Obituaries

Sep 13, 2023

Funeral Mass for Richard Kenneth Krier, 76, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in Springfield, Illinois, will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 23, 2023, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola.  Cremation will follow services.  The family will continue with a Celebration of Life Gathering at the American Legion Post # 165 from...

Sep 12, 2023

Services for Julene Beth Bishop, 81, of Indianola who passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023 will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Canfield Cemetery, Altoona, Iowa.

The center of Julene's life was her savior Jesus Christ. This led her to be an exceptional wife, mother, grandmother,...

Sep 11, 2023

Funeral services for Sharon Houston, 80, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Monday, September 11, 2023, will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Indianola Regular Baptist Church. Graveside services will be held 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel.

Sharon is survived by her husband, Russell; sons, Perry (Michelle)...

Sep 10, 2023

Inurnment of cremains with military rites for Roger Keith Wickett, 77, of Indianola, who passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023 in Indianola, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2023 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, Iowa.

Keith attended and graduated from Interstate 35 Community School District in 1964.  He was united in marriage to Kathy...

Sep 8, 2023

Funeral services for Florence Anne Parker, 96, who passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Anne was born on July 8, 1927 to Paul and Elvina Powers Roby in Truro, Iowa, and was the 5th child and...

Sep 4, 2023

Barbara Ann Kennedy Case, 90, of Greenwood Village, Colorado (most recently of Cherry Hills Assisted Living and Memory Care), died in her sleep on September 4, 2023. She was born December 18, 1932 and raised in Indianola, Iowa where she graduated from Simpson College with a bachelor's degree in childhood education. She met her husband of 57 years, Lyle,...

Sep 4, 2023

Celebration of Life Service and Gathering for Linda M. Ranker, 75, who passed away Monday, September 4, 2023 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri will be held 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at The Broken Spoke 113 East Webster Street, Osceola, Iowa with a time of sharing following at West Lake, Osceola, Iowa.  Private inurnment...

Sep 4, 2023

Donald (Don) Desenberg, a 95-year-old native of Norwalk, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Private funeral services for the immediate family will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.  Friends and extended family are invited to view live-streaming/video, which can be accessed on Donald's obituary page on Overton Funeral...

Sep 3, 2023

Graveside services for Jimmie D. Frist, 85, of Runnells, Iowa, who passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 in Des Moines, will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, September 9, in the Lowman Cemetery, Runnells.

Jimmie grew up in Runnells and moved to Indianola, where he raised his family, before moving back to Runnells. He was an electrician for...

Sep 3, 2023

Linda Essick, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Des Moines. Visitation will be held prior to service from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. She will...

Sep 2, 2023

Lyle Steven Vickroy was born in rural Indianola, Iowa, on November 29th, 1946. He was the 6th of 11 children born to Owen and Hazel Vickroy. He was born right in the middle of five brothers and five sisters. He was an active little blonde boy that the family nicknamed "Hoppy." He went to a small country school and...

Aug 27, 2023

Patrick Casey Kellogg, 58, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 27, 2023. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, September 14, 2023 at Lutheran Church of Hope 925 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266.  Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at...

Aug 26, 2023

Services for Tiffany Anne Phippen, 49, who passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Tiffany graduated from Indianola High School in 1992.  She studied Fashion Merchandising at DMACC in Ankeny followed by work...

Aug 23, 2023

Services for Jerome Joseph Fink, 95, of Norwalk, formerly of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at home, will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Coon Valley Lutheran Church, 1005 Central Avenue, Coon Valley, Wisconsin with inurnment in the Coon Valley Cemetery.

Jerome is survived by his children, Dawn (Gus) Hinnenkamp,...

Aug 23, 2023

Services for Richard "Richie" Veasman, 31, of Norwalk, formerly of Indianola, who passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m., September 7, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Richie was born in Des Moines, Iowa on June 16, 1992. He was...

Aug 21, 2023

Services for Ronald Roy McKnight, 82, of Indianola, who passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 28, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Ron was born in Humeston, Iowa on June 26, 1941 to Roy Milton and Alta...

Aug 21, 2023

A Celebration of Life Gathering for George "Clint" Kappelman Sr., 58, of Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away August 21, 2023, will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, September 15, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

George was his name to some, but to most Clint was more common.

Clint was born to...

Aug 20, 2023

Marshall Buchtel King, was born on July 28, 1952 in Hancock, Michigan, the oldest of five children, Marshall, James, Wanda, Randolph and Charles born to Marshall Nowlin and Bonnie Jean (Buchtel) King.  Following graduation Marshall worked different jobs living in a group home.  These residents and workers that he lived with were his local family but he also loved...

Aug 18, 2023

Funeral services for Shelly Lynn Vander Tuig, 57, of Indianola, who passed away Friday, August 18, 2023 will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 26, at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the IOOF Cemetery.

Shelly was born on October 19, 1965 in Sheldon, Iowa as the youngest child of Robert & Donna Brinkman.  She moved...

Aug 17, 2023

Galen Eugene Morris was born on November 17, 1950 in Osceola, Iowa and passed away on August 17, 2023 at home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.

Galen grew up on the family farm, near New Virginia, and enjoyed farm life.  He was active in 4-H and...