Obituaries

Gene Franklin Banes

March 12, 2026 News Department

Gene Franklin Banes, 85, of Toledo, passed away Friday, February 27, 2026 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama under the care of Iowa River…

Jean Leise

March 9, 2026 News Department

Jean Leise, 72, of Albion, IA went to meet her Lord on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown….

Thomas A. “Tom” Podhajsky

March 2, 2026 News Department

Thomas A. “Tom” Podhajsky, 81, of Garwin, passed away Monday, February 23, 2026 at his home under the care of Unity Point Hospice. A Mass…

John W Conrad III

February 11, 2026 News Department

John W Conrad III, 74, of Conrad, IA passed away Monday, February 9, 2026, at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids, IA….

Larry D. “Conk” Anderson

February 9, 2026 News Department

Larry D. “Conk” Anderson, 90, of Tama, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. A Funeral Service will…

Keith Bloomquist

January 19, 2026 News Department

Keith Bloomquist, 79, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m.,…

Lyle Francis White

January 19, 2026 News Department

Lyle Francis White, 93, of Tama, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Birkwood Village in Toledo with his family at his side under…

Betty Jean Krezek

January 12, 2026 News Department

Betty Jean Krezek, 87, of Traer, passed away, Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Emery Place in Robins, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be…

Jeffrey Crouch

December 29, 2025 News Department

Jeffrey Crouch, age 71 of rural Everly, IA, passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday, December 19, 2025. A memorial service…

Joyce (Beckner) Damon

December 18, 2025 News Department

Joyce (Beckner) Damon, 90, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Tama, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 surrounded by her family and under the…

Kenneth L. Hoff

December 18, 2025 News Department

Kenneth L. Hoff, 92 of Conrad, IA passed away, Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad. Memorial services will be 11:00…

Daniel Phillip Chyma

December 17, 2025 News Department

Daniel Phillip Chyma, 77, of Tama, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Funeral Services will be held Friday,…

Dr. Mark Macke

December 15, 2025 News Department

Dr. Mark Macke, 77, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025, at UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines,…

Dr. Mark Macke

December 15, 2025 News Department

Dr. Mark Macke, 77, of Marshalltown, IA passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025, at UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines,…

Kerri Erin Ketcham

December 4, 2025 News Department

Kerri Erin Ketcham, 47, of Albion, Iowa passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at UnityPoint Health in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services for…

Randall William Van Dee

November 20, 2025 News Department

Randall William “Randy” Van Dee, 61, of Brooklyn, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at UnityPoint-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Funeral Service will be…

Larry McKibben

November 11, 2025 News Department

Larry McKibben, 78, of Marshalltown, IA passed away peacefully Sunday, November 9, 2025, at The Willows of Marshalltown from Alzheimer’s Disease. Funeral services will be…

Rebecca Ann Murty

November 10, 2025 News Department

Rebecca Ann Murty, 79, died on Friday, November 7, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. It was her wish to be cremated…

Merle Lee Lacina

October 20, 2025 News Department

Merle Lee Lacina, 79, of Toledo, passed away Monday, October 20, 2025 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama. Visitation will be held Thursday, October…

Verlene Ann Horbach,

October 20, 2025 News Department

Verlene Ann Horbach, 89, of Toledo, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian…