Jason J. August
Mar 23, 2026
Jason Jay August, 52, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, at the Iowa River Hospice home surrounded by the love and strength of his family.
Born December 17, 1973, in Marshalltown, he was the oldest of three children born to John and Helen (Alpers) August. He was the best big brother, always the protector of the family. Jason...
Frances Marie Goetz
Mar 25, 2026
Frances “Fran” Marie Goetz, 86, of Marshalltown, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Unity Point Health- Marshalltown Hospital.
A Mass of Christian burial for Fran will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Parish- St. Henry Catholic Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour before the service, beginning at...
Kenneth "KC" Taft Jr.
Mar 23, 2026
Kenneth “KC” Taft Jr. age 77 of Beaman and formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the morning of March 23, 2026 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
Services for KC will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026 beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends...
Ronald Hutcheson
Mar 24, 2026
Ronald “Ron” E. Hutcheson, age 86, of Keller, TX and formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the morning of March 24, 2026 at the Heart-to-Heart Hospice Home in Ft. Worth, TX.
Graveside services for Ron will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026 beginning at 2:00 P.M. at the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Marshalltown. A visitation for friends...
Anita Grocholski
Mar 12, 2026
Anita Grocholski, 64, of Marshalltown, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
A Celebration of Life held by the family will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Vaughn’s Pub in Marshalltown. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.
Anita Buffington was born on February...
Johnnie E. Hitchings
Mar 21, 2026
Johnnie E. Hitchings, age 84, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the Iowa River Hospice Home, surrounded by his loving family.
Per Johnnie and his family’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service on Friday, April 10, 2026 starting at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens...
Richard L. Minser
Jan 4, 2026
Richard L. Minser, age 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Accura Healthcare.
Per Richard and his family’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family for a later designation....
Patricia McAlister
Feb 17, 2026
Patricia Anne McAlister passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 17, 2026. She was born to Milon and Lola Thatcher on March 21, 1927, and raised on the family farm in the close-knit community of Liscomb, Iowa.
Patricia graduated from Liscomb High School where she played 6 on 6 basketball and later played for the Gasoline Alley lady’s team...
Hazel Kerr
Dec 19, 2025
Hazel Kerr, age 95, of Ferguson, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Bickford Cottage in Marshalltown, under the care of Iowa River Hospice.
Hazel Arlene Goecke was born February 20, 1930 on the family farm in Lamoille, Iowa. She was the oldest of three children born to Leo “Emmett” and Ethel (Dunlap) Goecke....
Kathryn Ann Prather
Mar 24, 2026
Kathryn “Kathy” Prather (57) passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026 under the care of Suncrest Hospice at Traditions Memory Care of Newton. Per Kathy’s wishes cremation rites have been accorded. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later time. Memorials in Kathy’s name may be directed to the family for a later designation. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has...
Hazel Elizabeth Klar
Mar 22, 2026
Hazel Elizabeth Klar, 76, of Marshalltown, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
Memorial services held by the family will take place at a later time. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Hazel and her family.
Hazel Elizabeth Diller was born on July 29,...
Lyna (Ambler) Bru
Mar 20, 2026
Lyna Kae (Ambler) Bru, 69, A laugh and a smile we will never forget, passed away on Friday, March 20th, 2026, with her family by her side.
Lyna was born March 28th, 1956, she was number two of four girls, to Larry and Patricia Ambler of Garwin. Lyna lived in Marshalltown all of her 69 years.
She graduated from Garwin High School...
Joe L Miller
Mar 15, 2026
Joe L. Miller, age 67 of Sioux Falls, SD and formerly of Marshalltown, IA, passed away on the morning of March 15, 2026 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Funeral services for Joe will be held on Friday, March 27, 2026 beginning at 2:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A visitation for family...
MaryLou Gutting
Mar 15, 2026
MaryLou (Frana) Gutting, age 70 of Marshalltown, passed away in the comfort of her own home in care of her family and the support of Iowa River Hospice on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
MaryLou Barbara Frana was born on July 24, 1955 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Cyril Stephen and Mildred Marie (Hron) Frana. She attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School,...
Richard Goodman
Mar 14, 2026
Richard “Rich” Goodman, age 77, of State Center, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Iowa River Hospice, surrounded by his loving family, after courageously battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior...
William L. Mauseth
Mar 14, 2026
William “Bill” Mauseth, age 68 of LeGrand, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
William Lee Mauseth was born on May 31, 1957, the son of Robert and Inez Mauseth. He graduated from Marshalltown High School in the Class of 1975. Bill enlisted in the United States Navy, proudly serving his country from 1977 to 1980 as active duty, and until...
Lonnie Dean Clark
Mar 13, 2026
Lonnie Dean Clark, age 64 of Tama, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at his home.
Born on July 11, 1961, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, the third of five children born to Frank and Betty (Wilkinson) Clark. He attended Independence Schools. On August 11, 1979, Lonnie was united in marriage with Robin Reed.
In his younger years, Lonnie worked at...
Clifford Borsch
Mar 13, 2026
Clifford (Cliff) Borsch of LeGrand, IA passed away on Friday the 13th of March at Iowa River Hospice surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 21st, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, March 20th, 2026, evening from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. also at Mitchell Family Funeral Home....
Michael Davis
Mar 13, 2026
Michael Davis, age 73, of Albion, passed away on Friday, March 13th, at the Unity Point Marshalltown.
No formal services will be held per his request. He will be laid to rest in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Mike.
Born on July 1st, 1952, in Marshalltown, he was the son of Lloyd and Marian (Manion)...
Kay Stewart
Mar 13, 2026
Kay Elaine Stewart, 78, of State Center, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Harmony in Marshalltown and under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home.
Funeral services for Kay will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 5:00...