Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Olen A. Akers

Olen A. Akers

May 9, 2012

Olen A. Akers, 57, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died there Wednesday morning, May 9, 2012. Following cremation, graveside services for Olen will be held at a later date at the Washington Cemetery near Gravity, Iowa. For further information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641) 844-1234. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for...

Leona Ennis

Leona Ennis

May 8, 2012

Leona Ennis, 93, of Marshalltown, died Tuesday, May 8, at the Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the services. Memorial contributions may be directed in her name...

Laverne Rehder

Laverne Rehder

May 8, 2012

LaVerne L. Rehder, 77, of Union, died Tuesday evening, May 8, at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Memorial services for LaVerne will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 19, at the Union Community Church in Union, Iowa. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed in LaVernes name to...

Jerry A. Rogers

Jerry A. Rogers

May 7, 2012

Jerry A. Rogers, 78, of Union, died early Monday morning, May 7, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the BCLUW Middle School gymnasium in Union with Pastor Roger Crawford of the Calvary Baptist Church in Union officiating. Immediately following the services, all...

Frank Reis

Frank Reis

May 6, 2012

Frank C. Reis, 99, of Marshalltown, passed away Sunday evening, May 6, 2012 at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center surrounded by his loving family and his Southridge family. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at...

Richard M Allton Jr.

Richard M Allton Jr.

May 5, 2012

Richard (Rick) Allton Jr, 62, of Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Kansas, passed away on Saturday May 5, 2012 at home. There will be no local services. For condolences or questions please visit; www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Richard and his family. Phone 641-844-1234.Richard Merrill Allton Jr was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 6, 1949....

Russell H. Scott

Russell H. Scott

May 5, 2012

Mr. Russell H. Scott, 45, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Iowa Veterans Home. Services for Mr. Scott at pending at the Dunn's Chapel, 2121 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA. PH: 515-244-2121 Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with his local care.

Richard Woodruff

Richard Woodruff

May 5, 2012

Richard Woody Woodruff, 90, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, May, 5, 2012 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown, Iowa.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at St Henrys Catholic Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St Henrys with...

Marian R. Severe

Marian R. Severe

May 4, 2012

Marian R. Severe, 76, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Friday May 4, 2012 at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center while under the care of Iowa River Hospice.A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. by the family at the American Legion on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Memorials may be directed to the Family. For condolences...

Robert Morton

Robert Morton

May 3, 2012

Robert Morton, 83, of Rhodes, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at home surrounded by his family and under the care of Iowa River Hospice.Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. prior to the service...

Edna Kirse

Edna Kirse

May 1, 2012

Edna Sloppy Kirse, 79, of Marshalltown, Iowa died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, August, and survived by her four children: Ken (Phyllis), Lorraine, Jayne (Jeff) and Andrea, and 7 grandchildren. As per her wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Iowa, and there will be no service. Memorials...

David Borton

David Borton

May 1, 2012

David Borton, 64, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, 1209 Iowa Ave West, Marshalltown, Iowa followed by a light lunch gathering at Lincoln Valley Golf Course directly after...

Betty Blagg

Betty Blagg

Apr 29, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Blagg, 100, peacefully went home to be with her Lord Sunday morning, April 29, 2012 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 9:30 to 10:30 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, followed immediately by the funeral service and a meal. Services and internment will be held later in Colorado Springs,...

Cleo Walker

Cleo Walker

Apr 27, 2012

Cleo Walker, 85, of Marshalltown, died early Friday morning, April 27, at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Marshalltown. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Hillcrest Cemetery at Moravia, Iowa. Visitation hours are 5:00 p.m....

Jerry Dickey

Jerry Dickey

Apr 27, 2012

Jerry Dickey, 61, of Green Mountain, died Friday, April 27, at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Funeral services for Jerry will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Dillon, Iowa. Burial will follow services at the Green Mountain Cemetery in Green Mountain, Iowa. Visitation for Jerry will be held from 5:00 p.m. 7:00...

William E. Fricke

William E. Fricke

Apr 27, 2012

William E. Fricke, 82, of Marshalltown, died Friday, April 27, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown with Pastor Daniel Johnson officiating. He will be laid to rest with full military honors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harry C....

Steven Shank

Steven Shank

Apr 27, 2012

Steve LaVerne Shank, 61, of rural Marshalltown, died Friday, April 27, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. Following cremation, no services are planned at this time. A memorial party will be held during the weekend of June 9, at 1836 Marsh Avenue, Marshalltown. For further information please call (641) 485-0584. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring...

Kenneth Reinertson

Kenneth Reinertson

Apr 26, 2012

Kenneth Reinertson, 95, of Southridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died there Thursday, April 26. Services for Mr. Reinertson are pending at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For further information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641) 844-1234. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Kenneth and his family.

Norma Kellogg

Norma Kellogg

Apr 26, 2012

Norma Kellogg, 97, of Montour, died Thursday, April 26, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown with her loving family at her side.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Pastor Brian Oliver of the Living Faith United Methodist Church in Montour officiating. Private family interment...

Melody L. Schmidt

Melody L. Schmidt

Apr 23, 2012

Melody Lynn Ruggles-Boyd-Baker-Schmidt, 51, of Marshalltown, died Monday, April 23, 2012. Funeral services and a celebration of her life will be held at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at 3:30 p.m. Following services, a picnic will be held at Anson Park. Memorial contributions may be directed in her name...