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Dona Jean Mitchell Potratz
Dec 29, 2013
Dona Jean Mitchell Potratz, 84, of Waukee, formerly of Tama, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Village Legacy Pointe in Waukee under the care of Hospice of Central Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Thomas Dowling officiating. Interment will follow at...
Willis Dean Kapayou
Dec 28, 2013
Willis Dean Kapayou, 53, of Marshalltown and formerly of Tama, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 in Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, December 30, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday evening, December 29, 2013 at the Fox...
Elizabeth Rae Kriens
Dec 28, 2013
TAMA-Elizabeth Rae Kriens, 84, of Tama, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014 from 1-2 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral...
Lavoy "Bud" Mearl Thiessen
Dec 27, 2013
LaVoy Mearl "Bud" Thiessen, 87, of Chelsea, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at his home in rural Chelsea. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Gumm officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Monday, December 30, 2013 from 4-7...
Max Riley Beck
Dec 26, 2013
Max Riley Beck, 87, of Chelsea, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 30, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Sunday, December 29, 2013 from 4-6 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home....
Leo Morgan
Dec 24, 2013
TAMA-Leo "A-do-ta-na" Morgan, 79, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, December 26, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday evening, December 25,...
Wilson Lee Roberts
Dec 18, 2013
TAMA-Wilson Lee Roberts, 58, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, December 20, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday evening, December 19, 2013 at the Fox...
R. Dale "Poody" Bratton
Dec 17, 2013
R. Dale "Poody" Bratton, 93, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center, 301 S. Broadway, in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Tama. Visitation...
Virginia Maxine Wiese
Dec 16, 2013
Virginia Maxine Wiese, 91, of Toledo, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday, December 20, 2013...
Dalton Eugene Youngbear
Dec 6, 2013
Dalton Eugene YoungBear "Ki Ski Ka Da", 21, of Toledo, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, December 8, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Public Visitation will be held Saturday, December...
Vernon Lasley
Dec 6, 2013
Vernon Lasley, 21, of Tama, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, December 8, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held...
Margaret Mary Youngbear
Nov 23, 2013
Margaret Mary Youngbear, 74, of Tama, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, November 25, 2013 from 5-8 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home....
Frederick Van De Walle
Nov 21, 2013
Frederick Charles Van De Walle, 88, of Tama, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 12 PM until the time...
Marvel Mauskemo
Nov 20, 2013
Marvel Mauskemo, 75, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Graveside Services will be held Friday, November 22, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. A public visitation will be held Thursday, November 21, 2013 from 12 PM to 1 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral...
Vera Ellen Kovarik Sevcik
Nov 19, 2013
Vera Ellen Kovarik Sevcik, 89, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation will...
Rose L. Parizek
Nov 17, 2013
Rose L. Parizek, 95, of Clutier, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Mercy Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural...
Leo Bernard Benda
Nov 14, 2013
Leo Bernard Benda, 93, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Toledo passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids under the care of St. Luke's Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment...
Gladys Elizabeth Goose
Nov 3, 2013
DES MOINES-Gladys Elizabeth Goose, age 92, of Des Moines, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Traditional Graveside Services will be held on Monday, November 4, 2013, at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday...
Gladys Grace Kubalek
Oct 30, 2013
Gladys Grace Kubalek, 97, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Monday, November 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM at National Cemetery in rural Vining with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Gladys was born on April 15, 1916, in Clutier, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Josie...
Jamie Marie (Clark) Brislawn
Oct 27, 2013
TAMA- Jamie Marie (Clark) Brislawn, 48, of Illinois City, IL, formerly of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 2, 1013 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Following the visitation, a Graveside Service will be held at...
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