Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

James Lowell Schmidt
Jan 18, 2012
James L. Schmidt, 61, of Marshalltown, died Wednesday, January 18th, at his home.Private family services will be held at a later date. He will be laid to rest in Minnesota in the family lot. There will be no visitation. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Jim and his family. Ph. 641-844-1234.Born on...
Patricia Ann Hanegan
Jan 17, 2012
Patricia Ann Hanegan, 63, of Conway, Arkansas, formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at her home.A memorial service will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at The Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. For condolences please visit: www.mitchellfh.com . In Lieu of flowers please make a donation to the charity of your choice....
Doris Pfantz
Jan 15, 2012
Doris Pfantz, 83, of State Center, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Villa del Sol Nursing Center in Marshalltown, with her husband Darwin by her side.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,...
Reba Davis
Jan 13, 2012
Reba D. Davis, 57, of Marshalltown, passed away January 13, 2012.Visitation will be held 5:00 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences or question,...
Floyd Appelgate
Jan 13, 2012
Floyd Appelgate, 87, of rural Marshalltown, died early Friday morning, January 13, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 16, at the Gladbrook Chapel United Methodist Church with his son-in-law, Rev. John Gaulke and Rev. Jennifer Daniel officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Chapel...
Ruby Sutton
Jan 13, 2012
Ruby Irene Sutton, 76, of Marshalltown, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2012 at the Iowa River Hospice House with her husband Ellis by her side.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. There will be no visitation the evening before. Burial will be at...
Doris Elaine Balvin
Jan 11, 2012
Doris Elaine Balvin, age 84, of Plano, TX passed away peacefully on January 11th. She was born in Haverhill, Iowa on March 6, 1927 in the home of her parents, Adelbert and Sophia Blaschke Jansen. Doris graduated from St. Joseph's Grade School in Haverhill, and St Mary's High School in Marshalltown in 1944. She was a parishioner at Immaculate...
Karen Simatovich
Jan 10, 2012
Karen Simatovich, 67 of Nevada, formerly of Ferguson, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines surrounded by her family.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 15,...
Leslie Hannesson
Jan 8, 2012
Leslie Les Freeman Hannesson died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Villa Del Sol under the care of Iowa River Hospice.Memorial Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the St. Henrys Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at the 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10. 2012 at the St. Henrys...

Doris Riley
Jan 7, 2012
Doris Riley, 91, of State Center, died Saturday evening, January 7, at the State Center Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Pastor Joan Swander officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Hillside Cemetery at State Center. Visitation will be held...
Vera Mahoney
Jan 7, 2012
Vera Mahoney, 93, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, January 7, at the Villa del Sol. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m.Wednesday, January 11, at the Riverside Cemetery. There will be no visitation. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Vera and her family. Ph: 641-844-1234.Born Vera Carter on October 31, 1918, in...

Francis David Watson
Jan 6, 2012
Francis David Watson, 94, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died there Friday, January 6, 2012. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Per his wishes, no services will be held. A private burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown. For further information or to send a condolence please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641)...

Robert Edwards
Jan 6, 2012
Robert Bob Edwards, 55, of Marshalltown, died Friday afternoon, January 6th, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A memorial gathering will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring...

Jerome R. Mccarthy
Jan 5, 2012
Jerome R. McCarthy, 64, a resident of the Iowa Veterans Home, died there Thursday, January 5, 2012. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with local arrangements for Jerome. Final arrangements for Jerome are pending with Oakcrest Funeral Services in Algona, Iowa. For further information please call Oakcrest Funeral Home at (515) 295-3731.

Thornton Wilder
Jan 5, 2012
Thornton Wilder, 61, of Marshalltown, died Tuesday, January 5, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services for Thornton will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation for Thornton will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Following cremation, a private family burial will take place...

Kenny Doser
Jan 4, 2012
Kenny Doser, 61, of St. Anthony, died Wednesday, January 4, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.Visitation for Kenny will be held from 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel in State Center. Funeral services for Kenny will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, January 8, at the Mitchell Family...

Mike Thomas
Jan 2, 2012
Mike Thomas, 49, of Des Moines, died early Monday morning January 2, at the home of his niece in Conrad.Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation is from 5:00 p.m. until the service time. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234.Born Michael Wayne Thomas on February 18,...

Fern Wright
Jan 2, 2012
Fern Wright,81 formerly of New York, New York, currently residing in Marshalltown at the Southridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died there Monday, January 2, at the Southridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services for Fern 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.
Jeanette A. (Davidson) Tidball
Jan 2, 2012
Jeanette A. Davidson Tidball of New Berlin, WI died on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the age of 97. Her final journey to heaven began at 1:20 a.m. with her family by her side.Jeanette was born to Peter G. Davidson, a blacksmith, and Inger (Pederson Skretting) Davidson on April 24, 1914 in Valley City, North Dakota. She was the...
Elaine Baxa-Fuller
Jan 1, 2012
Elaine Baxa-Fuller, 45, of Marshalltown passed away, January 1, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 12:00 until service time. Memorials may be directed to the family. For...