Obituaries

Obituaries

Elaine Bumgarner

Elaine Bumgarner

April 11, 2006

Services for Elaine Bumgarner, 82, who died Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at The Village Health Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the Liberty Center Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Friday.

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Frances Meyer

Frances Meyer

April 3, 2006

Graveside Memorial services for Frances Graybill Meyer, 85, who died Monday, April 3, 2006, will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 8 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola. Visitation with family present will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday before services at Overton Funeral Home. The body has been cremated.

She is survived by daughters, Shirley (Tom) Blackford of Norwalk...

Lydia Grace Grate

Lydia Grace Grate

April 3, 2006

Memorial services for Lydia Grace Grate, 97, who passed away Monday, April 3, 2006 at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines, will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. The family will be present to greet friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Grace was born in Sandyville and worked...

Dorothy P. Messamaker

Dorothy P. Messamaker

April 1, 2006

Services for Dorothy P. Messamaker, 79, who passed away Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the Village Health Care Center, will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5 at Chapel of Faith Church in Indianola. Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Belle Fountaine Cemetery in Tracy, Iowa.

Dorothy was born in Leighton, IA. She and her late...

Norma Renes

Norma Renes

March 30, 2006

Services for Norma Jean (Boyd) Renes, who peacefully passed at Taylor Hospice house on Thursday, March 30, 2006 from complications of a brain tumor, will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Norma was born on January 17, 1933 to Heath Boyd and Mildred (Clingenpeel) Boyd, raised on the East side of Des...

James R. Halterman

James R. Halterman

March 29, 2006

Memorial services for James R. Halterman, 80, who died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, will be held 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 2 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Born in Indianola, James lived all his life in Warren County; farming, trucking and was very involved with Draft Horses.

He is survived by his daughter, Betti Sudbrock of Independence,...

Harold Johnson Jr.

Harold Johnson Jr.

March 28, 2006

Services for Harold Johnson, Jr., who passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Henderson Healthcare Center, Henderson, NV., will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 8 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Harold Jr., the son of Harold and Ruby Johnson, was born on August 29, 1958 in Des Moines, IA. He was raised in Indianola, Iowa, where he...

M Janice Wagner

M Janice Wagner

March 27, 2006

Services for M. Janice Wagner, 71, who died Monday, March 27, 2006, at home will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 30 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow services in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

Born in Milo, Iowa, Janice graduated from Indianola High School in 1950. She worked for the Warren County Treasurers Office for...

James W. Krabacher

James W. Krabacher

March 21, 2006

James W. Krabacher, 79,  passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at the Taylor House in Des Moines.  No services are scheduled at this time; a private prayer service will be held at a later date. Burial of his cremains will be next to his wife Evelyn at Fort Rosecrans in San Diego, California.

Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he...

William E. Graham

William E. Graham

March 21, 2006

William E. Graham, 91, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center where he had been a resident for the past eight months. Services will be held Friday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. at the Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

William was born April 12, 1914,...

Doris M. Rose

Doris M. Rose

March 19, 2006

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Elizabeth Rambow

Elizabeth Rambow

March 16, 2006

Elizabeth "Libby" Rambow, 90, died March 16, 2006, at Westview Care Center in Indianola.  Private graveside services and burial of cremains will be at a later date in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon, IA.

Libby Kness was born June 9, 1915 in Chadwick, IL and her family moved to Iowa the following year.  She graduated from Audubon High...

Harold J. Kaldenberg

Harold J. Kaldenberg

March 15, 2006

Services for Harold J. Kaldenberg, 80, who passed away March 15, 2006, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be at a later date in the Liberty Center Cemetery.

Harold is survived by his wife, Flossie of New Virginia; children, Sandra (Leon)...

James T. Clendenen

James T. Clendenen

March 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...

Max Parsons

Max Parsons

March 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...

Arthur F. Staude

Arthur F. Staude

March 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...

Thelma Hughes

Thelma Hughes

February 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...

Virginia Lyon

Virginia Lyon

February 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...

Helen E. Runciman

Helen E. Runciman

February 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...

Jack G. Gray

Jack G. Gray

February 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...

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