Obituaries

Obituaries

Dale H. Markussen

Dale H. Markussen

Jan 17, 2009

Services for Dale H. Markussen, 89, who died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Carlisle Center for Wellness & Rehab, will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 22 at the Indianola Regular Baptist Church.  Graveside services with Military Rites will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, IA.

Dale is survived by his wife,...

Robert D. Mosher

Robert D. Mosher

Jan 17, 2009

Services for Robert Dean Mosher, 74, who passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009, after a short bout with cancer, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 21 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Robert was born in Warren County, Iowa on February 9, 1934 to Olin and Grace...

Janette Johnston

Janette Johnston

Jan 15, 2009

Services for Janette (Jan) Marie Johnston, 63, who died Thursday, January 15, 2009, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 19, 2009, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Jan was born December 15, 1945 in Plum City, WI, the daughter of Jimmie and Lorayne Houser.  In 1968 she graduated from Harding College...

Dorothy C. Hawkins

Dorothy C. Hawkins

Jan 15, 2009

Services for Dorothy Champlin Hawkins, 86, formerly of Des Moines, Ia, who died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Des Moines.

Dorothy was born on June 21, 1922 in rural Warren County, Iowa...

Rose Marie Knoer

Rose Marie Knoer

Jan 10, 2009

Services for Rose Marie Knoer, 67, who died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 14 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Marie was born near Medora, IA in Warren County.  She worked for United Food Store, Hy-Vee and...

John W. Crandall

John W. Crandall

Jan 9, 2009

Services for John W. Crandall, 81, who died Friday, January 9, 2009 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 12 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

John was born October 31, 1927 on a farm near Beech, Iowa, to William and Amy Crandall.  He farmed in Iowa...

Carl H. Lundahl

Carl H. Lundahl

Jan 8, 2009

Services for Carl H. Lundahl, 84, who died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 13, at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola of which he was a member.  Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Carl was born in Des Moines, Iowa; graduated from East High School;...

Carol E. Perry

Carol E. Perry

Jan 3, 2009

Funeral services for Carol E. Perry, 58, who passed away at home Saturday, January 3, 2009 after a long courageous battle with cancer, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, at the Indianola Community Church, 14424 Kennedy Street Indianola, IA 50125 where she attended.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola

Carol is survived by her...

Ralph L. Morlan

Ralph L. Morlan

Dec 31, 2008

Memorial services with military rites for Ralph L. Morlan, 84, who died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, will be held 11 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2009, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Ralph served in the United States Navy during World War II as a gunner on a torpedo bomber flying off of the USS Yorktown.  On August 18, 1946,...

Michael Dee

Michael Dee

Dec 21, 2008

Funeral services for Michael Douglas Dee, 62, who died Sunday, December 21, 2008, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 27, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the IOOF Memorial Gardens in Indianola.

Mike graduated from Indianola High School where he played football and wrestled. He served in the United States Marine Reserves for 8...

James Cooper

James Cooper

Dec 19, 2008

Mr. James Cooper died Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Burial of cremains were in the Melbourne Cemetery, Melbourne, IA.

He is survived by his wife, Ethelyn "Lynn" Cooper; daughter,...

Richard E. Freeman

Richard E. Freeman

Dec 16, 2008

Services for Richard E. Freeman, 73, who died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, December 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Cremation will follow services.

Richard was born in Table Rock, NE and moved to Indianola in 1956 to a 100 acre farm with 18 acres in apples called Freeman Apple Orchard. ...

Verle &Ldquo;Bud&Rdquo; Reed

Verle &Ldquo;Bud&Rdquo; Reed

Dec 13, 2008

Funeral services for Verle "Bud" Reed, 76, who died Saturday, December 13, 2008, at home, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the Liberty Center Cemetery.

Bud retired after 36 years from Wonder Bread as a General Manager.  He then worked for the Warren County Veterans Affairs for...

Verna S. King

Verna S. King

Dec 12, 2008

Funeral services for Verna S. King, 85, who died Friday, December 12, 2008, at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Verna is survived by her daughters, Joy (Marvin T.) Brown of Hopemills, NC, Gloria (Garold) Pottorff of Indianola, Peggy...

Elizabeth L. Holland

Elizabeth L. Holland

Dec 11, 2008

Services for Elizabeth L. Holland, 92, who died Thursday, December 11, 2008, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 16 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Indianola and an active member of the Sarah Circle and in charge of...

Raymond C. Kellogg

Raymond C. Kellogg

Dec 10, 2008

Ray Kellogg, 100, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at The Village in Indianola, IA.

Ray was born at Prairie City, IA on September 9, 1908 to Charles C. and Ada (Telfer) Kellogg.  He was united in marriage to Alice Craig on August 26, 1938.  They farmed near Cumming, IA for nearly 60 years, moving to The Village in...

Michael Ripperger

Michael Ripperger

Dec 10, 2008

Funeral services for Michael "Mike" Ripperger, 62, who died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 15 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

He is survived by his daughter, Tammi (Greg) Fox of Grimes; parents, Norbert and Donna Ripperger of Indianola; grandchildren Caleb and Riley...

Claire Bobinet

Claire Bobinet

Dec 6, 2008

Claire Bobinet, 68, entered into heaven on December 6, 2008.  She was born in Des Moines on January 10, 1940 to George and Skeets Whinery and attended Hanawalt Elementary, Roosevelt Jr. & Sr. High, and graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

She married Louis Bobinet in 1974, and moved to Indianola, Iowa where she became the Middle School...

Cleo W. Endres

Cleo W. Endres

Dec 5, 2008

A Memorial Mass for Cleo W. Endres, 79, who died Friday, December 5, 2008 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Indianola.

Mr. Endres was born in rural Lacona, Iowa on August 6, 1929 to Barney and Leona Endres.  Cleo graduated from Milo High School...

Robert E. Mock

Robert E. Mock

Dec 4, 2008

Robert Earl "Red" Mock, 80, son of James Orville and Katie Lynn New Mock, was born at home March 12, 1928 in Indianola, Iowa and passed away December 4, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Sixty years ago on September 11,1948, he was united in marriage to Lila Jean...

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