Obituaries
Obituaries
Lawrence Laverne Zimmerman
July 17, 2007
Lawrence LaVerne Zimmerman of Indianola went to be with his Lord and Savior July 17, 2007, after a lengthy battle with cancer. LaVerne passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by friends and family.
LaVerne was born August 20, 1936 at the Indianola Hospital to Lawrence and Florence Zimmerman and was a lifelong resident of Warren County. He married...
Ralph R. Demory
July 14, 2007
Ralph R. Demory, 91, died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at the Carlisle Care Center. Visitation will be held 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Ralph was born in Indianola and had lived there all his life. He...
Mary E. Keeney
July 10, 2007
Mary Elizabeth (Spence) Keeney, 86, of Indianola, died peacefully from complications due to a stroke on Tuesday, July 10, 2007.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Betty Johnston; six grandchildren, Karla, Terry, Doug, Ben (Kelli), Troy (Tracy), and Julie; ten great-grandchildren, and many, many family and friends. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Pat; son, Gene; and...
Mildred Aretta Miner
July 7, 2007
Mildred Aretta (Stanger) Miner was born May 2, 1914 in Hannibal, MO. to Earl and Stella (Myers) Stanger.
Mildred passed away on July 7, 2007 at Westview Care Center, but had lived at Legacy House in Indianola for three and a half years. Mildred loved her family and God and was very devoted to them throughout her ninety-three years...
Dolores (Beaman) Sinn
July 2, 2007
Dolores (Beaman) Sinn, 75, of Martensdale, IA, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, July 2, 2007, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Dolores was born May 24, 1932, in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter of Leonard and Lura (Fife) Beaman. She graduated from St. Charles High School and from the Iowa School of Beauty as a hair stylist....
Patricia A Dean
July 1, 2007
No services are planned for Patricia A. Dean, 68, of Prole, IA, who died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.
Mrs. Dean was born in Warren County where she had lived all her life. She was a farm homemaker and enjoyed her family gatherings.
She is survived by her children,...
Viola J. Blankers
June 30, 2007
Services for Viola J. Blankers, 87, of The Village in Indianola, who died Saturday, June 30, 2007 at home, will be held 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 2 at First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 3 at East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.,...
Raymond A. Methlie
June 25, 2007
Raymond Alfred Methlie, 65, passed away Monday, June 25, 2007 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital from congestive heart failure.
Ray was the son of Raymond and Vivian (Reiter) Methlie. Born February 13, 1942 he was raised in Des Moines and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1960. He was on the diving team and was a lifeguard at Holiday Pool...
James W. Ritchie
June 1, 2007
James W. Ritchie, 90, of Cresco and formerly of Indianola, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center. Burial of cremains will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.
Mr. Ritchie was born in Allerton, IA. The family moved to Indianola where he graduated from Simpson then Drake Law School....
Roger L. Cheney
May 30, 2007
Services for Roger L. Cheney, who died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 of COPD at home, were held Friday, June 1, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial followed in the Hewitt Cemetery in rural Warren County.
Mr. Cheney was born in Manhattan, Kansas and was a member of the Baha'i faith. He volunteered for the United States Army serving...
Ilene Gibson
May 28, 2007
Services for Ilene Gibson, 78, of Milo, IA, who died Monday, May 28, 2007 at home, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Ilene was born and had lived all of her life in rural Warren County. She was the daughter of Lee and Blanche...
Neva B. Hawkins
May 24, 2007
Services for Neva B. Hawkins, 94, who passed from this world into eternity on Thursday, May 24, 2007 surrounded by her loved ones at the Taylor Hospice House, will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Neva was born September 29, 1912 in Indianola to Lillie...
Edgar D. Sledge
May 24, 2007
Funeral services for Edgar D. Sledge, 73, who died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in the presence of his family, will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, IA.
Born in Toccapola, MS, Edgar had lived in Indianola and Des Moines. He was...
Priscilla Carter
May 23, 2007
Funeral services for Priscilla Carter, 62, who died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in Milo, Iowa, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Webb Cemetery, rural Norwalk.
Born in Indianola, she had lived most of her life in the Spring Hill area. She worked at the Redman and...
Leroy H. Mossberg
May 22, 2007
Funeral services for LeRoy H. Mossberg, 89, who died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at The Village Health Care Center in Indianola, will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 25 at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola of which he was a member. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.
LeRoy was born in...
Mabel O. Noland
May 21, 2007
Funeral services for Mabel Olive Noland, 94, of Carlisle, IA, who died peacefully Monday, May 21, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after a brief illness, will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Pen Center Cemetery, Earlham, IA.
Mabel was born February 27, 1913 to...
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