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Isabelle May Kouba

Isabelle May Kouba

Nov 15, 2006

TAMA-Isabelle May Kouba, age 92, of Tama, died Wednesday morning, November 15, 2006 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Jerry Avise-Rouse officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. There...

John Forest "Jack" Prescott

John Forest "Jack" Prescott

Nov 13, 2006

TOLEDO- John Forest "Jack" Prescott, age 69, of Toledo, died on November 13, 2006 in his home in rural Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice with his family at his side following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Rod...

Lida May Seth

Lida May Seth

Nov 13, 2006

TOLEDO - Lida May Seth, age 82, a resident of Grandview Acres in Toledo died Monday, November 13, 2006 at the center following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November...

Mary Jo Benda

Mary Jo Benda

Nov 4, 2006

TAMA- Mary Jo Benda, age 75, of Tama, died on Saturday, November 4, 2006 in her home in Tama following a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Jerry Avise-Rouse officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Tuesday,...

Herbert Youngbear

Herbert Youngbear

Oct 27, 2006

TAMA- Herbert Youngbear, age 79, of Marshalltown and formerly of Tama and Cedar Rapids, died on October 27, 2006 in the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown due to a lengthy illness. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 2:00 PM at Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A...

Richard H. Cooper

Richard H. Cooper

Oct 27, 2006

TOLEDO-Richard H. Cooper, age 77, of rural Toledo, died on Friday, October 27, 2006 in Grandview Acres in Toledo under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice due to a lengthy illness. A Funeral Liturgy will be held on Monday, October 30, 2006, at 10:30 AM at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Interment will...

Rev. Charlie Morrow

Rev. Charlie Morrow

Oct 22, 2006

TAMA- Rev. Charlie Morrow, age 68, of Tama, died Sunday, October 22, 2006 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice from pulmonary fibrosis. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Jerry Avise-Rouse, officiating. Private family interment will be at a later...

Fred Lawrence Kajer

Fred Lawrence Kajer

Oct 15, 2006

TOLEDO-Fred Lawrence Kajer, age 74, of Toledo died Sunday October 15, 2006 in the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with A.J. Kajer, officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will be...

Edith J. Michal

Edith J. Michal

Oct 4, 2006

TAMA- Edith J. Michal, 90, a resident of Grandview Acres in Toledo and formerly of Tama, passed away Wednesday evening, October 4, 2006 at the care center surrounded by her family due to a short illness. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at the...

Dennis M. Lacina

Dennis M. Lacina

Oct 3, 2006

TOLEDO-Dennis M. Lacina, age 57, of Toledo passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center following a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 6, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Chaplain Susan Leathem of Grinnell Regional Hospice, officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery...

Kenny E. "Red" Smith

Kenny E. "Red" Smith

Oct 2, 2006

TOLEDO – Kenny E. "Red" Smith, age 63, of Toledo died Monday morning, October 2, 2006 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 10:30 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be from 5 to...

Billie Dawn Drafahl Fluke

Billie Dawn Drafahl Fluke

Oct 1, 2006

CHELSEA-Billie Dawn Drafahl Fluke, age 46, of Chelsea, entered into rest on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at her home, surrounded by loved ones and under the care of Iowa River Hospice following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 2 PM at the Chelsea United Methodist Church with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Interment...

David Lee Brower

David Lee Brower

Sep 26, 2006

TAMA- David Lee Brower, age 62, of Tama, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in the VA Medical Center in Iowa City due to a sudden illness. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Monday, October 2, 2006 from 6-8 PM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be private at a later date at Maple Hill Cemetery...

Bette Jeane Bidwell

Bette Jeane Bidwell

Sep 22, 2006

Bette Jeane Bidwell, 80, was called home to the Lord on Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, in the Grinnell Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. A memorial visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p. m. Wednesday at Kruse- Phillips Funeral Home, Tama. Private family interment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery, Tama, at a future date. Bette...

Albert Leonard Podhajsky

Albert Leonard Podhajsky

Sep 18, 2006

TOLEDO – Albert Leonard Podhajsky, age 87, of Toledo, died on Monday, September 18, 2006 at Grandview Acres Nursing Home in Toledo following a long illness. A Funeral Liturgy will be held on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Interment will follow at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in...

Dorothy Belle Huseboe

Dorothy Belle Huseboe

Sep 17, 2006

TOLEDO- Dorothy Belle Huseboe, age 80, a resident of Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama and formerly of Toledo, died on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in Sunny Hill Care Center due to complications of Alzheimers Disease. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at 10:30 AM at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Jerry Avise-Rouse...

Ralph Walker Utterback

Ralph Walker Utterback

Sep 17, 2006

TOLEDO- Ralph Walker Utterback, age 82, of Toledo, died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, due to a ruptured aneurysm. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the Christ United Methodist Church Worship Center in Toledo with Pastor Mary Schnepf, officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. ...

Clara Fraham Reeder

Clara Fraham Reeder

Sep 16, 2006

TAMA-Clara Frahm Reeder, age 95, a resident of Grandview Acres in Toledo and formerly of Tama, died on Saturday, September 16, 2006, in Grandview Acres in Toledo following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 11 AM at the St. John Lutheran Church in rural Tama with Pastor Herb Knudten officiating. Interment will...

Kenneth G. Williams

Kenneth G. Williams

Aug 31, 2006

TAMA- Kenneth G. Williams, age 93, of Tama formerly of Montour, died Thursday afternoon, August 31, 2006 at Grandview Acres in Toledo under the care of Iowa River Hospice following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 10:30 A.M. at the Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Jerry Avise-Rouse, officiating. Interment will...

Betty L. Zigler

Betty L. Zigler

Aug 26, 2006

BROOKLYN- Betty L. Zigler, age 79, of Brooklyn, formerly of Tama died Saturday morning, August 26, 2006 following a short illness.Private family graveside services will be held at Koszta Cemetery, rural Marengo. Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama is handling the arrangements. Betty was born on April 18, 1927 in Redding, Iowa the daughter of Grant and Alma (Michael) Brott. On...

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