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Robert P. Nekola

Robert P. Nekola

Sep 24, 2014

Robert P. Nekola, 83, of Tama passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Private family interment will be held at National Cemetery in rural Vining....

Frederick Jerome Pieper

Frederick Jerome Pieper

Sep 21, 2014

Frederick Jerome Pieper, 92, of Tama, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow the luncheon at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Fred was born...

Shane Michael Bingham

Shane Michael Bingham

Sep 18, 2014

Shane M. Bingham, 56, of Toledo, IA passed away Thursday, September 18th at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown after a short battle with cancer. No formal services will be held at this time. A golf benefit was held on Saturday, September 20th at the Tama-Toledo Country Club in his honor. Shane was born on May 14, 1958 in Moline, IL....

James J. Rucker

James J. Rucker

Sep 18, 2014

James J. Rucker, 89, of Waukee and formerly of Panora and Tama, passed away September 18, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will be held Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM...

Agnes F. Yanda

Agnes F. Yanda

Sep 17, 2014

Agnes F. Yanda peacefully passed away at Premier Estates of Toledo on September 17, 2014. She had been a resident of Premier Estates in Toledo, IA since 2006. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 22, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Tama, IA with Fr. Michael Mescher as celebrant. Burial will be at...

Mary Esther Zurkowski

Mary Esther Zurkowski

Sep 7, 2014

Mary Esther Zurkowski, 71, of Toledo passed away, Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. A private graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Mary was born on March 3, 1943, in rural Tama County, Iowa near Haven, the daughter of Howard and Eunice (Glendy) Meek. She attended country school at Richland...

Dorothy Marie Zmolek

Dorothy Marie Zmolek

Aug 29, 2014

Dorothy Marie Zmolek, 81, of Toledo passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo under the care of Allen Hospice. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation...

Beverly Ann Naniot

Beverly Ann Naniot

Aug 29, 2014

Beverly Ann Naniot, 71, of Montour passed away, Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Beverly was born on February 15, 1943, in Green Bay, WI, the daughter of Goldie J. and Eleanor (Rickle) Balza. She attended Preble High School in Green...

Geneva Papakee

Geneva Papakee

Aug 22, 2014

Geneva Papakee, 75, of Tama passed away Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 1-3 PM at...

Gerald Shayer

Gerald Shayer

Aug 19, 2014

Gerald Shayer, 88, Tama, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 22,...

Mary Ellen Johnson

Mary Ellen Johnson

Aug 13, 2014

Mary Ellen Johnson, 71, of Tama passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, August 18, 2014 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Ken Gehling as celebrant. Interment will be held Monday, August 18, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Shiloh Township...

Bertha M. Defrance

Bertha M. Defrance

Aug 9, 2014

Bertha M. DeFrance, 91, of Davenport, formerly of Tama and Toledo, died Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Davenport Lutheran Home in Davenport, Iowa where she had been a resident since August 2005. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center, Toledo, Iowa with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment...

Marguerite Youngbear-Bass

Marguerite Youngbear-Bass

Aug 7, 2014

Marguerite Youngbear-Bass, 67, of Tama passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014 at her home on the Meskwaki Settlement under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Friday evening, August 8, 2014...

Holden Jaide Heishman

Holden Jaide Heishman

Aug 4, 2014

Holden Jaide Heishman, son of Marah Grimes and Colby Heishman, was stillborn August 4, 2014 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Private family services and interment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama.

Cheyenne Hitchcock

Cheyenne Hitchcock

Aug 3, 2014

Cheyenne Micheal Hitchcock, 45, of Tama, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 8, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2014 from 5-8 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home...

Marlys Jean Tomlinson

Marlys Jean Tomlinson

Aug 3, 2014

Marlys Jean Tomlinson, 84, of Traer passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Sunrise Hill Care Center in Traer with the family at her side after a long illness with cancer. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the United Presbyterian Church in Traer with Pastor Brice Hoyt officiating. Interment will follow at Buckingham...

Burrell Gardner

Burrell Gardner

Aug 2, 2014

Burrell Gardner, 78, of Toledo passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Following a luncheon at the church, interment will be at 3:00 PM at Sorden Cemetery in...

Brenda L. Girsch

Brenda L. Girsch

Aug 2, 2014

Brenda L. Girsch, 58, of Tama, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Premier Estates of Toledo under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Graveside Service will be Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 2 PM at the Rector Cemetery in rural Chelsea. Brenda was born on July 3, 1956, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and...

Patricia Sue Miller

Patricia Sue Miller

Aug 2, 2014

Patricia Sue Miller, 79, of Tama passed away August 2, 2014 at the Pella Regional Health Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11:00 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 on Wednesday,...

Fred Albert Dolash

Fred Albert Dolash

Aug 1, 2014

Fred Albert Dolash, 85, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Private Interment will be at the National Cemetery in rural Vining at a later date. Visitation will be held on...

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