Obituaries

Obituaries

Carol E. Perry

Carol E. Perry

January 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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...

Yoshika Blake

Yoshika Blake

December 1, 2008

Private burial of cremains for Yoshika Blake, 74, who died Monday, December 1, 2008 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. will be held in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.

Yoshiko was born in Tsuchiura, Ibaragi, Japan, and had lived permanently in Indianola since 1973.

Surviving are her children Mary Blake-Brandt of Indianola, Debbie L'Estrange of...

Wilbur M. Warburton

Wilbur M. Warburton

November 26, 2008

Services for Wilbur M. Warburton, 89, who died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Indianola, will be held 3 p.m., Saturday, November 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation prior to services starting at 1 p.m.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Wilbur was born March 21, 1919 in Fort...

Christopher Jon Hade

Christopher Jon Hade

November 21, 2008

Christopher Jon Hade, 21, died on Friday, November 21 after a long battle with cancer.  Chris lived most of his life in Indianola.  He was a 2005 graduate of Indianola High School and was a student of Grinnell College.

Chris was an avid hiker, accomplished musician, and world traveler.  He wished to pursue a career in politics and law. ...

Marjorie Moore

Marjorie Moore

November 18, 2008

Services for Marjorie Moore, 88, who died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Windsor Manor in Indianola, will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, November 22 at the Cambridge United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Iowa.  Burial will follow in the Cambridge Cemetery.

Marjorie was born in Moran, Kansas.  She had worked at Donnelleys for 31 years and then for 9 more...

Donald F. Blackford

Donald F. Blackford

November 16, 2008

Donald F. Blackford, 89, of rural Norwalk, passed away on Sunday, November 16, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center.  Services will be held Thursday, November 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service.  Burial will be at the Norwalk Cemetery.

Donald was a life-long farmer...

John E. Sereg

John E. Sereg

November 15, 2008

John E. Sereg, 78, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines surrounded by his family.

Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday November 19, 2008 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola, Iowa.

John was born February 8, 1930 at home in rural Eddyville, Iowa to Peter...

Michael D. Stewart

Michael D. Stewart

November 14, 2008

Memorial services for Michael D. Stewart, 71, who died Friday, November 14, 2008 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 22, at Overton Funeral Home.

He is survived by his son Kent (Barbara) Stewart of Des Moines; daughter, Jan (Brian) Ostwinkle of Grand Island, NE; 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren,...

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