Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Merle Starn

Merle Starn

Apr 14, 2016

Merle Mert Starn, 76, of Marshalltown, passed away on the evening of Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Iowa River Hospice Home with family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 19th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa Rev. Dr. Kim Wilson officiating. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to...

Ronnald Funk

Ronnald Funk

Apr 11, 2016

Ronnald Funk, 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Central Iowa Health Care in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Mitchell Family...

Joan Gethmann

Joan Gethmann

Apr 11, 2016

Joan Gethmann, 81 of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Iowa River Hospice House. Memorial service and celebration of life for Jo will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, April 25, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be directed in Joans name to her family to be designated at...

Roy Walters

Roy Walters

Apr 11, 2016

Roy Walters, 72, of Thayer, MO., passed away suddenly on Monday evening, April 11th, at the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plaines, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 18th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest in the Rock Valley Cemetery east of Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one-hour...

Esther Weuve

Esther Weuve

Apr 11, 2016

Esther Weuve, 93, of Davenport, Iowa, formally of State Center, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Manor Care/Utica Ridge in Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services for Esther will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church located in State Center, Iowa, with Pastor Joan Swander officiating. Public visitation will be...

Charles Lanam

Charles Lanam

Apr 10, 2016

Charles Lanam, 81, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died Sunday, April 10th. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 18th, at the Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Charles and his family. Born on September 16th, 1934, in Fairfield, Iowa, he was the son...

Douglas 'Doug' Downs

Douglas 'Doug' Downs

Apr 9, 2016

Douglas Doug Downs, 59, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, with his loving family by his side. Funeral services for Doug will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor John Whitehead officiating. Public visitation will be held...

Jessica Leeann Mcdonald

Jessica Leeann Mcdonald

Apr 9, 2016

Jessica LeeAnn McDonald, 41, of Eldora passed away at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on April 9, 2016 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. with a visitation being held Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 4 6:00...

Richard Eddy

Richard Eddy

Apr 8, 2016

Richard Eddy, 86, of Marshalltown, died in the peace of his home with his family at his side on the night of Friday, April 8th. Funeral services honoring God for the life of Richard Eddy will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16th, at the Fellowship Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Friday at the...

Robert 'Bob' Gartin

Robert 'Bob' Gartin

Apr 7, 2016

Robert Alan Gartin, age 58, of Gilman, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. A memorial service for Bob will be held on April 16, 2016 by the family at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Gilman. Pastor Cheryl Ridenour will officiate. Memorial contributions may be directed in...

Lillian Hoover

Lillian Hoover

Apr 6, 2016

Lillian Jean Hoover, 75, of Marshalltown, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Memorial services for Lillian will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be one hour before service time. The family has requested that you come casual...

Marilynn P. Johnson

Marilynn P. Johnson

Apr 5, 2016

Marilynn P. Johnson, 83, of Marshalltown, Iowa, formally of Mason City, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Central Iowa Healthcare. Following Marilynns wishes cremation rites have been accorded. Graveside services for Marilynn will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City, Iowa, with Pastor Dan officiating....

Alice A. Kallestad

Alice A. Kallestad

Apr 4, 2016

Alice A. Kallestad, 86, of Marshalltown, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown with her family by her side. Memorial services for Alice will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Elim Lutheran Church with Pastor Karen Cluts officiating. Public visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m on...

Thomas Ford

Thomas Ford

Apr 3, 2016

Tom Ford passed away Sunday April 3 at Sunrise Skilled Nursing Facility in Traer, IA of age related illness. Tom Ford was born on December 27,1925 to Newell and Eleanor Ford of Western Springs, Illinois. He attended Lyons Township High School and St. Johns Military Academy. Following Army Air Forces service in WWII as a gunnery sergeant and graduation...

Donald Orie Lyman

Donald Orie Lyman

Apr 3, 2016

Donald Orrie Lyman (83) of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on April 3, 2016. Funeral services will be held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home on Friday, April 8th, 2016, at 1:00 pm. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, April 7th, 2016, from 5:00 until 7:00 pm at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made...

Gerald Carkhuff

Gerald Carkhuff

Apr 1, 2016

Gerald Carky Carkhuff, 75, passed away at the Iowa River Hospice House on Friday, April 1, 2016, surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday April 5, 2016, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown at 11:00 a.m. with Military Honors provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 839 and by American...

Robert Nusbaum

Robert Nusbaum

Apr 1, 2016

Robert (Bob) Nusbaum was born July 11, 1930 to Dorothy (Menzel) and Elwood Nusbaum. He attended St Marys School graduating in 1948, where he was proud to be a part of the well known Buzz Boys basketball team. He was united in marriage on December 30, 1951 to Beverly Stice. He served our country as a member of the...

Agnes O'Brien

Agnes O'Brien

Mar 31, 2016

Agnes Louise Conley OBrien, 73, passed away March 31, 2016 in Marshalltown, Iowa with family by her side. She had battled cancer for the last ten years. Agnes was born July 25, 1942 in Tyrone, Iowa to Owen and Margaret Hynd Conley, the youngest of 12 children. She graduated from Albia High School in 1960. On June 24, 1961...

Angie Ford

Angie Ford

Mar 31, 2016

Angie (Wignall) Ford, 47, of Montezuma, decided enough of this battling cancer stuff and left for a reunion party with those who have gone on before. She departed this life at her home on the evening of Thursday, March 31st, with her family at her side. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday,...

Marjorie Braga

Marjorie Braga

Mar 29, 2016

Marjorie L. Braga, 92, passed away at Central Iowa Health Care in Marshalltown on Tuesday March 29, 2016 with her family at her side. Visitation will be held on Friday April 1, 2016, from 5 -7:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. Funeral services are at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the First United...