Obituary Listing

Mar 8, 2025

Esther Crawford Pillard, age 99, peacefully departed this life on March 8, 2025 embracing the promise of eternal rest with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A Mass will be held 10:30 am on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Visitation will be one hour prior to her service at the church. Burial will...

Mar 1, 2025

Scott L. Youngbear, 67, of Tama, passed away, Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Monday, March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki...

Feb 26, 2025

Carole Lavonne Cherveny, 91, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held prior to the service on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from...

Feb 21, 2025

Norman Joseph Dvorak, 90, of Toledo, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Celebration of Life Service following at 7:00 PM. A Private Family Interment will be held at Haven Cemetery in rural...

Feb 21, 2025

MONTOUR-Roberta June Scheid, 92, of Montour, passed away, Friday, February 21, 2025 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church, Montour Center. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held Friday, February 28, 2025 from 10-11 AM...

Feb 21, 2025

Steve Penrose, 75, of Marshalltown, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at UnityPoint-Marshalltown Hospital. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama.

Steve Penrose was born to Ralph and Margaret Penrose in Belle Plaine, Iowa, on July 8, 1949.

He was in the U.S. Navy...

Feb 19, 2025

Brian James Benda, 61, of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. A Memorial Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from 3-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Celebration of Life will be held in the near future.

Brian was born on December 1, 1963, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the...

Feb 16, 2025

Margaret "Peggy" Johnson, 84, of Tama-Toledo, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Premier Estates of Toledo. It was her wish to be cremated and there will be a Celebration of Life at a future date. Inurnment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.

Feb 14, 2025

Eugene "Gene" Joseph Vesely, age 77, of Toledo, Iowa, passed away on February 14, 2025, at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown, Iowa.   A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 12-3 PM at the Toledo American Legion, 109 N Main St., Toledo.

Gene was born on December 6, 1947, in Rogers Hospital, Toledo,...

Feb 14, 2025

Margaret C. Lyon, 99, of Toledo, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew and Deacon Stan Upah officiating. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery...

Feb 10, 2025

Marie Ann Anderson Menken, 87, of Indianola and formerly of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025 at The Village in Indianola. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held Monday, February 17, 2025 from...

Jan 30, 2025

Wayne Eugene Foreman, 94, of Toledo, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 6,...

Jan 29, 2025

Lois Ruth (Rairdin) Chaska, 80, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to Kyle and the family at Birkwood Village, 308 2nd St., Apt. 211, Toledo, IA 52342.

Lois was born April 6, 1944,...

Jan 24, 2025

Leslie Robert "Les" Koch, 80, of Toledo, passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. A Private Family Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in...

Jan 22, 2025

TOLEDO-LeAnn Kathryn Davis, 55, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at UnityPoint-Marshalltown Hospital. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 26, 2025, from 3-5 pm at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.

LeAnn was born on September 16, 1969, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Connie Mitchell. She was adopted by Arnett "Douglas" and Rita Davis. LeAnn...

Jan 15, 2025

Nellie Jeanine Morehead, 88, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, January 24, 2025 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home....

Jan 8, 2025

Anna Katherine (Kunch) Smith, 89, of Toledo, was born on February 15, 1935, in her country home near Clutier, Iowa. She was the daughter of William and Emma (Chaska) Kunch. Anna passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown after a very short illness. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 17,...

Jan 6, 2025

Dallas Dean Haas, 82, of Toledo, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Funeral Service will be held 10:30 AM, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Reformed Baptist Church in Tama. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Vining, Iowa.

Dallas was born on February 18, 1942, in Elberon, Iowa, to...

Jan 5, 2025

Geraldine Carol "Gerry" Zmolek, 94, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama, with Father Michael McAndrew as the officiant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo....

Jan 4, 2025

ELBERON-Julia Mary Benda, 104, of Elberon, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as celebrant. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation...