Martha Marie Martens
Feb 4, 2023
Services for Martha Marie Martens, 94, of Martensdale, Iowa, who passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 in West Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 9, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Martensdale, with burial following in the Linn Grove Cemetery, Prole.
Martha grew up on a farm in rural Dallas County and graduated from...
Eldon L. Grarup
Feb 2, 2023
Services for Eldon L. Grarup, 91, of Indianola, formerly of Sheffield, Iowa, who passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023, at The Village in Indianola, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the First Reformed Church in Meservey, of which he was a member. Visitation will be held, prior to services, at the church from 10 to...
Marcus Robert Cooney
Feb 1, 2023
Marcus Robert Cooney passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at UnityPoint Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life is being planned for a later date.
Marcus is survived by his children, Bobby Cooney, Mandy Cooney and Sally Cooney; companion, Nell Utsler; step-daughter, Megan Utsler; grandchildren, Michael, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, Ava, Mason, Addy, Eden and...
Larry Lee Hughes
Jan 27, 2023
Larry Lee Hughes, 86, passed away January 27, 2023 at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.
Larry was born September, 11, 1936 in Adair, IA, the son of Andrew and Terese Hughes. Larry grew up in Adair County on small farms and graduated from Anita High School in 1954.
Larry attended Iowa...
Wayne Collins
Jan 25, 2023
Wayne Collins, 91, of Indianola, IA, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home, in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola IOOF Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, at Overton Funeral Home...
Shirley Vera Mcpherson
Jan 22, 2023
Funeral services for Shirley McPherson, 97, who passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 2 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2023, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The visitation will be held prior to services from 1 to 2 p.m., at...
Michael Ray Quick
Jan 19, 2023
Visitation for Michael Ray Quick, 80, of Des Moines, will be held 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with a committal following the visitation in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Mike is survived by his son, Mike (Sandy) Quick Jr.; grandchildren, Matthew Quick and Megan (Will Browne) Quick. He was...
Donald "Jake" Dean Weeks
Jan 18, 2023
Services for Donald "Jake" Weeks, 89, who passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2023 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 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
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Neale Alexander Sinclair
Jan 12, 2023
Neale A. Sinclair, 97, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at his home in Indianola. Services will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Indianola, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m.
Neale was born on November 1, 1925, in Redwood County, Minn., to Oliver and Julia (Miller) Sinclair. He was...
Robert Eugene Benge
Jan 10, 2023
A Celebration of Life service for Robert Eugene Benge, who passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. This will be a casual event. Please come comfortable!
Robert was born was born January 28, 1943 to Smith...
Frederick "Fred" Otice Jones
Jan 8, 2023
Frederick Otice Jones, 78, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2023 in the Matthew Simpson Room of College Hall on the Simpson College Campus. Fred and his wife Julie are long-time members of the St John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines.
Fred was the son...
Barbara Flo O'Neal
Jan 6, 2023
Barbara Flo (Danner) O'Neal, 90, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City, Iowa. Flo was born November 22, 1932, at home, before the doctor got there, in a farmhouse in the Woodburn, IA area to parents Lucy Olive Heston Danner and John B. Danner.
As a child, Flo walked through the...
Larry Dean Tharp
Jan 2, 2023
Larry Dean Tharp, 69, resident of Indianola, Iowa passed away on January 2, 2023 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center after complications with pneumonia. Larry was born in Fairfax, Missouri to Herbert Lewis Tharp and Georgia Maxine (Farson) Tharp. He spent his childhood in Atchison County, Missouri and attended the Rock Port School system. In his high school years, he...
Chelsey Marie Lester
Jan 2, 2023
Chelsey Marie Lester passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 in Des Moines. Chelsey was born on June 5, 1991 in Des Moines, IA to Russell Lester and Cheryl Marie Croy. She graduated from Martensdale/St Marys High School in 2009. She worked from home in Customer Service.
Chesley is survived by her mother Cheryl (Todd) Schall; domestic partner,...
Jesse Dakota-Rogen Miller
Dec 29, 2022
Jesse Dakota-Rogen Miller, 20, of Indianola passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2022 in Lucerne, Missouri. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2023 at First Assembly of God Church in Indianola, with burial following in the IOOF Cemetery, Indianola. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Overton Funeral Home....
Charlotte Ann Brommel
Dec 26, 2022
Charlotte Brommel was born in Unionville, Iowa, one of four children to Beryl and Vera Eakins. She passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 in Grimes, IA at the age of 78. Charlotte went to Martensdale/St. Marys School and then on to cosmetology school.
She was united in marriage in 1961 and had three children, Craig, Tammy and...
Delbert Lowell Kirby
Dec 23, 2022
Delbert Lowell Kirby, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 in Des Moines. Private family services will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Delbert was born on September 5, 1939 in Moulton, IA to Leslie and Florence (Howard) Kirby. On June 27 th , 1959 in Centerville, Iowa, Marget and Delbert Kirby were united in marriage. They shared...
David Kent Smith
Dec 23, 2022
Funeral services for David Smith, 65, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 in Knoxville, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2022 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held prior to services from 10 to 11 a.m., at the funeral home. Burial will follow services in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens...
Judy Ann Smith
Dec 20, 2022
A Celebration of Life Service for Judy Ann Smith, 76, of Indianola, Iowa, who died peacefully on December 20, 2022 at the Taylor House in Des Moines, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  The family will greet friends prior to services from 10 to 11 a.m. Inurnment of cremains...
John Edward Manders Jr.
Dec 20, 2022
A Celebration of Life Gathering for John Edward Manders Jr., who passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at home, will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; children Regina (Don) Bendon, Mike Manders and Michele (Anna McNeeley) Manders; grandchildren, Joseph (Katherine) Bendon, Amanda...
