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Obituaries

Sandra Husak

TOLEDO-Sandra Kay Husak, 80, of Toledo, passed away Friday, March 27, 2026 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2026 from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in ...

Daniel Rathjen

Daniel Thomas Rathjen, 37, passed away on March 14, 2026. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 10, from 4–7 pm and a Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 am, both at Grace Community Church in Toledo, Iowa. Born July 23, 1988, in Grinnell to Daniel and Julie ...

Brett Houghton

Brett Matthew Houghton was born October 29, 1968, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Ronald and Connie (Doran) Houghton. He was the eighth and youngest of their children. Brett was a dedicated father to four children: Taylor (Yesenia) Houghton, Austin (Bree) Houghton, Allie Jack and Bria Houghton. He ...

Mary Louise Kaloupek

Mary Louise ‘Mary Lou’ Kaloupek, 87, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 8, 2026, at 11am at Stonebridge Church, 1829 Stoney Point Rd, Cedar Rapids, IA. Friends may visit the family at the church beginning at 10am. A ...

Nancy Pastorino

Nancy Ann Pastorino, daughter of Charles and Marie Pastorino passed away peacefully from pneumonia, Saturday March 21, 2026, at the Norwalk Nursing Home, in Norwalk, Iowa; she was 76, miraculously passing all life expectations. There will be a private burial at Riverside Cemetery in ...

Lonnie Clark

Lonnie Dean Clark, age 64 of Tama, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at his home. Born on July 11, 1961, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, the third of five children born to Frank and Betty (Wilkinson) Clark. He attended Independence Schools. On August 11, 1979, Lonnie was united in ...

Jerry Evelsizer

Funeral Services for Jerry D. Evelsizer, 93, of Fairmont, MN will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fairmont. Burial will be held at a later date at Brethren Cemetery in Panora, IA. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, ...

Darlene Wright

Darlene Wright, 73, formerly of Tama, Iowa, and most recently of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on March 9, 2026. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Frentress Lake Marina in East Dubuque, Illinois. Darlene was born on July 22, 1952, in ...

Jerry Evelsizer

Funeral Services for Jerry D. Evelsizer, 93, of Fairmont, MN will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Fairmont. Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Brethren Cemetery in Panora, IA. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM ...

Linda Podhajsky

Linda Lyon Podhajsky, 81, of Waverly, Iowa, passed away on February 18, 2026, in Waverly. Linda Lee Lyon was born on January 31, 1945, the daughter of Robert Russell and Helen Virginia (McElroy) Lyon in Ottumwa, Iowa. She grew up on a farm north of Toledo, Iowa and was involved with 4H and ...