Obituaries

July 6, 2019

Ricky Lynn Young (Rick), 68, of Des Moines, Iowa, was born May 15, 1951 to Ivan and JoAnn (Aubert) Young in Indianola. Rick passed away July 6, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.

Rick married Deborah Johnson in 1974, and to this union was born a daughter, Christina Lynn. In 1989, he married Caryn (Freeman) Tompkins....

July 6, 2019

ROBERT C. RAUENHORST

Services for Robert Charles Rauenhorst, 87, of Indianola, who passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, at home, will be held 9 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola will burial with military rites at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

He is...

July 5, 2019

PATRICIA MAE VERMACE

Services for Patricia Mae Vermace, 64, of Indianola, who passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 under hospice care at the Indianola Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 10, at the Indianola First United Methodist Church with burial following in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Des...

July 4, 2019

Services for Maxine Martens, 102, who passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Indianola, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, July 12, 2019, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Martensdale with burial following in the Linn Grove Cemetery, rural Norwalk, IA.

She is survived by her son, Michael Martens; brother, Joe (Roberta) Hayworth; many nieces and nephews...

June 30, 2019

A visitation for Larry Dean Turner, Jr., 84, of Indianola, who passed away June 30, 2019, will be held 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, July 5 at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola.  Private interment of cremains will be held at a later date.

Lawrence Dean Turner, Jr. was born on May 2, 1935, to Vera and Lawrence Turner...

June 30, 2019

JACOB HIGGINS

On June 30, 2019 Jacob Elam Higgins, 84 years of age of Milo, IA was reunited with his loving wife, as he was surrounded by family.

Jacob was born in Summerset, IA on June 13, 1935 to Jacob and Lucile Higgins.  He was the middle child of 5, to-wit, Ethel, Opal,...

June 28, 2019

DIANE IRENE KING

Indianola

Diane Irene King passed away quietly Friday afternoon, June 28 after an eleven year battle with transverse myelitis. The daughter of Clayton and Ardith McCall, she was born in massona, IA on June 27, 1947 and grew up on the family farm southeast of Bridgewater.

Starting from...

June 27, 2019

VERNON EUGENE WILSON

Vernon Eugene Wilson of Des Moines, formerly of Indianola passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. At his request there will be no services. Burial of cremains will take place in the New Virginia Cemetery at a later date.

Donations may be made in his name to the Warren County Historical...

June 26, 2019

Services for Ronald Dean Benge, 72, who passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Des Moines, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2019, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Cemetery, rural Clark County, IA.

He is survived by his children, Raymond Oldsen, Joan Vech, April Oldsen, Joyce (Ben) Gott,...

June 24, 2019

BRANDI BISHOP

Funeral services for Brandi Lynn Bishop, 29, of Hartford,IA, who passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 in Iowa City, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2019, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Hartford Cemetery, Hartford.

She is survived by her sibling, Richard (Kirsten) Bishop;...

June 24, 2019

CHARLES De Vore Jr.

Charles (Chuck) De Vore Jr. was born March 18, 1941, in Des Moines, Iowa and passed away June 24, 2019 in Des Moines. He was the only son of C. Allen and Evelyn De Vore. He lived nearly all of his life in Indianola, Iowa with a short amount of time...

June 22, 2019

JAMES ARCHIBOLD

Indianola

James D. Archibold died Saturday, June 22, 2019 at MercyOne Medical Center. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 26 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.  Private burial of cremains with be at a later date.

Jim...

June 21, 2019

Maxine LaVera Runyan was born to Clarence and Vera Herold July 12, 1928 near Lacona IA.  She went to be with her savior on  Friday, June 21, 2019, after a long battle with Alzheimers.

Maxine married Stanley Runyan December 7, 1947 and lived near Milo for a few years and later moved to Indianola to farm for...

June 20, 2019

LARRY CHURCH

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of Larry Dean Church, loving husband to Mary Barbara of 51 years, devoted father to Jacqueline (fiancé John) and Angela Church and cherished Papa to Anthony, Reece and William. He passed away on June 20, 2019.

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June 18, 2019

ALICE MOREY

Indianola

Alice Marie Morey, 82, of Indianola, passed away on June 18th, 2019. She was born September 15, 1936 in Massena, Iowa to Emory and Caroline Greenwalt. After Caroline remarried, Alice was the second of two daughters raised by Caroline and Roy Bennett.

She was a graduate of Richland...

June 13, 2019

MERRILL W.  HENRY

Funeral services for Merrill W. Henry, 88, of Indianola, who passed peacefully at Iowa Methodist Hospital after a brief illness, on Thursday, June 13, 2019, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 17, at First Assembly of God Church, Indianola.  Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola.

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June 13, 2019

William Andrew Dickerson, 86, of Indianola, passed away surrounded by his loving daughters, on June 13, 2019. Friends knew him as Bill or Dee. He was born on July 25, 1932, in Des Moines, IA, to Andrew and Frances (Botkin) Dickerson.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Overton Funeral Home, Indianola....

June 13, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce Marvin Dean Perry, husband, father, grandfather, and brother peacefully passed away on June 13th, at his family farm near Martensdale-St. Marys, IA.  A lifelong resident of central Iowa, Marvin was born in Des Moines on April 27th, 1945 to Hilda Elizabeth Rodgers and Loren Edgard Perry of Ankeny, IA.  In 1952...

June 12, 2019

Michael Brommel, 54, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Iowa City.  A gathering to remember and celebrate his life will start at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 8769 G-24 Hwy, Indianola, IA 50125.

Mike was preceded in death by his mother, Peggy Brommel.  He is survived by his significant other, Sara Warnock, children, Taylor...

June 11, 2019

Gay Lee Jones, 71, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Mercy Hospice, Johnston, Iowa.  A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Gay was born on February 22, 1948, in Dearborn, MI. to Steve and Jeanette (Walton) Drzyzga.  She graduated from North High School in Des Moines, IA.  She was united in marriage...