Obituaries

Dec 29, 2022

Kimberly “Kim” Harms, 62, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown.

Per the wishes of Kim and her family, cremation rites have been accorded. Memorial services for Kim will take place on Tuesday, January 3 at 1:30 P.M. at Salem Church in Lincoln, Iowa....

Dec 29, 2022

Trevor Dustin Sirdoreus, 43, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022.

Services for Trevor will take place Friday, January 6th at 2:00 p.m. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. A visitation will be held one hour prior beginning at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider plants, stones, or memorial contributions directed...

Dec 27, 2022

Janice M Olson, 95, of Marshalltown, died Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022 at the State Center Care Initiatives in State Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Daniel from Iowa River Church of the Brethren officiating. She will be laid to...

Dec 27, 2022

Angela Pauline Long, 61, of Marshalltown, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Unity Point Hospital in Marshalltown.

A visitation for Angie will take place on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more information...

Dec 24, 2022

Marlene Kunch, 77, of Marshalltown, Iowa gained her heavenly wings on the afternoon of Saturday, December 24, 2022 at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

A celebration of life for Marlene will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 beginning at 10:30 A.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A visitation for family and...

Dec 23, 2022

Sharon K. Brooks, 78, of Ankeny, Iowa, formerly of Marshalltown, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022 at Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center under the care of Sun Crest Hospice.

Services for Sharon will take place on Friday, December 30 at 2:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, 1209 Iowa Ave W., in...

Dec 22, 2022

Marjorie Runner, 98, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away December 22, 2022 at the Willows of Marshalltown and under the care of Iowa River Hospice.

A celebration of life for Marjorie will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Dec 21, 2022

Larry Carl Tow, 81, of Zearing, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Care Initiatives-State Center Specialty Care and under the care of Suncrest Hospice.

Per the wishes of Larry and his family, cremation rites have been accorded and a private family celebration will be held at a later time. For more information...

Dec 21, 2022

Terry Lee Hurley, 60, of Albion, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Cremation rites have been accorded and services will be scheduled at a later time. Memorials may be directed in his name to his wife, Marge Hurley. For more information or to send a...

Dec 21, 2022

Jerry L. Ketchum, age 78, died unexpectedly on December 21, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. With him were his wife Karen Ketchum; son Scott Ketchum; daughter Alyson Rasmusson; son-in-law Rick Rasmusson; grandson Tavian Fortune; granddaughters Mia Rasmusson and Alex Anton; granddaughter-in-law Peyton Fortune; and great-grandson Jayden Fortune. Cherisse Ketchum (Scott’s wife) could not...

Dec 20, 2022

Airforce veteran Wilhelmine D. Bennett, 93, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa where she resided. She was born June 14, 1929 in Carmi, Illinois. Per her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded under the care of the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Ph. 641-844-1234.

Dec 19, 2022

Ricky Wayne Raney of Rhodes passed away Monday, December 19th in the Unity Point Iowa Methodist Critical Care Center in Des Moines.

Ricky was born July 16, 1956 to Clyde and Floris (Jiggs and Tillie) Raney. He graduated from West Marshall High School, State Center, Class of 1974.

During high school...

Dec 19, 2022

Kent Ricketts, 69, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022.

Per the wishes of Kent and his family, cremation rites have been accorded and a visitation will be held on Saturday, January 7 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Friends and family are invited to continue the celebration...

Dec 19, 2022

Keith Lee Drummer, 86, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 at the Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota.

A Celebration of Life for Keith will be held on Thursday, December 29, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown,...

Dec 18, 2022

Billy Massey, 66, of Lisbon, Iowa, passed away in the comfort of his own home on the morning of Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Per his wishes cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home beginning at 1:30 P.M. A visitation...

Dec 17, 2022

Eric LeRoy Schmidt, age 51, of Albion, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Per the wishes of Eric and his family, cremation rites have been accorded. Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation on Wednesday, December 28 from 5:00...

Dec 17, 2022

Troy David Hibbs, age 50, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born January 15th, 1972 in Brookings, South Dakota to Jackie (Bowers) Hibbs and Joel David Hibbs. He was a 1990 graduate of Marshalltown High School and a 1994 graduate of Central College where he was...

Dec 16, 2022

Larry “Pete” Pieters, age 81, of LeGrand, formerly of Marshalltown, passed away suddenly on Friday morning, December 16th, at the Unitypoint Health in Marshalltown.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22nd, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the services. He will be...

Dec 15, 2022

Darwin VanHauen, 60, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2022 in the comfort of his own home.

Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and no formal services are planned at this time. Memorials in Darwin’s name may be directed to his family for a later designation. For additional information or...

Dec 15, 2022

Jack Stansberry, 62, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the evening of December 15, 2022 at his home.

A family led celebration of life for Jack will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at the National Guard Armory in Marshalltown from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Memorials in Jack’s name may be directed to...