BROOKLYN-Randall William “Randy” Van Dee, 61, of Brooklyn, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at UnityPoint-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at St. ...
Ellen Clemens, age 76, of Tama, Iowa passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Sunny Hill Care Center. Per Ellen and her family’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and no formal services have been scheduled at this time. Mitchell Family Funeral Home of Marshalltown ...
Lyle Dean Feisel passed away on November 5, 2025 in Chestertown, MD at the age of 90. Lyle was born on October 16, 1935, in Tama, IA, to Clyde and Clara (Ehlers) Feisel. He attended a one-room elementary school and graduated from Tama High School. Assisted by the GI Bill, he earned a ...
Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Chantland, age 93, of Ames, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025, at Bethany Life in Story City. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 11:00 am at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th St, Ames, IA 50010. There was a one-hour ...
TAMA-Rebecca Ann Murty, 79, died on Friday, November 7, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. It was her wish to be cremated and there will be a Celebration of Life at a future date. Rebecca was born on December 20, 1945, to William and Gwendolyn (Glass) Spalding in Virginia. She ...
Frances Prusha, 91, of Tama, Iowa, died on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at her son, Jody’s home after her battle with cancer. Fran is survived by a daughter, Lynne (Kurt) Wallace, of Mount Ayr; three sons: Jody Prusha, of Tama, Jamie Prusha, of Cedar Rapids, and Patrick (Linda) Prusha, of ...
Pamela Kratoska, 76, passed away on November 3, 2025, at Living Center West in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Pamela’s favorite pastimes included shopping, dining out and attending plays and concerts. She was known for her boundless generosity and deep love for her family. Born in Cedar Rapids, to ...
Patsy Yoshino Oshiro Morris Swailes, 94, of Dubuque, formerly of Belle Plaine and Tama, died peacefully on November 9, at Bethany Home. Patsy was born on January 5, 1931, in Wahiawa, Territory of Hawaii, the daughter of Chozun and Matsuru Oshiro. She attended local schools and graduated in 1949 ...
TOLEDO-RLou H. Snyder, 91, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at her home under the care of UnityPoint Hospice in Grinnell. RLou’s wishes were to be cremated and have her and husband James’ ashes buried in his hometown of Glidden, Iowa, next to his parents. RLou was born on ...
Deana Keahna, a proud member of the Meskwaki Nation, walked on to the Spirit World on October 27, 2025, at the age of 66. Deana is survived by her children: Deanna Cook (Ken Cook) of Oskaloosa, Jerred Merrill of Ottumwa, and Aaron Merrill (Angelica Merrill) of Urbandale; her grandchildren, ...