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Helen Jean (Dufour) Brown

Helen Jean (Dufour) Brown, 90, of Tama, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2026, at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, May 8, 2026, at 10:30 AM at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. A Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, May 8, 2026, from 9:30 AM until the time of service at the church. Interment will be held at a later date at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Tama. Jean is survived by her children: Jeff (Diane) Brown, of Chanhassen, Minnesota; Kathy (Daryl) Staker, of Tama, Iowa; Thomas (Lisa) Brown, of Gainesville, Georgia; and ...

Donald Wabaunasee

Donald Jay Wabaunasee, 64, of Phoenix, AZ and formerly of Tama, passed away, April 22, 2026, at his home due to natural causes. A Traditional Wake was held Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Bear Clan Ceremonial Building on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. A Traditional Graveside Service will be held Friday, May 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the McIntosh Cemetery on the Meskwaki Settlement, rural Tama. Survivors include his twin brother, Daniel (Waskonas) Wabaunasee; brothers: Alvin Wildcat, Deron (Shirley) Ward and Gilbert Brown; sisters, Kay Waseskuk and Jackie Lasley Ferneau; children, ...

Molly Butterfield

Molly Butterfield, 89, of Johnston and formerly of Marshalltown, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Cortland (Mary) Butterfield, Kathleen Stacey (Chuck Wood) and Shannen (Dara) Butterfield; eight grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren including her ‘honey buckets,’ who spent a lot of his early years with his Grandma Molly and her beloved Beagle. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to ...

Sandra Zmolek

Sandra Lucille Zmolek was born on November 19, 1937, in southern Tama county to Edward (Jody) and Gertrude (Duffy) Doyle. She was raised on an Iowa farm, attended a rural grade school near Toledo Iowa, graduating from Toledo High School in 1955. Following graduation, she was employed by the ...

Sharon Moss

Sharon Ann Moss, of Le Grand, IA, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026. Per Sharon and her family’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Sharon’s funeral service has been scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026, starting at 11:00 A.M. at the Le Grand Friends Church in Le Grand, Iowa. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation one-hour prior to the service, also at the church. Memorials in Sharon’s name may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice Home of Marshalltown. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted to care for Sharon and her family. To leave online ...

Beverly Squiers

Beverly Elizabeth Squiers, 83, of Chelsea, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 24th, 2026, due to complications from cancer, under the loving care of her family. A visitation will be held Thursday, April 30th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, Iowa. Funeral ...