Obituaries
Obituaries
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
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. Â 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
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
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
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.
...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
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
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
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
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
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. Â She...
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
April 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...
Phyllis Irene Middleswart
April 26, 2017
PHYLLIS IRENE MIDDLESWART
Indianola
Services for Phyllis Irene (Loucks) Middleswart, 92, who passed away at Good Samaritan Society in Indianola on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 1 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola.
Phyllis was born October 16, 1924...
Vera Lea Howell
April 25, 2017
A Celebration of Life Service for Vera L. Howell, 64, who passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines, will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 28 at the Indianola First Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Angie (Chad) Martens; granddaughter, Hailey Martens; mother, Pat Howell and brother,...
Donn C Modlin
April 22, 2017
Donn C. Modlin passed with peace on April 22, 2017 at the age of 80. Donn was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 50 years, Julia Ann (Myrland) Modlin, along with his parents, Morris and Nina Modlin, and infant sister, Carolyn Jo. He is survived by his son, Scott (Cindy), his grandson, Aaron, and daughter, Jill Houle....
Phillip William Jacobs
April 17, 2017
Services for Phillip Jacobs, 76, who passed away, Monday, April 17, 2017 at home, will be held 10 a.m. Friday, April 21 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the New Virginia Cemetery, New Virginia, IA.
He is survived by his children, Dennis Jacobs, Phyllis (Jeff) McLain; grandson, Eric (Jessica) McLain; great grandchildren, Allison...
Anneliese Gaumer
April 13, 2017
ANNELIESE GAUMER Indianola
Anneliese Gernert was born on March 2, 1926 in Schweinfurt, Germany, the daughter of Edmund and Klara Gernert. She lived through bombing raids that destroyed her family home in World War II and met her husband Don Gaumer during the war when she sewed new stripes on his uniform. She left her family in...
Ray Kauzlarich
April 10, 2017
Services for Ray Kauzlarich, 88, who passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Thursday at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; daughters, Diane (Steve) Nelson,...
Muriel Marie Godwin
April 10, 2017
Muriel Marie (Mann) Godwin was born to David and Blanche Mann on March 25, 1930, in Carroll, Iowa.  She joined a brother, Darrell, on the family farm outside of Vail.  Darrell was 7 years older than Muriel, and she adored him. Growing up in rural Iowa in the 1930's, there was not a lot of money but there were...
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