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Obituaries

Dale Allen Blackcloud Jr.

Dale Allen Blackcloud Jr., 38, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki Cemetery on the Meskwaki ...

Doris Elaine McClure

Doris Elaine McClure, 87, of Tama, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at UnityPoint/Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. A Private Graveside Service will be held Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held ...

Nancy Smouse

Nancy Smouse, 89, passed away on Thursday, February 4th, at EveryStep Kavanaugh House in Des Moines, with her loving family at her side. Nancy, formally of Montour, Iowa, had resided at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown since 2016. Born on August 8th, 1931, in Toledo, Iowa, she was the ...

Sharon Kay Yuska

TOLEDO-Sharon Kay Yuska, 83, of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Tama Meskwaki Assembly of God Church, 900 E. 5th St., Tama with ...

Courtney Cathleen (Lyon) Larson

Courtney Cathleen (Lyon) Larson passed away at age 42 on Feb. 14, 2020, three weeks after being diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor. Courtney was born on May 6, 1977 in Marshalltown, IA, the firstborn child of Bob and Kathy Lyon of rural Traer, and Ames, IA. She ...

Dale Willard Speckner

TOLEDO-Dale Willard Speckner, 93, of Toledo and formerly of Shellsburg, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama with Pastor Steve Brant ...

Winifred “Winnie” Elizabeth (Lynch) Haney

Winifred "Winnie" Elizabeth (Lynch) Haney passed away at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan 31, 2021. Winnie was born on September 26, 1958 to John & Winifred (Coughlin) Lynch in Ottumwa, Iowa. Winnie grew up on a farm in Melrose/Georgetown, Iowa. She was the second ...

Sister Ludmilla Benda

Sister Ludmilla Benda, R.S.M., Beloved Sister of Mercy for 73 years. Honored Citizen of Davenport, Iowa. Devoted daughter of the late Agnes nee Staricky & John E. Benda of Toledo, IA. Cherished sister of the late Hilda & Anton Zmolek, Cyril & Alba Benda, Martha & Richard ...

Robert Anthony Novak

Robert Anthony Novak, 61, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. He was born May 9, 1959 to Bernard and Doris (Novotny) Novak. Robert graduated from South Tama High School. He moved to Des Moines in 1990 where he enjoyed working at different restaurants and ...

Dawn Diane Neville

Dawn Diane Neville, (age - Per Dawn is just a state of mind) of Wylie, TX passed peacefully at Faith Presbyterian Hospice on January 26, 2021. Dawn led a brave battle from kidney disease for several years, but determined it was time to leave this earth for a better place. Dawn was born on ...