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Dennis Wayne Plum
Apr 21, 2011
TAMA-Dennis Wayne Plum, 56, of Bettendorf and formerly of Tama, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Trinity Medical Center in Bettendorf after a long term illness. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 10 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Dennis was born January 26,...
Duane Earl Lentner
Apr 20, 2011
BLAKESBURG-Duane Earl Lentner, 76, of Blakesburg and formerly of Watkins, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Ray Lyon officiating. Private interment will be held at a future date. Visitation will be held...
Denise Michelle Laughlin
Apr 11, 2011
TAMA-Denise Michelle Laughlin, 29, of Tama, passed away April 11, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident in Tama County. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at Carlton Brethren Cemetery in rural Garwin. Visitation will be Friday, April 15, 2011 from 4-7 PM...
Mark Carrol Sevde
Apr 11, 2011
TOLEDO-Mark Carrol Sevde, 55, of Toledo, passed away Monday April 11, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held Friday, April 15, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Thomas Dowling officiating. Interment will be private at a later date. Visitation will be Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 5-7 PM...
Ella Mae Gibson
Apr 9, 2011
TAMA-Ella Mae (Reben) Gibson, 79, of Tama, passed peacefully Saturday, April 9, 2011 at her home under the care of Hospice of Mercy. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Tama with Pastor John Janke officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held...
Edith Mae Shefchik
Apr 8, 2011
TOLEDO-Edith Mae Shefchik, 92, a resident of Carrington Place in Toledo, passed away, Friday, April 8, 2011 at the care center under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Monday,...
Albina Ann Husak
Apr 5, 2011
TAMA-Albina Ann Husak, 97, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, April 11, 2011 at 10:30 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be...
Kathleen Agnes Hardon
Apr 4, 2011
TAMA-Kathleen Agnes Hardon, age 89, of Hixson, TN and formerly of Tama, was born November 19, 1921 in Chelsea, Iowa, the daughter of Glen Albert and Agnes Charlotte (Anderly) Mercer. She died April 4, 2011 at her home in Hixson, TN. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. ...
Samuel Lloyd Curry
Apr 4, 2011
TOLEDO-Samuel Lloyd Curry, 73, of Toledo, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment with military honors will be held at a future date. Samuel was born on January 4, 1938, near Liscomb, Iowa, the son of Madison and Minnie (Hilsabeck)...
Charlie James Womack
Mar 31, 2011
TOLEDO- Charlie James Womack, 70, of Toledo, passed away, Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A Memorial Visitation will be held Monday, April 4, 2011 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Charlie was born on April 21, 1940, in Wakenda, MO, the son on Orville and Mellisa (Cowick) Womack. On June...
Evelyn F. Bidwell
Mar 28, 2011
Evelyn F. Bidwell, 94, of Tama, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Kalen Barkholtz officiating. Interment will follow at Sheridan Cemetery in rural Malcom. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 31, 2011 from...
Peter S. "Pete" Arp
Mar 26, 2011
TAMA- Peter S. "Pete" Arp, 69, of Tama, passed away, Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center. A memorial graveside service will be held at a future date at Waltham Cemetery in rural Elberon. Peter has donated his body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy. Peter was born on June 22, 1941, in...
Jessup Lasley
Mar 21, 2011
TAMA-Jessup Lasley, 92, a resident of Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at the care center. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Larry Lasley Sr. as speaker. A Traditional Wake was held Tuesday evening...
Ruth M. Whitsell
Mar 20, 2011
TOLEDO-Ruth M. Whitsell, 90, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Rector Cemetery in rural Chelsea. Visitation will be...
Charlotte L. Kendall
Mar 19, 2011
TOLEDO-Charlotte L. Kendall, 85, of Toledo, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 19, 2011 after a long illness. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor John Louk of Salem United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation...
James L. Dumbauld
Mar 19, 2011
TAMA- James L. Dumbauld, 86, of Tama, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Vibra Hospital in Crown Point, IN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 23 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...
Therese Alice Prusha
Mar 17, 2011
TAMA –Therese Alice Prusha, 75, of Tama, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at her home in Tama under the care of Hospice of Mercy of Cedar Rapids. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 21, 2011 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Interment will follow at St....
Walter J. Willett
Mar 16, 2011
TAMA-Walter J. Willett, 99, formerly of Tama, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama....
Mary Margaret Hayward
Mar 11, 2011
TAMA-Mary Margaret Hayward, 93, a resident of Grandview Heights Care Center in Marshalltown and formerly of Tama, passed away, Friday, March 11, 2011 at the care center. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 14, 2011 at 1:00 PMat Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Brian Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will...
Shirley Maria Uchytil
Mar 9, 2011
TAMA -Shirley Maria Uchytil, 85, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Saturday, March...
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