Obituaries

Obituaries

Patrick James Flannery

Patrick James Flannery

March 28, 2023

Patrick J. Flannery, 84, of Indianola, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at home.  No services are planned and inurnment of cremains will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorials Gardens Cemetery at a later date.

Pat is survived by his wife Janice of 67 years; children Vicki (Randy) Andrew, Jeff (Karen) Flannery, Cindy (Mark) McDonald, Bryan (Lynn)...

Margaret Theresa Wood

Margaret Theresa Wood

March 26, 2023

The force of nature that was Margaret Wood suddenly left us on Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2023, and we cannot picture life without her.

She was born in Corwith, Iowa, on October 18, 1936, the oldest of the six children of Art and Alice Kelch.  After Margaret came Eugene, Donna (Larry) Maher, Duane (Ruthann), Jerry (Enid Rosenthal),...

Diana Sue Harwood

Diana Sue Harwood

March 25, 2023

Diana Sue Harwood, 77, of Des Moines, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at home in Des Moines. She was born June 12, 1945 in Indianola, IA. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home. Interment will be held in the IOOF Cemetery.

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Rick Kent Demory

Rick Kent Demory

March 25, 2023

Rick Demory, 80, of Indianola, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 in Des Moines. Celebration of Life Visitation will be held 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home. Inurnment will take place at a later date.

Rick was born in 1943 to Darlene and Ralph Demory. He enjoyed playing golf with his...

Susan Ann Rowland

Susan Ann Rowland

March 24, 2023

Susan Ann Rowland, 87, of Indianola, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023 at Westview Care Center.  Private family inurnment of cremains will be held at a later date in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Sue was born April 1st, 1935 in Osceola, Iowa. She attended school in Osceola and graduated in 1953. She married Ronald Lee...

Charlotte Hope Wilson

Charlotte Hope Wilson

March 21, 2023

Charlotte Wilson was born April 8, 1937 at the Indianola Hospital to Pearl and Ellen (Coon) Wiley. She passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston. A Celebration of Life will be held 3 p.m., Friday, March 24, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...

Doyle Francis Rankin

Doyle Francis Rankin

March 20, 2023

Doyle Rankin, 87, of Woodburn, Iowa, who passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 at Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, March 24, 2023 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Inurnment will take place at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial, Omaha, Nebraska, at a later date.

Doyle Rankin lived his long and productive...

Shirley Anne Andrew

Shirley Anne Andrew

March 19, 2023

Services for Shirley Anne Andrew, 91, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services, at the funeral home.

Shirley Anne Andrew,...

Carol "Jeanie" Jean Mowrer

Carol "Jeanie" Jean Mowrer

March 17, 2023

Services for Carol Jean "Jeanie" Mowrer, 80, of Norwalk, who passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 in Perry, IA will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  The family will greet friends prior to services from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.  Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m....

Linda Lee Johnson

Linda Lee Johnson

March 13, 2023

Linda Lee Johnson, 76, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2023 at Indianola Good Samaritan Society. Inurnment will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, in the Webb Cemetery.

She is survived by her sons, Donald Alexander, Timmie Alexander; sister, Jeanne; and many other famliy and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Alexander;...

James Stuart Baier

James Stuart Baier

March 13, 2023

Memorial services for James Stuart Baier, 75, of Indianola, who passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 in Des Moines, will be held 12:30 p.m., April 1, 2023 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola.  Family will greet friends one hour prior to services from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church.  Inurnment of cremains were held in the Iowa...

Cheryl Lee Koch

Cheryl Lee Koch

March 12, 2023

A lesson plan for a great life. Cheryl Lee Koch was born on April 11, 1955, in Sigourney, Iowa to Harold and Cathreen Grimm Coffman. She joined her sister Karen (Bill) Wadsworth and brother Richard (Barb) Coffman and was later joined by her brother Robert (Darlas Shockley) Coffman.

Cheryl attended English Valley High School where she graduated...

Marie Dorene Phillips

Marie Dorene Phillips

March 12, 2023

Marie Dorene Phillips, 58, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at home in Indianola. Visitation will be held 9 to 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Sandyville Cemetery.

Marie was always keeping busy doing something. She loved shopping, playing games, fixing things, tie-dying clothes, but most of...

Carl E Wilson

Carl E Wilson

March 9, 2023

Funeral Mass for Carl E. Wilson, 82, of Marshalltown formerly of Indianola, who passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, will be held 3 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2023 at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 7075 Ashworth Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50266. Visitation will be held 1 p.m. to 3 p.m....

Steven Wayne Walters Sr.

Steven Wayne Walters Sr.

March 6, 2023

Steven W Walters Sr. passed away on March 6, 2023. He was born on February 11, 1949, in Leon, Iowa to Wayne and Mildred Walters. Steve passed away due to cancer. An obituary full of words cannot express what a wonderful man Steve was. Words alone cannot express the loss felt by his family and friends.

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James Lester Ginder

James Lester Ginder

March 5, 2023

Celebration of Life Services for James Lester Ginder, 84, of Indianola, who passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at MercyOne Medical Center in West Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Family will greet friends prior to services on Saturday at the funeral home, starting at 10 a.m.

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Levi Duncan Butler

Levi Duncan Butler

March 4, 2023

Services for Levi Duncan Butler will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola.  Burial will follow services in the Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, IA

Levi is survived by his parents, James and Kateri Duncan Butler; brother, Noah James Butler and sister, Maryn May Butler; grandpas, Cecil Duncan...

Kathleen "Kitty" Picken

Kathleen "Kitty" Picken

March 3, 2023

Kathleen "Kitty" Picken was born in Chicago, IL in 1950. She was adopted by a loving couple, Robert and Doris Picken, who owned the Peerless Confection Company, the company that produced the original, ever-popular "starlight" mints. They gave their little girl every advantage that the Hyde Park neighborhood near the University of Chicago had to offer. When Kitty was...

Jeanetta J. Jones

Jeanetta J. Jones

February 27, 2023

Jeanetta loved Jesus and her favorite song was His Eye is on the Sparrow.  She loved singing in the choir when she was able.  Jeanetta's children, Robbie who died in childhood, Daniel Clark and Wesley David Barnes preceded her in death.

Jeanetta was married to Ira E. Jones on March 29, 1972 in Junction City, Kansas.  Ira...

Charles "Chuck" Seymour

Charles "Chuck" Seymour

February 27, 2023

Blessed with eternal life because he believed in Jesus Christ, services for Charles "Chuck" Seymour, 89, of Indianola, who passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Indianola Grace Evangelical Free Church.  Private burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Churchville.

Visitation will be held 4 to...

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