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Christina Lucille Smith Cruz

Christina Lucille Smith Cruz

Dec 20, 2014

Christina Lucille Smith Cruz, 37, of Eldora and formerly of Toledo passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at home under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Fred Berry officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will...

Rex Melvin Finley

Rex Melvin Finley

Dec 20, 2014

Rex Melvin Finley, 81, of Montour, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. A Memorial Gathering and Luncheon will be held Saturday, December 27, 2014 from 11 AM until 3 PM at the Montour Community Center in Montour. Private Interment will be held at a future date. Rex was born on June 26, 1933, in...

Betty Lorraine Smith

Betty Lorraine Smith

Dec 14, 2014

Betty Lorraine Smith, 84, of Tama, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Hospice Compassus. Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Fred Berry officiating. Private interment will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo at a future date....

Darrell Laverne Hunnicutt

Darrell Laverne Hunnicutt

Dec 8, 2014

Darrell LaVerne Hunnicutt, 86, of Normal IL, formerly of Montour and Tama, passed away Monday, December 8th, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Public visitation will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014, from 11 am – 1 pm at Kruse Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, IA. A private graveside service will be held at Grandview Cemetery...

William Warren Waite

William Warren Waite

Dec 7, 2014

William "Bill" Waite, 91, a resident of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown and formerly of Toledo passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Iowa Veterans Home. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, December 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be...

Arlene Mae Craun

Arlene Mae Craun

Dec 6, 2014

Arlene Mae Craun, 81, of Toledo passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown with her family by her side. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Grace Henderson and Rachel Erickson officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation...

Leonard Youngbear

Leonard Youngbear

Dec 3, 2014

Leonard YoungBear, Ma-ka-ti-we-ke-ti-wa, 85, of the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, December 5, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will...

Inez Hunter Youngbear

Inez Hunter Youngbear

Nov 28, 2014

Inez Hunter Youngbear (Ah-te-ni-sha), 78, of Tama passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening, November 29, 2014 at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building...

Helen Mildred (Backen) Wiener

Helen Mildred (Backen) Wiener

Nov 23, 2014

Helen Mildred (Backen) Wiener, 79, of Tama passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 26, 2014 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...

John J. Lynch

John J. Lynch

Nov 20, 2014

John J. Lynch, 65, of Tama, died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home. Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. A Memorial Gathering will be held Wednesday, November 26, 2014 from 9 - 10 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home. John was born...

Ernest "Ernie" Henry Croteau Jr.

Ernest "Ernie" Henry Croteau Jr.

Nov 17, 2014

Ernest "Ernie" Henry Croteau Jr., 58, of Tama, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. It was Ernie's wishes to be cremated and there will be no formal services. Ernest was born on December 13, 1955, in San Francisco, CA, the son of Ernest Henry and Evelyn (Burke) Croteau Sr. On December 30,...

Kasey Jean Reeder Mora

Kasey Jean Reeder Mora

Nov 8, 2014

Kasey Jean Reeder Mora, 43, of Audubon and formerly of Gladbrook died Saturday, November 8, 2014 on her acreage. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM with a time of remembrance at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Tama. A Private Interment will be held at a later date at...

Frank Edward Pushetonequa

Frank Edward Pushetonequa

Nov 7, 2014

Frank Edward Pushetonequa Jr., 95, of Tama passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Premier Estates of Toledo. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening, November 8, 2014 at the...

Vivian M. Karkosh

Vivian M. Karkosh

Oct 21, 2014

Vivian M. Karkosh, 81, of Toledo passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 10:00 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 held...

Donald William Tomlinson

Donald William Tomlinson

Oct 21, 2014

Donald William Tomlinson, 88, of Traer passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer with family at his side after a brief illness with cancer. Funeral Services will be held Friday, October 24, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the United Presbyterian Church in Traer with Pastor Brice Hoyt officiating. Interment will follow at Buckingham Cemetery...

Dale A. Stout

Dale A. Stout

Oct 19, 2014

Dale A. Stout, 68, of Vining passed away, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 3-8 PM at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Tama. A Private Interment will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo at a future date. Dale was born on...

Nancy Kay Fowler

Nancy Kay Fowler

Oct 12, 2014

Nancy Kay Fowler, 71, of Tama passed away, Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. A Memorial Gathering and luncheon will be held Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 12 noon to 4:00 PM at the State Bank of Toledo Community Room in Toledo. Nancy was born on May 4, 1943, in...

Freddie Gebhardt

Freddie Gebhardt

Oct 8, 2014

TOLEDO-Freddie Gebhardt, 94, of Toledo passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services Monday...

Dorothy Arlene Moran

Dorothy Arlene Moran

Oct 5, 2014

Dorothy A. Moran, 90, of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home in Tama. Graveside Services will be held Friday, October 10, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Dorothy was born...

John E. Llewellyn

John E. Llewellyn

Sep 27, 2014

John E. Llewellyn, 82, of Toledo passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Stan Upah officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 30, 2014 from 5-7...

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