OBITUARIES

Mar 9, 2021

***  Due to inclement weather conditions preventing family from arriving in time, all services for Gene have been rescheduled for Thursday, March 18, 2021. ***

Eugene “Gene” Henry Morrow, 85, of Tipton, passed into eternity on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Windmill Manor Nursing Home in Coralville, IA. On Thursday, March 18, 2021, the First United Church...

Feb 16, 2021

Virginia “Ginny” Lee Bena formerly of Tipton, entered into eternity on February 16, 2021 while under the care of the Guttenberg Care Center.  Private funeral services were held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 1:00pm at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, Iowa with Rev. Ronald Lashmit, officiating.  Burial: St Bridget’s Cemetery in the Nolan Settlement. Family requests memorials to be...

Feb 15, 2021

Frances Darlene Thumma, 96, of Tipton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 15, 2021, after losing her 14-year battle with Alzheimer’s at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton, IA. A private family funeral will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Fry Funeral Home and will be officiated by...

Feb 14, 2021

Frances Marion Ahrens, 95, of Tipton, passed peacefully into eternity on Sunday, February 14, 2021, after suffering a stroke and while under the care of Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton. On Friday, February 19, 2021, Fry Funeral Home will host a Visitation at noon, immediately followed by Funeral Services at 1:00 pm and conclude with burial services in...

Feb 12, 2021

Margaret Elaine Seebeck, 94, of Tipton IA, formerly of Bennett IA, entered eternity on February 12, 2021.  She was under the care of the Cedar Manor Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life will be held on August 14, 2021 at 11:00 at Fry Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Inland Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa.  Online condolences may be shared at...

Feb 3, 2021

Craig Steven Pearson, ‘Worm’ , 62, of Tipton, died suddenly on Wednesday evening, February 3, 2021. In accordance with Craig’s wishes, he will be cremated. Services to be held at a later date include, a private family only Graveside Service at Rochester Cemetery, Tipton, IA and a Celebration of Life Service that will be open to the public. In...

Feb 2, 2021

Irene Elsie Rowold, 93, of Tipton, entered into eternity on Wednesday, February 2, 2021, while under the care of Hospice at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA. On Monday, February 8, 2021, Fry Funeral Home will be hosting a private, family only Funeral Service at 10:30 AM. Irene will then be laid to rest in the Lowden Cemetery, Lowden, IA....

Jan 31, 2021

Viola Winefred (Wilke) Koch, 102, formerly of Tipton, entered eternity on Sunday, January 31, 2021, while at Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty, IA. On Saturday, February 6, 2021, Fry Funeral Home will be hosting a Visitation from 12 noon to 1:00 PM, and a Funeral Service at 1:00 PM.  Graveside Service will follow at 2:00 PM, at the...

Jan 21, 2021

Janice Beryle (McQuillen) McCrea, 94, of Olin entered into eternity on January, 21, 2021, after suffering a stroke while under rehabilitative care at the Monticello Nursing Home, Monticello, IA. Celebrant Jay Jacobson, will officiate Janice’s Graveside Service at 1:00 PM, on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, IA. In lieu of flowers, and in Janice’s...

Jan 14, 2021

Loyce Louise (Jones) Lampe, 96, of Tipton, passed into eternity in the early hours of Thursday, January 14, 2021, while at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA, under the care of Hospice for complications resulting from an unexpected fall. All services will be held on Monday, January 18, 2021. Fry Funeral Home will host a Visitation at 10:00 am, immediately...

Jan 13, 2021

Harry Delmar Donald, 87, of Bennett, IA, died Wednesday evening, January 13, 2021, while under hospice care in his home from complications due to cancer. On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, Fry Funeral Home will host a private Funeral Service at 12:30 PM. The service will be immediately followed by a graveside committal service, with military honors, at the Inland...

Jan 8, 2021

Ruth Naomi (Brodersen) Chalmers, 84, of Tipton, entered into eternal rest in the early hours of Friday, January 8, 2021, while under the care of hospice at her home. On Sunday, January 10, 2021, the Tipton Bible Church will be hosting a Visitation at 2:00 PM, immediately followed by a Funeral Service at 3:00 PM. Committal Services will be...

Jan 1, 2021

Barbara Ellen (Birch) Wallace, 84, of Tipton, entered eternity after losing her battle with cancer, on January 1, 2021 while under the care of the Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab Center in Mechanicsville. Visitation will be held at Fry Funeral Home, on Monday, January 4, 2021 from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Jan...

Dec 18, 2020

Doris Janet Tenley, 88, of Stanwood, entered into her eternal rest on her birthday, December 18, 2020, in the comfort of her home with her family at her side. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 21, 2020, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 10:00 am,...

Dec 14, 2020

Gladys Jean (Thurston) Simmons, 84, passed into eternity while surrounded by loving family at her home on the evening of Monday, December 14, 2020, after losing her battle with cancer. Family will hold a public graveside service at 11:00 am on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery with Rev. Ron Lashmit officiating. In memory of Gladys,...

Nov 30, 2020

Kent Joseph Penningroth, 62, of Nipomo, California, formerly of Tipton, Iowa, entered eternity October 27, 2021, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 3, at 4:00 p.m. at Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Arroyo Grande, California; and Saturday, November 6, at 10:30 a.m. in Red Oak Grove Church near Tipton, Iowa, with...

Nov 29, 2020

Ronald Warn Voss, 84, of Riverside, Iowa died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest, on Sunday evening, November 29, 2020, while at his home. In remembrance of Ronald, there will be a private family graveside service at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery, on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 1:30 pm. Attendees will be expected to wear a mask. Family asks that all...

Nov 21, 2020

Leo Gene Ford, 77, Rochester, IA, entered eternity on Saturday evening, November 21, 2020, while under the care of Iowa City Hospice, at his home and with family by his side. A graveside service, with full military honors, will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, IA. Attendees will be expected...

Nov 20, 2020

George Earnest Foster, 74, of Davenport, passed peacefully away on Friday, November 20, 2020 while under the care of the Good Samaritan Society. Funeral and burial services will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the graveside service will be private. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. George,...

Nov 19, 2020

Arline Vaughan Miller, June 16, 1916 – November 19, 2020 Arline Miller, the daughter of John B. and Anna S. Vaughan, died November 19, 2020 in Tigard, Oregon at the age of 104. Growing up in the eastern Iowa hamlet of Bennett, she graduated from the University of Iowa in 1938 in journalism. She always followed Hawkeye baseball fervently...