Obituaries

January 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...

January 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...

January 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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January 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...

January 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.

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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.

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 4, 2010

Regi Dale Lash passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2010 after a long battle with cancer.  Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 7, at Overton Funeral Home, 501 West Ashland Ave., Indianola Iowa 50125 with burial following in the Wallace Cemetery, Wick, Iowa.

Born in Indianola April 3, 1952 to Dale and...

January 1, 2010

Services for Frank Jay Hotman, 78, who died Friday, January 1, 2010 will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial with military rites will be in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA.

Frank was born in Amarillo, TX and served in the United State Marines from 1947 – 1967 receiving the...

December 28, 2009

Graveside services for Lee Allan Marsh, 85, who went to be with his Lord Monday, December 28, 2009, will be held 2:30 p.m., Thursday, December 31 in the Sandusky Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.

Lee was raised in the Spencer, Iowa area moving to Keokuk in 1940 and served in the United States Navy during WWII. He was united...

December 25, 2009

Services for Jerry F. Hypes, Sr., of Des Moines who died Friday, December 25, 2009 will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Decmeber 29, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Sharron; daughters, Gerrilyn (Mark) Lane of Indianola, Deanna (Brian) Wheeler of Waterloo; son, Jerry (Ann)...

December 24, 2009

Memorial services for Lora Kibbe Wood, 45, who died Thursday, December 24, 2009, will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, December 31 at the Milo Christian Union Church. Memorials may be mailed to the Milo Christian Union Church 112 3rd Street, Milo, IA 50166 C/O the Lora Kibbe Wood Family.

December 21, 2009

Mac, 79, passed away at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines on December 21, 2009 after a brief battle with leukemia.  Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 30 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial with military rites will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife...

December 19, 2009

Memorial services for Rodney Ralph Hatcher, 79, who died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Indianola Westview Care Center, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 22 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial of cremains following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Rodney was born in Missouri Valley, IA and had served in the United State Army...