yuska, 88, of Toledo, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025 at UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Tama Meskwaki Celebration Assembly of God Church in Tama, 900 E. 5th St., Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Memorial Visitation will be held...
Wesley Grant Tomlinson
Apr 15, 2025
Wesley Grant Tomlinson, 89, of Traer, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at his home due to a sudden illness. Graveside Services will be held Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Buckingham Cemetery in Traer with Rev. Benjamin Baker officiating. There will be a luncheon following the Graveside Service at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, 207 Taylor...
Carole Ann Ohman
Apr 15, 2025
Carole Ann Ohman, 81, of Toledo, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. It was her wish to be cremated and she will be interred at a future date in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.
Carole was born on August 22, 1943, in Kankakee, IL, the daughter of Victor and Darlene (Betourni) Soucie.
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Roy Lee Smith
Apr 14, 2025
Roy Lee Smith was born in Fairfield, Iowa on October 23, 1943, to Burl Smith and Anna Lee (Merrick) Smith. He passed away on April 14, 2025, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Roy spent the majority of his life in Oklahoma, where he built a loving home and shared nearly five decades of marriage with his beloved...
Jerry Wayne Jantzen
Apr 12, 2025
Jerry Wayne Jantzen, 78, of Malcom, Iowa, passed away April 12th, 2025, peacefully in his home. It was his wish to be cremated and there will be a Celebration of Life on Sunday, July 20,2025, from 1-4PM at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Tama.
Jerry Wayne Jantzen was born in Grinnell, Iowa on April...
Aaron Shawn Mauskemo
Apr 4, 2025
Aaron Shawn Mauskemo, 60, of Tama, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025 at UnityPoint - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Â A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM...
Jami Sue Kapayou
Mar 31, 2025
Jami Sue Kapayou, "Midattigea", 65, of Tama, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025 at home surrounded by her family and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, April...
Ernest Anthony Kucera
Mar 26, 2025
Ernest Anthony Kucera, 87, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at the St. Patrick Cemetery in...
Gary Robert Manfull
Mar 26, 2025
Gary Robert Manfull, 64, of Montour, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Private Family Graveside Services will be held at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, March 28, 2025 from 1-4 PM at the Tama American Legion.
Gary was born on...
Bessie Hrstka
Mar 23, 2025
Bessie Hrstka, 101, of Clutier, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM, at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 9:30 AM until the time...
Ambrose Norman Kearney
Mar 20, 2025
Ambrose Norman Kearney, 86, of Garwin, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, March 24, 2025...
Virginia Rose Betz
Mar 11, 2025
Virginia Rose Betz (July 14, 1942 – March 11, 2025)
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Virginia Rose Betz, who departed this life peacefully on March 11, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. At the age of 82, she left behind a legacy of kindness, strength, and unwavering love that will be...
