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Obituaries

Patricia Williams

Patricia (Pat) Williams, 70, of Le Grand, Iowa, passed away on November 11, 2021 at Pella’s Comfort House after a short battle with cancer. Pat was born in Marshalltown in 1951 to Ferdinand Leslie and Helen Scofield. She spent her childhood in Montour, Iowa and graduated in 1969 from South ...

Linda Fink

Linda Reed Fink, of Iowa City, IA, passed away on November 14, 2021. To celebrate the life and legacy of Linda, a remembrance service will be held Saturday December 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church, where a gathering for friends and family will begin at 10:00 AM until the ...

David Dvorak

David John Dvorak, 85, of Elberon, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 following a brief illness surrounded by his family at the Keystone Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael ...

Helen Forbes

Helen Barbara Forbes was born on March 30, 1949, the daughter of Elsie and Joseph Vesely. She attended the South Tama Public Schools, graduating in 1967. Helen married Harold Boldt. They were blessed with three children. They later divorced. Helen worked at Traer Mfg. for many years. There ...

Rev. Charles Tweed

Rev. Charles Ullum Tweed, 75, of North Liberty, died Friday, November 5, 2021, at New London Specialty Care. He was born August 3, 1946 in Marshalltown to Omar Gordon and Laura LuRee Blake Tweed. On May 28, 1967, he married Jean Percilla Capen in Middletown, Connecticut. He graduated from ...

Sister Monica Zmolek

Sister Monica Zmolek, OSF, went home to God on Thursday at the Franciscan Villa in Syracuse, NY. Sister was born in Clutier, Iowa to Anton and Hilda Benda Zmolek. She was 93 years of age and had been a Sister of St. Francis for 74 years. Sister received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from ...

Judy Dolash

On October 31, 2021, Judy Lorene (Paustian) Dolash of Toledo, entered into eternal rest at the age of 73, while at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Cremation was chosen and no funeral service will be held. Judy was born on June 29, 1948, at Marshalltown Community Hospital and was the ...

Shirley Appelgate

Shirley Appelgate, 94, of West Palm Beach, Florida and formerly of Toledo, Iowa entered into the gates of heaven on the morning of October 31, 2021 at Trustbridge Hospice in West Palm Beach Florida. Services for Shirley will be held on Monday, November 8, 2021 at the Mitchell Family Funeral ...

Betty Anderson

Betty Marie (Hanus) Anderson, 88 years, of Toledo and formerly of Brooklyn, Iowa, passed away on Friday October 29, 2021, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center under the care of St. Croix Hospice. A Celebration of Life will be held on May 7, 2022 with the time to be announced later at ...

Richard Benda

Richard William “Busch” Benda, 74, of Tama, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at UnityPoint-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. There will be no services at this time. Richard was born on October 2, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of William and Iva (Hansen) Benda. He ...