Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Crystal B. Choate
Mar 19, 2008
Crystal B. Choate, 89, of Marshalltown, died on Wednesday morning, March 19, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Burial will be held at a later date in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 9-11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Mitchell Family...

Jack Leaton
Mar 18, 2008
Jack Leaton, 85, of Marshalltown, died early Tuesday morning, March 18th, at his home while in the loving care of his family. Graveside memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 24th, at the Woodlawn Cemetery at Oelwein, Iowa with military honors provided by the Oelwein American Legion. There will be no visitation. A memorial fund is...

Dale Palmer Figgins
Mar 17, 2008
Dale Palmer Figgins, 92, of State Center, died Monday, March 17, at the State Center Manor. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 24, at St. Josephs Catholic Church in State Center with Reverend Everett Hemann officiating. Burial will be in St. Josephs Cemetery in State Center with military honors by the State Center...
Judith K. Petersen-Straight
Mar 17, 2008
Judith Judy K. Petersen-Straight, 62, of Clemons, died Monday, March 17th, at the Israel Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 20th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Rev. David Peterson of the New Hope Christian Church officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Hillside Cemetery at 10:30 a.m....
Ethel Neuroth
Mar 17, 2008
Ethel Rose Neuroth, 88, of Gladbrook, formerly of Haverhill, Iowa, died Monday, March 17th, while in the care of her loving family and Westbrook Acres. Funeral services will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 20, at Immaculate Conception Church in Haverhill with Fr. Don Zapla officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Friends...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...