Obituaries

Obituaries

Lila Jean Howe

Lila Jean Howe

Apr 15, 2012

Memorial services for Lila Jean Howe, 90, who died Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center will be held, 11 a.m.,Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Overton Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. A private burial of cremains will be held in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, IA. Jean was born October 10, 1921 to...

Helen L. Shannon

Helen L. Shannon

Apr 12, 2012

Memorial services for Helen L. Shannon, 79, who died Thursday, April 12, 2012, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. There will be a private burial of cremains in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Helen is survived by sons, Frank (Jeannette) Shannon, Kevin Shannon and Sean (Brenda) Shannon; daughter, Kelly (Joe) Swift; five granddaughters; and...

Donna Isabelle Alexander

Donna Isabelle Alexander

Apr 10, 2012

DONNA ISABELLE ALEXANDER Prole Donna Isabelle Alexander died peacefully at her home on April 10, 2012. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Friday, April 13, at the Overton Funeral Home at 501 W. Ashland Ave., Indianola, Iowa. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Donna was born June 18, 1927...

Sandra Lee Wallace

Sandra Lee Wallace

Apr 9, 2012

SANDRA L. WALLACE Norwalk Services for Sandra L. Wallace, 64, who died Monday, April 9, 2012 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, April 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Sandra Lee Wallace, the daughter of Calvin and Gretchen (Smith) Boord, was born June 22, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa....

Rhonda Lee Tomes

Rhonda Lee Tomes

Apr 2, 2012

Services for Rhonda L. Tomes, 57, who passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, April 6 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. With the help of Rhonda's Warriors, she fought a seventeen month battle of lung cancer. Burial will be in the Webb Cemetery, rural Norwalk. She is survived by her husband,...

Leroy R. Smith

Leroy R. Smith

Apr 2, 2012

Memorial services for LeRoy R. Smith, 74, who died Monday, April 2, 2012 in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Janet; daughter, Deanna Smith of Indianola; grandchildren, Victoria, Anastasia and Alexandra Smith; sisters, Ella Jane Mangello...

Betty Claassen Miller

Betty Claassen Miller

Mar 27, 2012

BETTY C. MILLER Indianola Betty C. Miller, 89, of Indianola, died Tuesday, March 27, in Des Moines, of a stroke. Betty was born February 26, 1923, in Omaha, the daughter of John P. and Justina Regier Claassen. She earned a bachelor of arts degree from Augustana College. Betty later was the founding librarian of the first full-service library in Milo,...

Charles Thomas Hess

Charles Thomas Hess

Mar 27, 2012

CHARLES T. HESS Indianola Memorial services for Charles Thomas Hess, 62, who died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 7 p.m., Friday, March, 30 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday prior to services at the funeral home. Burial of cremains will...

Gina Marie Duffy

Gina Marie Duffy

Mar 27, 2012

GINA MARIE DUFFY Indianola Mass of Christian Burial for Gina Marie Duffy, 46, who died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, will be 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Gina had a zest for life that she shared with her family and friends. She was kind,...

Roberta Hindman

Roberta Hindman

Mar 21, 2012

Roberta (Wynkoop) Hindman, 91, passed away peacefully at the Westview Care Center in Indianola on Wednesday evening, March 21, 2012. Her funeral service will be held at the Indianola First United Methodist Church on Tuesday, March 27, at 10:30 a.m. There will be a luncheon at the church immediately following the service, and then the burial at the Winterset Cemetery....

Wanda Panek

Wanda Panek

Mar 20, 2012

Wanda Panek, 72, of Indianola died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend, who will be greatly missed by so many. Wanda was born May 24, 1939, to Carl and Edith Mellon in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, and grew up in various locations in...

Kenneth W. Mcleod

Kenneth W. Mcleod

Mar 19, 2012

Kenneth McLeod of Plant City, Florida and Indianola, Iowa, entered into eternal rest on March 19, 2012. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Vietnam War, and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. He enjoyed the outdoors, took great pride in his Trail Blazer, and loved his family. He is...

Delores Helen Spick

Delores Helen Spick

Mar 19, 2012

Funeral service for Delores Spick, 86, who died Monday, March 19, 2012, will be held noon, Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Churchville Parish, Churchville, Iowa. Survivors include her children; Jackie (Bob) Sarasio, Patti Breuklander (Lou Wilgenbusch), Jim (Jeannine) Spick, Jerry (Diana) Spick, Jeff (Karen) Spick, Kristi Spick (Jim Eyberg); sisters, Marge Kleymann and Rachel Kappelman; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and...

Marjorie Maxine Dunn

Marjorie Maxine Dunn

Mar 17, 2012

Marjorie Edwards Dunn was born in Lucas, Iowa in 1921 and went to Heaven March 17, 2012, at the Taylor House in Des Moines, Iowa. Marjorie is survived by 5 children, 4 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Barbara Jo. Graveside services will be held by Overton Funeral Home of...

Frances Mae Keeney

Frances Mae Keeney

Mar 16, 2012

Francis Mae Burrus was born January 5, 1919 at Cool, Iowa to James B. and Ella Ann (Woodyard) Burrus. She was the youngest of 7 children, Ethel, Roy, Lora, Leta, Bert, and Frankie all who preceeded her in death. Frances joined her siblings and parents on March 16, 2012 at Taylor Hospice House. She attended one room schools in various...

Audrey E. Hunerdosse

Audrey E. Hunerdosse

Mar 15, 2012

Funeral service for Audrey Eloise Hunerdosse, 80, who died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 19, 2012 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery Audrey was a lifelong resident of Warren County. She was a mother and homemaker as well...

Fred L. Weeks

Fred L. Weeks

Mar 10, 2012

Services for Fred L. Weeks, 98, who passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at The Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. He is survived by his children, Keith (Kimberlie) Weeks of Pharr, TX, Marilyn (Tom) Hutchison and Dean...

Alice Fionne Kellogg

Alice Fionne Kellogg

Mar 3, 2012

ALICE F. KELLOGG Indianola Alice Kellogg, 96, passed away on March 3, 2012 at The Village, a WesleyLife Community, in Indianola. Alice was born March 6, 1915 at Mitchellville, IA to Ed and Leone Craig. She married Raymond Kellogg in 1938 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They were married over 70 years when Raymond passed away in...

Robert Appeldorn Rohwer

Robert Appeldorn Rohwer

Mar 2, 2012

ROBERT APPELDORN ROHWER Indianola Robert Appeldorn Rohwer, 94, passed away on March 2, 2012 at Wesley The Village, a retirement community in Indianola, Iowa, formerly of Paullina, Iowa, in the company of his sons. He was born February 2, 1918 to Rudolph and Anna Rohwer on the farm near Paullina that became his home for most of his adult life....

Edith Ann Jacobs

Edith Ann Jacobs

Mar 2, 2012

EDITH ANN JACOBS St. Charles Services for Edith Ann Jacobs, 68, who passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at home, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 6 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the New Virginia Cemetery. Edith Ann Wiedman was born on December 2, 1943 in rural Madison County, IA to John and Mildred...

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