Obituaries

Obituaries

Doris Marie Luckstead

Doris Marie Luckstead

June 26, 2012

DORIS M. LUCKSTEAD Indianola Services for Doris Marie Luckstead, 92, who passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at The Village in Indianola, will be held 3 p.m. Sunday July 1 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Sunday. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday,...

Beverly Mary Hendrickson

Beverly Mary Hendrickson

June 22, 2012

Beverly Hendrickson, 85, of Indianola, died Friday, June 22, 2012 at home. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Francis Rawn Shunk

Francis Rawn Shunk

June 19, 2012

Services for Francis Rawn Shunk, 87, of Liberty Center, formerly of Des Moines, who died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 26 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery. Rawn enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1943. He was...

Edith M. Gray

Edith M. Gray

June 16, 2012

EDITH M. GRAY Santa Maria, CA Graveside services for Edith M. (Middleswart) Gray, 81, who died June 16, 2012 at the Marian Extended Care Center in Santa Maria, CA, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2012 in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, IA. Edith was born on May 30, 1931 to Fay H. and Mable C. Middleswart in Warren...

Willaim Martin Bradley

Willaim Martin Bradley

June 15, 2012

Services for William M. Bradley, 87, who passed away, Friday, June 15, 2012 will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 19 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to services on Tuesday at the funeral home. Bill was raised in Des Moines and he and his wife Alicemae owned "The Diner" in Indianola from...

Doris Mae Warner

Doris Mae Warner

June 14, 2012

Doris M. Warner, 91 died on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Services will be held 1:30 p.m., Monday, June 18 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola, of which she was a member. Burial will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola. Doris was born in Des Moines, IA and lived in Adair, IA and the St. Marys...

Charlotte M. Snuggs

Charlotte M. Snuggs

June 13, 2012

CHARLOTTE M. SNUGGS Urbandale Services for Charlotte M. Snuggs, 87, who passed away, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines will be held 11 a.m., Monday, June 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery. Charlotte was born February 15, 1925 to Charleston and Hettie (Schimelfenig)...

Daniel Mathew Clark

Daniel Mathew Clark

June 13, 2012

Visitation for Daniel M. Clark, 53, who died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at home, will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA. Daniel was cremated and burial of cremains will be held at a later date. He was preceded in death by his father, Keith; sons, Steven and Robert and brother,...

Julie Ann Kooker

Julie Ann Kooker

June 13, 2012

JULIE A. KOOKER Indianola Graveside services for Julie A. Kooker, 42, who died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 18 at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines. Survivors include her husband, Todd Mapes; daughters, Kelsie and Kaitlyn Mapes; mother, Norma; and siblings, Jeff, Jason and Janelle. Visitation will be held 1 to 3 p.m.,...

Martha Louise Hampton

Martha Louise Hampton

June 13, 2012

Martha Hampton died June 13, 2012 in Indianola, Iowa. Her body was donated to the Des Moines University for medical research. Interment of ashes at Whittier, Iowa will be at a later date. Martha Louise Graham, daughter of Chester and Margaret Graham, was born November 18, 1927 in Champaign, IL. She lived most of her early life in Michigan and...

Betty Arlene Smith

Betty Arlene Smith

June 6, 2012

BETTY A. (DAVIS) SMITH Indianola Services for Betty Arlene Smith, 80, who died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 6 p.m., Friday, June 8, 2012 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, prior to services. A Graveside service will be held 10:30 a.m.,...

Mildred V. Nichols

Mildred V. Nichols

June 4, 2012

MILDRED V. NICHOLS Joliet, IL Funeral Mass for Mildred V. Nichols (nee Veasman), 75, of Joliet will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 7, 2012 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1202 W. Iowa Avenue, Indianola, IA, 50125; where she will lie in state from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow...

Jane Elizabeth Rogers Godwin

Jane Elizabeth Rogers Godwin

June 4, 2012

Jane Elizabeth Rogers Godwin was born February 20, 1923, to Everett M. and Madeline (Metz) Rogers on the family farm near Carroll, IA. She died June 4, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines of complications following surgery. Visitation will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, June 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola with services following at...

Geraldine Marts

Geraldine Marts

June 1, 2012

GERALDINE MARTS Indianola Geraldine (Geri) Marts passed from this world Friday, June 1, 2012. Born on December 15, 1924 in Polk City, IA to Ira Marts and Wanda Moeckly, Geri was one of eleven children. She lived an independent life, never marrying or starting a family. She was able to live on her own terms right to the end. Geraldine...

Ardathe Faye Zimbeck

Ardathe Faye Zimbeck

May 30, 2012

Ardathe Faye Zimbeck, 91, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines, IA. She will be cremated and no services are planned at this time. She raised her family in Lake City and Marshalltown, IA and was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Eugene Zimbeck. Ardathe is survived by her children,...

Fern Irene Glick

Fern Irene Glick

May 25, 2012

Visitation for Fern Irene Glick, 92, who died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa. Graveside service will be held at a later date at the Sandyville Cemetery, Sandyville, Iowa. Fern was born in Milo, Iowa and lived her entire...

Hazel Lucille Eischen

Hazel Lucille Eischen

May 22, 2012

Celebration services for Hazel L. Eischen, 91, who died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Windsor Manor in Indianola, will be held 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 24 at Windsor Manor, 608 South 15 Street Indianola, IA. Burial of her cremains and her deceased husband, Charles Eischen will be held at a later date in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter....

Effie Fern Miller

Effie Fern Miller

May 20, 2012

Services for Effie Miller, 85, who died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, May 24 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Indianola. Effie Fern Wood married Nelson Riley Miller on October 2, 1946. They had five...

Jack Wiley Williamson

Jack Wiley Williamson

May 15, 2012

JACK WILEY WILLIAMSON Indianola Jack Wiley Williamson, 66, died on Tuesday, May 15 2012 after a lengthy illness following a stroke. Jack was born on Sept. 13, 1945 in Columbia, S.C. to Audrey and Lowell Williamson and grew up in Audubon, IA. He attended elementary and high school in Audubon, and married Janet Lafoy in 1965. Jack managed grocery stores...

Geraldine Marie Putney

Geraldine Marie Putney

May 15, 2012

GERALDINE "GERRY" PUTNEY Indianola Geraldine Marie ( Gerry ) Putney was born Sept. 8, 1939 to Chris and Dorothy (Haller) Morris of Osceola, Iowa. Gerry went home to heaven to be with the love of her life, LeRoy, on May 15th, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Gerry grew up in Clarke County and went to school...

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