Obituaries
Obituaries
Bruce G. Sautter
Feb 16, 2007
Bruce G. Sautter, 51, died Friday, February 16, 2007 at home. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned.
Gary D. Sams
Feb 15, 2007
Services for Gary D. Sams, 55, who died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, will be held11:00 a.m., Monday, February 19, at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola of which he was a member. Burial will follow services in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Gary was born in Seattle, Washington; graduated from Indianola High School in...
Donald R. Smith
Feb 14, 2007
Donald R. Smith, 85, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 17, at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Donald was born near Spring Hill, Iowa on March 2, 1921, the son...
Dolores Wilson
Feb 14, 2007
Dolores Wilson, 75, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 17, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with cremation following.
Dolores was born in Cook County, Illinois. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards, Bingo, watching the Cubs and fishing. She was a loving...
Mary Curtiss
Feb 8, 2007
Mary Curtiss passed away at home with her family Thursday, February 8, 2007 after a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Chapel of faith church, 2604 North Jefferson, Indianola. Visitation will be held at the church Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. Burial will take place at the I.O.O.F....
Eureta Keeney
Feb 7, 2007
Eureta Mae Adams Barr Keeney, 86, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at the Village Health Center in Indianola. Services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, February 10 at Overton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Eureta was born and raised in and around Spring Hill, Iowa. Living the majority of her life in Warren County as...
Orpha E. Clevenger
Feb 5, 2007
Services for Orpha E. Clevenger, 90,  who died Monday, February 5, 2007, will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Orpha was born near Liberty Center, Iowa and had lived in Panora and Des Moines before moving to Indianola in 1990. She worked for...
Robin A. Baker
Feb 5, 2007
Services for Robin Anne Baker, 48, who died Monday, February 5, 2007 at home, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 10 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date.
She is survived by her husband, Bruce Baker; sons, James and Landon Baker; siblings, Jeanie Tyler...
Richard D. Phipps
Feb 5, 2007
Richard Dean Phipps, 76, died Monday evening, February 5, 2007, at home. Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 9 at the Norwalk Christian Church. Burial, with military rites, will follow in the Norwalk Cemetery.
Richard was born March 14, 1930 in Boone, Iowa, attended the Boone schools and graduated in 1948. He worked for the Chicago Northwestern...
Charles W. Strable
Feb 5, 2007
Services for Charles W. Strable, 90, who died Monday, February 5, 2007 at home, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 8, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Martensdale of which he was a member. Burial will follow in the Wallace Cemetery, Wick, IA.
Charles was born in Madison County, Iowa and was a laborer for Marquette Cement and...
Henry J. Wonderlin
Feb 3, 2007
Services for Henry J. Wonderlin, 83, who died Saturday, February 3, 2007, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center will be held 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 6, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery. A memorial mass will be held 12:30 p.m. at the Church of Assumption at Churchville.
Born in Colfax, he...
Jacob D. Sparks
Jan 25, 2007
Services for Jacob D. Sparks, 82, who died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the V.A. Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Webb Cemetery rural Norwalk.
Born in Spring Hill, IA, Jacob served in the United States Navy during WWII and lived in...
Charles "Lee" Ragan
Jan 24, 2007
Services for Charles "Lee" Roy Ragan, 61, who died Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Liberty Center Cemetery.
Born in Mercer, MO, Lee had lived in the Lineville area before...
Martin Little Jr.
Jan 23, 2007
Services for Martin Little, Jr. (Tiny), 66, who died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 27 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial with military rites will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.
Born in Carrollton, MO, Martin had lived in Carlisle for the last 20 years. He was a crane...
Regina Rae Hankins
Jan 21, 2007
Memorial and Eastern Star services for Regina Rae Hankins, 99, who died Sunday, January 21, 2007, at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk, Iowa, will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 25 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. There will be no visitation and burial of cremains will be at a later date.
Born in Adel, Iowa, Mrs. Hankins...
Violet J. Floriant-Fullerton
Jan 20, 2007
Violet J. Floriant-Fullerton, 72, a long-time resident of Watseka, Illinois died at Kavanagh House, 56th Street, Des Moines, Iowa on January 20, 2007.
Memorial services will be held in Watseka, Illinois. Mrs. Floriant-Fullerton will be cremated and memorial services will be announced on a future date.
Violet was born in Illinois on January 6, 1935, the daughter...
E Dale King
Jan 19, 2007
Services for E. Dale King, 81, who died Friday, January 19, 2007, at The Village Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Belmont Cemetery.
Born south of Indianola in Warren County, Iowa, he was a retired farmer. He was a World War...
Lela (Lee) Kildal
Jan 13, 2007
Lela (Lee) Ardene Kildal died on Saturday, January 13th at The Village in Indianola, IA., at the age of 95. Lee was born on December 22, 1911 in Viborg, South Dakota to Lula and Aaron Hansen. She graduated from Sioux Falls College and taught in a country school near Viborg. In 1936 she married Morris Kildal, the young minister who...
Dwight D. Cook
Jan 8, 2007
Dwight D. Cook, 49, son of Marie and the late Eugene Cook, passed away January 8, 2006 in Plano, TX. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, attended Iowa State University, graduated from St. Cloud University in Minnesota and received his M.B.A. from Drake University. He was a Certified Public Accountant for Price Waterhouse Cooper in Plano, TX. He...
Gary R. Mikkelsen
Jan 1, 2007
Services for Gary R. Mikkelsen, 54, who died Monday, January 1, 2007 at his home will be held 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 5 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow services.
Gary was born May 28, 1952 to Raymond and Marjorie Briggs Mikkelsen in Creston,...
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