Obituaries
Obituaries
William Tholl
February 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...
Timothy Mcdole
February 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...
Catherine A. Spieker
February 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...
Burdella Purdy
February 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,...
Barbara J. Huffman
February 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.,...
Amanda Roberts
February 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...
Gerald T. Sheehey
February 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...
Olive M. Chase
February 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...
Neil Snider
January 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...
Karen Brennan
January 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...
Sharon Dittmer
January 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...
Heather Knustcody Halama
January 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...
Robert E. Nelson
January 13, 2006
Funeral services for Robert E. Nelson, 66, who died Friday, January 13, 2006, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 17 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Sandyville Cemetery.
Robert was born and lived all his life in Summerset. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1959 and worked as a glove cutter for...
Wilbur &Ldquo;Glen&Rdquo; Seward
January 12, 2006
Services for Wilbur "Glen" Seward, 72, who died Thursday, January 12, 2006 in Thornton, CO., will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 19 at the Winterset Church of the Nazarene in Winterset, IA. Burial with military rites will follow in the St. Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, Iowa.
Glen was born in Peru, Iowa, and graduated from Winterset High School....
Homer F. Howe
January 9, 2006
Memorial services for Homer F. Howe, 85, who died Monday, January 9, 2006, will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2006, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Belmont Cemetery near Milo, Iowa.
Surviving are his wife Jean of Indianola; brother, Charles Howe of Rogers, AR; sister, Ada...
Dwight D. Cook
January 8, 2006
Dwight D. Cook, 49, son of Marie and the late Eugene Cook, passed away January 8, 2006.
He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and attended Iowa State University. He was born July 10, 1956, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Eugene and Marie (Harbert) Cook. On July 18, 1981, he married Ruth Ann McMillan in Des Moines. Mr....
Errol Reed
January 8, 2006
Errol Miller Reed was born May 1, 1927 in Wayne County, Iowa to Robert Lloyd Reed and Nora Letta Miller Reed. He died January 8, 2006 at Veteran's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) which progressed to Leukemia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Liberty Center Methodist Church in Liberty Center....
Paul L. Spurlock
January 8, 2006
Services for Paul L. Spurlock, 80, formerly of Indianola, who died January 8, 2006 will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14 at Overton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Paul served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. Upon his discharge, he attended college and began teaching. He was a assistant principal...
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