Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa
Shirly Ann Miller
May 14, 2017
Shirly Ann Miller (Smuck), 77, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. A public visitation will be held on Friday, May 19, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. For...
Edith Lapour
May 14, 2017
Edith Alberta Lapour, 96, of Marshalltown, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services for Edith will be held on Friday, May 19, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service starting at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may...
Barbara Baltisberger
May 13, 2017
Barbara Baltisberger, 92, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away, Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Grandview Heights Nursing and Rehab Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the Mitchell Family...

Jaxson Allen Ryerson
May 12, 2017
Jaxson Allen Ryerson rejoined his sister Piper Jayde and brother Landon Craig in Heaven on the evening of Friday, May 12th in the arms of his loving parents at the U of I hospitals under the care of many great Doctors and Nurses. Private family services will be held for Jaxson. He will be laid to rest at Chapel...
James Fitz
May 12, 2017
James B. Fitz (Jim), 79, of Melbourne, Iowa, passed away on the morning of Friday, May 12, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim was born spring 1938, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Eugene and Hazel (Wehrman) Fitz. He was raised and educated in Van Cleve. He was proud of having played on the Van Cleve...
Thelma Bryant
May 10, 2017
Thelma Lillian Bryant ("TLB"), age 100, of Marshalltown, Iowa, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Hawkeye Care Center with her loving daughter, Beverly, at her side. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m., at First Church of the Nazarene in Marshalltown. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Memorials may...
Marie Hendrickson
May 9, 2017
Marie Hendrickson, 104, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in the comfort of her own home, with her loving daughter by her side. Following Maries wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. The family will be holding a private celebration of life for Marie at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed...
Dennis Karl
May 8, 2017
Dennis Eugene Karl, age 76, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Monday May 8, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. He was born on January 22, 1941 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, to Thomas and Vera (Kruger) Karl. Graveside services for Dennis will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Iowa Veterans...

Thomas Palmer
May 7, 2017
Thomas Palmer, 64, of Marshalltown, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Services for Thomas will be held at a later date by his family. 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 Thomas and his family. Memorial...

Jerry Ahrens
May 6, 2017
Jerry Ahrens was born September 24, 1934 in Kimberly, Minnesota. His family moved to the Grinnell, Iowa area when he was a teenager. He was united in marriage to Freda D. Claybrook on June 18, 1955. They made their home in the Grinnell area until moving north of Gilman in 1968. Jerry had a variety of jobs as a...
Joseph Goodman
May 3, 2017
Joseph Mark Goodman passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 10:30 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Oratory in Haverhill Iowa, with Father Don Czapla officiating. Joseph Mark Goodman was born on May 31, 1955 in Marshalltown, Iowa to the proud parents of Joseph and Gladys (Neuroth) Goodman. Mark...
Ralph Smouse
May 3, 2017
Ralph Miles Smouse, 83, of Marshalltown, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services for Ralph will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 4:00 p.m. Burial will be held at...
Jack Frost
May 2, 2017
Jack Frost, 81, of Le Grand passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 10:30 at the Le Grand Friends Church with Pastor Alan Mullikin officiating. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, May 4, at the Le Grand Friends Church from...

Richard Hubble
May 1, 2017
Richard M Hubble, 63, of Reinbeck, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Memorial services for Richard will be scheduled by the family at a later date.
Mary Perkins
Apr 30, 2017
Mary Perkins, 81, of Conrad passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center in Conrad, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Memorials may...
Frances Howard
Apr 28, 2017
Frances Howard, 99, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Southridge Specialty Care in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Iowa River Church of the Brethren near Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorials may be directed...
Ned Trowbridge
Apr 27, 2017
Ned (Ted) Alfonse Trowbridge, Jr., 96, of Lenox, IA, formerly of Marshalltown, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with visitation being held one hour before the service at 10:00 a.m....
Isaiah Jacob Parker
Apr 26, 2017
Isaiah Jacob Parker, 21, passed away early Wednesday morning on April 26, 2017, at Central Iowa Healthcare due to an injury. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service time at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may...
Imogene Brown
Apr 26, 2017
Imogene Brown, 80, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 30, 2017, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home....