Obituaries

Obituaries

Sharon L. Schafnitz

Sharon L. Schafnitz

July 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

July 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

July 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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...

Mary Avanelle Culbertson

Mary Avanelle Culbertson

June 10, 2011

Mary A. Culbertson Mary Avanelle Culbertson of Indianola, Iowa passed away Friday, June 10 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 72 years. Mary was born on April 12, 1939 to James Benjamin and Avanelle (Bryan) Snodgrass in Lucas County, Iowa. She was the baby in the family of three sons and three daughters. She attended...

Ardell Arthur Sitz

Ardell Arthur Sitz

June 8, 2011

Ardell Arthur Sitz, 85, formerly of Indianola, who recently had moved to Phoenix to be with his daughters, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. Ardell was born the son of Arthur Julius Sitz and Lydia Bertha Reiter March 23, 1926 and was raised on a farm in Minnesota. He attended all...

James Albert Adams

James Albert Adams

June 7, 2011

James Albert Adams who was born on October 7, 1931 to Frank and Helen Adams in Indianola, IA, and died June 7, 2011 at home of heart failure. Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 11 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the...

Reva Louise Wilson

Reva Louise Wilson

June 6, 2011

REVA LOUISE WILSON Indianola Services for Reva Louise Wilson, 82, who died Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 2:30 p.m., Friday, June 10 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Reva is survived by her husband, Melvin; son, David (Kim)...

Dorothy Pinney Beltz Alex

Dorothy Pinney Beltz Alex

June 5, 2011

DOROTHY PINNEY BELTZ ALEX Indianola Dorothy Eva Alex was born to Ross Lee and Maud M. (Gilchrist) Pinney on September 23, 1927 and died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston at the age of 83 years. She is survived by sons, Walter Beltz of Franksville, WI; daughters, Carolyn (Chuck) Mellors of Everett, WA, Catherine (Jim) Smith of...

Yves-Jean Wysong

Yves-Jean Wysong

June 5, 2011

YVES-JEAN WYSONG Palmyra Township A funeral mass for Jean Wysong, 63, who died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at home, will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, June 9 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carlisle. Burial with military rites will follow at the Palmyra Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8 with a 7:30 p.m....

Ivan Phillip Owen

Ivan Phillip Owen

June 5, 2011

IVAN PHILLIP OWEN Indianola Ivan Phillip Owen, 85, of Indianola, Iowa, the son of George Wesley Owen and Bessie Marie (Cooper) Owen was born June 2, 1926 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at his home in Indianola under hospice care. Ivan was born and raised in Leon, Iowa...

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