Obituaries

Jun 8, 2020

Maxine Mae White, 99, of Indianola passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at Shirlee's Retirement Home in Indianola. Born June 23, 1920 in Lynnville, Ia., the daughter of Harold and Susie Jeslma Speas.  Maxine married Byron Samuel White on February 19, 1940. They had two children, Joanne and Gene.

Maxine and Byron farmed most of their lives...

Jun 7, 2020

Christian Burial Services for Randall Penn Ingram, 71, who passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. A public visitation, under CDC guidelines will be held one hour prior to services.  You may join family on our Website Live Stream for the funeral service beginning at...

Jun 7, 2020

Family services for Janine Jensen, 55, who passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, surrounded by family and friends, will be held Thursday, June 11, 2020, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  You may join the family on our Website Live Stream for the funeral service beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Immediately following service, a public committal service will begin at...

May 26, 2020

Public graveside services for Hazel Fleda Hadley, 92, of Indianola, IA, who passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30 at the Honey Creek Cemetery, New Providence, IA.  You may also join the family and friends on our Website Live Stream located on her obituary page of our website.

Hazel Fleda...

May 25, 2020

Family graveside services for Virgil Lee Halterman, 73, of Bussey, who passed away Monday, May 25, 2020, will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, May 30 at the Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, IA. A Live Stream can be located on Virgil's obituary page of our website for those unable to attend.

Virgil Lee Halterman, 73, of Bussey, Iowa was...

May 22, 2020

Family services for Dale Miller, 67, of Indianola, who passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home, will be held Friday, May 29 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Interment will follow services in the Hammondsburg Cemetery.  You may join family on our Website Live Stream for funeral and graveside services starting at 10:30...

May 22, 2020

Mona Rose Robertson, 87, formerly of Indianola, Iowa peacefully passed on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Taylor House in Des Moines. Mona had recently resided at the Prairie Vista Village in Altoona, Iowa. Mona was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on May 28,1932 to her parents, Willard and Violet Carico.

Mona loved spending time with her family and...

May 20, 2020

Family services for Carol Lee Van Aernam, 79, of Indianola, who passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020, will be held Tuesday, May 26 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Public graveside services will be held 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at the Calvary Cemetery in Stuart, IA. You may join family on our Website Live Stream Tuesday, May...

May 16, 2020

Duane G Halterman was born in Palmyra Township, on January 10, 1933, the only child to Dwight and Thelma Gildow Halterman. Duane went peacefully from his favorite chair to be with the Lord on May 16, 2020 at the age of 87. Duane started school at a Union country school, where his mother also taught. He graduated from Carlisle...

May 15, 2020

Graveside services for John Stephen "Steve" Spray, 79, who passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 in Chesterfield, MO, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 19 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola, IA.

Steve was born in Des Moines, Iowa and reared in Indianola, Iowa.  He fell in love with the game of golf at a...

May 14, 2020

Andrew Hollinger, 44, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Iowa City. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.

He is survived by his daughters, Allison and Lindsey Hollinger; mother, Vicki Hollinger; father, Mike (Cindy) Hollinger; ex wife, Megan Hollinger; brothers, Eric (Elizabeth) Hollinger, Matthew (Amanda) Hollinger, Christopher (Amanda) Hollinger; grandmother, Gretchen McLaughlin;...

May 12, 2020

Beverley Kay Breton-Kiefer, AKA Bev, Mom, Aunt Bev, Gramma and GG was born on September 11, 1936 and she left this earth in the early morning of May 12, 2020.  We all take solace in knowing she is with her best friend and husband Dick Kiefer and beloved son Scott Kiefer.

Bev grew up on the east...

May 12, 2020

Josephine Carol Leonard Jo was born Josephine Carol Cram August 18, 1934 in Lake View, Iowa. She was the second of three children. Her parents were Charles "Carson" Cram and Vaughna "Margaret" Haynes. Jo was raised in Lake View, Iowa where she greatly enjoyed the lake along with the many activities that came with it including swimming, sailing and...

May 11, 2020

A Celebration of life gathering for Barbara Louise Freeman, 81, who passed away May 11, 2020, in Rochester, MN, will be held, following CDC guidelines, from 1 to 3 p.m., September 12 at the Annett Nature Center south of Indianola. Graveside services were held in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Barbara was born September 5, 1938, the 3...

May 7, 2020

John Patrick Reynolds was born March 27, 1952 to Edwin (Jiggs) and Pat Reynolds. They took home a healthy baby boy. Time was to change the path of his life.

He was four years old when a farm accident nearly killed him. It was June 4, 1956. A 100-gallon barrel of water tumbled off of a trailer,...

May 6, 2020

On May 6, 2020, Leonard "Len" C. Miller passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family. Len was born and raised on his family's farm in Lacona, IA on June 28, 1935. Len was a devoted and loyal family man. Although his roots were in Iowa, as a soldier, a sales executive, and a retiree, he traveled the world....

May 4, 2020

Leonard Miller, 97, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at home.  Services will be private but you may join in on Facebook Live starting at 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2020.  Burial with Military Rites will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Survivors include his daughter, Sheila Fosdick; grandchildren, Dave (Marzale) Fosdick, Brenda Rushing; seven...

May 2, 2020

Graveside inurnment of cremains for Miriam Bane will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in the Pleasantville Cemetery.

Miriam Ann Bane was born February 12, 1936, at home in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa during a severe snow storm blizzard.  She was the daughter of Loren and Lois (Hardin) Bane.  The family lived in Pleasantville while...

Apr 29, 2020

Eldon D. Johnson, 85, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2020 at Glenn Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center, Urbandale, Iowa. Services will be held August 1, 2020. You may join the family on our Live Stream starting 2 p.m., on August 1, located on Eldon's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website.  The family will greet friends from 1...

Apr 27, 2020

Family interment of cremains will be in the Indianola IOOF Cemetery.  Dan's family would like you to join them for a celebration of his life on Saturday, July 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola, following CDC guidelines. Bring a chair, weather permitting, we will be outside.

Dan's family and friends have the...