Obituaries

February 11, 2008

Funeral services for Pete Blankenship, 55, of Clive, who died Monday, February 11, 2008 at home of pancreatic cancer, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 16 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Indianola.  Burial with military rites will be in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pete was born in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma and served in the United States Air...

February 9, 2008

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February 3, 2008

Wayne Henry Hansbrough, age 80, of Plano, Texas, passed away February 3, 2008, in Plano.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM, at First Assembly of God Church in Indianola with a visitation one hour prior to service.  Interment will follow at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Wayne was born October 30, 1927, in Los...

January 28, 2008

Memorial services for Nick Radakovich, 86, who died Monday, January 28, 2008 in Des Moines, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 1 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Nick was born in Earlham, Iowa and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII.  He began teaching in...

January 23, 2008

Services for Lloyd Weeks, 85, who died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at home in Des Moines, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 26, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Lloyd was born February 14, 1922 in Medford, Iowa, the son of Charlie and Cora Weeks, and married Maxine Bumgarner.  He...

January 21, 2008

Services for Jeffrey L. Raymond Sr., 63, who died Monday, January 21, 2008 at home will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 24 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Jeff was born in and was a life long resident of Indianola.  He worked as a dispatcher for a trucking company being...

January 19, 2008

Bonnie Joyce Foley, 62, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 19, 2008, after a 2 year battle with cancer.  Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial will follow in the New Virginia Cemetery.

Bonnie was born, May 22, 1945 to Malvern and Irva (Woods) Curtis. ...

January 13, 2008

Services for Pauline VandeBrake, 87, who went to be with her Lord Sunday, January 13, 2008, will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 17 at First Assembly of God Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Pauline was born on March 29, 1920 to Robert and Marie Artist on a farm in Guthrie County...

January 8, 2008

Dorothy James, 86, passed away on January 8, 2008.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12, at Overton Funeral Home with visitation from 4 – 8 p.m. Friday, January 11 where family will be present to greet friends from 6 – 8 p.m.  Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Dorothy Irene Onstot James was born August...

January 8, 2008

Services for Delores "Dee" Frazier, 69, of Martensdale, who died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 14 at the Martensdale Community Church with burial following in the Indianola City Cemetery. Dee was born in Putnam County, Missouri and had lived in Martensdale for 43 years.  She was a...

January 7, 2008

Lyle Westerly, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 7, 2008 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center after a short illness.  Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 11, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Lyle was born October 6, 1924 in rural Lucas Co. IA. to...

January 7, 2008

Services for Grace "Edna" Anderson, 88, who died Monday, January 7, 2008 at The Village Health Center in Indianola, Iowa, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Stratford, Iowa followed by burial in the South Marion Cemetery.

Edna was born and raised near Hubbard, Iowa and moved to Stratford where she graduated. ...

January 6, 2008

Services for Joseph "Joe" Carter, 90, who died Sunday, January 6, 2008, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 10 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

He was born in Indianola, Iowa and served in the United States Air Force during WWII as a nose gunner in a B-24 bomber. ...

January 4, 2008

Elon Mac Wilkerson, 80, returned to the Lord at 1:00 o'clock in the morning on Friday, January 4.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10 at Overton Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 9 at Overton Funeral Home.

The youngest of five children, Elon was born June 19,...

January 3, 2008

Funeral services for Dixie (Nichols) Van Syoc, 63, will be held 10:30 Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Lighthouse Community Church located at Southridge Mall in Des Moines.  Visitation will be held 1 – 5 p.m. Sunday, January 6, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with family present to greet friends from 3 – 5 p.m.

Dixie was the...

December 29, 2007

Services for William A. Carter, 81, who died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at the Norwalk Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 2 at the Norwalk Christian Church, of which he was a member.  Cremation will follow services and burial will be held at a later date in Orlando, Florida.

He was born in Springfield,...

December 26, 2007

Merlin L. Sams, 61, passed away suddenly Wednesday December 26, 2007 of a heart attack. Memorial services will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2007 in the Gable Chapel at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services.

Merlin was born in Des Moines, IA on July 15, 1946....

December 23, 2007

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December 23, 2007

Services for Sandy Gilbert, 50, who died Sunday, December 23, 2007, will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 28 at the Indianola Community Church of which she was a member.  Cremation will follow services.

Sandy was born in Kirksville, MO living there until 1964.  Her family then moved to Des Moines before moving to Milo in 1973, where she...

December 21, 2007

Dolly (Esther M.) Henry Kubli, 82, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, in her home after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 26 at Chapel of Faith Church of which she was a member.  A luncheon and visitation will be held from Noon until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at...