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Obituaries

Delores Troxell

TAMA-Delores Mae Mitchell Troxell, 83, of Tama, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Public Visitation will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 from 12-3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will be at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in ...

James “Jim” Hamiel

TOLEDO-James Alan “Jim” Hamiel, 75, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Graveside Service was held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Jim was born on August 26, 1949, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Marvin and Libby ...

Jerry Jantzen

Jerry Wayne Jantzen, 78, of Malcom, Iowa, passed away April 12th, 2025, peacefully in his home. Jerry is survived by his wife, Karlene Jantzen; daughter Andrea Jantzen-Krueger (Paul Krueger); a granddaughter and his mother Betty Jantzen. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, July 20th ...

Logan Kurth

TAMA-Logan Levi Kurth, 19, of Tama, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 at UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Steve Brant officiating. Memorial Visitation will be held prior to the ...

Larry Frese

Larry Francis Frese, 84, of Chelsea, IA, passed away July 5, 2025, at his home in Chelsea, IA, surrounded by family. Larry was born February, 7. 1941, in Thorp, WI, to Emmet and Esther (Jacque) Frese. After graduating from Thorp High School, Larry went out west to Oregon and Alaska for various ...

Marcella Boldt

Marcella Marie (Vesely) Boldt, 78, of Chelsea, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on June 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend whose warmth and strength touched everyone who knew her. Marcella ...

Thomas Davenport

TAMA-Thomas Aaron Davenport “Bemwetaka”, 65, of Tama, passed away on Saturday June 28, 2025, at Premier Estates of Toledo in Toledo, Iowa. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening, June 30, 2025, at the Glenn Roberts’ Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. ...

Richard Merfeld

TAMA-Richard Earl Merfeld, 78, of Tama, passed away Friday, June 27, 2025 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Richard was born on January 5, 1947, in Monticello, Iowa, the son ...

Cheryl Propst

Cheryl (Pruisner) Propst, age 75 of Tama, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Sunny Hill Care Center. Cheryl was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Arelene; her husband Dean in 2017; an infant sister, Lani Jo; and her brother-in-law, Ronald Best. Left to cherish her memory ...

Jean Zmolek

Jean ( Mary Anne) Zmolek was born to Anton and Hilda (Benda) Zmolek on May 20th, 1930, on a farm near Clutier, Iowa. Her baptismal name was Mary Anne. She attended grade school at York No.3 and high school at Notre Dame Academy in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1948, she entered the School Sisters de ...