Obituaries

Obituaries

Lawrence Arthur Holden

Lawrence Arthur Holden

Jul 24, 2011

LAWRENCE ARTHUR HOLDEN Indianola Services for Lawrence A. Holden, 76, who died Sunday, July 24, 2011, will be 11 a.m., Monday, August 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Lawrence was born March 23, 1935 in Des Moines and lived in Knoxville...

Fred L. Borrall

Fred L. Borrall

Jul 24, 2011

Services for Fred Borrall, 72, who died Sunday, July 24, 2011 will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Overton Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery, rural Lacona, IA. Fred is survived by sister, Mary Carothers; step son, Clifton Brown and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends....

Larry Dean Butler

Larry Dean Butler

Jul 21, 2011

LARRY D. BUTLER Winterset Funeral services for Larry D. Butler, 61, who passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Madison County Hospital in Winterset, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 25 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery. Larry is survived by his wife, Vickie; daughter, Pam Butler; sons, Jason (Cassie),...

Betty L. Lathrum

Betty L. Lathrum

Jul 17, 2011

Betty L. Lathrum, 82, Indianola, passed away on July 17, 2011 at the Bright Kavanagh House, Des Moines, IA. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 25th, 4 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola, with a Celebration of Life service at 6:30 p.m. Betty was born in Indianola on October 28, 1927 to Zelmer and Zelma Ackley where she...

Lawrence W. Flinn

Lawrence W. Flinn

Jul 15, 2011

Funeral service for Lawrence William Flinn, who died Friday, July 15, 2011 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2011 at Overton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Indianola, IA. Lawrence lived most of his live in Warren County. He enjoyed fishing, camping, dancing and singing with...

William E. Maxwell

William E. Maxwell

Jul 15, 2011

Services for Bill Maxwell, 58, who died Friday, July 15, 2011 will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Survivors include his mother, Maxine Maxwell; brother, Gene (Phongsay) Maxwell; and nephew, Dylan Maxwell. He was preceded in death...

Gerald Orvalle Carpenter

Gerald Orvalle Carpenter

Jul 15, 2011

GERALD "JERRY" CARPENTER Indianola Gerald "Jerry" Carpenter, 78, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at his home in Indianola. He was born November 15, 1932 to Orvalle and Pauline (Roe) Carpenter. Jerry attended Drake University, as well as working fulltime at Firestone and serving in the Iowa National Guard. He earned his degree and went on to be a much sought...

Sharon L. Schafnitz

Sharon L. Schafnitz

Jul 12, 2011

Sharon Lorraine Schafnitz died Tuesday morning, July 12, 2011, attended by loved ones at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 16 at Overton Funeral Home, 507 W. Ashland Ave, Indianola. A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 15 at the funeral home with family present...

Doris L. Dop

Doris L. Dop

Jul 6, 2011

Doris L. Dop, 84, passed into eternity on July 6, 2011 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Indianola. Services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9 at the First Baptist Church of Indianola with Rev. Homer Ford officiating. Doris was born to Joseph and Meta Lee (Stainback) Cottrell on February 20, 1927, in Louisburg, N.C. She worked for the...

Verlynn Ray Vandervort

Verlynn Ray Vandervort

Jul 5, 2011

VERLYNN (SKIP) VANDERVORT Runnells Services for Skip Vandervort, 59, who died at home on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa. Cremation will follow services. Skip was born on October 31, 1951 to Orville and Karry Vandervort. Skip grew up in Des Moines, and later lived in Wooster,...

Margaret L. Lillie

Margaret L. Lillie

Jun 29, 2011

Services for Margaret L. Lillie, who died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Urbandale, will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 6 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Born in Shelby Iowa on January 28, 1921 to Carl and Artie (O'neal) Hill, Margaret graduated from the Indianola High School in 1939. She worked...

Mildred Myrna Anderson

Mildred Myrna Anderson

Jun 28, 2011

Services for Mildred M. Anderson, 99, who passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Westview Care Center will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Jim) Richardson of Indianola; grandchildren, Mike Richardson, Jim (Lora Liddell) Richardson and Kayla...

Clare Joyce Klodd

Clare Joyce Klodd

Jun 26, 2011

Clare Klodd passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011. Clare Vessel was born on September 25, 1916 in Chisholm, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a teaching degree in English, Speech and Physical Education, Clare was employed as associate director for U.S. Steel, Duluth, MN. Shortly after her fiancé Walter Klodd returned from WWII, they married and the...

Darl Eugene Hunerdosse

Darl Eugene Hunerdosse

Jun 22, 2011

DARL E. HUNERDOSSE Indianola Services for Darl Hunerdosse, 89, who died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, will be held 11 a.m., Monday, June 27 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola followed by burial in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Darl is survived by his wife, Dorothy; children, Carol Towe of St. John, IN, Catherine Baccus...

Vivian A. Scheider

Vivian A. Scheider

Jun 21, 2011

Vivian (Viv) A. Schneider, 89, of Sun City West, AZ died on June 21, 2011 following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her loving husband Robert (Bob), daughter Kim, and her caregiver Maggie were all at her side. Viv was born on February 26, 1922 in Norwalk, IA to Jerry and Edith Anderson. She was one of 10 children (which...

Leon T. Pamulak

Leon T. Pamulak

Jun 17, 2011

Funeral service for Leon "Lee" T. Pamulak, 65,who passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at home will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at the Indianola Community Church. Lee is survived by his wife of 38 years, Martha; sons, Russ & Mike both of West Des Moines, sister Joyce Bruce of La Grange Park, IL. He was preceded...

Jerry C. Delay

Jerry C. Delay

Jun 15, 2011

Funeral service for Jerry C. DeLay, 72, who died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston following a courageous year long battle with cancer, will be held 2 p.m., Monday, June 20 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola. Jerry Compton DeLay was born January 12, 1939, in Shannon City, Iowa to Raymond Washington DeLay and Mildred Etta...

Mary Alice Adamson

Mary Alice Adamson

Jun 11, 2011

MARY A. ADAMSON Indianola Services for Mary A. Adamson, 78, who died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Cremation will follow services with burial of cremains at a later date. Mary is survived by her husband, Willis; daughter, Wilene Entinger; grandchildren, Jessica and Cecil...

Judith Ann Veasman

Judith Ann Veasman

Jun 11, 2011

JUDITH ANN VEASMAN Indianola Judith Ann Veasman, 67, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines after a very long battle with breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Judy was born January 5, 1944 in Grinnell, IA, the youngest of six children of Harry and Nellie Buttrey. She grew up living on farms in the St....

Carol Diane Headrick

Carol Diane Headrick

Jun 10, 2011

CAROL "DIANE" HEADRICK Urbandale Services for Carol "Diane" Headrick, 54, who died Friday, June 10, 2011, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Dale of Urbandale; sons, Jered (Amy Tigner) Headrick of Des Moines...

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