OBITUARIES

Jul 5, 2018

Darlene Mae (Fankhauser) Strain, 78, of Portland, Oregon passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 8:22 am at Adventist Hospital after complications from hip surgery. Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 18th at 2:00 PM, Tipton Masonic Cemetery, with Rev. Brian Wilkins officiating. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com.

Darlene was born November...

Jun 22, 2018

Ralph Spies of Tipton passed on June 22, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness. Ralph was 91 years old. He was born to Ida and Andrew Spies on July 17, 1926 in Davenport. Ralph was married to Jean Rohwer on October 12, 1946. She proceeded him in death on April 26, 1982.

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Jun 19, 2018

Sharon Lee Voss, 79, of Rochester, stepped into eternity on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 with her family by her side while under the care of the Bird House Hospice Home in Iowa City. To honor her wishes there will be no formal services. You are welcome to share your condolences at www.fryfuneralhome.com. A memorial fund has been established in...

Jun 15, 2018

Jack D. Reeve, 88, of Tipton, entered eternity with his wife at his bedside on Friday, June 15, 2018 while under the care of the Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 23 at 11:00 am at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. The Rev. Norman Anderson will officiate. Visitation will be held...

Jun 8, 2018

Howard John Lausen, 97, formerly of Tipton, entered eternity Friday morning, June 8, 2018 while being a resident of the Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence, Iowa. Visitation and funeral services will be held on Monday, June 11, 2018 beginning at 10:00 am with funeral services beginning at 11:00 am at the First United Church of Christ, Tipton. The Rev....

Jun 8, 2018

Martin ‘Marty’ Patrick Fay, 73, of Tipton, died peacefully in his home on Friday, June 8, 2018. A memorial mass will celebrate his life on Tuesday, June 19, at 5:00 pm in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tipton with the Rev. Richard Okumo officiating. A time of visiting will be from 4:00 to 5:00 pm before the service. Burial...

Jun 6, 2018

Wilma N. Pearson, 90, of Tipton, entered eternity on Wednesday, June 6th in the Cedar Manor Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Friday, June 8th, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am, Zion Lutheran Church, Wilton, Iowa. A luncheon will follow then burial will take place in...

May 27, 2018

James F. Fields, 79, of Iowa City and formerly of Tipton, died peacefully in Mercy Hospital on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Family will receive friends at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton from 9:00 to 10:00am Friday, June 1st with memorial services to follow at 10:00am. Burial will take place in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery. A memorial fund has been...

May 26, 2018

Ronald James Stein, 82, of Rochester, died peacefully on Saturday, May 26, 2018 in the Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 11:00 am at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with Ron’s nephew, Jeffrey Dahlin, officiating. Burial will follow in the Rock Island Arsenal Cemetery with full military rites. The...

May 25, 2018

Susie Yerington, 62, stepped into eternity late Friday night on May 25, 2018 while being a patient in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 10:30 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton with the Rev. Ronald Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow in the Rochester Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May...

May 20, 2018

Alva ‘Alvie’ Garmon, 92, of Tipton, died peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:30 am at Fry Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be held on Thursday...

May 17, 2018

Beverly Diane Oldham, 85, of Tipton, stepped into eternity on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in the Cedar Manor Nursing Home, Tipton. Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018 from 9:30 until 11:00 am with memorial services beginning at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tipton. Pastor Beth Wartick will officiate.  Burial will follow the luncheon in...

Apr 27, 2018

Rocky LeRoy Brooks, 57, of Tipton, died peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2018 in his mother's home with his family by his side from lingering illness. His body was cremated and his family will remember him at a time and date to be determined. Rocky was born on April 25, 1961 in Vinton, Iowa. He was the son of...

Apr 26, 2018

Memorial services for Ann Marie Kofron, 78, of Tipton, Iowa will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, at 2:00 pm. Ann passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at U of I Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa after a short illness. In honoring Ann's final wishes, she was cremated and inurnment will be held...

Apr 25, 2018

Memorial services for Bryce John Werling, 88 years of age, of Tipton, Iowa will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Tipton at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. with luncheon and fellowship following. Bryce died peacefully on Wednesday, April 25th in his home after a courageous fight with COPD and liver...

Apr 13, 2018

Ronald 'Ronnie' Ray Cain, 61, of Tipton, died of respiratory failure on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, Iowa. A celebration of life with family and friends will be held Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Cedar Valley Park, Shelter #1. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Ronnie was one of...

Apr 2, 2018

Patricia 'Pat' Jane Tate, 95, of Tipton, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 in Cedar Manor, Tipton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 10:30 am, First United Methodist Church, Tipton. The Rev. Jenny Seylar will officiate. Burial will follow in the Red Oak Cemetery, Stanwood, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Thursday,...

Apr 2, 2018

Maurine (Struve) Forest, 95, passed away on Monday, April 2, at the Hiawatha Care Center. A memorial service will be held at the United Church of Christ in Tipton on Saturday, April 7. The family will greet friends beginning at 9:30 a.m. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon immediately after. Burial will...

Mar 26, 2018

Bobby 'Bob' Jean Allen, 81, of Tipton, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 30, 2018 from 9:00-11:00 am, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, with the funeral service to immediately follow at 11:00 am. Graveside service will conclude at Tipton Masonic Cemetery, with Military Honors. A memorial fund has...

Mar 21, 2018

Rosetta Katherine Thumma, 92, of Tipton, died peacefully with her family at her side at 11:50 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am and funeral services will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 24, 2018, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial will follow in the Stanwood Cemetery. A luncheon...