Obituaries

Obituaries in Marshalltown, State Center and Surrounding Areas in Iowa

Helen Wendel

Helen Wendel

Oct 8, 2025

Helen Wendel, age 96, of State Center and formerly of rural Rhodes, passed away Wednesday late afternoon in the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 13th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in State Center with Pastor Melissa Waterman officiating. She will be laid to rest in the...

Shirley R. Gould

Shirley R. Gould

Oct 7, 2025

Obituary is pending 

Colleen Welch

Colleen Welch

Oct 6, 2025

Colleen Welch, age 99, of Marshalltown, Iowa and formerly of St. Anthony, Iowa, passed away on the evening of October 6, 2025 at Bickford Cottage in Marshalltown under the care of St. Croix Hospice.

Services for Colleen will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025 . Visitation for family and friends will be held at 1:00 PM followed by a celebration...

Joe Levis

Joe Levis

Oct 6, 2025

Bernard Joseph Levis, age 65, known to all as “Joe”, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Monday, October 6th, 2025, with his wife of nearly 48 years at his side and his dogs Cash and Bentley.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 12th, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. For condolences, please visit...

Jarred Wayne Smith

Jarred Wayne Smith

Oct 5, 2025

Obituary pending

Rigoberto Garcia Garcia

Rigoberto Garcia Garcia

Oct 4, 2025

(Español) Rigoberto García García, de 37 años, de Tama, Iowa, falleció el sábado 4 de octubre de 2025.

Se ha programado una misa de cuerpo presente para el viernes 10 de octubre de 2025 a las 7:00 P.M. en la parroquia San Francisco de Asís: Iglesia Católica de Santa María en Marshalltown. Se invita a familiares y amigos a asistir a...

Edwin E. Polzin

Edwin E. Polzin

Oct 4, 2025

Ed Polzin of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on October 4, 2025. Ed donated his body to the Des Moines University, so there will be no memorial services at this time.

Ed was born October 22, 1938, in Alden, Iowa, to Ernst and Ester Polzin. Ed graduated from Alden High school and worked on the family farm until 1960. On April 9,...

Bradley Michael VanCleave

Bradley Michael VanCleave

Oct 4, 2025

Bradley Michael Van Cleave was born on May 4, 1973 in Grinnell, Iowa. He passed away on October 4, 2025 near Garwin, Iowa after his big heart outgrew his body.

Brad first grew up in Brooklyn and then in Melbourne, graduating with the West Marshall Class of 1992. He was most at home in a farm field, driving down a back...

Rodney "Rod" Dutton

Rodney "Rod" Dutton

Oct 3, 2025

Rodney “Rod” Dutton, age 72, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the afternoon of October 3, 2025 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa with his family by his side.

Funeral services for Rod will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 beginning at 1:30 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. A visitation for family and friends...

Ronnie Snyder

Ronnie Snyder

Oct 3, 2025

CW4 Ronnie Dean Snyder, age 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa, went to be with his Lord and Savior on the evening of October 3, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown with his family at his side. Ron had been diagnosed with AML in January 2025 and passed from complications of blastomycosis .

A Mass of Traditional Roman Catholic Burial...

Anne M. Ramsdell

Anne M. Ramsdell

Oct 3, 2025

Anne M. Ramsdell, 83, of Toledo, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at Westbrook Acres in Gladbrook.

Funeral Mass for Anne will take place on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Francis of Assisi Parish – St. Mary Catholic Church. A visitation will take place the night prior from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family...

Lois E. Poling

Lois E. Poling

Oct 2, 2025

Lois Elaine (Speer) Poling, 89 of State Center passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Bethany Life in Story City, Iowa.

Services for Lois will take place on Saturday, October 25 (please note date) at 2:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. A visitation will be held one hour prior, beginning at 1:00 P.M. She will be...

Amy Oderwald

Amy Oderwald

Oct 1, 2025

Amy Oderwald, 51, of Gladbrook, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at UnityPoint-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Cremation rites have been accorded and no services are currently scheduled. 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 Amy and her family.

Amy Oderwald was born on July...

Norma Jean Nall

Norma Jean Nall

Sep 30, 2025

Norma Jean Nall, 91, of Melbourne, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at her home and under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home.

Cremation rites have been accorded and currently no services are scheduled. 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 Jean and her...

James "Jim" Bauer

James "Jim" Bauer

Sep 26, 2025

James L. Bauer, 86, of Chester Springs, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 26, 2025 at his home.

Born in Centralia, Illinois, he was the son of the late James E. Bauer and Glenda M. Stein Bauer.

After high school graduation from Interboro High School in Prospect Park, PA, Jim served in the US Navy where the navy convinced him he...

Ronald Kuehn

Ronald Kuehn

Sep 26, 2025

Ronald A. Kuehn, 82, of Marshalltown passed away peacefully at Unity Point St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids on September 26, 2025. He was the son of Bill and Iva (Kolb) Kuehn. He grew up helping his dad on the farm near Fort Dodge, Iowa. On November 27, 1966, he was married to Kay Truelson of rural Gilmore City, Iowa....

Luna Ibarra

Luna Ibarra

Sep 24, 2025

Who knew the smallest thing could take up the most room in your heart? We got Luna back in 2021 on a quick stop to pet smart just to look around. Her and her sister Sol were the last two in the enclosure. Initially we came in not wanting to purchase anything which then led to purchasing not only one,...

Heidi Doyle

Heidi Doyle

Sep 22, 2025

Heidi Doyle, 58 of Toledo, Iowa passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown.

Per the wishes of Heidi and her family, private services were held with Chaplain Harlan Nuss officiating. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Heidi Jo Doyle was born on August 25, 1967, in Grinnell, Iowa...

Virginia Sharp

Virginia Sharp

Sep 21, 2025

Virginia Carol (Simms) Sharp, 96, of Conrad passed away Sunday September 21, 2025, at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad. Virginia was a lifelong resident in the Beaman and Conrad communities and had been a resident at Oakview since July 2019.

Virginia was born May 3, 1929, to Francis Reid Simms and Helen Mae Brumm Simms. She graduated from Beaman High School...

Gordon James Steil

Gordon James Steil

Sep 20, 2025

Gordon J. Steil, age 72, of Marshalltown and formerly of Eldora, Iowa passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown.

Per Gordon and his family’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. No formal services have been scheduled at this time. Memorials may be directed to the family for a later designation. Mitchell Family Funeral...