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Obituaries

Benjamin Bear

Benjamin David Bear, 65, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be ...

Mark Lasley

Mark Jay Lasley, 66, of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022 at UnityPoint-Marshalltown Medical Center. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Morgan Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake will be held ...

Brandon Ruopp

Brandon Ruopp, 39, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away unexpectedly on February 3, 2022. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Central Christian Church in Marshalltown with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 ...

Phillip Galloway

Phillip Ray Galloway, 94, of Marshalltown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, February 4, 2022. He was the son of Clyde and Orona Hammond Galloway of rural Albion. Graduating from Lamoille High School in 1944, he went on to serve in the Merchant Marines from 1945-1946. In ...

Marian Otta

Marian “Jo” Otta, 99, of rural Garwin, passed away on Friday, February 4th, 2022 at Premier Estates of Toledo. A Celebration of Life for Jo will be held at a later date in the spring. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice Home. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Jo ...

Wilma Watkins

Wilma Loretta (Cordes) Watkins, 97, of Grinnell, died on January 31, 2022, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A private family graveside service will be held at the Sheridan Cemetery on April 30. Memorials may be designated to the St. Francis Manor Foundation, Unity Point Hospice-Grinnell, or ...

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. A proud veteran, he attended Iowa State ...

Vivian “Manekawewa” Kapayou

Vivian “Manekawewa” Kapayou, 81, of Tama, passed away, Monday, January 31, 2022 at UnityPoint/Marshalltown Medical Center. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. Traditional Graveside Services will be held ...

Douglas Doran

Douglas James Doran, 58, of Victor, IA passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the U of I Hospital with his two sisters by his side. A private memorial will be at a later date. Douglas James was born on September 24, 1963 to James and Marlene Doran. He is preceded in death by his parents, ...

James Lacina

James P. “Jim” Lacina, 79, of Tama, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022 at his home surrounded by family due to a lengthy illness. Private Family Services will be held. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in rural Tama. A Public Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, ...