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Paul Andrew Upah
Paul Andrew Upah
Tama
Paul Andrew Upah, 85, of Marshalltown and formerly of Tama, passed away Dec. 27, 2022, at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A memorial visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama, with a memorial Mass following at 10 a.m. at the church. Friends are welcome to join the family at the church Parish Center following the Mass for food and fellowship. Interment will be held at a future date at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Tama.
Survivors include his children, Becky Powell of Columbia, Mo., Karen Swenson (Jerry Fuller) of Toledo and Pam (Dave) Rickertsen of Clinton; seven grandchildren, Andy Patterson of Atlanta, Ga., Kellie (Bryan) Burger of Columbia, Mo., Brittany Powell (Jake Bowman) of Columbia, Mo., Erin Patterson (Jeff Lopshire) of Eldridge, Rochelle Childs (Alex Strehle) of Clinton, Cody Childs (Courtney Ubben) of Des Moines and Nina (Bryan) Anderson of Toledo; seven great-grandchildren, Brenden and Christopher Burger, Remington Bowman, Henry Lopshire, Braydan, Raena and Beckett Anderson; his twin sister, Pauline Mensing of North Dakota and sisters, MaryLou Van De Walle of Grinnell and Linda Dubois of Louisiana; and several nieces and nephews.
Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, Tama-Toledo, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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