Obituaries

William "Bill" Knott

Jul 28, 2023

William “Bill” Knott, 85, of State Center, Iowa, passed away on the evening of Friday, July 28, 2023, at his home.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Bill will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in State Center, Iowa with Father Rick Dagit officiating. Public...

Dorothy Gould

Jul 28, 2023

Dorothy Gould, 96, of Marshalltown, Iowa, went into the tender arms of Jesus on the morning of July 28, 2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home.

Services for Dorothy will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2023 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Ferguson Bible Church in Ferguson, Iowa. A visitation for family and friends...

William "Bill" Van Kirk

Jul 27, 2023

William "Bill" Van Kirk, 86, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023, at The Willows of Marshalltown under the care of Hospice of the Midwest.

A visitation for Bill will take place on Thursday, August 3 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service...

Dorothy Davis

Jul 27, 2023

Dorothy Davis, 99, of Gilman, Iowa, passed away on the morning of July 27, 2023 at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Services for Dorothy will be held on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior...

Donald "Don" Mettlin

Jul 26, 2023

Donald R. Mettlin, more commonly known as Donnie or Monk, age 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home.

A visitation will be held on Monday, July 31 from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorial services for Don will take place on Tuesday, August...

Bette Choate

Jul 26, 2023

Bette Choate, 76, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away surrounded by her family on the evening of Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa.

Services for Bette will be held on Friday, August 4, 2023 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Marshalltown Church of the Nazarene. A visitation for family and...

Donna Bierman

Jul 23, 2023

Donna Bierman, 85, of Marshalltown Iowa, passed peacefully into her Lord and Savior’s presence on July 23, 2023, while under the tender loving care of Grandview Heights Nursing Home and Hospice Compassus.

Donna was born August 17, 1937 in Buffalo Center Iowa. To John and Katherine (Breckunitch) Hartman. In Buffalo Center she received her education...

Margaret Mcneece

Jul 23, 2023

Margaret McNeece, 91, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the morning of July 23, 2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family.

Memorial services for Margaret will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the First Methodist Church in Marshalltown beginning at 11:00 a.m. A visitation for family and friends...

Timothy "Tim" Peak

Jul 21, 2023

Timothy “Tim” Peak, 66, of North Liberty, Iowa, formerly of Marshalltown, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023.

A visitation for Tim will take place on Thursday, July 27 from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown followed by a service beginning at 1:30 P.M. He will be laid to rest at...

Kathy "Putt" Anderson

Jul 20, 2023

Kathy “Putt” Anderson, 71, of Garwin, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at her home under the care of UnityPoint Hospice.

A Celebration of Life will be on Sunday, August 27, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the old grocery store in Garwin under the direction of the family. Memorials may be...

Giana "Gigi" Alvarez

Jul 19, 2023

Giana “GiGi” Dominique Alvarez, 21, of Marshalltown, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, July 19, 2023.

Funeral services for Giana will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. also...

Grant Daniel Grossman

Jul 18, 2023

Grant was the grandson of Marla (the late Jim) Grossman of Marshalltown, son of Bradley (Beth) of Schaumburg, IL and nephew of Nick (Sherri) of Marshalltown and Jami (Scott) Stefan of Wausau, WI, and many cousins and friends.

Services and burial was held in Schaumburg, IL..

Brenda Walkup

Jul 16, 2023

Brenda Walkup, age 74, of Marshalltown, passed away on Sunday, July 16 at the Iowa River Hospice Home.

She was a devoted grandmother, mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. Per her wishes, no formal services will be held. A private family service will be held in Riverside Cemetery at a future date. Memorials...

Sheryl "Sherry" Van Pelt

Jul 16, 2023

Sheryl “Sherry” Kay Van Pelt went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 16, 2023 with her family by her side under the care of Iowa River Hospice after a short battle with cancer. She was born on November 18, 1944 to Harry and Angeline Duhn in the Eldora, Iowa hospital. Her family was currently living...

Chip Liston

Jul 14, 2023

Chip Liston, 47, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away at home on Friday, July 14.

Services for Chip will be held on Friday, July 28, 2023 starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior to services. In lieu of flowers, memorials in...

Tana Johnson

Jul 14, 2023

Tana Johnson (Waldo) passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 surrounded by her family at Israel Family Hospice House. Tana was born July 1, 1952. She was married to the love of her life Steve. Tana had one daughter Shannon Hartman.

Funeral services will be Friday, July 21 at 1:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral...

Richard Carver

Jul 13, 2023

Richard “Rich” Carver, 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa and formerly of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away on the morning of July 13, 2023 at UnityPoint Health Marshalltown with his family at his side.

Services for Rich will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown. A...

Josiah David Johnson

Jul 13, 2023

Josiah David Johnson, the infant son of Keenan and Estrella Johnson, of Marshalltown, was born into heaven on Thursday, July 13th, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest in the Center School Cemetery....

Rodney T. Mcturk

Jul 13, 2023

Rodney McTurk, age 84, of Marshalltown, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 13th, at the Iowa River Hospice Home.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 18th, at the Faith Open Bible Church with Pastor Curtis Jarrell officiating. There will be no visitation. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral...

Donald Farnsworth

Jul 12, 2023

Donald “Don” Farnsworth, 76, of Conrad, Iowa, passed away after a brave battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown.

A family-led Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 21, 2023 from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook. Cremation...