Obituaries
Obituaries
Thomas Jay Brun
Dec 22, 2021
Thomas Jay Brun was born April 4, 1953, in Fairfield, IA to Dorothy and Myron Brun. He grew up in Des Moines, IA, with a few years in Young, AZ. Tom graduated from East High School in Des Moines, IA in 1973 and furthered his education at Des Moines Area Community College. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in...
Nancy Elizabeth Schettler
Dec 20, 2021
Funeral Mass for Nancy Elizabeth Schettler, 73, who passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, will be held 6 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2021 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Cremation will follow services. Visitation will be held 3 to 6 p.m., Monday, prior to mass at the church, where family will be present to greet friends. Reciting...
Candace S. Byers
Dec 19, 2021
Graveside services for Candace Sue (Young) Byers, of Indianola, IA, who passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at home, will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, December 23, 2021 in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The visitation will be held prior to services from 1 to 2 p.m., Thursday, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.
Candace is survived by...
Barton Andrew Hawley
Dec 18, 2021
Barton Andrew "Bart" Hawley was born August 15th, 1965 in Iowa City, IA. He was the son of Leon and Carol (Smith) Hawley. He spent his childhood in Colorado. His favorite childhood memories were made on his grandparent's farms in Iowa, instilling his desire to someday own a farm of his own.
Bart graduated High School from...
Dorothy Lavera Mccauley
Dec 17, 2021
Services for Dorothy L. McCauley, 81, who passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Indianola First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Belmont Cemetery, Milo, IA.
Dorothy was born on January 17, 1940 to Everett and Thelma (Penick) Haltom at home in the...
Merwyn Alexander Dyer
Dec 16, 2021
A Celebration of Life Service for Merwyn Alexander Dyer, 89, who passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at home, will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Indianola Trinity United Presbyterian Church with burial of cremains following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Those in attendance are required to wear a mask.
Merwyn Alexander Dyer...
Donald Stephen Huntrods
Dec 15, 2021
Private graveside services for Donald S. Huntrods, 92, of St. Charles, who passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, will be held in the Blair Chapel Cemetery, rural Madison County, IA.
Donald is survived by his wife, Judy; children, Don, Doug, Jolene and their spouses; grandchildren, Mick, Jennie, Amanda, Heather, Kaden and their spouses; great-grandchildren, Selene, Reba,...
Frances Ann Lawhorn
Dec 13, 2021
Frances Ann (Lechelt) Lawhorn, died peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021 under hospice care. Memorial Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Northwood United Methodist Church, 1000 1st Ave N, Northwood, IA 50459 with Rev. Rob Lamphere officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Conner...
James Robert Rush
Dec 8, 2021
James "Jim" Rush, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at home. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Jim Rush was born in Minot, North Dakota on January 24, 1960. He went to North Dakota State University for administration. He moved to Wamego Kansas in 2000, where he was the Administrator at A...
David Nicholas Wacht
Dec 5, 2021
Services for David Nicholas Wacht, 40, of Indianola, IA, who passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, December 10, 2021 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery.
David Nicholas Wacht was welcomed joyfully on April 16, 1981 by his parents Steve and Joyce...
Claire Elizabeth Wiedmaier
Dec 3, 2021
Funeral Mass for Claire Elizabeth Wiedmaier, 23, who went to be with the Lord Friday, December 3, 2021, will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Following the mass, a burial will be held at the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
She was born in Las Vegas, NV...
William Everett Moffitt Jr.
Dec 1, 2021
William E. Moffitt Jr., also known as Bill to the people in Indianola, Iowa, was born February 13, 1925 to William E. Moffitt and Emma (Ramsey) Moffitt, near Ackworth, Iowa. He was raised with three brothers, Homer, Leland and Carroll, on a hundred-acre farm raising hogs, cattle, corn and hay. The boys attended grade school at Ginder's, which was...
Robert "Bob" Sallee
Nov 30, 2021
Services for Robert "Bob" Sallee, 75, who passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow services.
Bob was born in Mason City, Iowa on May 5 th , 1946. He attended Holy Family Elementary and Newman Catholic...
William Edward Elliott
Nov 25, 2021
Interment with Military Rites for William E. Elliott, 87, who passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021 in Carlisle, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, at Van Meter, IA.
William Edward Elliott, the son of Joseph Waldo and Annabelle (Morris) Elliott, was born on March 11, 1934 in Bunceton, Missouri...
Vickie Lynn Kirkpatrick
Nov 24, 2021
A Celebration of Life service for Vickie Lynn Kirkpatrick, 66, who passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in Iowa City, will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be in the Carlisle Cemetery.
Vickie was born in Des Moines, IA on March 4, 1955 to William...
Kenneth Brewer
Nov 20, 2021
Kenneth (Kenny) Clyde Brewer, age 84 of Indianola, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Des Moines VA Medical Center. The son of Clifton Sr. and Martha Wauneta (Byers) Brewer, he was born July 18, 1937 at home near Columbia, Iowa. Kenny graduated from Chariton High School in 1955. He served in the United States Army...
James "Jim" Richard Hoyman
Nov 20, 2021
James R. "Jim" Hoyman was born in Indianola, Iowa on September 27, 1926. Jim was the son of W.H. Hoyman and Deana Hoyman. He had two brothers, Merrick and Robert, and a sister, Kathryn Schooler.
He graduated from Indianola High School, Simpson College and the Iowa University College of Law. He served in the United States Army...
Lola Ernestine Jones
Nov 17, 2021
Lola Ernestine Jones passed away Wednesday, November 17,2021 at MercyOne Hospice in Johnston, IA. She was born in Wallerville, MS on November 30,1922, the daughter of Ernest and Lola (Boyd) Langford.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Lola Langford, her husband Robert Jones, and her siblings Thomas (Bill) Langford and Jean Langford.
...Becky Lea Keeney
Nov 16, 2021
Becky Lea Keeney, 70, of Milo, Iowa was born to Jack and Doris Young on October 26, 1951 in Indianola, Iowa.  She went home to be with the Lord on November 16, 2021 at home.
Becky spent her entire life in Milo, Iowa.  She attended Southeast Warren schools, then she married the love of her life, Martin...
Rosa Marie George
Nov 16, 2021
Rosa Marie Seymour George passed away on November 16, 2021 at the age of 89, in her hometown of St. Marys, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m., Monday, November 22, 2021 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St Marys. Burial will follow in the St. Marys Cemetery.
She was born to Leo T. Seymour...
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