Obituaries

September 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...

September 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...

September 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...

September 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...

September 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...

August 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...

August 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...

August 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,...

August 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...

August 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...

August 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...

August 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...

August 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...

August 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...

August 15, 2023

Nancy Kay Rader was born on October 25, 1953 in Toledo, Ohio.  She was the daughter of Richard Allen and Norma Jean Griswold Rader.  She joined her older brother Bob.  While Nancy was still a little girl, the family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan which is where Nancy began school.  Later, the family moved to Crystal, Minnesota one of...

August 13, 2023

In loving memory of Ruth Jessie Black Koch who passed away peacefully Sunday August 13, 2023 at The Village in Indianola, Iowa in her 103rd year.

Ruth was born April 19,1920 in Cleveland, Ohio and became the third daughter of Benjamin James and Ruth France Black. She was born just ten minutes ahead of her twin brother...

August 11, 2023

Sharon Kay Hornback (Shari) was born September 23, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa.  She was the oldest daughter of Merlin and Elaine Cook.  She peacefully passed away at her home on August 11, 2023.

Shari is best known for her love, care, and compassion for others.  She was married to her best friend and husband, of 57...

August 10, 2023

Raymond Thaddeus Songayllo, 92, of Indianola, passed away August 10, 2023. Raymond was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on August 23, 1930 to Katarzyna and Alexander Songayllo.

After High School Raymond served in the U.S. Army.  He later entered Northwestern University as a music student, graduating in 1959, earning a Bachelor and Masters of Music degree in piano....

August 9, 2023

Lula Mae Clausen, 80, born in Indianola, Iowa, on February 13, 1943, and passed quietly on August 9, 2023. She has lived in Indianola since 1973. She was the daughter of Elmer Hugh Beard and Rayetta Louise Nutting who preceded her in death.

Lula graduated from Southeast Warren High School in 1961. After high school, Lula went...

August 8, 2023

Wayne Edwin Oxenreider passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 81.  He was born in Rural Warren County Iowa on March 16, 1942 to Lowell E. and Ruth (Clevenger) Oxenreider. The third of three boys.  He was raised West of Liberty Center and graduated from Indianola High School...