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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...
Mark Elliott Eagle
Sep 6, 2011
TAMA- Mark Elliott Eagle, age 50, of Aberdeen, SD formerly of Tama passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Traditional graveside services will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Mike Keahna as speaker. ...
Dorothy Ann Vest
Aug 29, 2011
TOLEDO-Dorothy Ann Vest, 78, of Toledo, passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa Hospice. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek as celebrant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be...
Lois Mae Podhajsky
Aug 26, 2011
TOLEDO-Lois Mae Podhajsky, 91, of Toledo, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, August 30, 2011 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 be held Monday, August...
Eleanor Jean Pushetonequa
Aug 26, 2011
TAMA-Eleanor Jean Pushetonequa "Byemeskwia", age 96, of Tama, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 at her home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held Saturday evening at the Bear Clan Ceremonial...
Deanna Johnson
Aug 24, 2011
TAMA-Deanna Johnson, age 30, of Denver, CO and formerly of Tama, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, CO. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, August 29, 2011 at 2 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. A Traditional Wake will be held Sunday evening at...
Verlyn H. Shadden
Aug 3, 2011
TAMA-Verlyn H. Shadden, 85 years 5 days, of Tama, passed away August 3, 2011 at Union Park Health Services in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday, August 5...
Alvin "Al" Bunger
Aug 3, 2011
GARWIN- Alvin "Al" Bunger, 79, of Garwin, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral Services will be held Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Chaplain Harlan Nuss officiating. Interment will follow at Turner...
Joe W. Boriskey
Jul 29, 2011
TAMA- Joe W. Boriskey, 84, of Tama, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home. Funeral Services will be held Monday, August 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 31, 2011 from 3-6 PM at...
Richard Dean Graff
Jul 28, 2011
MARSHALLTOWN-Richard Dean Graff, 60, of Marshalltown and formerly of Tama, died suddenly July 28, 2011 at his home. Private graveside services will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama at a future date. Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, Tama-Toledo is handling the arrangements. Richard was born April 5, 1951, in Marshalltown, the son of Lyle J. and Dorothy (Anderson) Graff. ...
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