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Obituaries

Duane Albertsen

DYSART-Duane Paul Albertsen, 93, of Dysart, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024 at the Lutheran Living Communities in Vinton under the care of Hospice Compassus. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Dysart with Pastor Mark Urlaub ...

Milo P. Hala

On July 18th, 2024, Milo Hala took his last breath in the same bedroom he took his very first breath 87 years ago. He peacefully passed away surround by his children at home on the family farm. Milo was born to Frank and Sylvia (Kalina) Hala on October 30, 1936, in the house his dad, Frank, and ...

Kathryn “Kathy” Mochal

Kathy Mochal, 74, of Cedar Rapids, passed away July 7, 2024 at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospice in Cedar Rapids due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. A Memorial Mass will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow ...

Joseph Brewer

TOLEDO-Joseph P. Brewer, 73, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024, at his daughter’s home under the care of Unity-Point Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Tama VFW. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Brewer, of Toledo; their ...

Kevin Hintermeister

TOLEDO-Kevin Shayne Hintermeister, 66, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, July 14, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Tama. Kevin Shayne Hintermeister was born on April 28, 1958, in Muscatine, Iowa ...

Janice Goettsch

Janice Storjohann- Goettsch, 87, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the evening of July 6, 2024 at UnityPoint Health Marshalltown. A visitation for Janice will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024 from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held ...

Burtis “Randy” Bible

TAMA-Burtis “Randy” Bible, 64, of Tama, passed away, Monday, July 8, 2024 at home due to a sudden illness. Services will be held at a later date in Hitchita, Oklahoma. Burtis was born on November 11, 1959, in Claremore, OK, the son of Burtis Wilmot and Norma Jean (Sampson) Bible. He ...

Ollie Kremenak

Ollie Lillian Kremenak, 101, formerly of Clutier, IA passed away July 4, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA with family by her side. Daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Sokol) Blaha, born June 2, 1923 in rural Chelsea, Iowa. At the age of 4 Ollie started at Salt Creek #2 rural school ...

Marlene Dolezal

Marlene K. Dolezal (Ferriss), aged 88, passed away on July 5, 2024, at Unity Point Hospital in Marshalltown, IA. She was born to Warren and Ruth (Spinler) Ferriss on Feb 1, 1936 and spent her childhood in Toledo, IA where she also attended school. In 1955 she married Hubert Dolezal at the ...

Lawrence Brezina

Lawrence J. Brezina, age 90, of Rural Tama County, passed away on June 17, 2024, in Toledo, Iowa. He was born on February 20, 1934. He moved to the farm in 1938. Lawrence was a loving husband to Doris Brezina and a cherished father to Rick Doty, Diane (George) Queck, and Tina (Rob) Forbes. He ...