Ottumwa High School Iowa Alumni Obituaries

Stephen Kirk Waggie 76 of Indianola Iowa passed away surrounded by family Monday December 8 2025. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday December 13 2025 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Family will greet friends prior to service from 9 to 10 a.m. Inurnment of cremains w...

Larry Leo “Coach O” Overturf, affectionately known to many as the “Old Goat,” passed awaypeacefully on November 28, 2025, in Ames, Iowa, at the age of 86 after battling cancer. Bornon January 11, 1939, in Ottumwa, Iowa, Larry lived a life rich with purpose, passion, andpersonality.Larry’s journey be...

Vernon Harold Tippett 84 of Quincy Illinois formerly of Memphis Missouri passed away Wednesday October 8 2025 at the High Point Residence in Quincy Illinois. Vernon was born on April 25 1941 in Ottumwa Iowa the son of Harold William and Helen Maurine Hicks Tippett. In 1957 he was an Eagle Scout and ...

    Gerald Joseph Sharp, 96, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa, Iowa.    Gerald was born on October 7, 1928, in Edina, Missouri, the son of David Francis and Carrie Frances Kruger Sharp.    He attende...

Janice (Jan) Samuelson, 92, of Ames, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at Northcrest Heartwood House in Ames.Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29th, 2025, in the Grand Room at Northcrest Community, 2300 Northcrest Parkway, Ames, IA 50010. Inurnment will ...

Gary Whitt 19542025 Cameron MissouriGary D Whitt age 71 was born January 14 1954 in Gallatin MO to Harley Vest and Letha Mae Beaman Whitt and passed away peacefully on December 6 2025. Even with the challenges of cerebral palsy Gary lived a full and meaningful life. For more than 30 years he was a M...

Richard Wayne Merrihew, age 93, was born as the only child to Bert Loyd & Florence Mary (Moulton) Merrihew January 2, 1932, in Bethany, MO. He passed away peacefully December 2nd at Stonehill Health Center in Dubuque Iowa, with his family at his side. To celebrate Richard’s life family and frien...