THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE. COMING UP. ZANE WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME SAD NEWS OUT OF MARSHALLTOWN THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVERSIDE CEMETERY ANNOUNCED TODAY THEIR BELOVED GOOSE BLOSSOM HAS DIED. STAFF SAY SHE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE MONDAY NEAR THE KIRBY MAUSOLEUM. THERE YOU’RE SEEING BLOSSOM FROM ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS STORIES. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE DRIVER STOPPED AND APPROACHED BLOSSOM’S BODY, BUT LEFT HER BY LAKE WOODMERE CEMETERY. SAYS THERE WERE NO NO MESSAGES OR CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THEIR OFFICE FROM THE DRIVER WHO HIT THE ANIMAL. IN A FACEBOOK POST, RIVERSIDE CEMETERY SAYS THEY ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS, SAYING BLOSSOM BROUGHT JOY, COMFORT AND CONNECTION TO SO MANY. HER GENTLE PRESENCE WAS PART OF WHAT MAD
Blossom, a beloved goose at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, dies after being hit by vehicle
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Updated: 4:37 PM CDT Oct 28, 2025
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A beloved goose at a Marshalltown cemetery has died.Riverside Cemetery says tragedy struck Monday night. Blossom was hit by a vehicle at around 5 p.m. Monday, according to the cemetery, and surveillance footage shows the driver stopped, approached Blossom, and left her by Lake Woodmere.Blossom gained fame during a search to find her a companion. The cemetery helped Blossom find a new love: Frankie.The story was featured on vlog multiple times and even made its way to CBS' Steve Hartman, later becoming a picture book. "We understand that accidents happen," the cemetery wrote in a Facebook post. "Frankie, Blossom, and our other geese are slow-moving and well-known to our visitors. But the absence of a simple call or note has added to our grief. Blossom was more than a familiar face — she was a symbol of Riverside’s spirit, recognized both locally and nationally."Watch: The love story of Frankie and Blossom: From the Riverside Cemetery to bookshelvesYou can see more about Frankie and Blossom here:» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — A beloved goose at a Marshalltown cemetery has died.
Riverside Cemetery says tragedy struck Monday night. Blossom was hit by a vehicle at around 5 p.m. Monday, according to the cemetery, and surveillance footage shows the driver stopped, approached Blossom, and left her by Lake Woodmere.
Blossom gained fame during a search to find her a companion. The cemetery helped Blossom find a new love: Frankie.
The story was featured on vlog multiple times and even made its way to CBS' Steve Hartman, later becoming a picture book.
"We understand that accidents happen," the cemetery wrote in a Facebook post. "Frankie, Blossom, and our other geese are slow-moving and well-known to our visitors. But the absence of a simple call or note has added to our grief. Blossom was more than a familiar face — she was a symbol of Riverside’s spirit, recognized both locally and nationally."
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