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Obituaries

Larabeth Bader

Larabeth Ann (Folsom) Bader was born on October 23, 1935, in Clear Lake, to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Bardsley) Folsom. She grew up in Mason City, graduating from Mason City High and then Iowa State Teachers College, with a bachelor’s degree in music. When teaching music and English in the La ...

Marley Bacon

Marley Bacon, 85, of Garwin, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 27, 2023, under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 4 at Garwin Valley Community Church in Garwin with Pastor Seth Hedman officiating. He will be laid to rest in the ...

Ruth Tomlinson

Ruth Ann (Yanda) Tomlinson, 97, formerly of Tama and Toledo, Iowa, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Southridge Specialty in Marshalltown. Services for Ruth will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at the Stavanger Friends Church. Visitation was Thursday, November 2 ...

Larry “Monk” Shefchik, 84

Larry “Monk” Shefchik, 84, of Toledo, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, at his step-daughter’s home in Toledo under the care of UnityPoint Hospice. A family burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama, at a later date. Larry was born on May 12, 1939, in Tama, Iowa, the ...

Logun Lee Freese, 23

Logun Lee Freese, 23, of Tama, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be ...

Gary Duane Lamb, 86

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Duane Lamb, 86, of Chelsea, Iowa, on September 26, 2023, at the Brooklyn Community Estate in Brooklyn, IA. In his last days, Papa Lamb left this life for greener pastures surrounded by his wife, children, grandchildren, and a great ...

Ellen Marie Reinig

Ellen Marie Reinig, a kind and welcoming individual known for her great sense of humor, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023, at Windsor Manor in Nevada, Iowa, with her loving family at her side. Ellen was born March 19, 1939, in Buckeye, Iowa, the daughter of Ray Martin and Irean Ruth ...

Daniel Rathjen, 72

Daniel Rathjen, 72, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his home from a brain tumor. He died surrounded by his family and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. A Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 4 to 7 PM at Grace Community Church in Toledo. A Memorial ...

Albert Earl “Al” Kremenak, 93

Albert Earl “Al” Kremenak, 93, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, October 13, 2023, from 4-7 ...

Ivan Patrick Ternus, 85

Ivan Patrick Ternus, 85, of Tama, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at UnityPoint-Allen Hospital in Waterloo. A Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. A Memorial Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 11, 2023, ...