Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Chris Carkhuff

Chris Carkhuff

Jan 19, 2016

Christopher Wayne Chris Carkhuff, 56, of Marshalltown, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. The family has requested casual dress. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday,...

Billy Degner

Billy Degner

Jan 19, 2016

Billy Ray Degner, 81, of rural Green Mountain, Iowa, passed away in the care of Iowa River Hospice on January 19th, 2016. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, at 3:30 pm, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held an hour prior. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the...

Danny Kaye Alexander

Danny Kaye Alexander

Jan 14, 2016

Danny Kaye Alexander, 69, of State Center passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at his home and under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home. A celebration of life for Danny will be held by his family on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Rhodes Station, 114 South Main Street, Rhodes, IA 50234. Memorials may...

Paul Bullock

Paul Bullock

Jan 13, 2016

Paul Bullock, 76, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Memorial services will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016, at 11:00 at Center Street Baptist Church in Marshalltown. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to the service time at the church as well. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is...

Harriett L Keith

Harriett L Keith

Jan 12, 2016

Harriett Lou Keith, 79, of Marshalltown, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare in Marshalltown. Services for Harriett will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be directed to the...

Robert 'Bob' Seemuth

Robert 'Bob' Seemuth

Jan 11, 2016

Robert Seemuth, 83, of Marshalltown, passed from this life peacefully on the evening of Monday, January 11th, at the Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 15th, at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor Mike Herschberger officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter...

Ferne Long

Ferne Long

Jan 9, 2016

Ferne Long, 91 passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 12th, at the 1st Baptist Church. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to the 1st Baptist Church. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell...

Harold Antle

Harold Antle

Jan 8, 2016

Harold Antle, 70, of rural LeGrand passed away on January 8, 2016, at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in...

Carl Proescholdt

Carl Proescholdt

Jan 7, 2016

Carl Proescholdt of Liscomb, Iowa, age 98, died in Marshalltown, Iowa, on Thursday, January 7, 2016. He was born in Manilla, Iowa, on June 18, 1917, the son of Frank and Paulina Bockwoldt Proescholdt. Carl married Beth Check on June 16, 1946, and their marriage lasted nearly 60 years until her death in 2006. He was a member of...

Catherine Pappas

Catherine Pappas

Jan 7, 2016

Catherine Pappas, 99, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Bickford Cottage in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016, at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 14, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral...

Lorinda Pfantz

Lorinda Pfantz

Jan 7, 2016

Lorinda Marie Pfantz, 90, formerly of State Center, Iowa passed away on January 7, 2016 in Casa Grande, Arizona. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in State Center with burial at Hillside Cemetery. Visitation is at 9:30 a.m. prior to the service. Memorials may be made in honor...

Wrightabelle Grossman

Wrightabelle Grossman

Jan 7, 2016

Wrightabelle Grossman, 85, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on January 7, 2016 at Grandview Nursing and Rehab Center. Visitation will be held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home on Sunday, January 10, 2016 from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 11th at 3:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more...

Georgia Eich

Georgia Eich

Jan 7, 2016

Georgia Rosalind Eich (77) of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on January 7th, 2016. Visitation will be held on Tuesday January, 12th, 2016, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held on January 13th, 2016, at 1:00pm at Faith Assembly of God in Marshalltown. In lieu of flowers,...

Helen Goecke

Helen Goecke

Jan 4, 2016

Helen I. Goecke, 99, of Glenwood Place in Marshalltown, passed away on the morning of Monday, January 4th, 2016, in the comfort of her home with her family at her side. Funeral services will be on Monday January 11, 2016 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home at 10:30a.m. A visitation will be held on January 10, 2016 from 5...

Brent Port

Brent Port

Jan 3, 2016

Brent Douglas Port, 61, of Marshalltown, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 following his couragous battle with cancer surrounded by family and friends at home. Funeral services for Brent will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with the burial to be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in...

Travis David Vandewalle

Travis David Vandewalle

Jan 1, 2016

Travis David VanDeWalle, 25, of Marshalltown passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 1, 2016. Funeral services for Travis will be held on Friday, January 8, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Public visitation will be on Thursday, January 7, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. also at the funeral home. Family requests...

Jimmie 'Jim' Purvis

Jimmie 'Jim' Purvis

Dec 31, 2015

Jimmie Jim Estel Purvis, 77, of Marshalltown, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Hawkeye Care Center in Marshalltown. Memorial services for Jim will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at 12:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed...

Margery 'Joan' Sharp

Margery 'Joan' Sharp

Dec 30, 2015

Margery Joan Thomasson-Sharp, 69, of Laurel passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Marshalltown. Visitation for Joan will be held on Sunday, January 3, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more information or to send...

Diane Price

Diane Price

Dec 28, 2015

Cathi "Diane" Price, 59, of Gilman, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 28, 2015 in the comfort of her own home with her loving family by her side. Cathi "Diane" Peterson was born on June 28, 1956 in Grinnell, Iowa, the daughter of Virgil and Darlene (Kellogg) Peterson. She was raised and educated in the LDF school district,...

Donald 'Don' Shaffar

Donald 'Don' Shaffar

Dec 28, 2015

Donald G. Shaffar, 81, of State Center, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015 at State Center Nursing and Rehab with his loving family by his side. Memorial services for Don will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in State Center, with Pastor Mike Maddick officiating. There will be no...