Business Details
22 Years
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Emergency
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Your Trusted Partner for Compassionate Funeral Services in Marshalltown
Mitchell Family Funeral Home has served Marshalltown and surrounding communities since 2004 with compassionate, personalized end-of-life care. Our family-owned business prioritizes dignity and respect while offering traditional burials, cremation services, and veteran honors. We specialize in creating meaningful memorials through tribute videos, keepsakes, and customized ceremonies. Our team of licensed funeral directors provides 24/7 support, grief counseling resources, and pre-planning assistance.We maintain partnerships with local veterans' organizations to ensure proper military honors and benefit coordination. Our facilities feature accessible spaces for visitations, memorial services, and family gatherings without additional charges. We guarantee transparent pricing, ethical care of remains, and lifelong support for grieving families.
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Personalization
Veteran Services
Merchandise
Grief Support
Pre-Planning
Obituary Listings
Send Flowers
Community Events
Details
- Year established: 2004
Highlights and features
- We offer 24/7 immediate response for emergency services
- Specialized veteran service coordination with military honors
- Customized memorialization options including tribute videos and keepsakes
- Transparent pricing with no hidden fees policy
- Lifelong grief support resources for families
Services
Traditional Services
Our traditional funeral services offer complete end-of-life care with burial options. Families receive professional guidance for visitations, chapel or off-site ceremonies, and graveside services. We coordinate clergy, music, and pallbearers while providing viewing facilities with personalized tributes through photo displays and memorabilia.
Cremation Services
We provide dignified cremation services with flexible memorialization choices. Options include traditional funeral services followed by cremation, private family memorials, and permanent placement solutions like columbarium niches or scattering gardens. Our staff handles all necessary documentation and permits.
Personalization
Our personalization services create unique tributes through tribute videos, customized urns, memorial folders, and themed services. We incorporate music, artwork, and life stories to reflect the deceased's personality, with options for live-streaming services for distant family members.
Veteran Services
We specialize in veteran benefits coordination, including VA paperwork assistance, flag presentations, and military honor guards. Our staff helps families obtain headstones, burial allowances, and memorial items while ensuring proper military funeral protocols are followed.
Grief Support
Our grief support programs include counseling referrals, children's grief resources, and a one-year subscription to weekly grief support messages. We provide ongoing emotional assistance through community events and personalized follow-up care for families.
People
Marty Mitchell
Funeral Director
Owner and lead funeral director with 17 years experience at Estel-Perrin-Avey Funeral Home before founding Mitchell Family Funeral Home in 2004. Serves on local cemetery and senior services boards.
Shannon Bowers
Funeral Director
Licensed funeral director responsible for ethical care of remains. Graduate of DMACC mortuary science program with internship experience in Maquoketa. Focuses on decedent care and family support.
Rich Green
Funeral Director
Licensed funeral director since 2013 with background in tissue recovery coordination. Handles pre-need arrangements and serves on Iowa and National Funeral Directors Associations.
Jordan Cline
Funeral Director
Marshalltown native licensed since 2019. Completed mortuary science program at DMACC. Specializes in community engagement and modern memorialization techniques.
Luis Guajardo
Funeral Director
Bilingual funeral director serving Marshalltown since 2006. Graduated from DMACC mortuary program. Focuses on cultural sensitivity and family-centered service for diverse communities.
Questions
What types of funeral services do you offer?
We provide traditional burial services, cremation options, personalized memorials, and veteran-specific ceremonies with full military honors.
Can I pre-plan a funeral service?
Yes, we offer comprehensive pre-planning services including documented wishes and optional pre-funding arrangements.
Do you support military families?
We specialize in veteran services, including VA benefit coordination, flag presentations, and military honor guards.
What grief resources are available?
We provide one-year weekly grief support messages, counseling referrals, and children's grief resources.
Are visitation services accessible?
Our facilities include wheelchair accessibility, family-friendly spaces, and extended evening hours for visitations.
