Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa
Glenn J. Freese
Mar 25, 2009
Glenn J. Freese, 76, longtime resident of the Van Cleve/Melbourne area, died Wednesday morning, March 25th, at the State Center Nursing and Rehab Center. His death came peacefully at 9:50 a.m. with family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 30th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshalltown with Pastor Gregg Davison officiating....

Lucille Dick
Mar 22, 2009
Lucille Dick, 90, of Newton, Iowa, died March 22, 2009. Lucille Dick has been placed into the care of Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Contact Wallace Family Funeral Home at 877-787-9911 for service information.
Lorraine Greenhow
Mar 21, 2009
Lorraine M. (Boldt) Greenhow, 83, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Grandview Heights while in the care of her family and Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed...
Wilbur Galloway
Mar 17, 2009
Wilbur Galloway, 95, of Marshalltown, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Southridge Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Liscomb Church of Christ. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed...
Darroll Street
Mar 16, 2009
Darroll Street, 68, of Gladbrook, died on Monday, March 16, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospital. Private family graveside funeral services will be held at a future date. Burial will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Gladbrook. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family...
John Wayne Mercer
Mar 14, 2009
John Wayne Mercer, 57, of Rhodes, Iowa, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 18th at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday evening at the Mitchell...
Deecort Hammitt
Mar 13, 2009
DeeCort Hammitt, 86, of Marshalltown, died early Friday morning, March 13, 2009. Graveside memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Riverside Cemetery Chapel. Inichement will be in the Riverside Columbarium. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to either the American Heart Association or to the Parkinsons Research Foundation. For condolences, please...
Helen Hurtt
Mar 9, 2009
Cora Helen Hurtt, 87, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died Monday, March 9, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 13th, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Albion Cemetery. Visitation will be held two-hours prior to the funeral services on Friday from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be...
Paul Dysart
Mar 8, 2009
Marshalltown journalist and historian Paul Ellis Biff Dysart passed away Sunday, March 8th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Greg Ellcey officiating. There will be no visitation.Dysart was born October 14, 1945 to Julian and Zora N. Dysart of...
Charlene Gibbs
Mar 7, 2009
Charlene Gibbs, 73, of Conrad, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at MMSC while in the care of her loving family and Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Whitten Community Church. Burial will be at a future date. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Mitchell Family Funeral...
Zola Mae Benson
Mar 4, 2009
Zola Mae Benson, 93, of Marshalltown died early Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at Villa Del Sol Nursing Home. A celebration of Zolas life will be 2:00p.m. Sunday, March 8th at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Shomo officiating. Visitation will be 5-7p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest in Elmwood Cemetery at...
Donna Lieser
Feb 28, 2009
Donna Lieser, 82, of the Iowa Veterans Home, formerly of Eldora, died Saturday morning, February 28th, with her family at her side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, ,March 4th 2009 at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel. Visitation will be one-hour prior at the IVH Chapel. She will be laid to rest in the Eastlawn...
Graham Condie
Feb 26, 2009
Graham M. Gray Condie, 84, of Marshalltown, died Thursday, February 26, 2009. Graham M. Condie was born on September 21, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. He was the son of Graham A. and Ethel (Gamble) Condie. Gray graduated from MIT in 1945 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and later received a MBA from Harvard University. Gray served our country...
Kathryn A. Engel
Feb 25, 2009
Kathryn A Engel (94) of Ames, Iowa (formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa) passed away on Wed., Feb 25, 2009, at the Green Hills Health Care Center in Ames, Iowa. Born Kathryn A. Wagaman in Lynnville, Iowa, on Oct. 19, 1914, she was the daughter of Fred and Ada Wagaman. She was the fifth of eight children, Minerva, Willard, Herbert, Charles,...
Debra Mcgowan
Feb 24, 2009
Debra (Mrs. David) McGowan, 54, of rural Gladbrook, died early Tuesday morning, February 24th, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 27th, at the Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook with Pastor Robert Doner officiating. She will be laid to rest in a...

Glenn W. Walters
Feb 23, 2009
Glenn W. Walters, 92, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died Monday, February 23rd, 2009. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday morning. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa...
Rex D. Delay
Feb 20, 2009
Rex Delos DeLay, 61, of Marshalltown died Friday February 20th, 2009 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. A celebration of Rexs life will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 25th at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Shomo officiating. There will not be a visitation. Memorials may be made to the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The...
Allan Bussert
Feb 19, 2009
Allan R. Bussert, 59, of Marshalltown, died Thursday, February 19, 2009, at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the...
Mildred Moore
Feb 19, 2009
Mildred Viola Moore, 85, of Marshalltown died Thursday, February 19th, 2009 at her home. A celebration of Mildreds life will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24th at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, with Pastor Bobby Shomo officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens....

Helen Bland
Feb 19, 2009
Helen E. Bland, 88, of Marshalltown, died Thursday, February 19, 2009, at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center while in the care of her loving family and Iowa River Hospice. Helens wishes were to be cremated and no funeral services be held. Private family burial will be at a future date in Indiana. There will be no visitation. Memorials may...