Obituaries

Mar 13, 2006

Memorial services for James T. Clendenen, 76, who died Monday, March 13, 2006, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 17 at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola of which he was a member. Burial of cremains will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18 in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Jim was born in Pulaski, Iowa...

Mar 3, 2006

Services for Max Parsons, 68, who died Friday, March 3, 2006, will be held 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 7 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola of which he was a member. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Max was born in Des Moines and graduated from Indianola High School. He worked as a real estate agent...

Mar 2, 2006

Services for Arthur F. Staude, 87, who passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 6 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Norwalk Cemetery.

Arthur was born in south Des Moines January 21, 1919 and graduated from Lincoln High School. He served from March 1941 to October 1945 in...

Feb 28, 2006

Thelma Joyce (Richardson) Hughes, 85, died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning, February 28, 2006 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 3 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Thelma was born February 9, 1921 in Whitley, Kentucky the third oldest of...

Feb 27, 2006

Funeral services for Virginia Frances (Van Hoy) Lyon, 86, who died Monday, February 27, 2006, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 4 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Virginia, who was the daughter of Glen and Grace Van Hoy, was born in Goldendale, Washington. She graduated as an...

Feb 22, 2006

Services for Helen E. Runciman, 83, who died Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at home of congestive heart disease, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 25, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Born in Des Moines, Helen was a lifelong Warren County resident. She graduated from Indianola High School, attended Simpson...

Feb 17, 2006

Jack G. Gray, 76, died peacefully at home on February 17, 2006, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Jack was born on August 14, 1929, and graduated from Patterson High School. He married Marguerite Brick on August 12, 1950. They raised 4 children and farmed in Warren County for 43 years. They retired to Bella Vista, Arkansas in...

Feb 12, 2006

Funeral services for William Henry Tholl, 65, who died Sunday, February 12, 2006, will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the St. Marys Cemetery in St. Marys, IA.

William was born in Des Moines, Iowa, January 10, 1941. At the age of 17, he was offered the opportunity...

Feb 11, 2006

Funeral services for Timothy Patrick McDole, 38, who died suddenly Saturday, February 11, 2006, while hunting near New Virginia, Iowa, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Born on March 13, 1967, in Des Moines, Tim was a 1985 graduate of Indianola...

Feb 9, 2006

Funeral services for Catherine A. Spieker, 87, who died Thursday, February 9, 2006 at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 11 at St. John's Catholic Church in Norwalk, of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the Norwalk Cemetery.

Catherine was born in Des Moines and had retired as a...

Feb 7, 2006

Funeral services for Burdella Mae Purdy, 80, who died Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at the Kavanagh House on Grand in West Des Moines, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 10 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola, of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.

Burdella was born in Woden,...

Feb 7, 2006

A former resident of Osceola, IA and Fair Oaks, CA, Barbara J. Huffman, nee Snider, died suddenly at her Washington, MO home on Tuesday, February 7, 2006. Mrs. Huffman was 58 years old. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 13, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation, with family present, will be held 3 – 5:00 p.m.,...

Feb 7, 2006

Amanda Roberts, 26, died Tuesday, February 7, 2006 from complications of Hydrocephalous and massive strokes which occurred in 1997. Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at the Motor Friends Church in rural Milo with burial following in the Motor Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to services at the church.

Amanda was...

Feb 7, 2006

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Feb 4, 2006

Services for Gerald Thomas Sheehey, 71, who died Saturday, February 4, 2006, from complications of lung cancer, will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 8, at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carlisle, of which he was a member. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery in Churchville.

Gary was born in rural Warren County near Prole, Iowa and...

Feb 2, 2006

Services for Olive M. (Duncan) Chase, 89, who died Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 6, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She is survived by two sons, Larry (Shirley) Duncan of Ackworth and Joe (Vicki) Duncan of Indianola; 5 grandchildren...

Jan 30, 2006

Services for Neil Snider, 61, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 3 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Bethel Chapel Cemetery in rural Clarke County.

Neil was born January 24, 1945 in Clarke County and died of cancer on January 30, 2006 in the loving care of Middle River Hospice and the Westbridge Care...

Jan 22, 2006

Karen Brennan, 70, died Sunday, January 22, 2006 at the Village in Indianola after a long struggle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 26 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Indianola, where she was a member. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Indianola.

Karen was born in Marysville, Kansas, and...

Jan 21, 2006

Sharon Lee Dittmer, 66, of Indianola, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2006, at Kavanaugh House.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7pm. January 24, at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola. Graveside services will be at 9:30am, January 25, at Indianola Cemetery. Memorial Service will be 12pm at Hope Lutheran Church, 3857 E. 42nd St., Des Moines, with a luncheon...

Jan 16, 2006

Funeral services for Heather Knust, 32, and her son, Cody, 12, who died Monday, January 16, 2006 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in North Dakota, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 23, at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Born in Iowa City, Heather was scheduled...