Obituaries

Obituaries

Walter A. Shuff

Walter A. Shuff

May 17, 2007

Funeral services for Walter A. Shuff, 69, who died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 22 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Wallace Cemetery, Wick, Iowa.

Walter was born and raised in rural Warren County, near St. Charles, Iowa. He...

M Mardelle Tagtmeyer

M Mardelle Tagtmeyer

May 14, 2007

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Edna C. Coffman

Edna C. Coffman

May 6, 2007

Funeral services for Edna C. Coffman, 94, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 6, 2007 will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Bethel Chapel Cemetery in rural Clarke County, Iowa.

Born in Clarke County, Iowa, Edna had lived in Indianola since Aug. of 1998. She...

Terry Hoy

Terry Hoy

May 2, 2007

Terry Hoy, emeritus professor of political science at Simpson College in Indianola, died May 2 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Born in Huron, SD, on March 2, 1924, Terry persevered through the early death of his mother and the hardships of the Great Depression; these experiences encouraged him to look for a means out of the deprivation he had...

Mary “Alice” Harvey

Mary “Alice” Harvey

May 2, 2007

Mary "Alice" Harvey, 92, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street in Des Moines, Ia, of complications related to COPD. Alice was born June 18, 1914, the only daughter of Ralph and Edna Boll in Waukee, Ia.

Alice was united in marriage with Stephen R. Harvey and for many years they were farmers in...

Marvin H. Glass

Marvin H. Glass

April 29, 2007

Funeral services for Marvin Henry Glass, 90, who passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 29, 2007 will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Overton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Marvin was born, June 12, 1916 in Truro, IA. to Neal and Nettie Glass. Marvin had grown up in rural Iowa...

Lura L. Schumacher

Lura L. Schumacher

April 27, 2007

Funeral services for Lura Lorraine Schumacher, 62, who died Friday, April 27, 2007 at home will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 1, at First Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, she had lived in Indianola and Warren County all her life. Lura Lorraine graduated...

Faye D. Dittmer

Faye D. Dittmer

April 19, 2007

Funeral services for Faye D. Dittmer, 84, who died Thursday, April 19, 2007 will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 23 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Faye was born in Warren County, Iowa where she resided all her life. She was a farm homemaker and won several awards for baking at...

Billy D. King

Billy D. King

April 18, 2007

Funeral services for Billy D. King, 74, of Indianola who died Wednesday, April 18, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 20, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial with military rites will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Billy was born in rural Warren County to Homer and Mary King. He served in the United States Army...

Freddy J. Simmons

Freddy J. Simmons

April 15, 2007

Funeral services for Freddy J. Simmons, age 71, of Indianola who died Sunday, April 15, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 17, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will be in the Hammondsburg Cemetery in Warren County.

Freddy was born in Durham, Marion County, Iowa; he had resided in Indianola for one year. Previously he had lived...

Lou Lathrum

Lou Lathrum

April 9, 2007

Celebration services for Lou Lathrum, 81, who passed away peacefully Monday, April 9, 2007 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, Iowa, will be held 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Lou was born in Indianola, Iowa on September 19, 1925 and moved to St. Charles, Iowa where he graduated from St. Charles Public School...

Frank Ford Jr.

Frank Ford Jr.

April 8, 2007

Funeral services for Frank Ford, Jr., 80, who died Sunday, April 8, 2007 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 13 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date.

Junior was born in Indianola, Iowa and graduated from Indianola High...

Carolyn Hunerdosse

Carolyn Hunerdosse

April 3, 2007

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Wayne M. Orfield

Wayne M. Orfield

April 3, 2007

Funeral services for Wayne M. Orfield, 81, who died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the Murray Cemetery, Murray, IA.

Wayne was born in Clarke County, Iowa and served in the...

Elma O. Wilcox

Elma O. Wilcox

March 29, 2007

Funeral services for Elma Overton Wilcox, 87, formerly of Perry, Iowa, who died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Lawson Manor in Lawson, Missouri will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 2, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Mrs. Wilcox was born in Milo and had lived in Lawson, Mo for one...

Lucy M. Freeman

Lucy M. Freeman

March 21, 2007

Funeral services for Lucy Mae Freeman, 68, who died after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at home with her loving family by her side, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Overton Funeral Home. Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date.

Lucy, the daughter of...

Vivian W. Gleeson

Vivian W. Gleeson

March 18, 2007

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M Jean Olmstead

M Jean Olmstead

March 18, 2007

Services for M. Jean Olmstead, 82, of Indianola, who died Sunday, March 18, at the Village Health Center will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, at Trinity United Presbyterian Churh in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.

Jean had resided in a town home at The Village in Indianola for the past two...

Cloyd E. Cornick

Cloyd E. Cornick

March 18, 2007

Cloyd Elmer Cornick, 94, of Indianola, died Sunday, March 18, at The Village Health Center after prolonged complications of pneumonia. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 21, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Cloyd E. Cornick was born to Elmer and Mina Beard Cornick at Mt. Union,...

Russell W. Houston

Russell W. Houston

March 16, 2007

Services for Russell W. Houston, who went to be with God on Friday, March 16, 2007, in Davenport, Iowa, at the age of 50 years will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 20 at Chapel of Faith in Indianola. Burial will follow in Indianola Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 19 where family will be...

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