Obituaries

February 7, 2024

J. Merle "Jack" Vander Linden, 92, of Indianola, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, after a brief illness. Jack died on the birthday of his beloved wife of 63 years, Jackie (Pyfer) Vander Linden.

Jack was born to Adrian and Naomi (Jones) Vander Linden of Pleasantville, Iowa, on...

February 6, 2024

Visitation for Carl B. Fox Jr., 82, of Indianola, who passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2024 will be held 5 to 8 p.m., Sunday, February 11 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola where family will be present to greet friends. Inurnment with military honors will take place at a later date in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr.

January 28, 2024

Funeral Mass for Judy Lou Pierson, 80, of Omaha, Nebraska, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 6 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, Churchville. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, February 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Reciting of the Rosary will be...

January 26, 2024

Eldon Kay Heaivilin, 83, of Des Moines, passed away January 26, 2024. Inurnment will take place in the IOOF Cemetery at a later date.

After graduating High School in Indianola, Eldon went on to attend an electronics tech school & barber college in Des Moines. Eldon met and married his sweetheart, Marcia in 1964.  He later joined...

January 23, 2024

Services for Lois Marguerite Davis, 92, of Norwalk, who passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the Norwalk Nursing and Rehab, will be held 11 a.m., Monday, January 29, 2024 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation with family will be held prior to services from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. A private family burial will...

January 23, 2024

Funeral services for Trevor Allen Hedrick, 20, formerly of Carlisle, who passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024, will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Ackworth Cemetery, Ackworth, IA. Visitation will be held prior to service from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Trevor...

January 22, 2024

Funeral Mass for Jolene Katherine Jauron, 80, of Indianola, who passed away Monday, January 22, 2024, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, February 2, 2024, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola.  Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Jolene...

January 20, 2024

Funeral services for Wayne McKee, 89, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024 at home, will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Scotch Ridge Presbyterian Church, 13015 Scotch Ridge Road, Carlisle, IA 50047, with burial following in the Scotch Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 26 at...

January 17, 2024

Services for Marjorie V. Seward, 89, of Nampa, Idaho, who passed away peacefully in her sleep at Sunny Ridge Senior Care Center in Nampa, Idaho on January 17, 2024, will be held 10 a.m., Friday, January 26, 2024 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa, with burial following in the St. Charles Cemetery, St. Charles. Visitation will be held...

January 16, 2024

Marlene Eleanor Cratty (née Charles) was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania on July 30, 1940 to parents John Wilbert Charles and Sara Elizabeth Neff. She passed away in Marshalltown, Iowa on January 16, 2024 at the age of 83. Her family includes her daughter, Denise Clark; granddaughters Michelle McCarrell Lopez (and her husband Edward), Mishara McCarrell, and Catie Mallas;...

January 15, 2024

Doris Joan Hyatt, 87, of Indianola, passed away Monday, January 15, 2024 in Des Moines.  No services are planned and cremation has taken place.  Inurnment of cremains will be in the Saint Paul Cemetery, "Germantown" Melcher, Iowa at a later date.

Doris was a woman of many titles: daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend....

January 13, 2024

Services for William Charles "Bill" Smith, 92, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Des Moines, will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola. Graveside services will follow on Thursday at 2 p.m., in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel.

Bill is survived by his wife Sue...

January 10, 2024

Services for Carolyn Coleen Lundberg, 87, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 in Des Moines, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo. Visitation will be held prior to services from noon to 2 p.m., at the funeral home.

January 8, 2024

Patrick Anthony Stewart, 70, of Indianola, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 in Norwalk.  No services are planned and cremation has taken place.

Patrick was born April 29, 1953 in San Diego, California and involved in Boy Scouts, as a young boy. Following high school, he worked in an asbestos plant. After moving to Mesa, Arizona,...

January 3, 2024

Melvin Johan Winjum, 90, passed away January 3, 2024, holding on to see the new year. Mel was full of generosity, tenacity, creativity, ingenuity, and pride for his family. He was delighted to announce to the world that he had fifty-two people in his family, with two new great grandbabies on the way.  Fifty-four of us, imagine that?!

January 1, 2024

A Celebration of Life Gathering for Richard "Mark" Bone, 68, of Indianola, who passed away Monday, January 1, 2024 in Des Moines, will be held 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, January 7, 2024 at the Izaak Walton League 16383 118th Ave. Indianola, Iowa 50125. Mark grew up in Belen, New Mexico where he developed a love of Mexican food,...

December 31, 2023

Donald Lee Holland, 85, of Indianola, IA, passed away on December 31, 2023 after a long battle with Parkinson's. He was born on December 28, 1938 in Tipton, IA. and was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Don is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and his children: Debbie Deaton, Linda Thompson, Cathy DeBower, and Jody Holland....

December 28, 2023

A Memorial Mass for William P. "Bill" Martin, 84, of Indianola, who passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola.  Inurnment of cremains will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, Iowa

William P. "Bill" Martin was...

December 24, 2023

Chuck went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 24, 2023 after a lengthy battle with Atypical Parkinsonism. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Visitation will be held prior to services from 9 to 11 a.m. at...

December 21, 2023

A Celebration of Life Service for Bernard Ray Nash, 91, of Indianola, who passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with private inurnment of cremains in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  The family will greet friends prior to services from 9:30 to 11 a.m....