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Ersol "Bud" Wilhelmi
Nov 14, 2011
TOLEDO-Ersol "Bud" Wilhelmi, 83, of Toledo, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 11 AM – 1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private at a future date. He will be deeply missed by his wife, Jean of...
Lowell Duane Davis
Nov 12, 2011
MARSHALLTOWN- Lowell Duane Davis, 80, of Marshalltown and formerly of Toledo passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in rural...
Eleanor Marie Twiselton
Nov 10, 2011
TOLEDO- Eleanor Marie Twiselton, 79, a current resident of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown and formerly of Toledo passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will...
Marcella Hynek List
Nov 9, 2011
TAMA-Marcella Hynek List, 96, of Tama passed away, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. As per her wishes, she will be cremated and there will be no services. Marcella was born on April 2, 1915 in Linn County, Iowa, the second child of John Joseph and Barbara Rose...
Mario Gene Mitchell
Nov 9, 2011
TAMA- Mario Gene Mitchell, 24, a resident of Rolling Green Village in Nevada, and formerly of Johnston and Tama, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Traditional Graveside services will be held Friday, November 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as...
Lucille L. Smith
Nov 2, 2011
TOLEDO-Lucille L. Smith, 94, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Public Visitation will be held Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 2-5 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private at a later date. Lucille was born on August 29, 1917, in Gladbrook, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and...
Michael Hollis Real
Oct 30, 2011
TAMA-Michael Hollis Real, 64, of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his home in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Visitation will be held Thursday, November 3, 2011 from 5 – 6 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private. Michael was born on June 17, 1947, in Eugene, Oregon, the...
Beverly J. Graff
Oct 26, 2011
TAMA-Beverly J. Graff, 81, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Thomas Dowling officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held on...
Helen Agnes Buresh Upah
Oct 22, 2011
TAMA-Helen Agnes Buresh Upah, 95, of Tama and formerly of Toledo, passed away, Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will...
Esther I. Utterback
Oct 20, 2011
TOLEDO-Esther I. Utterback, 86, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 23,...
Dennis L. Ribby
Oct 9, 2011
TAMA-Dennis L. Ribby, 70, of Tama, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2011...
Hershal W. Weidner
Oct 9, 2011
TOLEDO-Hershal W. Weidner, 89, of Toledo passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Memorial Visitation will be held...
Rhonda Lorraine Mceltree
Oct 8, 2011
TOLEDO-Rhonda Lorraine (Burns) McEltree, 88, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips...
James Allen Sienknecht
Oct 3, 2011
CLUTIER –James Allen Sienknecht, 78, of Clutier, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, 209 E. 7th St., Tama, Iowa with Pastor James Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Oneida Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation...
Carole A. Dvorak
Oct 3, 2011
TOLEDO-Carole A. Dvorak, 73, of Toledo, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Private Interment will be held at Stayskal Cemetery in rural Vining. Visitation...
Steeler Eugene Sutton
Sep 26, 2011
TOLEDO-Steeler Eugene Sutton, infant son of Justin and Nicole (Kajer) Sutton was stillborn on Monday, September 26, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Visitation will be Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 2-3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral...
James Frank Mitchell
Sep 17, 2011
TAMA- James Frank Mitchell, 74, of Tama, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Mayflower South Village in Grinnell under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice, due to complications from Lewy Body Dementia. Jim's remains were donated to the Deeded Body Program at the University of Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:00...
Howard M. Bro
Sep 12, 2011
MONTOUR-Howard M. Bro, 95, of Montour, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Monday, September 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church Montour Center with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be...
Maxine Brown Nardie
Sep 7, 2011
TAMA- Maxine Brown Nardie passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011. She was born in Sidney, IA July 13, 1927 and lived there until her marriage to Oral Brown. Moving to Osceola, IA, they raised four children and owned the Brown Shoe Store. Her retail experience allowed her to live in multiple cities in Iowa and she finally settled in Tama,...
Marcella B. Christensen
Sep 6, 2011
TOLEDO-Marcella B. Christensen, age 96, of Toledo passed away peacefully, Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will...
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