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Obituaries

Barbara White

Barbara Rae White, 89, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at Birkwood Village in Toledo with her family at her side under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, July 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley ...

La Donna Rogers

La Donna Rogers, 96, of La Habra, California, passed away on May 29, 2026. Born May 13, 1930 in Toledo, Iowa, to Earl and Hazel Smith, La Donna grew up on their farm surrounded by family and friends, where she developed the gracious, giving spirit and steadiness that would define her entire ...

Gene Struve

Gene William Struve, 77, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at his home under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Memorial Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 8, 2026, from 5-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Gene was born on July 1, 1949, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the ...

Raynard Arp

Raynard G. Arp, 95, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Accura Health Care in Toledo. A Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Graveside Service with military honors will be held at Crystal Cemetery in rural ...

Kenneth “Kenny” Bacon

TAMA-Kenneth (Kenny) Earl Bacon was born on May 15th, 1962 in Marshalltown, IA. The son of Roger Bacon & Earlene (Smith) Bacon. It is with deep sorrow & profound love that we announce the passing of Kenny, who left us on Thursday June 25th at the University of IA Hospitals in Iowa City ...

Curtis Seymour

Curtis Dale Seymour, "Eskamegia", 70, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026 at home due to a sudden illness. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 18, 2026 from 5-8 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM at the Meskwaki Tribal ...

Patricia Packer

Patricia Louise Packer, 65, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Accura Healthcare of Toledo under the care of St. Croix Hospice. A Public Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. Survivors include her brother, James ...

George Oetker

George Robert Oetker, 87, of Tama, Iowa, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2026, at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Mass of Christian Burial will be ...

Janet Whitebreast

Janet J. Whitebreast, 81, of Tama, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 1-3 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Survivors include her grandchildren, Dirk Whitebreast of Seattle, WA, Sheena ...

Pauline Sienknecht

Pauline Sienknecht, 95, of Clutier, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM, at the Clutier Community Church with Pastor James Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Oneida Cemetery in rural ...