Mona Rose Robertson
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...
Carol Van Aernam
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...
Duane George Halterman
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...
John Stephen Spray
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...
Andrew Michael Hollinger
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;...
Beverley Kay Kiefer
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...
Josephine Carol Leonard
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...
Barbara Louise Freeman
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...
John Patrick "Jack" Reynolds
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,...
"Len" Leonard Clarence Miller
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....
Leonard Miller
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...
Miriam Ann Bane
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...
Eldon Dale Johnson
April 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...
Daniel Richard Riebhoff
April 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...
James Milton Looker Jr.
April 26, 2020
Funeral services for James Looker, Jr., 49, who passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, will be private. You may join in on Facebook Live beginning at 11 a.m., Monday, May 4, 2020, Interment will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. A drive thru visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2020, at Overton Funeral...
Virginia Rush
April 25, 2020
Virginia Rush, 93, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2020. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 24, 1926 to parents Wilbur and Viola Cox, who resided in Millburn, New Jersey. Virginia completed her 12 years of public education, followed by four years at NJ State Teachers College. Upon graduation, she taught in two different school districts...
Glen A Van Roekel
April 25, 2020
Glen Van Roekel, 87, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at his home in Indianola. Services will be held at a later date with inurnment of cremains to be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Ottumwa, IA.
He is survived his wife, Vera; children, Scott (Teresa) Van Roekel, Lisa Colby, Joel (Aimee) Van Roekel; six grandchildren; one...
Joanne Louise Brown
April 25, 2020
Did you feel it? The tectonic plates moved just a bit. On April 25, 2020 the quick wit and snarky observational humor of Joanne Shaw Andersen Brown was silenced after a brief bout with strokes. The master seamstress, quilter and avid reader was known to most as Mrs. Andersen, Junior High School Home Economics teacher. For 26 years in...
Jimmie "Rocky" Rockwell
April 24, 2020
Jim D. Rockwell, "Rocky", 66, of Carlisle, was called home to be with the Lord on April 24,2020.
I am quite sure that when he arrived at the Pearly Gates he proudly announced, "Big Jim has arrived!"
Upon finishing high school Jim proudly served his country in the United States Coast Guard. Later he went...
Frederick Wayne Grgurich
April 22, 2020
Frederick (Freddie) Wayne Grgurich passed away April 22, 2020 peacefully at the VA Hospital in Des Moines, IA. He was born and raised in Lucas County and graduated from Chariton High School. Freddie served 2 tours, covering 3 companies in Vietnam, being awarded Navy Commendation Medal of Valor for over 200 combat patrols. Fred was a master mechanic most...
