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Obituaries

Marilyn Hicks

Marilyn K. Hicks, age 88 of Marshalltown, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Harmony Marshalltown. Born Marilyn Kay Vileta on January 22, 1937, the daughter of Arnold and Marie (Caloud) Vileta at home in Tama. She graduated from Tama High School ...

Cesar Zamarron Gomez

Cesar R. Zamarrón Gómez, de 58 años, de Toledo, Iowa, falleció el martes 18 de noviembre de 2025 en el Hospital UPH- St. Luke’s en Cedar Rapids. Se invita a familiares y amigos a asistir a la visitacion el lunes 24 de noviembre de 2025 de 9:00 A.M. a 11:00 A.M. en la Iglesia Católica ...

Randall “Randy” Van Dee

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

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 ...

Betty Chantland

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 ...

Lyle Feisel

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 ...

Frances Prusha

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 ...

Rebecca Murty

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 ...

Patsy Swailes

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 ...

Pamela Kratoska

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 ...