Obituaries
Obituaries
Merwin Strahan
August 30, 2008
Merwin Strahan, age 93, a life long resident of Warren County, died August 30th, 2008. Funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m., Tuesday September 2nd, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA. Visitation will be held 11:00 a. m., Tuesday prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow at Wallace Cemetery in Wick.
Merwin was born in Ft. Collins,...
Bob G. Sandy
August 29, 2008
Bob G. Sandy, 79, of Indianola died peacefully surrounded by his family Friday, August 29, 2008 due to complications from a lung disease. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 2 from 3-8 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Family will be present from 5-8. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 3 at the First Assembly of God at 1:00...
Cleo Arlene Viers
August 21, 2008
Cleo Arlene Viers, 81, went to be with her heavenly family on Thursday, August 21, 2008. She had been fighting courageously against pancreatic cancer for several months. Her earthly family was at her side as she passed away at her home.
Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2008, at Chapel of Faith Church in Indianola with...
Lester Knust Sr.
August 15, 2008
Services for Lester Knust Sr., 90, who died Friday, August 15, 2008 at the Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 19, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Mt. Zion Cemetery near Lacona, Iowa.
Lester was born January 14, 1918 near Lacona to Gustav and Clara Knust. He served...
Jack Lewis Anderson
August 14, 2008
Services for Jack Lewis Anderson, 57, who went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 18 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. There will be a time for lunch and memories between the service and burial in the...
Henriette J. Ellsworth
August 4, 2008
Henriette J. Ellsworth, 98, of Indianola, died August 4, 2008 at The Village in Indianola where she had been a resident for the past seventeen years. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 13 at The Village, Maplecrest Centre Lounge. So in death she could serve the living, her body was donated to the Deeded Body Program for...
Reva Bennett
July 29, 2008
Services for Reva Bennett, 92, who died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at the Indianola Westview Care Center where she had been a resident for the past eight years, will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola, IA. of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery in...
Dr. Clare A. Trueblood
July 27, 2008
A memorial service for Dr. Clare A. Trueblood, 101, of Indianola, Iowa, who died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at The Village Health Center in Indianola, will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 17 at the Trinity-United Presbyterian Church of Indianola.
Dr. Clare A. Trueblood was born on December 15, 1906 into the small Quaker community of Motor in southeast...
Edward Rodgers
July 24, 2008
Ed Rodgers passed away July 24, 2008 at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Services will be held 1:30 p.m., Monday, July 28, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery. Visitation will be held 2 - 7 p.m., Sunday, July 27 at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present from 4 –...
Hazel Jeannette Vickroy
July 15, 2008
Hazel Jeannette Vickroy died July 15, 2008 at Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa. Hazel, the daughter of Hugh and Ellen Douglas was born on April 2, 1918 in the village of Cool, Iowa as a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland. She was married to Ellis Owen Vickroy on February 23, 1936. She spent most of...
Robert W. Bowery
July 10, 2008
Services for Robert W. Bowery, 88, who passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008 at home will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2008 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola. Robert was born in Knoxville, Iowa, graduated from Beech High School and continued his education graduating from Simpson College...
Ronald Alvin Starner
July 10, 2008
Ronald Alvin Starner went home to his Lord, this day, July 10, 2008.  He was born in Des Moines, Dec. 20, 1942, attended Tech High, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1965. He was an artist and owned a motorcycle repair shop for 18 years. He was married to Marilyn for 47 years, they have three sons,...
Vera Mae Cross
July 9, 2008
Funeral services for Vera Mae Cross, 84, who passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at home will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Wallace Cemetery, Wick, IA. Vera Cross, the daughter of Pearl and Della Woods, was born October 27, 1923 in rural Decatur County, IA. and...
Karry Hatfield
July 3, 2008
Services for Karry Hatfield, 84, who died at home on July 3, 2008, will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 7 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines.
Karry was born on March 22, 1924 to Klaas and Maggie Gruis. She spent most of her life in Des Moines,...
Jack D. Young
June 28, 2008
Memorial services for Jack D. Young, 91, who passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008 at The Village Health Center in Indianola, IA, will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 2 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains, with military rites, will follow in the Belmont Cemetery, rural Milo.
Jack was born November 24, 1916 to Cleo and...
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