Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

George H. Kerns

George H. Kerns

Mar 13, 2008

George H. Kern, a resident of Marshalltown for the last six years, passed away on March 13, 2008. A gathering of family and friends in Emporia, Kansas, to share our love for George, will be announced at a future date. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for George and his family. Ph. 641-844-1234....

Marjorie Mcfadden

Marjorie Mcfadden

Mar 12, 2008

Marjorie McFadden, 85, of Marshalltown, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be held in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2008 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home....

Lloyd Leckness

Lloyd Leckness

Mar 11, 2008

Lloyd Leckness, 75, of Marshalltown, died early Tuesday morning, March 11th, at his home while in care of his loving family and the Iowa River Hospice. Memorial services will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 14th at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until the service time. Flag presentation honors will be...

Walter William Metz

Walter William Metz

Mar 11, 2008

Walter William Metz, the infant son of John and Heidi (Hungerford) Metz, of Urbandale, died Tuesday at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 15th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Pastor Alan Mullikin of the LeGrand Friends Church officiating. Burial will be in the Timber Creek...

Gary J. Johnston

Gary J. Johnston

Mar 11, 2008

Staff Sargent E7 Gary J. Johnston (Ret), 52, of Shell Rock, formerly of Marshalltown, died on March 11, 2008, at Chandler Regional Hospital in Chandler, AZ. A memorial service honoring Gary's life will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Lou Walbaum

Lou Walbaum

Mar 10, 2008

Lou Walbaum, 89, of Marshalltown, died Monday afternoon, March 10th, at the Grandview Heights while in their care, his family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 13th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Hirsch Chizever officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Rose Hill Cemetery...

Stephen H. Dalton

Stephen H. Dalton

Mar 9, 2008

Stephen H. Dalton, 66, of the Iowa Veterans Home, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, died Sunday, March 9th, at the IVH. Funeral services are pending at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa. Burial will be in the Hawarden Cemetery. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for local arrangements. He was born on July 28th, 1941, in Cherokee, Iowa...

Troy Louks

Troy Louks

Mar 9, 2008

Troy Louks, 40, of Laurel, died Sunday, March 9th, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13th, at the Center Street Baptist Church, 1202 South Center Street, Marshalltown, with Pastor Kiboko I. Kiboko of the Laurel United Methodist Church officiating. The family invites all...

Ronnie Richeson

Ronnie Richeson

Mar 8, 2008

Ronnie Ron Richeson, 70, of Marshalltown, died March 8, 2008 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. No services will be held at this time. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Ronnie and his family. Ph. 641-844-1234. Ron was born December 11, 1937 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Ralph and Helen (Miltenberger)...

Lester R. Bruce

Lester R. Bruce

Mar 7, 2008

Lester Bruce, 84, of the Iowa Veterans Home, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday, March 9th, at the Iowa Veterans Home where he has resided since November of 2005. Funeral services are pending at the Major-Erickson Funeral Home in Mason City. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery at Clear Lake, Iowa. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is...

Leona Fiscus

Leona Fiscus

Mar 7, 2008

Leona (Lee) Etta Fiscus passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Villa del Sol in Marshalltown, Iowa, where she resided for the past year. She was cared for by the staff of Villa del Sol, Hospice, and her familyFuneral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial...

Ronald E. Engle

Ronald E. Engle

Mar 4, 2008

Ronald E. Engle, 65, of rural Conrad, died Tuesday, March 4th, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8th, at the Liscomb Church of Christ with Pastor Paul McDermott and Helmer Peterson officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Conrad Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mitchell...

Jack Edsel Carter

Jack Edsel Carter

Mar 3, 2008

Jack Edsel Carter, 77, of Marshalltown, passed away Monday, March 3rd, at the MMSC after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 6th, at the 1st Congregational Church with Pastor Barry Holmes officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery with full military honors by the VFW Harry C. Harter...

Patricia Pose

Patricia Pose

Mar 1, 2008

Patricia Pose, 78, of Marshalltown, died Saturday afternoon, March 1st, at the Mercy Hospice House in Hiawatha, Iowa. She departed this life after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with...

Larry Cunningham

Larry Cunningham

Mar 1, 2008

Larry Cunningham, 79, of Marshalltown, longtime Iowa State Trooper, died Saturday, March 1st, at the home of Roger Freiboth and Cristin Cunningham while in his familys loving care and the Iowa River Hospice. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 6th, at St. Marys Catholic Church with Fr. Jim Miller officiating. He will be laid...

James Edward Eash

James Edward Eash

Mar 1, 2008

James Edward Eash, 59, of Marshalltown, died, March 1, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic in Iowa City. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with cremation rites to follow. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 5th, at the Mitchell...

Luann Warden

Luann Warden

Mar 1, 2008

LuAnn (Mrs. Steve) Warden, 53, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, March 1st, at her home while in the loving care of her family and the Iowa River Hospice. She was called to her heavenly home after a five year battle with inflammatory breast cancer. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 5th, at St. Henrys Catholic...

Helen Irene Curley

Helen Irene Curley

Feb 29, 2008

Helen Irene Curley, 70, of Marshalltown, died early Friday morning, February 29th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 4th, at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel. Following cremation rites, she will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from...

Richard H. Lemert

Richard H. Lemert

Feb 29, 2008

Services are pending at LaPorte City Funeral Home.

Elda Sickman

Elda Sickman

Feb 28, 2008

Elda Helene Sickman, 91, passed away on February 28, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the Bethel Grove Cemetery near Liscomb. Visitation one-hour prior to the services. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Elda was born July 30, 1916 in Randolph,...