Obituaries

Obituaries

Mary E. Burbank

Mary E. Burbank

December 14, 2009

Memorial services for Mary Evelyn (Welshhons) Burbank, 88, who died Monday, December 14, 2009, will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, December 20, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pleasantville, IA of which she was a member. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Hartford Cemetery.

Mary was born December 6, 1921 the...

James R. Davies

James R. Davies

December 12, 2009

Funeral services for James R. Davies, 88, who died Saturday, December 12, 2009, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, at Overton Funeral Home where family will be...

Smith James Benge, Jr.

Smith James Benge, Jr.

December 8, 2009

Services for Jim Benge, 73, who died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 12, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Jim was born July 10, 1936 in Warren County, Iowa, the son of Smith and Arlene Benge. He graduated from Indianola High...

Gladys Larson

Gladys Larson

December 5, 2009

Gladys Larson, 89, passed away December 5, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 7 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Gladys is survived by sons, David Larson and his wife Miriam Dunlap, Paul Larson and his wife Deb...

Friedel Tomes

Friedel Tomes

December 2, 2009

Services for Friedel Tomes, 89, who died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, December 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery.

Friedel was a homemaker born in Bremen, Germany.

She is survived by her children, Ron (Trissia)...

Galen T. Opstad

Galen T. Opstad

November 30, 2009

Galen Thomas Opstad died on Monday, November 30, 2009 at his home in Iowa City from an epilepsy seizure. Galen was born on a beautiful spring day on March 20, 1984 in Alexandria, Virginia. He made Iowa City his home upon arriving to start college; enjoying the people, spirit and sense of community he found there.

Galen...

Harvey L. Taylor

Harvey L. Taylor

November 29, 2009

Harvey L. Taylor lost his battle with cancer at age 63 on Sunday, November 29, 2009, he found peace and eternal life with his Lord Jesus Christ. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. at the Norwalk Christian Church on Saturday, December 5. Visitation will be held 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 4th at the church.

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Abigail Kathleen Mar

Abigail Kathleen Mar

November 24, 2009

Abigail Kathleen Mar, born February 11, 2009, the daughter of Samantha M. Smith and Herlindo Mar Rodriquez, sister of Ava Linn Mar, went home to be with Our Heavenly Father on November 24, 2009. In her short 9 months on this earth the Lord lent her to us she filled each day with love and happiness to all who came...

Sanford C. Kragskow

Sanford C. Kragskow

November 23, 2009

Services for Sanford C. Kragskow, 86, who died Monday, November 23, 2009 will be held 11 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Sandy was born August 10, 1923 in Omaha, NE to Otto A. and Katherine C. (Coulter) Kragskow, grew up in...

James Hale

James Hale

November 23, 2009

James Hale, 50, died Monday, November 23, 2009. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

November 23, 2009

Services for Robert "Bob" Jones, 86, of Windsor Heights formerly of Indianola, who died Monday, November 23, 2009 will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 25 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will be held 1 p.m., Friday, November 27 at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, IL.

Surviving are his wife, Lola "Ernie" Jones; daughter,...

Donna J. Walton

Donna J. Walton

November 23, 2009

Services for Donna J. Walton, 71, who died Monday, November 23, 2009 at the State Center Nursing & Rehab Center, under the care of Iowa Hospice of Marshalltown will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 25th at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Surviving are her son, Matthew L. (Jennifer)...

Gerald R. Bright

Gerald R. Bright

November 19, 2009

Services for Gerald Ross Bright, 84, who died Thursday, November 19, 2009, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.

Gerald Ross Bright was born on February, 2, 1925 in Calvert, Kansas, the son of Vern Ross Bright...

Diane Davison

Diane Davison

November 18, 2009

Services for Diane Marie Davison, 50, who died November 18, 2009, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, November 21 at the Indianola Church of Christ. Cremation will follow services.

Diane was the eldest of four children, Born April 11, 1959 to Charley and Ruth Houlette Spence. Raised in Warren County, she was a member of the Pleasantville...

David Belcher

David Belcher

November 17, 2009

Graveside services for David John Belcher, 45, who died Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Des Moines, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, November 23 in the Carlisle Cemetery.

He was known to many as Uncle Dave.  He loved to fish, go deer spotting and spending time in nature.  His nieces and nephews were a very important part...

Thelma &Ldquo;Maxine&Rdquo; Wood

Thelma &Ldquo;Maxine&Rdquo; Wood

November 15, 2009

Services for Thelma "Maxine" Wood, 84, who died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 18 at the Norwalk United Methodist Church with burial following at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Orilla.

She was born in Warren County, Iowa, living her life in the Norwalk...

Ron Shaffer

Ron Shaffer

November 10, 2009

Ronald John Shaffer, 70, passed away on November 10, 2009. He was born and raised in Dallas Center, until his marriage to Donna Ricke in 1962. He leaves behind his loving wife of 47 years, Donna Ricke (Watson); son, Ronald Ray "Jake" (Dianne); daughter, Ronda "Runt" Harrell (Howard); mother, Elizabeth Ripley; 6 grandchildren, Kile, Kylee Henderson (Justin), Kansas, Laramie,...

Bessie Mccoy

Bessie Mccoy

November 9, 2009

Bessie Pauline McCoy, 89, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at home. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Surviving are her husband, Kenneth M. McCoy; children, Robert Vern McCoy, Linda J. Newell, Richard Dean McCoy, Daryl Leroy McCoy and Kendra Sue Durham; 10 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren.

Karen Jensen

Karen Jensen

November 6, 2009

Funeral services for Karen (Wood) Jensen, 52, who died Friday, November 6, 2009 in Freeport County, Minnesota, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 11 at the New Virginia United Methodist Church in New Virginia, IA. Burial will follow in the New Virginia Cemetery.

Karen Sue Wood Jensen was born February 14, 1957 in Beech, Iowa to...

Daniel R. Dowson

Daniel R. Dowson

October 27, 2009

A Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel R. Dowson, 50, who died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines, will be held 10 a.m. Friday, October 30, at the St. Thomas Aquinas Church Pastoral Center on Hwy 92 West in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Dan graduated from Dowling High...

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