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Obituaries

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 ...

William Lester Jr.

William Crosby Lester, Jr., 63, of Inverness, and formerly of Tama, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital. Will was born May 10th, 1958, in Greenwood, to William Crosby Lester and Mollye Francis Watkins Lester. He worked as the Director of the ...

Lorraine Avery

The kind and selfless soul of Lorraine Pearl Avery, 98, passed away on March 5, 2022 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Warren Riley officiating. Interment will follow at ...

Michael Skala

Michael Edward Skala, 78, of Tama passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Tama with Father Michael McAndrew as ...

Roger Bartling

Roger William Bartling, 91, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at UnityPoint-Marshalltown Medical Center. It was his wish to be cremated and there will be no public services. Roger was born on July 8, 1930, in Otter Creek Township, Tama County, Iowa, the son of Emil and ...

Mary Nerness

Mary Elaine Nerness, 66, of Tama, passed away peacefully Monday, February 21, 2022, at her home in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 25, 2022, at 11:00 AM at the Tama Meskwaki Celebration Assembly of God Church in Tama with Pastor Kenny Mervin officiating. Interment will ...

Randy Dostal

Randy Lewis Dostal, 71, of Tama passed away on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022 at University Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Des Moines, under the care of Hospice of the Midwest. A graveside service with full military rites will be held on May 21 at 1 pm at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Tama. A ...

Gary Douglas

Gary Douglas, 72, of Tama, Iowa and formerly of Oil City Pennsylvania, passed away on the afternoon of February 18, 2022 at Mercy One Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at the Mitchell ...

Shirley Niedermann

Shirley Mae Niedermann, 76, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Shirley’s funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tama. Interment will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. Family and ...