Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa
Ruejean A. Hill
Sep 15, 2018
RueJean A. Hill, age 94, longtime Gilman area resident, passed away early in the morning hours of Saturday, September 15th, at the Solon Nursing Care Center in Solon. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 19th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be from noon until the service time. For condolences, please...
Violet Elaine Waterman
Sep 15, 2018
Violet Elaine Waterman, 82, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the morning of Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Iowa River Hospice Home with her loving family by her side. Memorial services for “Elaine” will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Jacob Rahrig officiating. Public visitation will be...
Marvin Duane Borton
Sep 15, 2018
Marvin Duane Borton left us to be reunited with his mother and other loved ones in heaven on September 15, 2018 at 12:50 a.m. Per Marv’s request there will be no funeral or visitation but a celebration of life at Vaughn’s Pub will be held on September 20 at 4:00 p.m. 22North 1st Ave. Marv was born on October...
Donald "Don" Spence
Sep 13, 2018
Donald “Don” David Spence, 84, of Haverhill, Iowa, passed away on the morning of Thursday, September 13, 2018, in the comfort of his own home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 22 at the Immaculate Conception Oratory in Haverhill with Fr. Alan Dietzenbach officiating. Don will be laid to rest in...
Max E Holubar
Sep 13, 2018
Max Eugene (Gene) Holubar, 93, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare. A funeral service will be held on September 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, with a burial at Rose Hill Memorial Garden. For condolences please visit www.Mitchellfh.com or call (641)-844-1234. Gene was born on January 7,...

Jerrell "Jerry" Willems
Sep 12, 2018
After a long illness Jerrell (Jerry) Willems, went to his heavenly home on the morning of Sept 12, 2018, surrounded by his daughters at Iowa River Hospice. Memorial services for Jerry will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Alex Post officiating. Public visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m....
Robert Wilkens
Sep 12, 2018
Robert John Wilkens, 87, formely of Gilman, passed away on September 12, 2018 at Grandview Heights Nursing and Rehab Center. A memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 18, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the Iowa River Hospice House...
Craig Laverne Spencer
Sep 11, 2018
Craig Laverne Spencer, Sr., 77, of Marshalltown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 11th at home with his wife by his side and under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Craig was born September 30, 1940, in Marshalltown to Scott Calvin and Daisy Johnson Spencer. Craig attended school in Marshalltown and was a multi-sport athlete, excelling in football and...
Mae Eckhart
Sep 6, 2018
Eva “Mae” Eckhart, 99, of Glenwood Place, formerly of Melbourne, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on (PLEASE NOTE) Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date....
Sherry Faye Roe
Sep 4, 2018
Sherry Roe, age 66, of Marshalltown, passed from this life early in the morning of Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the Unity Point Health in Keokuk, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown Iowa. Please dress casual in honor of Sherry. Memorials may be...
Deacon Irvin Vaske
Sep 2, 2018
Deacon Irvin F. Vaske, 85, of Marshalltown, Iowa fulfilled his original marriage vow of getting to heaven with his wife’s faithful prayers. His death came peacefully on the early morning of Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Iowa Veterans Home with his loving family by his side. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September...
Dorothy Evans
Sep 2, 2018
Dorothy Marquerite Evans, daughter of Charles E. and Edith V. (Nelson) Evans, was born December 20, 1920, at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa. She died September 2, 2018, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada, Iowa, at the age of 97. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed on March 29, 1931, at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon. She graduated...
Charlotte Appelgate
Sep 1, 2018
Charlotte Marie Rowden Appelgate, 99, of Marshalltown,passed away peacefully at Grandview Heights Nursing Center on September 1,Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2018, atFirst United Methodist Church in Marshalltown, at 1:30 p.m. with a visitation at the church on Wednesday, September 5, from 5-7 p.m. For condolences please visit www.Mitchellfh.com or call (641)-844-1234. Charlotte was born...
Leonard Raum
Aug 31, 2018
Leonard Carl Raum, 89, of Gladbrook, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2018 with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home at 10:30, with a public visitation held on Wednesday, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home starting at 5:00 and ending at 7:00 p.m. Memorial...
Hilda White
Aug 31, 2018
Hilda White, age 90, fondly known as the “First Lady of the White House” of Marshalltown, passed away in the peace of her daughter’s home in Grundy Center while in care of Compassus Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on...
Ron Riemenschneider
Aug 29, 2018
Ronald “Ron” Ernest Riemenschneider, age 81, passed away in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family, on August 29, 2018. A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in State Center at 10:00 a.m. The public visitation will held on Tuesday, September 4, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church...
Mary Quam
Aug 28, 2018
Under the bright light of a full moon Mary Quam passed from this life to another. Mary Ann Sanem was born on March 13, 1931 (Yes it was a Friday the 13th) in Sheldon, IA. The good luck of Friday the 13th followed her through a happy childhood on the Hayes Family Farm near Archer, Iowa. She shared many...
Les Snider
Aug 27, 2018
Les Snider, 61, of Marshalltown, on Monday, August 27, 2018, at home.Les had requested cremation with no services. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Les and his family Leslie Wayne Snider was born in Marshalltown, Iowa; he was the son of Donald and Carolyn Ewalt Snider. Les attended...
Betty Arterburn
Aug 27, 2018
Betty P. Arterburn went to be with the Lord on August 27, 2018. She was born Betty Joh Powell, daughter of James Dennis and Sarah Edith (Sheets) Powell on April 27, 1927 in Lewistown, Missouri. She graduated from Edina Missouri High School in 1945. Funeral services for Betty will be held on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 10:00 a.m....
Donald Goodman
Aug 26, 2018
Donald Goodman, age 81, of rural Marshalltown, passed away in the peace of his home with family at his side and in care of the Iowa River Hospice on the evening of Sunday, August 26th. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 30th, at the Immaculate Conception Oratory in Haverhill with Fr. Don...