Obituaries

Nov 7, 2006

Services for Jeanette "Jay" Kragskow, 82, who died Tuesday, November 7, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 11, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola, Iowa.

Jay was born in Bingham Lake, MN and moved to Indianola in 1957. She worked for Laverty Sprayers...

Nov 6, 2006

Services for George D. Eaton, 85, who died Monday, November 6, 2006 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center will be held 1:30 p.m., Friday, November 10 at the First Baptist Church in Indianola of which he was a member. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Eaton was born in Queens City, MO, had served in...

Nov 6, 2006

Services for Henry Lee Denning, 92, who died Monday, November 6, 2006 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center, of respiratory failure will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 10 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Graveside services with military rites will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday in the Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Iowa.

Mr. Denning was born in Kansas City,...

Oct 30, 2006

Owen Shane McKasson, infant son of Casey and Amanda McKasson, was stillborn Monday, October 30, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Private family services will be held.

Owen is survived by his parents; brother, Dylan; and grandparents, Kevin and Nancy McKasson, Tim Nelson and Michelle Almond all of Indianola.

Oct 28, 2006

Janice G. Lovell, 56, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006, at her home in Norwalk, after a courageous seven month battle with cancer.  Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial in the Norwalk Cemetery in Norwalk, Iowa.

Jan was born June 27, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. ...

Oct 24, 2006

Memorial services for Harrison Michael Walljasper, who was made perfect on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 28 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be held at a later date.

Harry was born September 20, 2002 and fought a courageous battle against Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect.  He...

Oct 23, 2006

Services for Carl D. Christensen, 60, who died Monday, October 23, 2006 at his home, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 27 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday in the Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, IA.

Carl had served honorably in the United States Marines...

Oct 23, 2006

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Oct 21, 2006

Services for Edith M. Norris, 78, who died Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 24 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Mrs. Norris is survived by her husband, Harold "Curly" Norris of...

Oct 11, 2006

Services for Scott K. Dillard, 44, who died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 16 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Webb Cemetery.

Scott was a 1980 graduate of Indianola High School and operated DF Trucking and Demolition. He enjoyed working, helping others,...

Oct 11, 2006

Services for Jules M. Harrell, 98, who died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Griffin Nursing Center in Knoxville, will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 14 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Motor Cemetery, rural Milo.

Mr. Harrell is survived by his wife, Elsie; son, Zane Harrell of Yucaipa, CA; daughters, Alta Michener of Milo and...

Oct 7, 2006

Memorial services for Betti Sudbrock, 59, who died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at the University Hospital & Clinics in Columbia, Missouri, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 14 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa.  Burial of cremains will be at a later date.

Betti was born in Indianola and was raised in the Martensdale area of Warren...

Oct 7, 2006

Services for Steven R. Baker, 49, who died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center of heart failure will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.

Steven was born on June 25, 1957 in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated...

Oct 1, 2006

Norma D.Thorius, 86, of Indianola, Iowa died Sunday October 1, 2006 at the Mercy Hospice House in Johnston, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday October 4, 2006 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola where she was a member. The family will greet friends immediately following the service at the church.

Norma was...

Oct 1, 2006

Services for Opal M. Sinclair, 87, who died Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 6, 2006 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Mrs. Sinclair will be cremated following services and burial of cremains will be at a later date in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.

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Sep 25, 2006

Services for Eugene R. Woodard, 66, who died Monday, September 25, 2006 will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 29 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola of which he attended. Graveside services will be held 12:30 p.m., Friday at the Decatur Cemetery in Decatur City, Iowa.

Mr. Woodard was born in Decatur County and had retired...

Sep 23, 2006

Services for Jamie K. Berkley, 7, who died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the University Hospitals in Iowa City, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 28 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Jamie was born in Des Moines and was a 1st grade student at Whittier...

Sep 20, 2006

Memorial services for Roberta "Bobbi" Keeney, 42, formerly of Indianola, who died Wednesday, September 20, 2006, will be held 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 26 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa.

Bobbi is survived by her husband, Lyle of St. Paul; sons, Randy (Holly) Estes of West Des Moines and Wesley Martin Keeney of South St. Paul, MN; mother,...

Sep 17, 2006

Funeral services for Mr. Carrole F. Spoon, 91, who died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Interment will be in the Hammondsburg Cemetery.

Mr. Spoon had lived and farmed near Liberty Center for many years and was a machinist at John...

Sep 8, 2006

Services for Bob Casady, 67, who died Friday, September 8, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 14 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA.

Bob enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling in his motor home, camping, fishing. He loved...