Obituaries

Obituaries

Roland C. Black

Roland C. Black

July 3, 2010

Roland C. Black, 95, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at his home in Indianola.  Visitation will be held 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Roland was born in rural Warren County.  He retired as an over-the-road truck driver working...

Julia A. Modlin

Julia A. Modlin

July 2, 2010

Julia A. Modlin, 73, passed away from this life on July 2, 2010 after enduring a devastating disease - frontotemporal dementia. Cremation has taken place with no services planned at this time.

Julie was born on January 4, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa to Clarence "Eli" and Gertrude (Blewett) Myrland. She spent her childhood and adolescent years...

Leroy Benge

Leroy Benge

June 28, 2010

Services for LeRoy Benge, 38, who died Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, July 3 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Sandyville Cemetery.

LeRoy enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, mushroom hunting, and riding his motorcycle.  He also...

Norma R. Greubel

Norma R. Greubel

June 24, 2010

Memorial services for Norma R. Greubel, 82, who died Thursday, June 24, 2010 at the Westview Care Center in Indianola will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 1, 2010 at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be at 2p.m. in the St. Mary's Cemetery, Lacona, IA.

Norma is survived by her husband,...

Virgil G. Moorman

Virgil G. Moorman

June 22, 2010

Services for Virgil G. Moorman, 90, who died Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at home, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, June 26 at the First Baptist Church in Indianola of which he was a member.  Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Leon Cemetery, Leon, IA.

Virgil retired from Firestone in Des Moines and...

Richard L. Cowell

Richard L. Cowell

June 21, 2010

Richard Lee Cowell, 63, died Monday, June 21, 2010 at home.  Cremation has taken place and burial of cremains will be held at a later date.

Richard is survived by his wife, Debbie; son, Scott Cowell; daughter, Cindy Berkley all of Indianola; sister, Bonnie Johnston of Osage; and 4 grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his...

Annabelle Jones

Annabelle Jones

June 20, 2010

Services for Annabelle Jones, 97, who died Sunday, June 20, 2010, will be held10 a.m., Wednesday, June 23 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She is survived by her daughter, Carol Lewis of Gold Canyon, AZ; son, Ronald (Tonda) Jones of West Des Moines; five grandchildren, Angela Banks, Matt...

Dwight Dop

Dwight Dop

June 19, 2010

Dwight Dop, 56, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 22, at the First Assembly of God Church 1700 West 2nd Ave. in Indianola with Pastor John Meaux and Pastor Guy Puthoff officiating.  Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 21...

James W. Rambow

James W. Rambow

June 17, 2010

James William Rambow, 67, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Westview Care Center in Indianola.  Jim was born April 23, 1943 and is preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Elizabeth Rambow.  Jim was a retired librarian from the University of Missouri at Columbia.  He maintained an avid interest in trains and a passion for books and film...

Gerrie Prickett

Gerrie Prickett

June 14, 2010

A Celebration of Life gathering for Gerrie Prickett, 68, who died Monday, June 14, 2010 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 17 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola where family will be present from 5 to 8 p.m. Cremation will follow with burial of cremains...

Leonard Miller

Leonard Miller

June 12, 2010

Funeral services for Leonard Miller, 74 who died on June 12, 2010 at Taylor Hospice House, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday,  June 15 2010 at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola, IA. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola, IA.

Leonard is survived by his wife, Linda; sons, David (April Beck) Miller, Scott (Jill Dale) Miller; daughter,...

Mildred L. Garbe

Mildred L. Garbe

June 9, 2010

Memorial services for Mildred L. Garbe, 87, who went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 9, 2010 from complications of a long illness, will be held 2 p.m., Monday, June 14 at the Village Centre Lounge in Indianola.

Mildred was born at Fort Dodge, Iowa, attended Fort Dodge High School and continued her education...

John H. Hommer

John H. Hommer

June 7, 2010

John H. Hommer, 81, of Tulsa, Oklahoma passed away June 7, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family.  Memorial services were held June 9 in Tulsa. Burial services will be held at 11 a.m.Friday, June 18 at Newbern Cemetery, Lacona, Iowa.

John was born in Osceola and grew up in Warren County. He retired from Williams...

David Michael Rozga

David Michael Rozga

June 6, 2010

Memorial services for David Mitchell Rozga, 18, who died Sunday, June 6, 2010, will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, June 10 at the Indianola Community Church, 14424 Kennedy Street, Indianola, Ia. Burial of cremains will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

David was raised in Indianola and was a 2010 graduate of Indianola High School where he...

William M. Mckinney

William M. Mckinney

June 5, 2010

Services for William Marion McKinney, 89, who passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 8 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville, IA.

Marion was born March 16, 1921 in Knoxville.  He graduated from Milo High School...

Frank Brunia

Frank Brunia

June 4, 2010

Frank Brunia passed away on June 4, 2010, at 92 years of age.  Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 8 at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present from 6-8 p.m. Burial with military rites will be at Scotch Ridge...

Kathryn (Brown) Taylor

Kathryn (Brown) Taylor

June 2, 2010

Services for Kathryn (Brown) Taylor, 69, who died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at home, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Herbert Taylor Jr.; sons, Nicholas (Kimberly) Brown of Omaha, NE, Doug (Becky) Taylor of Ankeny, Mike...

Mary Lou Nicholson

Mary Lou Nicholson

June 2, 2010

Services for Mary Lou Nicholson, 72, who died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2010 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indian Valley Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Harvey Nicholson; son, Dan (Marie) Nicholson of Indianola; and daughter, Becky (Greg)...

Ogden R. Olson

Ogden R. Olson

May 29, 2010

Memorial services for Ogden Roy Olson, 69, who died Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Ogden was born on May 25, 1941 in Mound, MN to Ogden and Ann (Styner) Ogden.  He worked for HON in Muscatine for...

Betty C. Cumings

Betty C. Cumings

May 24, 2010

Betty C. (Welch) Cumings passed away at the Kavanagh Hospice House on 56th St., Des Moines, IA on Monday, May 24, 2010.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Alvin, her parents and grandson Jason Cumings. She is survived by daughter, Linda (Ken) Ballard of Shell Knob, MO; son, David (Kathy) Cumings of Prole; grandchildren, Julie...

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