Obituaries

Nov 19, 2007

John Stangl, 79, of Marshalltown, died suddenly on Monday morning, November 19th, at his home. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 24th, at the Center Street Baptist Church. He will be laid to rest in the Center School Cemetery near Marshalltown with full military honors by the VFW Harry C. Harter Post...

Nov 18, 2007

Thomas Shepard, 55, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, November 18th, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Memorial services celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 21st, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with private burial at a later date. A time of fellowship and refreshments with the family will immediately follow. Friends...

Nov 16, 2007

Erma (Kelsey) Paxton, 84, died November 16, 2007 in Marshalltown.Services will be Tuesday, June 24 at 10:00 a.m. at Hope United Methodist Church. She will be laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery. There will be no visitation. For condolences, visit www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Erma and her family.Born on February 27, 1923, in Marshalltown,...

Nov 16, 2007

Willie Leytham, 64, of Albion, died Friday afternoon, November 16th, at his home while in care of his loving family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 20th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Shomo, chaplain of the Iowa River Hospice officiating. He will be...

Nov 15, 2007

Lucille B. Hughes, 99, of Marshalltown, died Thursday morning, November 15, at Grandview Heights Nursing Home. She was in the care of her loving family, nurses and staff of Grandview Heights, and the Iowa River Hospice.Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2007 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. She...

Nov 11, 2007

Nov 10, 2007

Donald W. Beane, 87, of LeGrand, passed away on November 10, 2007 after two days at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, while under the care of Iowa River Hospice. Memorial services celebrating Donalds life will be held at LeGrand Friends Church (LeGrand) at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2007 with Pastor Alan Mullikin and Rev. Francis Beyea...

Nov 5, 2007

Colleen (Mrs. Rodger) Christensen, 78, of 102 Kearney Street, Union, died early Monday morning, November 5th, at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Funeral services celebrating Colleens life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 9th, at the Union Community Church with Pastor Rick Schill officiating. She will be laid to rest in Nora Springs, Iowa at a...

Nov 5, 2007

Verlin McAllister, 72, of Whitten, died Monday, November 5th, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services celebrating Verlins life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 9th, at the Whitten Community Church in Whitten with Pastor Jim Hartman officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Benson Cemetery at Whitten with military honors by the...

Nov 5, 2007

Eugene Papa Gene Brennick, 80, of Dunbar, died early Monday morning, November 5th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Funeral services celebrating Genes life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 8th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church of Dillon with Pastor Fred Berry officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery at Dillon...

Nov 4, 2007

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Nov 4, 2007

Lester L. Burns, 83, of Marshalltown, formerly of Byron, Illinois, died November 4, 2007, at his home while under the care of hospice. Funeral services were held for immediate family at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Lester and his family. Ph. 844-1234. Left to cherish his...

Nov 1, 2007

Elmer Starr, 79, of 314 North 15th Avenue, Marshalltown, died Thursday night, November 1st, at his home while in care of the Iowa River Hospice. His death came peacefully at 9:50 p.m. with his loving family at his side. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 6th, at the First Baptist Church in...

Oct 31, 2007

Richard Dick Lifer, 65, of 304 South 14th Ave, Marshalltown, died on October 31, 2007, at his home. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Burial rites will be held at a later date. There will be a...

Oct 30, 2007

Marlene Lowe Doyle, 70, of Tama died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center.A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 2, 2007 at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo, Iowa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial rites will...

Oct 27, 2007

Neva Arlene Boeke went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center. Her memorial service is at Calvary Baptist Church, Union, Iowa with Rev. Roger Crawford and Dr. Nick BoekeofficiatingonSaturday, November 3,at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Union Cemetery. Mitchell Family Funeral Home, 1209 Iowa Ave. W,...

Oct 27, 2007

Jim Aalfs, 64, of Conrad, died Saturday evening, October 27th, at the Covenant Hospital in Waterloo while in the care of his family and the Cedar Valley Hospice. Funeral services celebrating Jims life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 1st, at the Liberty Baptist Church. He will be laid to rest in the Conrad Cemetery. Friends may...

Oct 26, 2007

Ronald Hazen, 72, of 1205 West Linn Street, Marshalltown, died Friday, October 26th, at the MMSC. A Remembrance service celebrating Rons life will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 30th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Cremation rites have preceded the services. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. until the service time. Fellowship and...

Oct 26, 2007

An American Patriot and Veteran, Clifford Harmer, died today, Friday, October 26th, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown where he has resided since January 8th, of this year. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 30th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Masonic Rites conducted. He will be laid...

Oct 25, 2007

Laila Abudigin, 38, and her infant daughter, all of 1509 East Marion Street, died late October 25th, at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Funeral services of the Islamic faith were held the afternoon following their death at the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. There was no visitation. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for the Abudigin family....