Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Valerie Davey

Valerie Davey

Dec 10, 2011

Valerie Ann Bita Davey, 52, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, December 10, 2011. Memorial Service will be held 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences or questions, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641) 844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring Valerie and her family. Born on...

Blanche Moyer

Blanche Moyer

Dec 9, 2011

Blanche Moyer, 91, of Marshalltown, died Friday evening, December 9, at the Grandview Heights with her son at her side.Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, at the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell...

Robert Fahrenkrug

Robert Fahrenkrug

Dec 9, 2011

Robert Bob Fahrenkrug, 81, of Marshalltown, died early Friday morning, December 9, at the MMSC.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, at the Faith Assembly of God with Pastor Duane Morraine officiating. He will be laid to rest with full military honors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harry C. Harter Post #839. Visitation will...

Galen Wait

Galen Wait

Dec 9, 2011

Galen Wait, 82, longtime Marshalltown school teacher, died Friday morning, December 9, at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown. Private services will be held this week at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with Rev. Mary Jane Oakland officiating. He will be laid to rest with his beloved Florence in the Marietta Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The Mitchell...

Elijah David Jackson

Elijah David Jackson

Dec 8, 2011

Elijah David Jackson was born into heaven on December8, 2011. Private family services will be held at a later date. Survivors include father Ben Jackson and mother Kimberly Miller both of Marshalltown, grandparents Lisa and the late Marc Jackson, Marlin and Judy Mowry and sisters Arianna Jackson and Aleia Fergen. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been entrusted to care...

Larry Hall

Larry Hall

Dec 5, 2011

Larry Hall, 75, of Marshalltown, died Monday, December 5th, 2011, at the MMSC. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 8, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Dustin Brown of the Carlton Brethren Church officiating. He will be laid to rest with full military honors in the Dobson Cemetery near Garwin. Visitation will be...

Garry J. Courtney

Garry J. Courtney

Dec 4, 2011

Garry Joe Courtney, 71, of the Iowa Veteran Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences or questions, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641) 844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral...

Debra Merschbrock

Debra Merschbrock

Dec 4, 2011

Debra Deb Merschbrock 48, of Marshalltown passed away at home on Sunday, December 4, 2011.Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one hour before services. Memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League. For condolences or questions please visit; www.mitchellfh.com...

Jennifer Nissen-Sagar

Jennifer Nissen-Sagar

Dec 2, 2011

Jennifer Nissen-Sagar 50, of Marion, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 at her home in Marion.As per her and her sons wishes there will be no formal service. Memorials may be directed to the family. She will be laid to rest at a later date. For condolences please visit; www.mitchellfh.com . Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring...

Tommy Bratland

Tommy Bratland

Dec 1, 2011

Tommy Bratland 58, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.A Memorial/ Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. There will be no other service. Memorials may be directed to the family. For...

Andrew Dekock

Andrew Dekock

Dec 1, 2011

On December 1st, at 10:45 p.m., after a courageous, three-year battle with cancer, Andrew H. DeKock, Jr. Andy of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away at the age of 71 years old. At the time of his death, he was being cared for by the kind staff of the Grandview Heights Nursing and Rehab Center as well as Iowa River Hospice....

Karen Shipley

Karen Shipley

Nov 30, 2011

Karen Lea Shipley, 71 of Marshalltown, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Southridge Nursing and Rehab in Marshalltown surrounded by her family.Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Hope United Methodist Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, at the Mitchell Family...

Margaret Ann Oetker

Margaret Ann Oetker

Nov 30, 2011

Margaret Oetker, 62, of Marshalltown, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2011 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2011 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences or...

Tabbithia Watts

Tabbithia Watts

Nov 29, 2011

Tabbithia Watts, 23, of Marshalltown, passed away on November 28, 2011 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, at the funeral home. Memorials may...

Arlene Engle

Arlene Engle

Nov 27, 2011

Arlene Erma Cory Engle passed away quietly and peacefully at her home in Conrad on Sunday, November 27 having just celebrated her 89th birthday on Friday.Visitation will be at the Mitchell Funeral Home in Marshalltown on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 7 pm. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, Dec. 2 at 1:30 pm...

Verle Luethje

Verle Luethje

Nov 26, 2011

Verle Eugene Luethje, 77, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, November 26, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. According to Verles wishes, following cremation, no services are planned. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorials may be directed in his name to his family. For further information or to send a condolence...

Linda Lounsberry

Linda Lounsberry

Nov 25, 2011

Linda Kay Lounsberry, 71, of Marshalltown, died Thursday, November 25, at the State Center Nursing and Rehab Center.Visitation for Linda will be held from 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, where her family will be present to greet friends. Funeral services for Linda will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,...

Vivian Jean Lacina

Vivian Jean Lacina

Nov 25, 2011

Vivian Jean (Arp) Lacina, 76, of rural Tama, died Friday, November 25, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation for Vivian will be held from 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home where her family will be present to greet friends. Funeral services for Vivian will be held at 2:00 p.m.,...

Ronald K. Dunham

Ronald K. Dunham

Nov 24, 2011

Dr. Ronald K. Dunham, local chiropractor, passed on to his heavenly reward on Thanksgiving evening, November 24th, at 11:15 in theIsrael Hospice House in Ames. Ron was born April 11, 1941, in Marshalltown,son of Charles K. and Lela Dunham and was one of 9 children. He lived most of his life in Marshalltown and graduated from M.H.S. in 1960...

Wilbur Mcwilliams

Wilbur Mcwilliams

Nov 22, 2011

Funeral services for Wilbur James McWilliams age 91 of Merriam Woods, Missouri will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Forsyth Christian Church with Pastor Dean Burton officiating.Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown.He will be laid to rest in Marshalltown. For condolences,...