Obituaries
Obituaries
Alice Marie Whitmore
July 8, 2020
Services for Alice Marie (Rooney) Whitmore, 85, who passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The visitation will be held prior to services from 9 to 10. A Rosary will be recited at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will follow in the Indianola...
Audrey Christine Soper
July 6, 2020
Services for Audrey Christine Soper, 90, who passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, will be held 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020 in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery.
Audrey Christine Soper was born September 3, 1929. in Oakland, Illinois. She was united in marriage to Howard Max Soper. They lived in Osceola for several years before moving to...
Gary Lee Canny
July 6, 2020
Gary Canny, 81, of Carlisle passed away peacefully with his loving wife, Lee, and other family by his side at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on July 6 th , 2020.
Gary was born on December 24 th , 1938 in Ottumwa, Iowa to parents Ruth and Leonard Canny. Gary was the second oldest of 8...
Anthony Goode
June 30, 2020
Anthony E. "Tony" Goode, 53, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in Des Moines. A private family service will be held. Burial will take place in the Webb Cemetery, Rural Norwalk, Iowa.
Tony grew up in a crazy house with seven brothers and sisters.
As a little boy, he would ride...
Jack Edward Penman Sr.
June 26, 2020
Jack Edward Penman Sr., 84, of Runnells, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, June 26, 2020.
Jack was born July 1, 1935 in Runnells, Iowa to Barnett and Doris (Wicker) Penman. Jack married the love of his life, Wilomi Hokanson on July 15, 1954. Jack loved fishing, hunting and his...
Vadis Lavaughn Fry
June 25, 2020
Family services for Vadis Lavaughn Fry, 99, who passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020, will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2020. A public visitation, under CDC guidelines, will be held prior to services from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home. You may also join family on our Website Live Stream for the funeral service beginning...
Barbara Ann Campbell
June 22, 2020
Barbara Ann Campbell, passed away June 22, 2020, in Indianola, IA.
Barbara was born April 25, 1940 in Osage, IA, to William and Francis (Mae) Leeman. Barbara married Lawrence (Larry) Campbell in 1956. She and Larry were married for 64 years.
Barbara worked and retired from Northwestern Bell/Qwest. She worked part-time for the Winterset Public...
Marilyn Jean Baker
June 21, 2020
Services for Marilyn Jean Baker, 81, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2020 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  A public visitation, under CDC guidelines, will be held prior to services from 9 to 11 a.m. You may also join...
Jessie Mae Smith
June 19, 2020
Jessie Mae Smith, 86, passed away June 19, 2020, in Indianola, IA. Graveside burial of cremains will be held in the Humeston Cemetery at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2020.
Jessie Mae was born October 16, 1933 in Cleopatra, Missouri to Arthur and Lucy Gladfelder. Two years after graduating from Lineville High School she married her high...
Roger G Betsworth
June 17, 2020
Roger G. Betsworth, 87, passed away at The Village in Indianola, Iowa, June 17, 2020. A Family Memorial Service will be held August 2, 2020. Friends are invited to join the Live Stream, found below, beginning at 2 p.m. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa, March 26, 1933, to Georgia and Walter Betsworth.
Roger spent his...
Patsy Hale
June 13, 2020
Patsy E. Hale, 69, of Des Moines, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at her residence. She was born on September 09, 1950 in Osceola, Iowa to Bruce and Mary Lou (Merrill) Reynolds. Patsy was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Morris and Hazel Reynolds; maternal grandparents, Edwin and Mary Merrill; and her beloved parents. Surviving are...
Waltraut "Trudy" Krause
June 13, 2020
Waltraut (Trudy) Krause passed away peacefully at home June 13, 2020.
Trudy was born in 1928 to Erich and Berta Mey in East Prussia, which was at that time part of Germany. During WWII, she and her mother were forced to flee before the encroaching Russian front. They endured many challenges, but safely arrived behind American lines...
Peggy Norris
June 13, 2020
Family services for Peggy Norris, 91, who passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, will be held Tuesday, June 23 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. You may join the family on the Website Live Stream located on Peggy's obituary page of our website beginning at 10:30 a.m. Immediately following service, a...
Evelyne May Simmons
June 10, 2020
Graveside services for Evelyne May Simmons, 83, of Indianola, will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 12 at Hammondsburg Cemetery in Milo, Iowa.
Evelyne was born on May 21, 1937 at home in Warren County, Iowa to Marion and Luella (Benge) Byers. She attended rural school until moving to Indianola. She worked many years at Good Samaritan...
Maxine Mae White
June 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. Â Maxine married Byron Samuel White on February 19, 1940. They had two children, Joanne and Gene.
Maxine and Byron farmed most of their lives...
Randall Penn Ingram
June 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...
Janine Jensen
June 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...
Hazel Fleda Hadley
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...
Virgil Lee Halterman
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...
Dale E. Miller
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. Â You may join family on our Website Live Stream for funeral and graveside services starting at 10:30...
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