Obituaries

Aug 24, 2022

Janet Holcomb, 65, of Marshalltown, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at her home and under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home. Cremation rites have been accorded and there are currently no services planned. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Janet...

Aug 24, 2022

Marisue Edel, 51, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa. A visitation for Marisue will take place on Thursday, September 1 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., with a vigil service to follow at 7:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at...

Aug 20, 2022

Robert H. “Bob” Gray, 94, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded and no formal services are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Bob’s name may be directed to Iowa River Hospice Home. For additional information or to...

Aug 19, 2022

Missy Butcher, 52, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown. Services for Missy will take place on Friday, August 26 at 1:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Pastor Chad Cook officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Mitchell...

Aug 18, 2022

Joyce Hamilton, 78, of Marshalltown, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at her home. Cremation rites have been accorded and services will be held by the family at a later date. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Joyce and her family. Joyce was...

Aug 17, 2022

Larry Moyer, age 83, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown. Graveside services for Larry will take place on Friday, August 26 at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens at 11:00 A.M. with full military honors provided by the combined VFW / American Legion of the surrounding area. Visitation will begin at 10:00...

Aug 16, 2022

Hyaw Kong, 44, of Marshalltown, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Unity Point Hospital in Marshalltown. Funeral services for Hyaw will be held on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will take place prior to the service, starting at 11:00 a.m. For more information or to send...

Aug 16, 2022

Kelcy Benscoter, 70, of Marshalltown passed away on August 16, 2022 at Southridge Specialty Care. Visitation with family will be at Mitchell Family Funeral Home on Sunday, August 21 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. with a time of sharing at 7:00 P.M. A private family burial will happen at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to...

Aug 15, 2022

Keith Lambertsen, 79, of Garwin, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Unity Point Hospital in Marshalltown.

Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 8 at 2:00 P.M. at Garwin United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Keefer officiating. A visitation will take place one hour prior beginning at...

Aug 15, 2022

Annette M. Carl, 70, of Marshalltown, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, August 15, 2022. Funeral services will take place on Friday, August 19 at 2:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. She will be laid to rest at Center School Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior, beginning at 1:00 P.M....

Aug 14, 2022

Gary E. Gifford, 80, of Marshalltown, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will take place on Friday, August 19, at 11:00 A.M. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Marshalltown. He will be laid to rest at the Lutheran Cemetery of Dillon. There will be a visitation one hour prior beginning at...

Aug 13, 2022

Jon Allen, age 54, of Marshalltown, passed away on Saturday, August 13th, at Mary Greeley in Ames. A celebration of life will take place from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday August 20th at Mitchell Family Funeral home. Donations can be made out to the family. Born August 6th, 1968, in Grand Junction, Colorado, Jon was the son of...

Aug 13, 2022

Twilla Charlene (Worrall) Dack, 94, of Marshalltown, Iowa, previously of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Per the wishes of Twilla and her family, cremation rites have been accorded and a private inurnment will take place at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with the...

Aug 13, 2022

Marvin Edwards, age 77, the one person everyone knew in State Center, passed away at the State Center Specialty Care on Saturday, August 13th. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 16th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in State Center. He will be laid to rest in the Hillside Cemetery after his funeral procession down Main...

Aug 13, 2022

Ruth Ann Dolash, age 91, of Ferguson, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at UnityPoint Health Marshalltown. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 18 at St. Francis Parish: St. Henry Catholic Church in Marshalltown with Fr. Alan Dietzenbach officiating. She will be laid to rest in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Tama. A rosary...

Aug 12, 2022

David Couser, 79, of Ankeny, entered into heaven on Friday August 12, 2022; where his family imagines that his sister Myrna had gathered all the family and friends to greet him. He was under the care of Suncrest Hospice at Home surrounded by loved ones. Memorial services for Dave will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 11:00...

Aug 10, 2022

Nancy J. Doran, 84, of Liscomb, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Southridge Specialty Care in Marshalltown. Memorial services by the family will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Liscomb. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit...

Aug 10, 2022

Doris Irene Rutherford, 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, August, 10, 2022, at Taylor House in Des Moines. The eldest of five children to Clyde and Orona Hammond Galloway, Doris was born at home in Conrad, Iowa on May 16, 1925. She graduated from Lamoille High School where she participated in band, basketball, and the high school...

Aug 10, 2022

Marvin "Marv" Christensen, age 87, longtime resident of Clemons, Iowa, passed away due to complications of COVID on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services for Marvin will take place on Tuesday, August 16 at 11:00 A.M. at Clemons United Church of Christ with Pastor Craig Marshall officiating. He will be laid to...

Aug 9, 2022

Sherry Connley Eggleston, 68, of Marshalltown, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Unity Point Health in Marshalltown. A Celebration of Life for Sherry will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League towards the Marshalltown...