Obituaries
Obituaries
Helen Estella Armstrong
Dec 18, 2022
Services for Helen Estella Camp Armstrong, 100, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Norwalk Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Norwalk, IA, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at the Indianola First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held prior to services from 9:30 to 10:30 at the church. Burial will follow...
Caryll Wilbur
Dec 18, 2022
Nola Caryll (Bumgarner) Wilbur was born in a two-bedroom home on a farm west of Liberty Center, Warren County, Iowa, on Monday, May 8, 1933. She passed on to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2022. She was 89. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. The...
Joanne Rude
Dec 17, 2022
Graveside services for Joanne Rude, 90, who passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA. Visitation will be held 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola where family will be present...
Carol Shearer Shaw
Dec 17, 2022
Carol Shearer Shaw of Indianola, Iowa passed away Saturday December 17 th at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. She was 88. Memorial services will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola where family will be present to greet friends one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be...
Kenneth William Croat
Dec 15, 2022
A Funeral Mass for Kenneth William Croat, 86, who passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Hospital, will be held on December 20, 2022, at 10:00 am at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Marys, IA with burial following in the St. Marys Cemetery.
Survivors include his children, Karyn Croat, Becki (Bob) Williams, Michelle (Dan) Golightly, ...
Andy Johansen
Dec 12, 2022
Ray Andrew "Andy" Johansen, of Indianola, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2022 at the age of 80 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by his family. A memorial funeral service will be held Sunday, December 18th at 3:00 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 1 to 3 p.m....
Tina Louise Turner
Dec 10, 2022
Tina (Strable) Turner, 92, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2022, at the Village in Indianola, Iowa. Tina lived a long full life filled with family and friends.
Tina was born to Vern and Betty Strable on January 23, 1930. Tina grew up in the St. Charles area and made many great friends. Tina was united in...
Evelyn Kay Lull
Dec 10, 2022
A Celebration of Life Gathering for Evelyn Kay Lull, 70, of St. Charles, who passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 at home, will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.
Today we honor the life of our mom, Kay Lull. She was truly an amazing woman who was...
Charlotte Virginia Smith
Dec 10, 2022
Charlotte Virginia Walker Smith, 98, died December 10, 2022 from complications of advanced age and osteoporosis at Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines. Charlotte lived most of her adult life on the Smith family farm south of Hartford, IA, and for the last 17 years at The Village retirement community in Indianola.
Charlotte was born January 9,...
Wilomi Penman
Dec 8, 2022
Wilomi Dayle Penman, 87, of Runnells, passed away peacefully at Altoona Nursing & Rehab, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Wilomi was born July 30, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa to Willis C and Naomi D. Hokanson. Wilomi married the love of her life, Jack on July 15, 1954. Wilomi loved knitting, sewing...
Frank Victory Exline Jackson
Dec 8, 2022
Frank Victory Exline Jackson, age 77, of Indianola, Iowa passed away on December 8 th , 2022. He was born on January 13 th , 1945, in Des Moines, Iowa to George Jackson Sr. and Florence Exline. He grew up on the east side of Des Moines in a one-bedroom farmhouse with many siblings most of his young life....
Dawn Marie Reed
Dec 8, 2022
Private family graveside services were held in the Belmont Cemetery for Dawn Marie Reed, 53, of Des Moines, who passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.
Dawn Marie was survived by her husband, David; daughter, Danica (Jake) Goodwin; mother, Carol Preston; father, Kenneth Swanson; step-mother, Julie Draise; 3 sisters; 1 step-brother;...
Richard "Rich" Cooke
Dec 7, 2022
Kim Richard Cooke was well known by "Rich". Rich was born on October 13, 1955 and passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the young age of 67 years at his home. He was preceded in death by his father and beloved mother, Doris Brown and survived by one sister.
He loved tinkering with electronics and...
James Orval Mattocks
Dec 7, 2022
James Orval Mattocks "Jimmy", 90 years young, formerly of Momence, IL, passed away at Westview Care Center in Indianola on December 7, 2022.
James was a college graduate who worked in the social service field for many years in Illinois and Indiana. He enjoyed classical music and the theatre arts and enjoyed being a professional pianist during...
Ronald Wayne Lenninger
Dec 6, 2022
Ronald W. Lenninger, 77, passed away peacefully in his home December 6 th , 2022. "Ronnie" was born in Washington, IA to Robert Lenninger and Opal Stone (Gardner).
Ronnie joined the U.S. Navy in 1965 and served on the USS Shangri-La (CV-38) from 1966-1969. He worked as an interior communications specialist during that time on ship. He...
Thomas Duffy
Dec 6, 2022
Thomas Duffy finally met one obstacle hard work and a lifetime of learning could not overcome. He passed away on December 6, 2022.
Tom was born in Pontiac, Illinois, to Hugh and Monica Duffy on June 12, 1937, where he was raised on the family farm with his three siblings, Kathleen, Hugh, and Dennis. Tom left the...
Dianne Lee Funk
Dec 5, 2022
Funeral Mass for Dianne Funk, 76, who passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 9, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Graveside service will take place at 1:30 p.m., Friday in the Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville.
Dianne is survived by her husband, James "Jim"; children, Steve (Joanne) Hackley,...
Victoria Sue Hoskins
Dec 5, 2022
A Celebration of Life Gathering for Victoria Hoskins, 75, of Indianola who passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at the EveryStep Kavanagh House in Des Moines will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, December 9 at Thrive Church in Indianola.
Victoria "Vicki" Sue Hoskins was born to John and Louise Harp on January 7 th ,...
Kathleen Mary Vos
Dec 2, 2022
Kathleen M. Vos, 87, of Indianola, formerly of Pharr, TX, passed away December 2, 2022 at Westview Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Al and Emma Hamm, and husband Marvin Ohnemus. She is survived by her children, Mike (Jane) Ohnemus and Joyce (Steve) Cortum; four grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. A private family service will be...
Tina Lee Bush
Dec 1, 2022
Tina Bush, 55, of Indianola, IA, passed away on December 1, 2022 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Des Moines, moving to Indianola at age 11, Tina was a humble woman with small town values. She was family oriented, community driven, and selfless in all aspects of her life.
Tina and her...
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