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Obituaries

Ken Moffett

On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Kenneth Moffett, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at age 75. Ken was born on August 30, 1945 at the family home in Montour, IA, to Murry and Carole (Smith) Moffett. The route from junior farm mechanic to college instrumentation specialist ...

Elmer “Fudd” Roberts Jr. “Mi-twi-ya”

MONTOUR-Elmer "Fudd" Roberts Jr. "Mi-twi-ya", 66, of Montour, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Montour under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Meskwaki ...

Gaylord Joe Lyon

Gaylord Joe Lyon, 92, of Toledo, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River Hospice. The family is planning a Celebration of Life at a later date. An eminent dairy industry leader, Joe was born on November 10, 1928 in Toledo, Iowa, ...

Jerry Van Ommen

Jerry Clarence Van Ommen of Toledo, Iowa passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. He was born in Tracy, Iowa on June 28, 1940 to Garry and Irma (Grandia) Van Ommen. He grew up in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He worked for M&STL Railroad and Ideal Ready Mix. On Oct. 2, ...

Marilee Renee Sanache-Perez

Marilee Renee Sanache-Perez, 46, of Tama, passed away, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her daughter's home under the care of Hospice Compassus. A Traditional Wake will be held Thursday evening, January 14, 2021 at the Fox Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. ...

Shirley Irene Polka

Shirley Irene Polka, 88, of Marshalltown, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Parish-St. Mary's Church in Marshalltown with Father Alan ...

George Donald Biggs Jr.

MONTOUR-George Donald Biggs Jr., 42, of Montour, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Altoona Nursing and Rehab Center under the care of UnityPoint Hospice of Des Moines. A Graveside Service will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Maple Hill Cemetery in Montour. George was ...

Karen K. Prusha

Karen K. Prusha, 57, of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Karen was born on January 18, 1963 to Nicholas and Jean (Dolash) Kriegel in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was a graduate of South Tama ...

Eldon L. Joy

TAMA-Eldon L. Joy, 72, of Tama, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 at UnityPoint Health- Marshalltown. Traditional Graveside Services will be held Monday, January 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement in rural Tama. A Traditional Wake was held Sunday evening ...

Laura Jane Novotny Prendergast

Laura Jane Novotny Prendergast, 99, formerly of Princeton and Arlington, Illinois, died January 3, 2021, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Laura was born on May 20, 1921, in Tama, Iowa, the youngest of seven children of Bertha Anna Schultz (Sulc) and Edward Novotny, a switchman for the ...