Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Charles E. Dittmer

Charles E. Dittmer

Sep 9, 2007

Charles E. Dittmer, 79, of Ankeny, died early Sunday morning, September 9th, at the Iowa Veterans Home where he has resided since July.Cremation rites have been held. There will be no local services. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Charles and his family. Ph 844-1234. He was born on October 17th, 1927,...

K. Roger Smith

K. Roger Smith

Sep 6, 2007

Kenneth Roger Smith, 68, of Marshalltown, died Thursday morning, September 6th, at the Grandview Heights while under their care, his family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, September 13th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Shomo, chaplain of the Iowa River Hospice officiating. Friends may...

Steven Leonard

Steven Leonard

Sep 5, 2007

Steven Jess Leonard, 53, of Marshalltown, died September 5, 2007.There will be no services at this time. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Steven and his family. Ph. 641-844-1234.Born on January 10, 1954, in Newton, Iowa, he as the son of Jesse Harvey and Shirley May (Parker) Leonard. He was educated in...

Mark Richards

Mark Richards

Sep 5, 2007

Mark Richards, 59, of Marshalltown, died September 5, 2007 at his home.There will be no services at this time. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Mark and his family. 641-844-1234.Born on July 30, 1948, in Davenport, Iowa, he was the son of Verne Stanley and Camilla Ruth Richards.Left to celebrate his life...

William Wignall

William Wignall

Sep 4, 2007

Wm. Harlan Wignall, 72, of Marshalltown, former longtime Rhodes resident, died Tuesday morning, September 4th, at his home while in care of his loving family and the Iowa River Hospice. Memorial services celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 7th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Shomo, chaplain of the Iowa River...

Russell Deere

Russell Deere

Sep 2, 2007

Russell Deere, 51, of the Iowa Veterans Home, formerly of Farmington, Iowa, died early Sunday morning, September 2nd, at the IVH. Services are pending at the Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk FUneral Home in Farmington. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with local arrangements.Mr. Deere was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving from 1980 to 1984. He was born...

Nancy Jones

Nancy Jones

Sep 1, 2007

Nancy Kay Swearingen Thompson Jones, 61, of Marshalltown, willingly and with much joy, passed from this life into the next in heaven where she can be rejoined with her mom, Ruby Pickard, her first love and husband David Thompson of LeGrand who died in 1975, and his parents Leo and Glee. Funeral services celebrating her life and to the...

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...