Obituaries

May 1, 2016

Fred James Simbides, 82, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 surrounded by his family at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Wednesday May 4, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with a luncheon and time for fellowship after the service. Military Honors will be provided by Veterans of...

Apr 30, 2016

LaVonne Worden passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines on April 30, 2016 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 6, 2016 at Saint Henrys Catholic Church in Marshalltown at 11:00 with a visitation being held from 10:30 until 11:00. Condolences may be made to the family to be used at a...

Apr 30, 2016

James Whitmore, 57, of Traer, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016, in the comfort of home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the funeral home in Marshalltown. Memorials...

Apr 29, 2016

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Apr 29, 2016

Gene McKibben, 72, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016, at Grandview Healthcare and Rehab Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016, at the...

Apr 27, 2016

Patricia Pat Jordan passed away in the comfort of her home on April 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday April 30, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshalltown, with Pastor Gregg Davison officiating at 10:30a.m. A public visitation will be held on April 29, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown from 5 -7:00p.m....

Apr 27, 2016

Matthew Matt Seim, 51, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died on the morning of Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in an automobile accident. Memorial services for Matt will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Kerry Jech officiating. Public visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6,...

Apr 26, 2016

Beverly Renken, 79, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, surrounded by her loving family. There will be no services at this time. Burial will be at a later date in Hansel Cemetery in Elkport, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice Home in Beverlys name....

Apr 23, 2016

Donald William Muenzenmeyer, 66, of Marshalltown, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home. Memorial services for Don will be held on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Apr 19, 2016

Dixie Kay Blood entered into eternal rest after a courageous fight against cancer on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa surrounded by her family. Dixie was born October 7, 1949 to Harold and Dorothy (Edler) Blood in Marshalltown, Iowa. She graduated from West Marshall High School, State Center, in 1967. She received...

Apr 19, 2016

Ralph F. Allen, 93, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Iowa River Hospice Home with his loving family by his side. Funeral services for Ralph will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Elim Lutheran Church, with Pastor Karen Cluts officiating. Public visitation will be held one hour...

Apr 16, 2016

**Joint burial for Leslie and Lorraine will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Marshalltown**

Leslie Bartlett of McKinney, Texas passed away on April 16, 2016 at the age of 91. He was born on October 18, 1924 to Floyd W. &...

Apr 16, 2016

Ralph Red White, 90, of rural Melbourne, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Courtyard Estates in Bondurant, Iowa surrounded by his loving family. Ralph Andrew White was born on March 4, 1926, at home in rural State Center, Iowa; he was the son of Ralph H. and Nellie (Davidson) White. He attended school in the Melbourne School...

Apr 15, 2016

Robert Scott, 83, died of natural causes on April 15th in his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born in rural Warren County on January 8th 1933, to Frank and Lottie Mae Scott. Bobs father, Frank, through hard work, was able to purchase a farm where Bob spent his childhood. He raised Angus cattle and sheep which he...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...