Obituaries
Obituaries
Daniel Joseph Nash
Jun 5, 2018
DANIEL JOSEPH NASH Services for Daniel Joseph Nash, 63, of Milo, will be held 10 a.m., Monday, June 11 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Motor Friends Church Cemetery, rural Milo. Daniel Joseph Nash was born to Doyle and (Arlys) Jean Nash on October 11, 1954, followed by two close sisters. After graduating from...
Lynn Ray Lester
Jun 3, 2018
Lynn Ray Lester Funeral services for Lynn Ray Lester, 77, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 9 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Center, IA. Lynn Ray Lester was born to Guy and Helen (Baker) Lester July 12, 1940, and passed to eternal life June 3, 2018, after...
Robert Lee Jacobs
May 30, 2018
Robert Lee Jacobs Indianola Memorial services for Robert Lee Jacobs, 71, who passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018, will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 5 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with visitation held two hours prior to service. Burial of cremains in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola, IA will be held at a later date. Throughout his...
Joann Rose Ackerman
May 29, 2018
JOANN ROSE ACKERMAN
Memorial services for JoAnn Rose Ackerman, 78, of Indianola, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the Eastside Church of the Nazarene, 1451 East 25th Street, Des Moines, IA 50317. A loving wife, JoAnn worked alongside her husband David, keeping records for their business....
James Looker, Sr.
May 29, 2018
Funeral services for James Looker, Sr., 71, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at home surrounded by his family, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Interment with military rites will follow services at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola.
Jim is survived by his wife, Linda; children, Tina (Jeff), James,...
Betty "Jayne" Fox
May 27, 2018
Graveside services for Jayne Fox, 93, who passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa. will be held 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 5 in the Basil Memorial Cemetery, Basil, Ohio.
Survivors include her children Carl (Janet) Fox Jr. and Susan Seeley; five grandchildren, Julie, Jeff, Jim, Carla and Bobby; several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in...
Lawrence L Katz
May 26, 2018
LAWRENCE L. KATZ
A graveside service and burial of ashes for Lawrence Katz, 87, of Urbandale, who passed away May 26, 2018 will be held 11:00 a.m., September 16, 2018 at the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, IA.
Lawrence was born March 14, 1931 in Des Moines to Samuel and Sarah Katz. Larry operated Security...
Anita Renea Kraack
May 25, 2018
Services for Anita Renea Kraack, 63, who passed away Friday, May 25, 2018, will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. The visitation will be held prior to services from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow services and inurnment of cremains will be held in the Hammondsburg...
Lajeune D. Williams
May 20, 2018
LaJeune D. Williams, 98, died Sunday May 20, 2018, at The Village in Indianola, IA, after surviving a major stroke in June of 2017. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on June 11th at 3:00 p.m. at The Village, 1203 N. E Street in Indianola.
LaJeune was born August 12, 1919, in Kuling,...
Richard Van Aernam
May 18, 2018
Funeral Mass for Richard "Bobby" Van Aernam, 52, who passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 22 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola with burial following in the Calvary Cemetery, Stuart, IA.
He had a long career in the local Des Moines restaurant business managing Nacho Mama's and Stella's. ...
Rodney Vasey
May 17, 2018
Rodney John Vasey, beloved husband, father, papa, and ironworker was on a joyride in his 1973 Stingray Corvette on May 17, 2018, when the Lord took him home.
Rod was born on January 30, 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa to John, deceased, and Delores (Paulson) Vasey. He had three siblings, Jeanne Bailey, deceased; Virginia (Charles) Vasey; and...
Shirley June Keeney
May 9, 2018
SHIRLEY KEENEY
Graveside services for Shirley June Keeney, 82, who passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Des Moines, will be held 1 p.m., Sunday, May 13, in the Wallace Cemetery, Wick, IA. The family will be present from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the cemetery.
Shirley was born on June 2, 1935 in...
Janet Louise Lepper
May 7, 2018
Janet (Jan) Louise Lepper was born on January 19, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, the youngest daughter of John E. and Gladys C. Burtch. After a valiant 3 ½ year struggle with Pancreatic Cancer she passed on May 7, 2018, at Taylor House Hospice surrounded by her family.
Janet graduated from Kansas City's Oak Park High School...
Janet Elgean Williams
May 7, 2018
Services for Janet E. Williams, 79, who passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at home, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, May 12 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. The visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow services in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
She...
Frederick Hutchcroft Jr.
May 6, 2018
Frederick  Hutchcroft Jr. passed away on May 6, 2018 at home in Indianola. He was born May 30, 1924 in Rural Warren County, IA to Frederick and Viola (Conklin) Hutchcroft.
He is survived by children, daughter, Susan (Brad) Campbell of Bettendorf, IA, grandchildren, Emily (Bryan) Fox and Jeremy Campbell;...
Linda Kay Dunning
May 5, 2018
Linda Kay Dunning passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Westview Care Center in Indianola. She was born September 14, 1944 in Billings, Montana.
She is survived by her children, Kristin (Brian) Simpson, Clayton (Gina) Gentile; grandchildren, Brianne (Shawn) McCoy, Jacklyn (Kelly) Ruther, Michael Vivone, Katie Kobylasz; great-grandchildren, Briley and Kenzie McCoy; brothers, Woody (Karen) Shore,...
Martha Helen Strahan
May 2, 2018
MARTHA HELEN HENRY STRAHAN
Funeral services for Martha Helen Henry Strahan, 95, who passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 7, Overton Funeral Home, 501 West Ashland Avenue, in Indianola, Iowa. Visitation will be held 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will follow...
Jacqueline Kay Brookhart
May 1, 2018
JACQUELINE BROOKHART
Jacqueline Kay Brookhart, 56, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at home. Visitation with family present will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Cremation will follow the visitation and burial of cremains will be held at a later date.
She is survived...
Betty Jean Dooley
Apr 28, 2018
BETTY J. DOOLEY
Services for Betty Jean Dooley, 92, who passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Johnston will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at St. Patrick Irish Settlement Catholic Church rural Cumming with burial following in the St. Patrick Irish Settlement Cemetery.
Betty Jean Dooley, the daughter of Howard and Irene...
Michael Dean Cox
Apr 25, 2018
MICHAEL DEAN COX
It is with great sadness that the family of Michael Dean Cox announces his passing on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the age of 70 years. Mike will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 49 years, Connie, and his sons Chauncey (Kelly) and Jay, and will also be fondly remembered by his five...
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