Obituaries

Obituaries

Edna Hollingsworth

Edna Hollingsworth

January 27, 2005

Services for Edna Hollingsworth, 95, formerly of Indianola, Iowa, who died, Thursday, January 27, 2005, at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, will be held 1:30 p.m., Monday, January 31 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation 1 hour prior. Burial will follow in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines.

Edna...

Patrick D. Shannon

Patrick D. Shannon

January 22, 2005

Memorial services for Patrick D. Shannon, 73, who died Saturday, January 22, at the Kavanagh House, will be held Friday, January 28, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Indianola. There will be a private interment of cremains.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Patrick had been an Indianola resident since 1965. He owned and operated Shannon...

Marjorie M. Hadley

Marjorie M. Hadley

January 22, 2005

Funeral services for Marjorie M. Hadley, 85, who died Saturday, January 22, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center following a stroke, will be held Tuesday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the Overton Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Liberty Center Cemetery.

Born near Liberty Center, Iowa, had been an Indianola resident for thirty years. She was...

Carroll Hutcheson

Carroll Hutcheson

January 22, 2005

Funeral services for Carroll Hutcheson, 86, who died Saturday, January 22, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center of cardiac failure, will be held Wednesday, January 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the Overton Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery in Adel.

Born in Dallas Center, Iowa, Carroll had been an Indianola resident since 1966. He worked...

Muriel J. Buzzard

Muriel J. Buzzard

January 21, 2005

Muriel June Buzzard, 87, resident of Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd, went to be with her Lord Friday, January 21, 2005. Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 29 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Indianola, Ia. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.

She was born March 16, 1917 to Andrew...

Norma E. Smith

Norma E. Smith

January 18, 2005

Funeral services for Norma E. Smith, 63, who died Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Bethel Chapel Cemetery in Clarke County.

Born in Buffalo, Missouri, Norma graduated from Osceola High School and...

Edwin F. Garbe

Edwin F. Garbe

January 16, 2005

Memorial services for Edwin (Ed) F. Garbe, who died Sunday, January 16, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 21 at Maple Crest Centre Lounge at The Village Retirement Community in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be in the Fort Dodge Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Dodge, Iowa, at a...

Hugh Barker

Hugh Barker

January 14, 2005

Memorial services for Hugh Cheshire Barker, 78, who died Friday, January 14, 2005 at Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Hugh was born in Indianola and had been a resident...

Jerry G. Stalter

Jerry G. Stalter

January 9, 2005

Funeral services for Jerry G. Stalter, 64, who died Sunday, January 9, 2005 at the Carlisle Care Center from complications of Alzheimers will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 12, at Overton Funeral Home with burial in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Born in Iowa City, he had farmed near Medora and New Virginia before moving to Indianola...

Fern Amsberry

Fern Amsberry

January 9, 2005

Funeral services for Fern Amsberry, 96, who died Sunday, January 9, 2005, at the Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 13, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday in the Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock, Iowa.

Born in Milo, Fern graduated from the...

Ruby M. Wood

Ruby M. Wood

December 30, 2004

Services for Ruby M. Wood, 85, who died Thursday, December 30, 2004, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2005, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F Cemetery in Indianola.

Mrs. Wood was born in Cylinder in northwestern Iowa. She was a homemaker and had...

Martha M. Perkins

Martha M. Perkins

December 27, 2004

Funeral services for Martha M. Perkins, 91, who died Monday, December 27, 2004, at the Good Samaritan Center in Indianola, will be held 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation starting 12:30 until time of service. Burial will be in the Linn Grove Cemetery.

Ms. Perkins was born in Warren County,...

Clifford J. Ingram

Clifford J. Ingram

December 26, 2004

Funeral services for Clifford J. Ingram, 83, who went to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, December 26, 2004, in Phoenix, Arizona, will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 31, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial at the St. Charles Cemetery in St. Charles, Iowa.

Born in Decatur County, Clifford had lived in St....

Karen Miller

Karen Miller

December 22, 2004

A funeral Mass for Karen A. Miller, 48, who died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 27, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at a later date.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she had lived...

Diane Witte

Diane Witte

December 13, 2004

Memorial services for Diane (Pendgraft) Witte, 41, formerly of Indianola, Ia, who died Monday, December 13, 2004 at home, will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 18 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. Private graveside services will be held in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Born in Dubuque, Ia, Diane was raised in Indianola and graduated from...

Gladys K. Chase

Gladys K. Chase

December 13, 2004

Funeral services for Gladys K. Chase, 91, who died Monday, December 13, 2004 at the Westview Care Center in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 16, at the Indianola Regular Baptist Church of which she was a member. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Born in Menomonie, WI, Gladys had lived in Platteville, WI,...

Ralph A. Henry

Ralph A. Henry

December 12, 2004

Funeral services for Ralph A. Henry, 99, who died Sunday, December 12, 2004, will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 15 at Overton Funeral Home with visitation held one hour prior to services. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.

Ralph had farmed and retired from Standard Glass Company in Des Moines...

Dale Chaplin

Dale Chaplin

December 7, 2004

Dale "Chappy" Chaplin, 59, of Indianola, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 10, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial at Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Center, Iowa.

Dale was born April 2, 1945 to Kenneth W. and Wilma L. (Hervey) Chaplin in...

Lulu Evans

Lulu Evans

December 7, 2004

Lulu Evans, 97, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at the Indianola Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 10 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. in the Fairport Cemetery, Fairport, Missouri.

Lulu Crystal Wolf, daughter of William and Eva...

Sadie L. Sykes

Sadie L. Sykes

December 5, 2004

Memorial services for Sadie L. Sykes, 94, who died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at Regency Care Center in Norwalk, will be held Monday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Mrs. Sykes was born in Ogden Utah and had moved to Indianola in 1996. She was a resident of the Care Center since...

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