Obituaries

Obituaries

Jean Susan Meinders

Jean Susan Meinders

November 3, 2013

JEAN MEINDERS New Virginia Jean Meinders passed away in the company of her family Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the age of 62. A Funeral Mass will be held at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Thursday, November 7 at 10:30am. She will be laid to rest in St Benedict Cemetery in Benedicta, ME. Jean dedicated her life to service as...

Dwight Cox

Dwight Cox

October 27, 2013

DWIGHT COX Indianola Services for Dwight Cox, 84, who passed away, Sunday, October 27 at Windsor Manor in Indianola, will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, October 31 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow services in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Dwight is survived by his wife Gloria,; children Dan (Debby) Cox of Carrollton, TX, Debbie Cox (Paul) of...

Geraldine Virginia Rinard

Geraldine Virginia Rinard

October 26, 2013

Geraldine Rinard, 79, of Norwalk, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, October 29 at Norwalk Christian Church. Visitation will be 5 - 8 pm Monday at the church. Burial will be at Norwalk Cemetery following the service. Geraldine was born and lived her life in Norwalk where she worked at City...

Bonnie Yvonne York

Bonnie Yvonne York

October 24, 2013

Bonnie (Morris) York, 93, entered her heavenly home on Thursday October 24, 2013 at 530am at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born on April 11, 1920 to William and Mary Frances Morris in Des Moines and on October 25, 1941 she married Francis L. York in Des Moines. Francis passed away August 15, 1997 in Indianola. Bonnie...

Eugene Louis Mees

Eugene Louis Mees

October 21, 2013

EUGENE L. MEES Indianola A Memorial Mass for Eugene L. Mees, 88, who passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 26 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; children, Cathy...

Howard Carl Tipton

Howard Carl Tipton

October 18, 2013

HOWARD TIPTON Indianola Services for Howard Tipton, 91, who passed away, Friday, October 18, 2013 at The Village Health Center in Indianola, will be held 2 p.m., Monday, October 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Sue; children, Connie (Jay) Renger, Cathy Konrad, Carol (Dan) Nash;...

Don Hampton (Pap)

Don Hampton (Pap)

October 17, 2013

DONALD B. HAMPTON Indianola Celebration services for Don Hampton, 73, who passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 23 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola, of which he was a member, with cremation to follow. Don graduated from Southport Indiana High School and served in the...

Donald Leroy Ferguson

Donald Leroy Ferguson

October 11, 2013

DONALD L. FERGUSON Ackworth Donald Ferguson, 86, passed away at home on October 11, 2013. He was born in Palmyra, Iowa to Glen and Dorothy Ferguson. Donald graduated from Indianola High School and then served as an Electrician in the United States Navy. Upon his return from service he married his sweetheart Addalene Burgett in 1946. To this union of...

Mary Jane Pray

Mary Jane Pray

October 10, 2013

MARY JANE PRAY Johnston Mary Jane was born on a farm in Warren County, near Wick, Iowa, the daughter of William Wick and Martha Pixler Monroe. Mary Jane was a High School graduate of Martensdale High School in 1934. She graduated from Simpson College's two year degree program and finished her college education at Drake University, receiving her B.S. degree...

Judith Bartlett Digiorgio

Judith Bartlett Digiorgio

October 10, 2013

Judith (Bartlett) DiGiorgio passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 from Alzheimer's. Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 16, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Judy was born February 29, 1940, in Des Moines, IA to Foster and Mildred Harding. Judy grew up in...

Merrill James Simmerman

Merrill James Simmerman

October 9, 2013

MERRILL J. SIMMERMAN Indianola Services for Merrill J. Simmerman, 90, who died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at home, will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial with military rites will be held in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Survivors include his children, Connie (Neal) Fry, Jill (Gary) Downey and David (Pamela) Simmerman; grandchildren, Brady...

Robert Dean Bloom

Robert Dean Bloom

October 9, 2013

A celebration of life for Robert D. Bloom, who passed away on October 9, 2013, will be held at the American Legion Hall Post 165 in Indianola on October 26, 2013 at 10am. Robert Dean Bloom was born May 14, 1933 in Milo, Iowa to Earl and Vera Bloom. He was a graduate of Milo High School and lived in...

Calvin E. Brown

Calvin E. Brown

September 28, 2013

Services for Calvin "Cal" Brown, 88, who passed away of heart failure Saturday, September 28, 2013 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 1 at the First Baptist Church in Indianola with burial following in the Linn Grove Cemetery, Prole, IA. Calvin was born near Sargent, NE moving to Iowa in 1949. He lived on a farm near...

Jackie Lee Kenney

Jackie Lee Kenney

September 28, 2013

JACKIE Lee KENNEY Indianola Memorial services for Jackie Lee Kenney, 76, who died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Veterans Home in Marshalltown, IA, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 7, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial of cremains to be held 2 p.m., Monday in the Iowa Veteran's Cemetery, Van Meter, IA. Jackie was born NOvember...

Robert Earl Hade

Robert Earl Hade

September 27, 2013

BOB HADE Indianola Bob Hade died peacefully in his home September 26, 2013. A celebration of his life will be held at the Indianola Country Club on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 3 to 5 pm. Robert Earl Hade was born December 5, 1927, on the family farm near Harcourt, IA to Paul and Frankie Hade. Bob married Abbie Crews...

Ruth Elieen Mcnew

Ruth Elieen Mcnew

September 26, 2013

RUTH MCNEW Indianola Services for Ruth McNew, 82, who joined her beloved husband in Heaven on September 26, 2013, will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation starting one hour prior to services. Ruth relished in "pickin' and grinnin'" with family, cooking and cheering on her esteemed St. Louis Cardinals. Ruth is...

Ruth Leona Robertson

Ruth Leona Robertson

September 26, 2013

RUTH L. ROBERTSON Indianola Services for Ruth Leona Robertson, 92, who passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 30 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, IA. Survivors include her daughters, Charlotte Robertson and Carol Preston; three grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three...

William Calvin Dunning

William Calvin Dunning

September 22, 2013

DR. WILLIAM C. DUNNING Indianola Bill was born in Gloversville, NY on May 30, 1943. He passed away from a sudden heart attack on Sunday, September 22. 2013. No services are planned at this time. Bill graduated with his doctorate in mathematics from Duke University. He taught math and statistics at Drake University in Des Moines before moving to Bellevue,...

Ryan Alan Woodward

Ryan Alan Woodward

September 21, 2013

RYAN A. WOODWARD Indianola Ryan was not your average 23 year old college student. He had a love and passion for life and people that flowed into everything he did. His smile was so genuine and frequent that you would be hard-pressed to find a single picture where he wasn't smiling. He had a deep love and dedication to family....

Eli Austin Hull

Eli Austin Hull

September 18, 2013

ELI AUSTIN HULL Indianola Services for Eli Austin Hull, 14 months, who passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Rochester, MN, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, September 23, at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, Colt Hull and Sara Adams; sister, Cecillia...

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