Obituaries

Obituaries

Donna Whitlow

Donna Whitlow

May 26, 2017

Services for Donna M. Whitlow, 65, who passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, will be held 11 a.m., Friday, June 2 at the Calvary Baptist Church in St. Charles with visitation prior to services starting at 9 a.m. Burial will follow in the Blair Chapel Cemetery.

Survivors include her four siblings, Robert (Shirleyan), Alvin, Victor...

Pearl Junior Needles

Pearl Junior Needles

May 25, 2017

A Celebration of Life Visitation for P.J. Needles,90, who passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 will be held 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Cochran Cemetery, Lacona, IA.

P.J. was born January 6, 1927 to Nora Iris (Gray)...

Ernestine Smith

Ernestine Smith

May 24, 2017

ERNESTINE I. SMITH Indianola

Services for Ernestine Iolas Smith, 93, who passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at The Village in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30 at the Indianola First United Methodist Church with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Ernestine was born July 16,...

Howard Max Soper

Howard Max Soper

May 23, 2017

HOWARD M. SOPER Indianola

Service and interment with Military Rites for Howard Max Soper, 93, who passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 will be held 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 26 in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter, IA. Howard Max Soper, one of 11 children was born to Fred and Flossie (Rood) Soper on October 10,...

Betty B Smith

Betty B Smith

May 22, 2017

BETTY B. SMITH Norwalk Services for Betty B. Smith, 90, who passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA, will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 26 at the Norwalk Christian Church.  Burial will follow in the Norwalk Cemetery, with a luncheon after at the Church. Betty was born to Don and Cordelle (Herr)...

Craig Harold Hines

Craig Harold Hines

May 20, 2017

CRAIG H. HINES Indianola A Celebration of Life Visitation for Craig Harold Hines, 62, who passed away at home in Indianola, will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Overton Funeral Home. Craig was born September 8, 1954 in Des Moines, Iowa to Edward and Marjorie (Anderson) Hines. He liked bowling, woodworking, fishing, camping, watching...

Robert "Bob" Reynolds

Robert "Bob" Reynolds

May 18, 2017

DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT WITH THE NEW VIRGINIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT OVERTON FUNERAL HOME IN INDIANOLA.

A Celebration of Life Service for Robert Dean Reynolds, 85, who passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Indianola, will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  Visitation will...

John W. Newell

John W. Newell

May 13, 2017

JOHN W. NEWELL Arizona

Funeral services for John W. Newell, son of John F. and Alice Joyce (Lang) Newell, who passed away on May 13, 2017 in Arizona, will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 24 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Avon Cemetery, Avon, IA. Visitation will precede services from 9...

Dorothy E. Michael

Dorothy E. Michael

May 13, 2017

Memorial services for Dorothy E. Michael, 94, of Indianola, who passed away May 13, 2017, will be held Wednesday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Indianola.  Burial of cremains will be in the Indianola I.O.O. F. Cemetery.

Dorothy is survived by five children, eight grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren, one sister and numerous family and...

William Clayton Helderlein

William Clayton Helderlein

May 10, 2017

WILLIAM HELDERLEIN Indianola William Clayton Helderlein, 84, lately of Indianola, IA, formerly of Florence, AZ, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 of natural causes. He was born May 27, 1932 in North Versailles Township, PA, son of Frank X. and Garnet Mason Helderlein. William was a 1950 graduate of McKeesport High School and a veteran of the United States Army....

Sharon Sue Bishop

Sharon Sue Bishop

May 9, 2017

SHARON BISHOP Indianola

A Celebration of Life Service for Sharon Bishop, 77, who passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at home, will be held 7 p.m., Saturday, May 13 at the First Assembly of God Church in Indianola. Burial of cremains will be in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Sharon was born in Atlantic, Iowa and...

Geraldine "Gerry" Ranker

Geraldine "Gerry" Ranker

May 8, 2017

Services for Geraldine (Curtis) Ranker, 91, who passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, at Vintage Hills Care Center in Indianola of dementia, will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 11 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Burial will follow in the Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Center, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Thursday.

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Dorothy Ruth Brun

Dorothy Ruth Brun

May 8, 2017

Dorothy Ruth Brun was born February 8, 1929 in Des Moines, IA to Alva and Gladys (Gillham) Cox. She grew up in Des Moines with a short stay in Washington, D.C. Dorothy graduated from East High School in Des Moines. She moved to Fairfield, IA after she married, where she had six children. She then moved to Arizona where...

Lyle Ralph Goodrich

Lyle Ralph Goodrich

May 7, 2017

LYLE R. GOODRICH Indianola Services for Lyle R. Goodrich, 84, who passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 at home will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Monica; children, Rod (Karen) Goodrich, Richard Goodrich, Ronald Goodrich...

Rex Colonel Antles

Rex Colonel Antles

May 5, 2017

REX ANTLES Indianola Rex Colonel Antles passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Rex was born in Eddyville, IA on January 7, 1939. No services planned at this time. He is survived by his children, Bonnie Johnson and Alan Antles; grandchildren, Bradley (Tracy) Johnson, Kayla (Scott) Bowman, Brandi Antles, Brett (Megan) Johnson, Kasey...

Marvin "Marv" Van Sickle

Marvin "Marv" Van Sickle

May 4, 2017

Celebration of Life services for Marvin Allen Van Sickle, 88, who passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 9 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to service.

Marv was born August 1, 1928 in...

Betty Lou Davis

Betty Lou Davis

May 4, 2017

Memorial services for Betty Davis, 75, who passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 9 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola.  The visitation will be held two hours prior to services from 9 to 11 a.m.

She is survived by her children, Rockey (Cindy) Davis and...

Janet Louise Swearingen

Janet Louise Swearingen

May 3, 2017

Services for Janet L. Swearingen, 74, who passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Des Moines, will be held 11 a.m. Monday, May 8 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Janet Louise, daughter of Leonard and Dorrine (Rogers) Westerly, was born on April 21, 1943, in Osceola, Iowa.  She...

Mildred Ellen Zeliadt

Mildred Ellen Zeliadt

May 1, 2017

Mildred Ellen Macy was born September 4, 1925 to Lawrence and Maurine Macy in Des Moines, Iowa.  As a youth, she studied piano and competed in many competitions.  She graduated from East High in Des Moines in 1943.  She attended First Friends Church where she met her future husband Francis Zeliadt.

After a year of working for...

Mary "Lou" Cornia

Mary "Lou" Cornia

Apr 30, 2017

MARY "LOU" CORNIA Indianola Services for Mary "Lou" Cornia, 74, who passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 4 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Mary Lou was born and raised in Omaha NE, the oldest of 3 girls.  This is also where she...

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