Obituaries

Obituaries

Gerald Ayotte

Gerald Ayotte

Mar 18, 2009

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Annette Fravel

Annette Fravel

Mar 16, 2009

In loving memory of Annette Fravel, who passed away on Monday March 16th, 2009. Annette was a wonderful caring wife, mother and grandmother, whose life work was to provide for her family. Annette was a pillar of strength and determination through her entire life, as she always worried about others before herself and gave of herself to others without any...

R Jarold Palmer

R Jarold Palmer

Mar 14, 2009

Funeral services for Jerry Palmer, 73, who passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Mesa, AZ will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2009 at Indianola First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola. Visition will be held on Thursday, March 26 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home....

Dale H. Taylor

Dale H. Taylor

Mar 13, 2009

Funeral services for Dale H. Taylor, 96, who passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Dale was born February 3, 1913, in Warren County, IA to William and Mary Taylor. He graduated from Indianola High School and served...

Lois Williams

Lois Williams

Mar 13, 2009

Funeral services for Lois Douglas Williams, 89, who died Friday, March 13, 2009 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She is survived by her daughters, Charlotte Guilford and Geraldine E. Douglas both of Indianola; step daughter, Betty...

John T. Howard, Jr.

John T. Howard, Jr.

Mar 9, 2009

Memorial services for John T. Howard Jr., 50, who died Monday, March 9, 2009 in Hermiston, Oregon, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola, Iowa followed by burial of cremains in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.

John was born in Klamath Falls, OR and had lived in...

Nora Barger

Nora Barger

Mar 5, 2009

Funeral services for Nora Jane Barger, 83, who passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009 after a short battle with cancer, will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Nora was born September 19, 1925, in Milo, IA. to Paul and Eula Graham. She...

Helen Hope Bence

Helen Hope Bence

Mar 5, 2009

Funeral services for Helen Hope Bence, 84, who passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 9 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Helen was born May 25, 1924 in Grant City, MO. to Floyd and Fern Jackson. She graduated from...

Donald A. Koch

Donald A. Koch

Feb 27, 2009

Dr. Donald A. Koch, 93, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away on February 27, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Family and friends may gather starting at 6 p.m., Sunday evening, March 1, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola where a Celebration service will be held at 7 p.m. He ended his courageous battle with Alzheimers succumbing...

Helen Nelson

Helen Nelson

Feb 21, 2009

Helen Maxine Nelson, 81, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and friend departed this earth on February 21, 2009. She succumbed to three year long illness of Myelodysplastic Syndrome which developed into Leukemia. She died surrounded by her sister, nieces, nephew, granddaughters and great-grandchildren at her granddaughter's home in Prosper, Texas. She was born at home in Indianola, Iowa on July...

Pauline Braddock

Pauline Braddock

Feb 18, 2009

Funeral Mass for Pauline Braddock, 88, who died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at home, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 23 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carlisle, IA of which she was a member.  Burial will follow in the Rosemont Cemetery, rural Milo, IA.

Pauline was born in Floyd Co., VA and has lived in...

Lola May Clatt

Lola May Clatt

Feb 17, 2009

Lola May Clatt came into this world on November 9, 1956 and left on February 17, 2009 with her husband and son by her side after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.  Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Redeemer Luthern Church with burial following at the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens.

Lola was born...

Mary June Adams

Mary June Adams

Feb 15, 2009

Services for Mary June Adams, 77, who died Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 18 at Overton Funeral Home.  Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Linn Grove Cemetery, Prole, IA.

She is survived by...

Permilia E. Fry

Permilia E. Fry

Feb 14, 2009

Permilia Elizabeth Savill Fry was born to Harrison and Lizzie Savill on December 6, 1919 at Ackworth, Iowa. She passed away at Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, FL, on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the age of 89. She attended rural schools in Warren County and graduated from Indianola High School. She married William H. Fry on August 22, 1939. To...

Alfred Onstot

Alfred Onstot

Feb 5, 2009

Services for Alfred Onstot, 83, who died Thursday, February 5, 2009, will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 10 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the Norwalk Cemetery.

He is survived by his children, Jean (Bob) Sanders, Richard Onstot, David (Lisa) Onstot and Donald, Brenda) Onstot; 19 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; two foster children, Louise...

Harriett L. Garrison

Harriett L. Garrison

Feb 5, 2009

Services for Harriett Lenore Garrison, 73, who died Thursday, February 5, 2009, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Harriett was born July 6, 1935 in rural Warren County, Iowa to Gerald and Josephine Norris. She graduated from Liberty Center High School in...

Gail &Ldquo;Curly&Rdquo; Vickroy

Gail &Ldquo;Curly&Rdquo; Vickroy

Jan 24, 2009

Services for Gail "Curly" Vickroy, 69, who died Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, IA, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 28 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery.

Curly was born rural Warren County, IA and retired from Armstrong Tire and Rubber in 1995. ...

H Dorothea Dunn

H Dorothea Dunn

Jan 22, 2009

Memorial services for H. Dorothea Spick Dunn, 98, who died Thursday, January 22, 2009, will be held 1:30 p.m., Monday, January 26, 2009 at Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church in rural Indianola with burial of cremains following at a later date in Wick Cemetery.

Dorothea, the oldest of six, was born to Joseph L. Spick and Mazie Bergsma Spick.  She...

Dorothy M. Hoffman

Dorothy M. Hoffman

Jan 22, 2009

Services for Dorothy M. Hoffman, 64, who died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA, will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 26 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She is survived by her son, Steven (Amy) Hoffman of Minneapolis, MN; aunt, Ann Marie McClure; brothers, Winfred, Kenneth...

Bettie M. Blunk

Bettie M. Blunk

Jan 22, 2009

Services for Bettie Mae Blunk, 82, who died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 27 at the First Assemby of God Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She is survived by her daughter, Becky (Butch) Hedeen of Indianola; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two...

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