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Obituaries

Larry Smith

Larry H. Smith, 86, of Tama, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022, from complications of COPD at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. He was born February 12, 1936, in Reinbeck, Iowa, the son of Howard H. Smith and Lorraine Cecilia (Ferry) Smith. The family later moved to Toledo, Iowa. ...

Marvin Wente

Marvin W. Wente, 88, formerly of Toledo, Cedar Falls, and Waverly, died Friday, January 21, 2022, at Harmony House in Waterloo. Born in rural Bremer to the late Fred and Hilda (Mueller) Wente, Marv served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a proud veteran. Marv was ...

LaDonna Garcia

LaDonna Marie Garcia, 51, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Visitation was held Monday, May 9, 2022, from 1-2 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. A Traditional Wake was held Monday evening at the Fox Clan Ceremonial ...

Penny Roberts

Penny Lynn Roberts, 66, of Toledo and formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Memorial Visitation will be held Sunday, May 22, 2022, from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with a Graveside Service following at ...

Karen Kearney

Karen M. Kearney, 82, lifelong resident of Garwin, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial for Karen will take place on Friday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Tama. She will be laid to rest at St. ...

Donna Brower

Donna Rae Brower, 90, formerly of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away peacefully at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Reunion Court of The Woodlands, Texas where she resided since 2018. She was born on December 28, 1931 in Tama County, Iowa one of eleven children to parents Arthur and Eva ...

Chaille Morgan

Chaille Simone Morgan, 27, of Tama, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home. A Traditional Wake will be held Tuesday evening, March 29, 2022 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2022 ...

Ellsworth Cizek

Ellsworth Charles Cizek went to see the Lord and all his friends on March 21, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10:30 AM at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Traer, IA with Father Anthony Boahen Nketiah as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Paul's ...

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson, 85, of Grinnell, died on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at UnityPoint Allen Medical Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. A celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, March 25, 2022 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Burial with military honors will be held at Hazelwood Cemetery ...

Charles Wiese

Charles Herbert Wiese, 93, Denver, Co., died Friday, March 4. Charles was born March 4, 1929 in Highland Township south of Montour to Charlie and Hazel Stevenson Wiese. Charles graduated from Marshalltown High School and trained in Minnesota for his lifetime career as an electrician. In 1959 ...