Obituaries

April 12, 2025

Services for Carl B. Reno, 83, of Indianola, who passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 at home, will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17 at the Indianola Community Church in Indianola with burial following in the IOOF Cemetery, Indianola.

Carl was born on November 26, 1941, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the eldest child of Doris Fern (McSparen)...

April 12, 2025

Visitation for William "Bill" Wright, 78, of Indianola, who passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 at home, will be held 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 19 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Interment will follow visitation in the Leon Cemetery, Leon.

Bill was born in Osceola on September 29th 1946 to David and Lola Wright. He...

April 9, 2025

Gary Rodger Wright, 80, of Ft. Collins, Colorado, died Wednesday April 9, 2025.  Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025 in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, Iowa.

Goes Funeral Care and Crematory Ft. Collins handled arrangements in Colorado and Overton Funeral Home is handling arrangements in Iowa.

April 9, 2025

Services for Leigh Carpenter, 70, of Prole, who passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 15 at the Martensdale Community Church in Martensdale with burial following in the Webb Cemetery, Rural Norwalk.

Leigh was born on a military base in Georgia and spent her...

April 9, 2025

Services for Glennda Dawn Carlberg, 71, of Des Moines, who passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center, will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, April 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Hartford Cemetery, Hartford. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service from 9 to 10 a.m. on...

April 8, 2025

Debra "Deb" Marchant, 68, of Indianola, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held 1 to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Private inurnment of cremains will be held in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Deb is...

April 7, 2025

Mona "Sue" Hoyt, 81, of Indianola, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025 at EdenCrest of Norwalk, Norwalk, IA. A Celebration of Life will be held 12-2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Scotch Ridge United Presbyterian Church, Rural Carlisle, with inurnment to follow in the Scotch Ridge Cemetery.

Sue is survived by her husband, Greg Hoyt;...

April 6, 2025

Scott Hughes was born on March 7th, 1963 in Des Moines, Iowa and spent most of his youth in Adel, the second son of Jas and Rose Hughes. He shared his childhood with his siblings Jay, Tom, and Anne, and from the start, he had a gift for keeping his parents on their toes—a talent he carried proudly throughout...

April 6, 2025

Services for Vernell "Butch" Hedeen, 79, of Indianola, who passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the First Assembly of God Church with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Vernell "Butch" Hedeen was born on June 5, 1945 to James and Enola (Kee) Hedeen.  He graduated from...

April 4, 2025

Graveside inurnment of cremains with military rites, for Thomas Christopher Sullivan, 62, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, Iowa.

Thomas was born and raised in Iowa the 7th of 10 children.  As with all of the kids in...

April 4, 2025

A Celebration of Life Service for Harriet Anne Bingaman, 95, of Boone, who passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, will be held 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, 2025 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa.  The family will greet friends prior to services from noon to 1:30 p.m.  Inurnment of cremains will follow in the Indianola, I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

April 3, 2025

Services for James Darrell Essick, 70, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Adel, will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with visitation held prior to services from 9:30 to 11 a.m.  Burial will follow services in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

James, the...

April 2, 2025

Michael Leland White, age 78, of Indianola, passed away in Des Moines on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. We want to honor and celebrate his life at 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2025, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow at the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Full Military Rites.

Michael proudly served in the United States...

March 29, 2025

Graveside Services for Dora "Poochie" Bartholomew, 91, of Carlisle who passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025 at home in Carlisle, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2025 in the Avon Cemetery Rural Des Moines.

Dora Mae (Tilton) Bartholomew was born to Charles and Gladys (Ballard) Tilton on January 7, 1934. She is a graduate...

March 29, 2025

Graveside services for Marlyn Eugene Lester, 81, of Norwalk, formerly of Indianola, who passed away early Saturday, March 29, 2025 at the Rehabilitation Center of Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 5, 2025 in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Marlyn was born June 20, 1942 to Orville and Gwendolyn Lester. In his younger years, he...

March 24, 2025

Melissa Diane Aldridge, 54, of Ackworth, passed away Monday, March 24, 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa.  A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at a later date, with inurnment of cremains in the Ackworth Cemetery.

Melissa was the daughter of Randall and Diana (Outland) Aldridge.  She graduated from Indianola High School in 1989 and worked for...

March 23, 2025

Susan "Susie" Joleen Pritchard passed away on March 23, 2025, while on vacation in Cancun, Mexico, near her favorite beach.  Born on July 28, 1964 to William and Betty Smith, Susie grew up and spent most of her life in Norwalk, Iowa, always staying close to her family. She was smart, funny, sarcastic, kind, and loving, with a laugh...

March 23, 2025

Crystal Joy Coe was born December 15, 1960, in Baltimore, Maryland. She later moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where she graduated from Dowling High School in 1978. She continued on to get her CMA at Des Moines Area Community College in 1991, and worked in that field for years, before delivering mail at the Postal Service, and working the...

March 21, 2025

Owen Duncan lived life to the fullest.

An historian who had deep respect for the traditions and ideas of the past, he also jumped into the future. Born in 1940, during WW II, he celebrated his 80th birthday with a drive by card shower as COVID took hold. Within weeks, his social schedule was filled with Zoom...

March 18, 2025

Alan Dale "Duffy" Viers, 67, of Indianola, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at home. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2025, at The Salem Connection, 222 West Salem Ave., Indianola, Iowa.

Duffy is survived by his children, Jacob Viers, Lucas (Chrissy) Viers, Kelsey Viers, and...