Obituaries

Feb 15, 2010

Services for Rodney Lee Patch, 76, who passed away  Monday, February 15, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Cremation will follow services.

Rodney was born in Milo, IA on May 30, 1933 to Donald and Lulu Patch.  He married Carolyn Hill on...

Feb 12, 2010

Funeral services for Arnie J. Royer, 71, who passed away at home Friday, February 12, 2010 will be held 10:30 am Tuesday, February 16 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Cremation will follow services.

Preceding him in death was his loving wife of 49 years, Karen Rose Royer on January 16, 2010.

Cherishing his life...

Feb 7, 2010

Services for Evelyn Curtis, 90, who went home to be with Our Lord on Sunday, February 7, 2010, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 12 at the Indianola Regular Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the Liberty Center Cemetery.

Evelyn was born June 6, 1919 in Lucas County to George...

Feb 6, 2010

Services for Ruby Mae Boothe, 80, who died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at home, will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola, Iowa. Visitation will be held prior to services from 12:30 – 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F Cemetery.

She is survived by her granddaughters, Tish Boothe, Tawnya (Jeff)...

Feb 6, 2010

Services for Erma Dammeier, 77, who died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 11, at Chapel of Faith Church in Indianola. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Newton Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Iowa.

She is survived by her brother, John (Dorothy) Manders; sister-in-law,...

Jan 29, 2010

Max Caldwell, 72, passed from this life on Friday, January 29, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.  He was born September 5, 1937 to Walter Dwight and Harriet Garneta Caldwell in Des Moines. Max graduated from Shattuck Military Academy, Faribault, Minnesota in 1955 and Iowa State College in 1959.  He served in the Army Signal Corps from 1959...

Jan 27, 2010

LeAnn Jeannette Deck, 48, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the Kavanagh House Hospice on 56th St., Des Moines, surrounded by her loved ones.  She loved spending time with her special friends, Scott and Lynn Markham and family and Larry and Bev Reeves. LeAnn also dearly loved her aunt Margie Anderson.  She will never be forgotten.

LeAnn...

Jan 26, 2010

Gail Freeman, 66, of Indianola, formerly of Creston, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at his home in Indianola. No services will be held at this time. Cremation will take place with inurnment of cremains in the Iowa Veteran's Cemetery in Van Meter at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with online condolences...

Jan 25, 2010

Services for Edwin E. Stauffer, 69, who died Monday, January 25, 2010 at home will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, January 28 at Farmer's Chapel United Methodist Church rural Indianola with cremation following services.

Mr. Stauffer was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa and had served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was married...

Jan 24, 2010

Services for Ronald K. Ballwahn, 65, who died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at home will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 28 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Mr. Ballwahn was born in Richland Center, WI and worked as a foreman for McAninch retiring after 44 years.

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Jan 20, 2010

Memorial services for Richard "Dick" Bradford, 76, who died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 23, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Inurnment of cremains will be held at a later date in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Dick was born in Des Moines, IA.  He...

Jan 17, 2010

Dale Ray Putney passed away peacefully at Legacy House in Indianola, IA on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the age of 70 after a long battle with bone cancer and frontal temporal lobe dementia.  Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, January 22 at the First Baptist Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Jan 16, 2010

Funeral services for Karen Rose Royer, 68, who passed away at home Saturday, January 16, 2010 will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Cremation will follow services.

Cherishing her life is her immediate family including her husband Arnie of 49 years; children, Annette (Steve) McLendon of Excelsior Springs, MO, Lea...

Jan 13, 2010

Ralph T. Van Zante was born May 20, 1910 on a farm near Eddyville, IA to Tunis and Coral Van Zante. He passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at The Village in Indianola of natural causes.

A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 18, at The Village Maple Crest Centre Lounge. Graveside services will...

Jan 12, 2010

Services for Gerald William Sudbrock, 86, who passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Mercy Hospice, Johnston, after a  two-year battle with cancer, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial with military rites will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Gerald was born on October 21, 1923, in...

Jan 12, 2010

Brian Gates died peacefully at home Tuesday, January 12, after a serious illness. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, and daughters Liz Hays (Josh) Nielsen of West Des Moines and Chelsea Hays (James) Hartman of Kansas City. Memorials in Brian's honor may be sent to the family at 7552-115th Avenue, Indianola, Iowa 50125.

Jan 7, 2010

Services for Keith Alphone Perry, age 78, who passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 7, 2010 of Congestive Heart Failure, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 12 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Indianola, of which he was a member.

Keith was born April 10, 1931 in Knoxville, Iowa. He...

Jan 6, 2010

Services for Betty Ruth (Risinger) Ford, who passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center after lengthy complications of a broken hip and osteoporosis, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, January 16, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with cremation following services.

Betty was born January 16, 1928 in Spickerd, MO and married...

Jan 5, 2010

Charles Robert "Bob" Eisele, was born May 4, 1935 in Omaha, NE to Eli Charles and Lida Mercedes White Eisele.  He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science Degree and minors in Geology, Vertebrae Paleontology, English and Math.  He worked for the University of Nebraska, McAninch Corporation, Corell Contractor Inc, and numerous other companies around...

Jan 4, 2010

Services for Luther Suckow, 82, who died Monday, January 4, 2010 at the Iowa Veterans Medical Center, Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, January 8, at the Norwalk Christian Church, Norwalk, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Norwalk Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mavis; sons, Doug (Helen) of Urbandale and Greg (Laura) of...