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Richard "Dick" Lee Chizek
May 9, 2015
Richard Lee "Dick" Chizek, 77, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. A Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will be held at the Buckingham Cemetery in Traer at 3:00 PM on Thursday...
Ronald Clark Allen
May 3, 2015
Ronald Clark Allen, 71, of Garwin, joined our heavenly Father on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown with his family by his side. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Gregg Davison officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery...
Marcella Marie Kriz
Apr 29, 2015
Marcella Marie Kriz, 80, of Clutier passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, May 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....
Ronald "Butch" Carl Steuhm
Apr 27, 2015
Ronald "Butch" Steuhm, 75, of Tama, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 11:00 AM at St. John Lutheran Church in rural Tama with Rev. Dr. T. Edwards Breed officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held on...
Karolyn Ruth Biretz Wright
Apr 24, 2015
Karolyn Ruth Biretz Wright, 66, of Toledo, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Memorial Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 4-6 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Karolyn was born on August 2,...
Robert Irving Neumann
Apr 23, 2015
Robert Irving Neumann, 93, of Tama, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held Monday, April 27, 2015 at 2 PM at the Iowa Veteran's Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. Robert was born on April 28, 1921, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of Irving and...
Molly B. Mcnall
Apr 17, 2015
Molly B. McNall, 97, of Tama, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at Villa Del Sol in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015...
Alice Virginia Marsh Mcintire
Apr 16, 2015
Alice Virginia (Marsh) McIntire, 81, of Tama, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Alice will be buried in a private service at a later date, with a celebration of life party to follow. Alice Virginia Marsh McIntire was born on April 19, 1933, in, Bendon, Benzie County, Michigan, the daughter of Fred and...
Helen Marie Hala
Apr 13, 2015
Helen Marie Hala, 87, of Tama, passed away, surrounded by her family, Monday, April 13, 2015 at her home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, April 17, 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...
Richard F. "Red" Ervin
Apr 9, 2015
Richard F. "Red" Ervin, 77, of Tama, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at his home in Tama under the care of his family and Hospice of Mercy. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Private interment will be held at a future...
Ronald "Ron" D. Smith
Apr 7, 2015
Ronald D. "Ron" Smith, 71, of Tama, passed away April 7, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Bobby Shomo and Pastor Greg Boyle officiating. A Private Interment will be held...
Miriam Louise Wanatee
Apr 7, 2015
Miriam Louise Wanatee, 62, of Montour, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM at McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Craig Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday evening at the...
John "Dick" Doyle
Apr 5, 2015
John "Dick" Doyle, 79, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, April 9, 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...
Dale Roger Buffalo
Apr 3, 2015
Si-to, Dale Roger Buffalo, of Tama, was born April 11, 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa, and passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at the age of 56 from the effects of cancer, in the care of Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown, Iowa, and surrounded by family. Si-to is the son of Mary Ann Buffalo of Tama, Iowa, and Roland Columbus,...
Lois Frances Shefchik
Mar 28, 2015
Lois Frances Shefchik, 71, of Tama, passed away early Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be held on...
Jerry Grant Schenk
Mar 26, 2015
Jerry Grant Schenk, 73, of Tama passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015 from 1 - 4 PM at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Tama. Jerry was born on May 29, 1941 in Central City, Iowa, the son of Gerald Frederick...
Doris Jean Beck
Mar 25, 2015
Doris Jean Beck, 85, of Chelsea passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 29 from 4 - 7 PM...
Frances Evans
Mar 21, 2015
Frances A. Evans, 95, of Tama passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Frances was born on November 13, 1919 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of Frank and Helen (Szelminski) Grabowski. Frances was a buyer for Halle Brothers Department Store in Cleveland and...
Marie B. Wacha
Mar 21, 2015
Marie B. Wacha, 97, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 10:30 AM Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home. Marie was...
Joleen Mae Mccrary
Mar 19, 2015
Joleen Mae McCrary, 67, of Traer and Longville, MN passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 27, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer with Father Ray Atwood as celebrant. Interment will...
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