Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Paul Brees

Paul Brees

Aug 31, 2007

Paul Edwin Brees, Sr. 84, of 508 South 6th Street, Marshalltown, died Friday morning, August 31st, at his home while in care of his loving family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services celebrating Pauls life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, September 6th, at the Fellowship Baptist Church with Pastor Ed Hannahs officiating. He will be laid...

Mary Amick

Mary Amick

Aug 31, 2007

Mary Lee Amick, 92, of Gladbrook, died Friday evening, August 31st at the Westbrook Acres Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 5th, at the Lane Chapel of the Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Lane Chapel one-hour prior to services for visitation. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home...

Norma J. Willems

Norma J. Willems

Aug 28, 2007

Norma J. Willems, 61, of Marshalltown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center while under the care of the Iowa River Hospice.Funeral services celebrating her life will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 1st, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Daniel Johnson officiating. Friends may call at the Mitchell...

K. Eugene Peak

K. Eugene Peak

Aug 28, 2007

K. Eugene Peak, 94, of Marshalltown, died Thursday, August 30th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center while in care of the Iowa River Hospice. Private family services will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home...

Collin Curtis Smith

Collin Curtis Smith

Aug 28, 2007

Collin Curtis Smith, the infant son of Andy and Liz Smith of Marshalltown, entered the other world at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 28th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Private graveside services will be held at the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Marshalltown with Pastor Hirsch Chizever of the Center Street Baptist Church officiating. There will be no...

Vivian Grace Drury

Vivian Grace Drury

Aug 26, 2007

Vivian Drury, 98, longtime LeGrand area resident, died early Sunday morning, August 26th, at the Villa del Sol where she has resided since October of 1989. Mrs. Drury was in the care of the Villa del Sol and the Iowa River Hospice at the time of her passing. Memorial services celebrating her life will be held at 1:30 p.m....

Gilbert Fuller

Gilbert Fuller

Aug 25, 2007

Gilbert Lee Fuller, (Gib)AKA Grandpa Whipper Snapper, 81, of the State Center Nursing and Rehab in State Center, died late Saturday night, August 25th, while in care of the manor and the Iowa River Hospice with his loving family at his side. Memorial services celebrating his life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 1st, at the Mitchell...

Virginia Davis

Virginia Davis

Aug 24, 2007

Virginia Davis, 82, of Marshalltown, died Friday afternoon, August 24th, at the Grandview Heights while in their care and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 28th, at the First Friends Church with Pastors Craig and Judy Marshall officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery....

Kathryn Cox

Kathryn Cox

Aug 24, 2007

Kathryn Kathy Cox, 72, of rural Marshalltown, died Friday, August 24th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, September 1st, at the First Baptist Church in Marshalltown with Pastors Dick Sipe and Conrad Lundberg officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery with a...

Lloyd Paxton

Lloyd Paxton

Aug 23, 2007

Lloyd Paxton, 86, of Marshalltown, died Thursday morning, August 23rd, at his home. Funeral services and a celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 28th, at the Hope United Methodist Church with Pastor Scott Lothe officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery. There will be no visitation. For condolences, please...

Max Duncan

Max Duncan

Aug 20, 2007

Max L. Duncan, 93, of LeGrand, died Monday morning, August 20th, at the Iowa Veterans Home Sheeler Building where he has resided since 2004. His death came peacefully at 6:40 a.m. with his family at his side. Funeral services and a celebration of his life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, August 23rd, at the LeGrand Friends Church...

Ralph Burg

Ralph Burg

Aug 16, 2007

Ralph Burg, 77, of St. Anthony, died Thursday morning, August 16, 2007, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral services and a celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with cremation rites to follow. Friends may call at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from...

Thomas Adkins

Thomas Adkins

Aug 15, 2007

Thomas Adkins, 80, of 412 North 2nd Avenue, Marshalltown, died Wednesday morning, August 15th, at his home while in care of his loving family and the Iowa River Hospice.Funeral services and a celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 18th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Bobby Shomo, Chaplain of the Iowa River...

Hazel Long

Hazel Long

Aug 15, 2007

Hazel (Mrs. Jack) Long, 86, of LeGrand, died Wednesday, August 15th, at the MMSC. Funeral services and a celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 20th, at the LeGrand Friends Church with Pastor Alan Mullikin officiating. She will be laid to rest in the LeGrand Friends Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mitchell Family...

Michael Bowden

Michael Bowden

Aug 12, 2007

Mike Bowden, 54, of State Center, died early Sunday morning, August 12th, at the Boone Community Hospital. A gathering to celebrate Mikes memory will be held Thursday, August 30th, from 5-8:00 p.m. at the home of his sister, Krista Vanness, 1510 West Main Street, Marshalltown. This will be the night of Mikes 55th Birthday. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com....

Marie Trowbridge

Marie Trowbridge

Aug 11, 2007

Marie C. (Mrs. Harry) Trowbridge, 70, of State Center, died Saturday evening, August 11th, at the Story County Hospital in Nevada. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 16th, at St. Josephs Catholic Church in State Center with Fr. Rick Dagit as celebrant. She will be laid to rest in the St. Josephs Cemetery at...

Roger Jay

Roger Jay

Aug 5, 2007

Roger Jay, 71, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, August 5th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center while in care of his family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services and a celebration of his life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, August 10th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Conrad Lundberg of the First Baptist Church...

Marlys Welp

Marlys Welp

Aug 4, 2007

Marlys Welp, 53, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids, diedJuly 31, 2007at Sarasota. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 10th, at St. Henrys Catholic Church with Fr. Don Czapla officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery at Haverhill. Friends may call at the church from 5-7:00...

Erma Norman

Erma Norman

Jul 31, 2007

Erma Norman, 90, of Union, died Tuesday morning, July 31st, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center while in care of her family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services and a celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 6th, at the Bangor-Liberty Friends Church with a time of fellowship and refreshments immediately following...

Edith Durand

Edith Durand

Jul 28, 2007

Edith Louise (Buschbom) DuRand, 97, of 1211 W. State Street, Marshalltown, IA, most recently of Grandview Heights Care Center, passed away on July 28, 2007 following a short illness.Funeral servicesto celebrate her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 13, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Rev. Dick Hutton of the Our Savior Lutheran Church...