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Deborah Goodman

Deborah Lynn Goodman, 59, beloved daughter of Darrell and Marjorie Goodman, of State Center, gained her angel wings on October 25, 2024, at State Center Specialty Care. Her family was present when she passed. Funeral Services are planned for Wednesday, November 6, 2024, beginning at 10:30 A.M. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in State Center where she was a member. Visitation is planned for one-hour prior to services. Memorial contributions may be made to CIRSI or Care Initiatives Hospice. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family please visit www.mitchellfh.com ...

Larry Walz

TAMA-Larry Walz, 78, of Tama, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held Friday, November 1, 2024, at 10:30 AM at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Tama with Pastor Clint Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama. Larry is survived by his wife, Barbara; children: Tim (Candi) Walz, Tammy (Steve) Chyma and Tiffany (Jerrod) Bridgewater; ten grandchildren; a sister-in-law; two ...

Kurt Houska

Kurt Houska, 66, of Granger, Iowa and formerly of the Des Moines area and Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the evening of October 24, 2024 at the Perry Lutheran Home surrounded by his loving family. Services for Kurt will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024 beginning at 1:30 P.M. at the ...

Robert T. Smith

Robert T. Smith, 92, of Marshalltown Iowa, passed away on October 20, 2024. Services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday November 2, at the First Presbyterian Church, Marshalltown IA. Lunch will follow. Robert was born on January 1, 1932, in Conrad Iowa. He was the third of five children born ...

Michael Balvin

Michael Robert Balvin, son of Don and Doris (Jansen) Balvin passed away on September 28, 2024, at his home in Garland, Texas, of natural causes. Mike was born November 20, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa, attended St. Joseph School there until their move to Plano, Texas, in 1978. Mike was a member of St. Marks Catholic Church, Plano, Texas. Mike graduated from Plano High School in 1983. He was an exceptional guitarist and song writer. Mike is survived by his brother Greg Balvin (Sandy), P.O. Box 3077, Alpine, Wyo.; brother Ed Balvin (Karen) in Texas, Aunt Alice Nicholson and many ...

Joash Wilkins

Joash “JC” Wilkins, 79, of Premier Estates and formerly of Marshalltown, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024. Per family wishes, cremation rites have taken place. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. JC will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown. He is survived by his brother, Cornelius Wilkins, of Marshalltown; his sister, Yvonne (Lincoln) Woods, of Cleveland, TN; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be directed to the family. Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been ...