Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Martin Fritz

Martin Fritz

Jan 25, 2009

Martin C. Fritz, 98, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, January 25, 2009, at MMSC. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the funeral service on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed...

Howard Rosfjord

Howard Rosfjord

Jan 22, 2009

Howard Rosfjord, 83, longtime LeGrand/Dunbar area farmer, died Thursday, January 22nd, at the Mayflower Home in Grinnell where he has resided for the past two years. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 26th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Pastors Jeff Blackman of the Gilman Community Church and David Raymond of Newton...

Ruth Lorraine Stewart

Ruth Lorraine Stewart

Jan 21, 2009

Ruth Lorraine Stewart, 86, of Marshalltown passed away Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. A celebration of Ruths life will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 27th at Central Christian Church, with Pastor Gail Thiessen officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 26th at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in...

Cleo Bruce

Cleo Bruce

Jan 20, 2009

Cleo Bruce, 84, of New Virginia, Iowa, formerly of Marshalltown and Union, died Tuesday, January 20th, at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines. Her death came peacefully at 12:27 p.m. with her family at her side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Gary Reischauer...

David W. Viktora

David W. Viktora

Jan 17, 2009

David W. Viktora, 80, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Iowa Veterans Home. Services are entrusted to the professional care of Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.319-364-1549

Carroll Smith

Carroll Smith

Jan 16, 2009

Carroll Smith, 88, of Marshalltown, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Grandview Heights in Marshalltown.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, at First United Church of Christ in Marshalltown with Pastor Kim Wilson officiating. He will be laid to rest in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at...

Ronald Billman

Ronald Billman

Jan 14, 2009

Ronald Billman, 86, of the Iowa Veterans Home, formerly of State Center, died January 14, 2009. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Brent DeSilva officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials...

Gene R. Baker

Gene R. Baker

Jan 13, 2009

Gene Raymond Baker, 87, of Marshalltown, died January 13, 2009 at Grandview Heights while in the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. January 24, 2009 at St. Henrys Catholic Church, with Father Don Czapla officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church preceding the funeral service. Mitchell Family Funeral...

Etheleen Veren

Etheleen Veren

Jan 12, 2009

Mrs. Etheleen Veren, 86, of State Center, died Monday, January 12th, at the State Center Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 16th, at the 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...

Eric Lingard

Eric Lingard

Jan 10, 2009

Eric Anthony Hunter Lingard, 15, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, January 10, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to Erics family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home has...

Clydene Kroeger Bern

Clydene Kroeger Bern

Jan 8, 2009

Clydene Kroeger Bern, 76, of Lincoln, died Thursday, January 8th, at the Briarcliff Nursing and Rehab Center in McAllen, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 14th, at the Salem Church of Lincoln with Pastor Wade Ditty officatiing. She will be laid to rest in the Maple Hill Cemetery at Gladbrook. Immediately following, all are...

Robert A. Heesch

Robert A. Heesch

Jan 8, 2009

Mr. Robert Heesch, 75, of the Iowa Veterans Home, formerly of Pottawattamie County, died Thursday evening, January 8th, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown with his loving family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 13th, at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel. He will be laid to rest with full military honors...

Nora Ruch

Nora Ruch

Jan 7, 2009

Nora Ruch, 96, of Marshalltown, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Villa del Sol while in the care of her family and Iowa River Hospice.Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Shomo officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one...

Wayne Casper

Wayne Casper

Jan 6, 2009

Wayne Harold Casper, 87, of State Center, died early Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at the State Center Nursing and Rehab Center while under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009, at St. Johns United Church of Christ in Melbourne, with Pastor Linda Schmidt officiating. Private family burial will be...

Fred M. Kail

Fred M. Kail

Jan 5, 2009

Fred Freddie M. Kail, 72, of State Center, died Monday, January 5th, at the MMSC. A memorial service is Saturday January ,17th at St Paul Lutheran Church in St Center at 11:00 am . There will be no visitation. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home West Marshall Chapel in State Center is caring for Fred...

Robin Menuey

Robin Menuey

Jan 4, 2009

Robin JoAnn Menuey, 46, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, January 4th, 2009 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. A celebration of Robins life will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 8th at Center Street Baptist Church in Marshalltown. There will be no visitation. Robin will be laid to rest, in a private ceremony, in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Roger Bennie Schubert

Roger Bennie Schubert

Jan 4, 2009

Roger Schubert, 60, of Marshalltown, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 4th, at his home in Camdenton, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Kim Wilson of the Green Mountain United Church of Christ and United Church of Christ in Marshalltown officatiing. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the...

John Legrand

John Legrand

Jan 4, 2009

John Edward Legrand, 84, of Marshalltown, died January 4, 2009, at Grandview Heights while in the care of Iowa River Hospice and his family. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 9, 2009, at St. Henrys Catholic Church with Father Don Czapla officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior...

Henry W. Wilkins

Henry W. Wilkins

Jan 3, 2009

Henry W. Wilkins, 85, of the Iowa Veterans Home, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, at the Iowa Veterans Home. Services are entrusted to the professional care of Shelly Funeral Home in Manchester, Iowa.563-927-2441

Mark Swanson

Mark Swanson

Jan 2, 2009

Mark Eugene Swanny Swanson, 44, of Marshalltown, died January 2, 2009.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell...