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Obituaries

Bonnie Bower

TOLEDO-Bonnie Bower was welcomed to her eternal home by her family and friends on April 12, 2026. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 20th at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, IA from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, April 20th in the chapel at the Iowa ...

Jerry Turbett

Memorial visitation for Jerry Turbett on April 27th at Grace Community Church, 3098 I Ave., Toledo from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Gareth Morgan

TAMA-Gareth Robyn Morgan, 50, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at his home under the care of UnityPoint Hospice. A Traditional Wake will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will ...

David Klenk

David Klenk, 78, a longtime resident of Chelsea, Iowa, and recently of Toledo, passed away on April 8, 2026. David was born on October 25, 1947, to Charlie and Bessie (Duda) Klenk. He was the epitome of an Iowa farmer, having spent his life rooted on the multi-generational family farm for 77 ...

Nancy Russell

Nancy Elaine Russell passed away on April 3, 2025, surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was born July 28, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa to Melvin and Ruth Dykstra who preceded her in death. The first of five children, Nancy graduated from Northeast Missouri State University (now ...

LaVerne Hand

LaVerne Hand, age 89, formerly of Tama, passed away on the night of Friday, February 13th, 2026 at the UnityPoint - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A visitation celebrating the life of LaVerne will take place on Wednesday, April 22 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Mitchell Family Funeral ...

Willard “Willy” Barker

TOLEDO-Willard Coleman “Willy” Barker, age 69, of Toledo, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026, surrounded by his family, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born on December 5, 1956. A Graveside Service will be held Friday, April 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM at National Cemetery ...

Timothy “Tim” Callahan

TAMA-Timothy John “Tim” Callahan, 68, of Tama, passed away March 31, 2026 at his home under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. ...

Amelia (Buffalo) Lasley

TAMA-Amelia (Buffalo) Lasley, 81, of Tama, passed away, Thursday, April 1, 2026. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Eagle Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Friday, April 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM ...

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 ...