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Betty J. Catherman
Apr 22, 2012
TAMA-Betty J. Catherman, 96, of Tama, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Haven Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held on Friday April 27 from...
Lavern Jones Mitchell
Apr 19, 2012
TAMA- Lavern Jones Mitchell, (Bi sko ni) 72, of Tama, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Graveside Services with Military honors will be held Monday, April 23, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa with Donald Wanatee as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday and Sunday...
Rebecca Ann Howe Tapper
Apr 8, 2012
TAMA-Rebecca Ann Howe Tapper, 56, of Tama, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 11, 2012...
Virgil J. Schmidt
Mar 24, 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS-Virgil J. Schmidt, 84, of Cedar Rapids formerly of Traer and Marshalltown passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will...
Bea Fowler
Mar 21, 2012
TOLEDO- Bea Fowler, 98, a resident of Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare Center in Marshalltown and formerly of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the care center under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 11:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Rose Hill...
Alfred John Brandt
Mar 18, 2012
TOLEDO-Alfred John Brandt, 92, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 1:30 PM at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with military honors. Alfred was born on October 21, 1919, in Toledo, Iowa, the son of Alfred Jens and Louise Matilda (Lorenzen)...
Jean Ellenbecker
Mar 17, 2012
TAMA-Jean Ellenbecker, 86, of Tama, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2012 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 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from...
Eugene John Poweshiek
Mar 12, 2012
TAMA-Eugene John Poweshiek, 73, of the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama, passed away, Monday, March 12, 2012 at his home. Traditional graveside services will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki settlement with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A traditional wake will be held on Tuesday evening at the Bear Clan Ceremonial...
Don Edward Wathan
Mar 10, 2012
TOLEDO- Don Edward Wathan, 60, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his home under the care of Iowa Hospice surrounded by his family. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with military honors. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in...
Evelyn May Clemann
Mar 9, 2012
TOLEDO-Evelyn May Clemann, 82, of Toledo passed away Friday, March 9, 2012 at Carrington Place in Toledo. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Thomas Dowling officiating. Interment will follow at Haven Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held on Wednesday March 14 from 9:00...
Bessie May Gary
Mar 8, 2012
MONTOUR- Bessie Mae Gary, age 93, of Toledo and formerly of Montour, passed away, Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Carrington Place of Toledo. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will...
Rosa Lea Mcnamee
Mar 7, 2012
TAMA- Rosa Lea McNamee, 83, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center-Westlakes in West Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 12 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held on Sunday,...
Wilma Jane Schmidt
Mar 5, 2012
TAMA-Wilma Jane Schmidt, 86, of Tama passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at Carrington Place in Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Bonnie Koeppen officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will...
Calvin James Putney
Mar 4, 2012
TOLEDO-Calvin James Putney, 57, of Toledo passed away, Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Chautauqua Guest Home #2 in Charles City. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Darren Mathes officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM until time of service Saturday at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home...
Charles William Townsley
Mar 1, 2012
TOLEDO-Charles William Townsley, 57, of Toledo passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 at his home under the care of Mercy Hospice. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 4:00 PM at the South Tama County High School Gymnasium with Pastor Brian Oliver from Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery...
Gerald W. Miller
Feb 23, 2012
TOLEDO-Gerald W. Miller, 85, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Carrington Place of Toledo. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 1:30 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be at a later date at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, March 3, 2012 from...
Craig Allan Willaby
Feb 21, 2012
TAMA-Craig Allan Willaby, 63, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Thomas Dowling officiating. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips...
Marie Elizabeth Shadden
Feb 16, 2012
TAMA- Marie Elizabeth Shadden, 96, of Tama, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Summit Pointe Senior Living Community in Marion under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Rev. Keith Tomlinson officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama....
Benjamin James Benda
Feb 7, 2012
MARSHALLTOWN-Benjamin James Benda, age 39, of Marshalltown formerly of Tama, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Chelsea. Visitation will be held on Monday...
Rev. Clifford Byron Tjelmeland
Feb 6, 2012
MARSHALLTOWN- Rev. Clifford Byron Tjelmeland, 83, of Marshalltown, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the First United Church of Christ in Marshalltown with Pastor Kim Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown. A Memorial Visitation will...
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