Obituaries

Obituaries

Bonnie Mae Shannon

Bonnie Mae Shannon

May 6, 2014

Services for Bonnie M. Shannon, 81, who passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the St. Charles Cemetery. She is survived by her children Debbie (Tom) Overholser and Fred (Han) Oliphant III; sisters, Leona Roll and Norma Keller; seven...

Mark Anthony Honer

Mark Anthony Honer

May 4, 2014

MARK ANTHONY HONER Woodburn formerly of Dent, MN Mark Anthony Honer of Woodburn, IA formerly of Dent, MN died May 4, 2014 in his home under the care of hospice. Mark was born December 25, 1954 in Perham, MN to Jake and Frances Honer. He attended rural grade school District 1523 and also Dent before graduating from Perham High School....

Linda Lee Eads

Linda Lee Eads

May 1, 2014

LINDA EADS Prole Services for Linda Eads, 66, who passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 6 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Martensdale with burial following in the Wallace Cemetery at Wick, IA. Survivors include her husband, Andrew; children, Tim (Debbie) Eads, Jill (Carolynn)...

Jerry Lee Howe

Jerry Lee Howe

May 1, 2014

JERRY HOWE Indianola Jerry L. Howe born May 21, 1938 to Hugh C. and Harriet M. Howe, departed this world to join his parents, 13 siblings and Savior in heaven on May 1, 2014. Jerry was comforted by many friends and family during his last days at the Taylor House in Des Moines, IA. Jerry grew up in Dallas Center,...

Kenna "Jean" Danford

Kenna "Jean" Danford

April 28, 2014

Kenna Jean Rasko Danford Kenna Jean Danford passed away at the age of 59 on Monday, April 28, 2014, at Westview Care Center, Indianola, Iowa, of kidney failure following a long illness. Services for Kenna Jean Danford will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola, Iowa. Visitation will be held with the family...

Ruth M. Smith

Ruth M. Smith

April 28, 2014

RUTH M. SMITH Des Moines Ruth M. Smith born April 27, 1919 in Des Moines, IA, to Robert and Blanche Anderson. Ruth passed away Monday April 28, 2014, surrounded by family and friends at the Taylor House on the east side of Des Moines, only a few blocks from where she lived during her younger years. Ruth graduated from East...

Lucille M. Rodgers

Lucille M. Rodgers

April 28, 2014

LUCILLE M. RODGERS Derby, Kansas Lucille M. Rodgers passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 peacefully in her sleep after a short illness at the age of 95. She was born Lucille Mildred Buckingham at home near Lineville, IA on December 9, 1918 to Charles Irwin and Fanny Edith Buckingham. Lucille married Earnest Lee Rodgers on December 9, 1944, making a...

Russell G Olmstead

Russell G Olmstead

April 22, 2014

Services for Russell G. Olmstead, 86, who passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, April 26 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola with burial following in the Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Survivors include his daughters; Cindy (Tom) Hughes of Wilmington, DE, and Kathy (Jim) Buntenbach of Ankeny, IA; step-son, Stephen (Kathy) Sutton of...

Wayne William Kingery

Wayne William Kingery

April 18, 2014

WAYNE KINGERY Indianola Services for Wayne Kingery, 83, who passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in the presence of his extended family, will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 22 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Wayne was born in rural...

Eugenia Alipio Tabelisma

Eugenia Alipio Tabelisma

April 16, 2014

EUGENIA TABELISMA Norwalk Eugenia Alipio Tabelisma, 94, passed away April 16, 2014 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, after months of confinement at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk, Iowa. She was born on January 8, 1920, in the town formerly called San Jose, Nueva Ecija, in the Philippines, to the late Candido Alipio and Teodora Saturno. Affectionately...

Charles J Johnson

Charles J Johnson

April 15, 2014

Services for Charles J. Johnson, 64, who passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at home, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 22 at the Martensdale Community Church with burial following in the Calvary Cemetery, Churchville, IA. He is survived by his daughters, Christine Brooks and Amy (Brent) Falcon; grandson, Jared Ruhl; siblings, Joann (Bill) Johnson, Dennis (Judy) Johnson, Richard...

Virginia May Cleland

Virginia May Cleland

April 7, 2014

VIRGINIA CLELAND Indianola Services for Virginia Cleland, 92, who passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Unity Point Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 9 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the St. Charles Cemetery. Survivors include her children, Everett Cleland, Nancy Lou (George) Ramey and Anna May Cleland; five...

Shirley Arlene Manders

Shirley Arlene Manders

April 7, 2014

SHIRLEY ARLENE MANDERS Indianola Services for Shirley Arlene Manders, 80, who passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 11 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Shirley Arlene (Streeter) Manders was born July 31, 1933 to Freda Ester...

Wayne Fletcher Dale

Wayne Fletcher Dale

April 6, 2014

WAYNE F. DALE Indianola A Funeral Mass for Wayne F. Dale, 84, who passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, April 10 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. A Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m., Thursday and visitation will be held from 10 to...

Margaret Ruth Harmison

Margaret Ruth Harmison

April 6, 2014

MARGARET R. HARMISON Indianola Margaret Ruth (Lipps) Harmison was born April 15, 1927 to Mott and Edna (Hastie) Lipps. Passed away at The Village April 6, 2014. Graduated from East High School in 1946. Married to Donald Harmison on May 21, 1949 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Iowa. She worked many odd jobs as a young...

Barbara Anne Pauley

Barbara Anne Pauley

April 4, 2014

Barbara Anne (Cotton) Pauley was born in Nashville, TN to parents William Cotton and Lucile Dies Cotton. She was the older sibling of Billie Crowell, a beloved sister and closest friend. Barbara attended Low-Heywood School for Girls in Stamford CT, where she excelled in her studies, especially classical languages, and graduated second in her class. She attended Wellesley College in...

Lucinda Deanne Calvert

Lucinda Deanne Calvert

April 3, 2014

Services for Lucinda "Cindy" Calvert, 59, of Des Moines, who passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Unity Point Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 7 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the St. Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Iowa. Survivors include her husband, David; mother, Daisy Jacobs; brothers, Doyle...

Melvin Frank Heckman

Melvin Frank Heckman

March 30, 2014

PLEASE NOTE SERVICE TIME HAS CHANGED - NOW 11:00 A.M. MELVIN F. HECKMAN St. Charles Services for Melvin F. Heckman, 78, who passed away, Sunday, March 30, 2014 of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 3 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the New Virginia Cemetery....

Margie Louise Snow

Margie Louise Snow

March 24, 2014

MARGIE L. SNOW Indianola Margie Louise Snow, 87, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Village Care Center in Indianola, Iowa. Born September 3, 1926, in Rains County, Texas, to Roby and Clara (Woodson) Hogue, Margie lived most of her life in Texas. She was educated in rural schools near Point, Texas, and at Adamson High School in Dallas....

Jacob Michael Lampe

Jacob Michael Lampe

March 23, 2014

JACOB M. LAMPE Indianola Services for Jacob M. Lampe, 22, who passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 will be held 7 p.m., Friday, March 28 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, March 29 in the Sherman Chapel Cemetery, Bloomfield, IA. Survivors include his parents, Eric Lampe and Margaret (Stan) Wilcox; brother, Zachary;...

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