Patricia Nan Simmons, 84, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Ramsey Village Nursing Home in Des Moines, Iowa. Patricia was born March 9, 1937, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of Loval and Mildred (Parson) Hughes. She attended Paris Crossing High School graduating with the class of 1955. On October 4, 1958, she married Ralph Henry Simmons in North Vernon, Indiana. In 1974, the family moved to a farm north of Anita, Iowa, where Ralph worked for the Wayne...

Betty Emelie DeBord, age 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. Betty was born January 15, 1925, in Clay Township, Shelby County, Iowa, to William Andersen and Anna (Loof) Andersen. She lived in rural Elk Horn, Iowa, in the Rorbeck vicinity. She moved to the Marne area when she was 7 years old and attended rural schools. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1942. On October 9, 1946, she married Wayne...

Donnie Evans, 64, of Bridgewater, Iowa, formerly of Cortland, NY, passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2021 at his home in Bridgewater. Born October 21, 1956 in Cortland, he was a son of Pastor Donald and Joyce (Scutt) Evans of Cortland, who survive him. Donnie relocated many years ago to Iowa, where he was a foreman with ACR Refrigeration of Sioux City. A welder by trade, he was an avid hunter and member of the NRA, and he enjoyed his Harleys and dogs, Punky Butt and Emily. In...

LeRoy Franklin Wheatley, 91 of rural Adair, Iowa passed away Wednesday September 8, 2021 at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa, where he became friends with many of the nurses.LeRoy was born on March 14, 1930 in Anita, Iowa to Otto and Emma (Kaufmann) Wheatley. He attended Fontanelle High School graduating with the class of 1948. On January 8, 1951 LeRoy enlisted into the Air Force and was stationed in England. While in England he married Marjorie Mae Baudler on July 25, 1953. He was...

  Galen D. Newman, age 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA Galen was born October 30, 1940, south of Lyman, IA to Lloyd and Olivette (Weaver) Newman. He attended Griswold Schools and graduated from the Griswold Highschool with the class of 1958. Galen soon met Betty Lou Eden and they were united in marriage on October 15, 1961, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita, IA. During the marriage they moved to Atlantic...

Mildred Beatty, 94, of Atlantic passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born Mildred Lorene Pierce on October 27, 1926, to Arthur and Sara (Ireland) Pierce on her family’s farm west of Oakland, Iowa.Mildred attended country school in Washington Township and graduated from Oakland High School in 1944. During high school she took normal training in preparation to be a teacher. After graduation Mildred began teaching country school. During the...

Rose (Rosie) Schroeder, age 88, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at her daughter Linda’s residence Perry, IARose Marie Davis was born on May 29, 1933, in Lake Park, Iowa to Alhainen and Opal (Liffick) Davis. She was 1 of 8 children. She married Franklin Houwen in 1950. From that union, they had one and only child, Linda (Houwen) Warriner of Perry, Iowa. In 1974, Rosie married Warren Schroeder. Rosie worked different jobs throughout her life. She was also an avid...

Fern Marie Hoffman, age 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA.Fern was born August 17, 1938, in Denison, IA, the daughter of Herman and Louise (Busskohl) Weber. She attended Dow City High School graduating with the class of 1958. On November 24, 1962, she married Jerome Hoffman. After marriage, Fern moved to Carroll, Iowa, with Jerome, who was employed with Mauer Construction. They lived in Carroll until 1972. Then they...

Seth Daniel Hanson November 13, 1982 - September 2, 2021 SETH “ The Appointed One”Be the joy of your Father, the happiness of your Mother. Proverbs 23:25Seth came early into the world, and faced a life of health issues, he courageously accepted each new problem, and never complained. He was very intelligent and could remember everything about history events, and people that mattered most to him. His biggest love was of the wrestling world, he could tell you anything you wanted to know....

Harry James Tupper III, age 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at his residence in Atlantic, IA. Harry was born on March 7, 1946, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Harry James Tupper Jr. and Doris Louise (Johnson) Tupper. As a child Harry grew up and attended Oakland schools graduating in the class of 1964. On April 12, 1966, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Jean Morton. In 1965 he joined the U.S. Navy and served till 1969 as an Aviation Storekeeper. Harry worked for...