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Calvin James Putney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Sonja Lou Kasal

Sonja Lou Kasal

Feb 4, 2012

TOLEDO-Sonja Lou Kasal, 72, of Toledo passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, February 17, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor John Janke officiating. Private Interment will be held at a future date. A Memorial Visitation will be held Thursday, February...

R. Kenneth Smith

R. Kenneth Smith

Feb 4, 2012

TAMA- R. Kenneth Smith, 86, passed away February 4, 2012 in Chandler, AZ formerly of Tama, IA. A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment with military honors will follow at Oak Hill cemetery in Tama. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:00 AM until the...

Stanley Leon Slocum

Stanley Leon Slocum

Feb 3, 2012

TOLEDO- Stanley Leon Slocum, 86, of Toledo, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. There will be no public services. Interment will be private at a future date.

Edward J. Kacer

Edward J. Kacer

Feb 1, 2012

TAMA-Edward J. Kacer, 78, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. Memorial Services will be held Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home with Pastor Rob Saak and Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Memorial Visitation will be held on Monday, February 6, 2012 from 10 to 11 AM...

Eleanor Zhorne

Eleanor Zhorne

Jan 30, 2012

TAMA-Eleanor L. Zhorne, 93, of Tama, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Jackson Park Christian Home in Nashville, TN under the care of Alive Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at National Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation will be held Friday, February 3,...

Lesty M. Davis

Lesty M. Davis

Jan 21, 2012

TOLEDO-Lesty M. Davis, 93, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 24 from 5-8 PM...

Leonard Robert Pugh

Leonard Robert Pugh

Jan 16, 2012

TOLEDO-Leonard Robert Pugh, 71, of Toledo, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City with his wife and daughter at his side. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo with Pastor Dale Bucich officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo....

Steven Lee Brandt

Steven Lee Brandt

Jan 13, 2012

TAMA-Steven Lee Brandt, 63, of Tama, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at his home under the care of Mercy Hospice in Cedar Rapids. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in...

Frank Curtis Seymour

Frank Curtis Seymour

Jan 10, 2012

TAMA-Frank Curtis Seymour, 83, of rural Tama, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at his home under care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the Assembly of God Church in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 from 4-7...

Mary Ann Ross

Mary Ann Ross

Dec 29, 2011

TOLEDO-Mary Ann Ross, 76 The Lord beckoned. Mary answered. Mary Ann Ross passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 29th under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Memorial services will be at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Tama, Iowa on Monday the 2nd of January 2012 at 11:00 AM with Pastor John Janke officiating. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Roger Allen Higginbotham

Roger Allen Higginbotham

Dec 24, 2011

TOLEDO- Roger Allen Higginbotham, 59, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral Services will be held Friday, December 30, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 29, 2011 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral...

Marvin George Mitchell

Marvin George Mitchell

Dec 16, 2011

Marvin George Mitchell (Ki e ta ge), 61, of Tama, passed away Friday, December 16, 2011 at his home. Traditional Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Friday, December 16, 2011 at Lasley's...

Elizabeth "Josephine" Youngbear

Elizabeth "Josephine" Youngbear

Dec 10, 2011

TAMA- Elizabeth "Josephine" Youngbear, 96, of Tama, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A traditional wake will be held Saturday, December 10,...

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