Loretta "Laurie" Koester
November 26, 2014
Loretta (Laurie) Koester, 102, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at The Village in Indianola. Graveside services were held in the Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, Iowa. Loretta was born July 26, 1912 in Canistota, South Dakota to Herman and Ricka (Engfer) Mews. She graduated from Calumet High School in 1930 and then St. Vincent's School of Nursing in 1934. Loretta lived in...
Norma Jean Vanderpool
November 23, 2014
NORMA JEAN VANDERPOOL Indianola Norma Jean (Blondie) Vanderpool was born September 6, 1925 to Marjorie Rogers Browning and John Ellis Browning. She died November 23, 2014 at the age of 89, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. She was married in 1941 to Nick Vanderpool, who died in 1984. She made her home on the farm for 49 years,...
John Dwight Kahr
November 22, 2014
John Kahr passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center. No services are planned at this time.
Paula Louise Arand
November 18, 2014
PAULA ARAND Indianola Paula Louise Swiercinsky, daughter of Ed and Pauline Nylund Swiercinsky, was born December 30, 1929 on a farm near Belleville, Kansas and died November 18, 2014 in Des Moines, Iowa. Paula attended grade school at Victory School in rural Republic County and graduated from Belleville High School in 1947. She earned her Home Economics Education degree with...
Aurora Jean Haugen
November 14, 2014
AURORA JEAN HAUGEN Indianola Services for Aurora Jean Haugen, who passed away Friday, November 14, 2014, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Hewitt Cemetery. Aurora was born December 27, 2013 to Dustin Haugen and Alissa Churchill of Indianola. She is survived by her parents; brother, Caden Haugen;...
Elizabeth Blake
November 13, 2014
Elizabeth Blake Indianola Elizabeth (Libby) Blake passed away in Indianola on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the age of 100. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Monday, November 17 at Farmer's Chapel United Methodist Church, with visitation an hour before the service. Burial will be at the Indianola IOOF Cemetery. Libby was born December 14, 1913 on Mt. Baldy...
Freda Milligan Boucher
November 11, 2014
Services for Freda Milligan Boucher, 85, who passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Polk City Nursing & Rehab, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Survivors include her children, Sheryl (Allen) Hanson, Donna Paulson and Kent (Donna Mae) Boucher; six grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren....
Deborah Lynn Stewart
November 10, 2014
Deborah Lynn Stewart died Monday, November 10, 2014 at her home in Indianola, Iowa. No services are planned at this time.
Virginia Mae Ginder
November 3, 2014
Virginia Mae Ginder was born March 28, 1921 in Des Moines, IA to James William and Borghild (Anderson) Wheeler. She died November 3, 2014 in Indianola, IA at The Village at the age of 93. On August 12, 1939 she was united in marriage to the boy next door, Charles Ervin Ginder and to this union two daughters were born....
Lloyd Carl Glascock
November 1, 2014
Lloyd Carl Glascock passed away on November 1, 2014 at the age of 79. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 pm Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:30 am Thursday, November 6 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola. Lloyd was born March 25, 1935 in Prole,...
Betty Jean Davey
November 1, 2014
Services for Betty Jean Davey, 89, who passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 5 at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church with burial of cremains following at a later date. She is survived by her husband, Bob Davey; her children, Lon (Linda) Davey, Lynne Davey; sister, Barbara Case; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She...
Margaret "Peggy" Lundahl
October 28, 2014
Services for Margaret "Peggy" Lundahl, 88, who passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 3 at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She is survived by her children, Kevin (Karen) Lundahl, Carla (Dan) Gripp, David (Jeannie) Lundahl; 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Francis Bullington and brother-in-law Gerald...
Marguerite Marie Herrick
October 28, 2014
Services for Marguerite Marie Herrick, 97, who passed Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at The Village in Indianola will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, November 1 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with visitation held from 11 to Noon on Saturday at the church. Burial will follow services in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Marguerite was born September 23, 1917 in Union...
Sheila Mae Nicholls
October 26, 2014
Sheila Nicholls, 62, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 after a courageous fight with esophageal cancer. Family will receive visitors from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, at the Indianola Community Church in Indianola, IA. Funeral service will begin at 12 p.m. Burial will be at Palmyra Cemetery following the funeral. She is survived by her husband of...
Dale Grant Cowdin
October 25, 2014
DALE COWDIN Norwalk Dale Grant Cowdin, son of Harold Edward and Joan Marie (Gerry) Cowdin, was born on July 7, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska. He died recently at his home in Norwalk. Dale graduated from Norwalk High School in 1982. After graduating from Grand View College in 1986, he began his career in audio-visual production, working in Houston, Texas and...
Martha Hicks
October 22, 2014
Visitation for Martha J. Hicks, 86, who passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at home will be held 10 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, October 25 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Private family burial services will be held in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She is survived by her children, Pat (Dave) Garrett, Debra Marchant and Terri Lettington all of Indianola;...
Shirley Lee Ihnen
October 21, 2014
SHIRLEY IHNEN Indianola Services for Shirley Ihnen, 80, who passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 will be held 10 a.m., Friday, October 24 at the Indianola First Baptist Church with burial following in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Oakley, IA. Shirley retired from the Indianola School system after 20 years of service. She and her husband Bill were happily married for...
Dorothy L. Lyon
October 16, 2014
Dorothy "Dottie" Anderson, Walles, Lyon, 93, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2014 at Fleur Heights Nursing home in Des Moines. Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Dottie was born July 27, 1921 near Carlisle, Iowa to Earl and Mable Anderson....
James Wesley Conard
October 12, 2014
Services and inurnment of cremains for James Wesley Conard, 91, who passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 17 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. His wife, Veneta, will be inurned with Jim. Jim was born January 4, 1923 to Ralph and Mae Hakes Conard. Growing up he attended the Adel...
Clarence E. Hunter
October 11, 2014
Services for Clarence "Pat" Hunter, 81, who passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, IA. Pat had served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. In 1974 he enlisted in...
