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Harry J. Yuska
Nov 16, 2008
TAMA-Harry J. Yuska, age 85, of Tama, died Sunday, November 16, 2008, at the Veteran Administration Medical Center in Iowa City following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 11 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Jerry Avise-Rouse officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 19, 2008 from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips...
Frances E. Roubinek Dvorak
Nov 11, 2008
CLUTIER-Frances E. Roubinek Dvorak, age 90, of West Kingston, Rhode Island and formerly of the Clutier area, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Kingston, Rhode Island following a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, November 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Clutier...
Larry E. Hamor Jr.
Nov 11, 2008
TAMA-Larry E. Hamor Jr., age 42, of rural Tama died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in an automobile accident in Boone County. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 14, 2008 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 900 Park St., Tama, with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held...
Kathy Podhajsky
Nov 7, 2008
CLUTIER-Kathy Podhajsky, age 61, of Clutier, died on Friday, November 7, 2008, in her home in rural Clutier following a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Monday, November 10,...
Elsie Mae Sieck
Nov 6, 2008
TAMA- Elsie Mae Sieck, age 88, a resident of Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the care center due to a short illness. Private family services will be held Monday, November 10, 2008. Interment will follow at the National Cemetery in rural Vining, Iowa. Elsie was born on May 30, 1920, in rural Clutier,...
Albye J. Hennessy
Nov 2, 2008
TOLEDO-Albye J. Hennessy, age 96, of Toledo died Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. A private memorial service will be held. Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home Tama-Toledo is handling the arrangements. Albye was born on April 7, 1912 in Clutier, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Sophie (Raymond) Hess Sr. She graduated from Clutier High...
C. Hazel Walton
Oct 30, 2008
TOLEDO-C. Hazel Walton passed away peacefully Thursday, October 30,2008 at the age of 100 years at the Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 3,2008 at 11 :00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Ron Arends officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday,...
Mildred Josephine Zmolek
Oct 20, 2008
TOLEDO- Mildred Josephine Zmolek, age 86, of Toledo, entered into eternal rest early Monday morning, October 20, 2008, surrounded by her family at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 24, 2008 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 900 Park St., Tama, with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Interment will...
Arthur Joseph Dostal
Oct 19, 2008
ELBERON-Arthur Joseph Dostal, age 80, of Elberon, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo following a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Immaculate Conception Church in Clutier with Father Jerry Blake officiating. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in rural Clutier. Visitation...
Tom White Jr.
Oct 17, 2008
TAMA-Tom White Jr, age 81, of Tama, died on Friday, October 17, 2008, in Carrington Place in Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be...
David Allen Peters
Oct 17, 2008
TAMA- David Allen Peters, age 49, of the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama, was found deceased in his home on Friday, October 17, 2008. Traditional graveside services will be held on Monday, October 20, 2008 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 Sunday...
Lavern Lloyd Youngbear
Oct 17, 2008
TAMA-LaVern Lloyd Youngbear, age 68, of the Meskwaki Settlement died Friday morning, October 17, 2008 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice following a lengthy illness. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. ...
Viola Dorothy Novotny
Oct 16, 2008
TAMA-Viola Dorothy Novotny, age 85, of Milwaukee, WI and formerly of Tama, died on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the Milwaukee Veteran's Administration Hospital following a short illness. Graveside Services and Interment will be held Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Viola was born on July 9, 1923,...
Joretta Ernestine Hersom
Oct 3, 2008
TOLEDO- Joretta Ernestine Hersom, age 69, of Toledo died Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Marshalltown with Bishop David Stimpson officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00...
Brandon Lee Anderson
Sep 28, 2008
TOLEDO-Brandon Lee Anderson, age 27, of Toledo, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 in an automobile accident near Chelsea. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Ron Arends officiating. Interment will follow at Haven Cemetery in rural Tama. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 1, 2008 from 3-8...
James W. Smith
Sep 24, 2008
TOLEDO-James W. Smith, age 82, of Toledo, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines following a brief illness. A Memorial Service followed by Masonic Services and Military Honors will be held Monday, September 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo. Private Interment will be held at a future...
Bess L. Ingles
Sep 21, 2008
TAMA- Bess L. Ingles, age 99, of Tama, died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Carrington Place in Toledo following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be on Tuesday,...
Erma Noreen Wilhelm
Sep 19, 2008
TOLEDO-Erma Noreen Wilhelm, age 90, a resident of Carrington Place in Toledo, died there on Friday, September 19, 2008 following a short illness. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Clair Hein officiating. Private interment will be at Alice Cemetery in Conrad. Erma Noreen Wilhelm...
Richard D. Poweshiek
Sep 13, 2008
TAMA-Richard D. Poweshiek, age 82, of Shawnee, OK, formerly of Tama, died Saturday, September 13, 2008 at his home. A traditional graveside service was held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama with Michael Keahna as speaker. Head Pallbearer was Larry Lasley. Pallbearers were Michael Keahna, Zachery Wanatee, Bradley...
Helen Margaret Ledvina
Sep 7, 2008
TAMA-Helen Margaret Ledvina, age 81, of Tama, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama following a short illness. A funeral liturgy will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Deacon Joe Behounek officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation...
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