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Obituaries

George Edwin Fowler

George Edwin Fowler, 77, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at home due to a sudden illness. Funera l Services will be held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at the Haven ...

Arlene Mae Triplett

Arlene Mae Triplett, 85, of Tama, went to Heaven on Monday, November 19, 2018 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. No services will be held. A Gathering will be held at a later date.Arlene was born on June 3, 1933, in Tama, the daughter of Elmer and Florence (Elliott) Church.Mae enjoyed ...

Harold R. Skramovsky

Harold R. Skramovsky, 89, of Beaman, IA, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad, IA. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 19, 2018, at Beaman United Methodist Church in Beaman. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m., until the time of the services, ...

Rodney Frederick Papakee

Rodney Frederick Papakee, 70, of Tama, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at his home due to a sudden illness. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, November 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Homer Bear Jr. as speaker. A Traditional ...

Mary Arlene Hill

Mary Arlene Hill, 81, of Belle Plaine, IA, (formerly of Tama-Toledo) passed away Nov. 11, 2018.Services to be held at a later date.Mary was born Oct. 22, 1937 in Clinton, IA to Lowell & Gladys Hill. She is survived by her significant other, Ron Vore; children Joyce (Jim) Jorgensen, ...

Dennis E. Brock

Dennis E. Brock, 75, of Bardstown, Ky. and Milton, Fl., passed away Sunday evening, November 4, 2018 from heart and kidney failure. He was born on March 19, 1943 in Hammond, Indiana, but spent his youth in Galesburg, Illinois, graduating from high school in 1961. He enlisted in the Air Force ...

Charles Eugene “Gene” Scudder

Charles Eugene "Gene" Scudder (but lately he wanted to be called Chuck, go figure) died August 30 after a precipitous decline just weeks before. He would have been 90 years old on October 9th and was ready to say goodbye.He was the baby of the family, and the last to die of the children of Nina ...

Barbara Jean “Speed” Johnson, “Bye-ta-se-no-kwa”

Barbara Jean "Speed" Johnson, "Bye-ta-se-no-kwa", 83, of Tama passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Monday, November 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement with Larry ...

Gertrude E. McElroy

Gertrude E. McElroy, 89, of Belle Plaine, IA, passed away Nov. 10, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA.Grave side services are 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Rector Cemetery in Chelsea, IA with Russ Spading officiating. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online ...

Lorraine Staker

Lorraine Staker, 94, of Tama, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held ...