Obituaries

May 19, 2016

Alan was a celebrated physics teacher at Lincoln High School for many years and retired in 1990.  He was a  pioneer in educational television and created the Project Physics curriculum.  He was honored to receive the Iowa Physics Teacher of the Year award.

Alan's greatest joy was traveling the world with his wife Harriet. His interests were...

May 17, 2016

Services for David Mark Ballwahn, 48, who passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife Heidi; son Brycen David Ballwahn; mother, Barbara Ballwahn; and sister, Ronda Ballwahn.  He was preceded in death by...

May 16, 2016

Patricia Kathleen Waits passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at Taylor House Hospice at the age of 62.

Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret and Henry Waits, and her sister, Margaret "Peggy" Tetmeyer. Patricia is survived by her brother, Michael Waits; daughters, Kelli (Michael) Sutton, Nicole Shumate (Kenny Doyle); six grandchildren, Delanie, Isabella (Sutton),...

May 11, 2016

WILBUR LEE BINGAMAN

Indianola

Services for Wilbur Lee Bingaman, 85, who passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Survivors include many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces...

May 11, 2016

Graveside burial of cremains for Doris Virginia (Reynolds) Messenger will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016 in the Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Center, Iowa. Doris Virginia (Reynolds) Messenger  was born September 13, 1920 in Warren County, IA to Virgil and Osa (Meeker) Reynolds and grew up in the Medora neighborhood.  She died at the Clarke County Hospital...

May 7, 2016

Carolyn Lorriane Fenimore was born in Summerset, Iowa on September 24th, 1930 to Nellie and Kinsey Neely.  She met her husband, Sidney Fenimore in 1947 while roller skating.  She fell and he picked her up.  They lived in Iowa until moving to Southern California in the early 60's.  Carolyn loved living in California.  She had a beautiful garden and...

May 5, 2016

Memorial services for Robert Overstreet, 89, who passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial of cremains following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to services Tuesday at...

May 3, 2016

MARY ANN ADAMS

Denmark, WI

Mary Ann Adams was born May 9, 1937 in Jamaica, NY to John Alexander and Louise Marie (Miller) Harp and passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, IA at the age of 78 years. A small family service was held at Lake Ahquabi in...

Apr 30, 2016

JAMES EDWIN MORT

Memorial services for James Edwin Mort, 84, of Indianola, who passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 3 at the Grandview Church of Christ, 2736 Hubbel Avenue, Des Moines, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the...

Apr 27, 2016

Robert "Rob" L. Hurd

June 27, 1950 - April 27, 2016

On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, after a short but hard fought battle with cancer, Rob made the final journey home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 pm on Sunday, May 15th, at the Prairie Meadows Event Center. 1...

Apr 25, 2016

Frances Augusta Roland, 92, passed away Monday April 25, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola, Iowa.  Visitation will be Sunday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa followed by a service at 3:00 p.m.  Cremation will follow services and burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Elm...

Apr 23, 2016

Kenneth Martin Ball, son of Frank Ball and Dorothy Cook, was born March 27th, 1926 in Commerce, Iowa.  He graduated from the eighth grade from Grant's School in rural Madison County.  He married Dorothy Bush September 29th, 1946.

On June 20th, 1944 the Trailways bus took him from Winterset to Fort Des Moines to be inducted into...

Apr 23, 2016

SUSANNAH BAKER DRYER THOMPSON

Waukee

Susannah Baker Dryer Thompson of Waukee passed away early Saturday, April 23, 2016 from injuries sustained in an auto accident at the age of 44. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Overton Funeral...

Apr 22, 2016

Services for Betty Lou Bingaman-Mulligan, 84, who passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, will be held 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2016 at Overton Funeral Home with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Prior to service.

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Apr 21, 2016

Celebration of life services for James "Jim" Norris, 64, who passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, will be held 6 p.m. Monday, April 25 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA, with visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to service.

He is survived by his children, Amy...

Apr 16, 2016

Services for Edward Dwight Fry, 83, who passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at The Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Indianola, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA, with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Edward Dwight Fry was born May 25, 1932 in Van Wert, IA. He...

Apr 13, 2016

Celebration of life services for Robert "Bobby" Hook, 61, who passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, IA, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, April 18 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, IA.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to services on Monday.   Burial of cremains will be held at a later...

Apr 8, 2016

Kenneth O. (K.O.) Good

1924-2016

Kenneth O. Good, 91, died Friday, April 8, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA. Ken donated his body to the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, with interment of cremains in the Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery in Pulaski, IN, at a later date.

Ken is...

Apr 3, 2016

Frances Casteel, 94, of Indianola, IA passed away April 3, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society in Indianola, IA.  She was born September 11, 1921 on a farm in Queen City, MO to Ralph and Helen Myers.  She married Thurman Casteel on October 5, 1941 in Lancaster, MO.

Frances enjoyed...

Apr 1, 2016

Services for Earl Conrad Eichner, 92, who passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at home, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 6 at the Indianola First Assembly of God Church with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at...