Obituaries

Jun 5, 2011

Shelly Hoop, 43, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, June 5th, at the Iowa River Hospice House.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9th, at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Dick Sipe officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for...

Jun 4, 2011

Earl Kenneth Miller from Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on June 4, 2011, at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad.Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at West Bethlehem Cemetery in Ulen, Minnesota.Earl Kenneth Miller was born on July 10, 1925, in Lamoure County in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was the son of...

Jun 1, 2011

Ernest Charles Simon, 59, of the Iowa Veterans Home passed away on June 1, 2011.Per Ernests wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and there will be a service at a later date. For condolences please visit: www.mitchellfh.com . Mitchell Family funeral Home is caring for Ernest and his Family. Phone 641-844-1234.Ernest Charles Simon was born on June 25, 1951,...

May 31, 2011

Mark David (Swartz) Hanzelka, 62, of Marshalltown, died Tuesday, May 31, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshalltown with Pastor Gregg Davison officiating. He will be laid to rest in the LeGrand Friends Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m....

May 31, 2011

Kay Katrina Milhous, 90, of Marshalltown, passed away at home on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Hope United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until service time. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home...

May 30, 2011

Jeffrey Jeff Heitland, 51, of Marshalltown, died suddenly, Monday, May 30th, at the MMSC.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4th, at the New Hope Christian Church. He will be laid to rest in the Oakwood Cemetery in Ackley, IA. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Friday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences,...

May 29, 2011

Dale Dolash, 85, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, May 29, at the MMSC.A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 2, at St. Henrys Catholic Church in Marshalltown with Fr. Don Czapla as celebrant. He will be laid to rest in St. Patricks Cemetery at Tama. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at St. Henrys...

May 29, 2011

John Strain, 68, of Le Grand, Iowa, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, May 29, 2011, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown, surrounded by his loving family.Mass of Christian Burial for John will take place at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Tama, Iowa. Interment will follow services at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery...

May 28, 2011

Ella Kate Pinney, 92, of Marshalltown, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011.Graveside funeral services will be held at Bethel Grove Cemetery near Liscomb, at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 6, 2011. Visitation will be held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown from 10:00 until service time at the cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Family....

May 28, 2011

Peggy Faircloth, 77, formerly of Garwin, currently residing at the Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook, died there Saturday, May 28, 2011. Public graveside funeral services for Peggy will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation for Peggy's family and friends will be held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 9:00...

May 28, 2011

Thelma Sevcik, 99, of Toledo, died Saturday morning, May 28, at the Carrington Place in Toledo where she had resided since January.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the 2:00 p.m. service time. She will be laid to rest...

May 27, 2011

Fred Douglas Brown, III, of Cincinnati, Ohio, most recently a one-month resident of Marshalltown, died early Friday morning, May 27th, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Fulfilling his Muslim beliefs, burial occurred within a day of his death at the Center School Cemetery near Marshalltown. Prayer rites and rituals were conducted at the Muslim...

May 27, 2011

Harlan Dean Jones, 91, formerly of State Center, currently residing in Davenport, passed away at The Lutheran Home, in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, May 27, 2011. Funeral services for Harlan will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m., until time of service...

May 25, 2011

Betty J. Himes, 88, currently residing at the Southridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Wednesday, May, 25, 2011, at the Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center. Following cremation, memorial services for Betty will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. There will not be a visitation. Burial will take place at the...

May 25, 2011

Thomas M. Richmond, 53, of the Carrington Place in Toledo, died Wednesday morning, May 25 at Carrington Place while in their loving care and that of Iowa River Hospice. Mr. Richmond liked to see the country and ended up in the Marshalltown area from many previous travels, calling this his final home. He was befriended by some compassionate souls...

May 24, 2011

Arlene (Mrs. Paul) Schaeffer, 77, of Colo, died Tuesday evening, May 24, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 27, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Pastor Joan Swander officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Colo Cemetery. Visitation will be held at...

May 23, 2011

Kip W. Moore, 48, of Garwin, died May 23, 2011 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center.Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, at the Mitchell Family Funeral in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held at 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family. For...

May 22, 2011

Bessie kelley, 97, died May 22, 2011, at Grandview Heights. Services forBessie are pending under the professional care of Slade O'Donnell Funeral Home.

May 20, 2011

May 19, 2011

Betty Ilean Stumbo, 69, of LeGrand, formerly of Nevada, died early Thursday morning, May 19, at the Grandview Heights where she has resided since January. Her death came peacefully while she was in the loving care of Iowa Hospice and Grandview Heights.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in...