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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Jerry Nelsen
Aug 7, 2026
Jerry Nelsen, age 84, of Anita, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Cass Health in Atlantic. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026 at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Anita with Rev. Ted Weishaupt officiating. Burial with Military Honors will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita. Visitation with the family will...
Perry E. Lego
Aug 6, 2026
Perry Edward Lego, 74, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2026, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. He was born on June 26, 1952, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Robert Phillip Lego and Carol LaVerne Ditlefsen. On July 30, 2010, Perry married Pamela Jean Peterson. Together, Perry and Pam shared 16 years of marriage and a life...
Vi Irene Kunce
Jul 29, 2026
Vi Irene Kunce, age 80, formerly of Audubon, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, IA. Vi Irene Kunce was born September 8,1945 in Carroll, Iowa to Hugh McCrea and Violet (Sprecher) McCrea. She grew up in Lohrville and then the family moved to Scranton, where she graduated in 1963. In June of...
Eugene Fischer
Jul 29, 2026
Eugene Henry “Gene” Fischer, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Born June 1, 1938 in Stillwater, Minnesota, he was the son of Eugene Karl and Magdalena (Krumrein) Fischer. Gene graduated from Stillwater High School and Macalester College, and worked as Manager in retail; JCPenney and Pamida throughout his long career. He married Patricia...
Ruth Esther Eaton
Jul 23, 2026
Ruth Esther (Gustafson, Bruha) Eaton, age 81 of Smithville, TX, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. She was born March 1, 1945, to Marvin and Alma (nee Grefe) Uhlig in Detroit Lakes, MN. Her father was a Missouri Synod Lutheran Pastor in Northern Minnesota, and the church was...
Dixie Sue Pedersen
Jul 23, 2026
Dixie Sue Hockom Pedersen, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026. She was born to Gene and Marilyn (Switzer) Hockom. She lived a life filled with love, kindness, and unwavering devotion to her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gene and Marilyn (Switzer) Hockom; her brother, Doug Hockom; and her beloved grandchild, Regan Weeks;...
Bert Rose
Jul 21, 2026
Roybert "Bert" Lee Rose, age 73, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Bert was born in Auburn, Nebraska, to Wayne and Mona (Sondgrass) Rose. He attended and graduated from Auburn High School. After high school, he honored his country by serving in the United States Army and was...
Gordon Dean Buswell
Jul 16, 2026
Mr. Gordon Dean Buswell, age 75, of Audubon, IA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at his home in Audubon, IA. Gordon was born on June 22, 1951, in Carroll, IA, the son of Lois (Neville) and Elmer Buswell. He was baptized in Lake View, IA, on April 11, 1953. His parents moved to Carroll, IA, from a...
Russ Rudy Jr.
Jul 15, 2026
Russell (Russ) Charles Rudy Jr., passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Cass Memorial Hospital in Atlantic at the age of 74 years. He was born on May 3, 1952, to Russell Sr. and Ruth Rudy in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up in rural Atlantic with his brothers and sister. He attended Atlantic Community Schools. Russ worked at American...
Lorraine Ardith Bickel
Jul 3, 2026
Lorraine Ardith (Fimrite) Bickel passed into the arms of the Lord on July 3, 2026, at the age of 92 at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab and support of Midwest Hospice services. Visitation and Memorial Service will be held at the Congregational United Church of Christ of Anita (501 Locust St., Anita, IA, 50020) on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Visitation...
LaVerne Leroy Jensen
Jul 1, 2026
LaVerne Leroy Jensen, son of Christian Peter and Elena Nelsena (Christoffersen) Jensen, was born on February 5, 1942, in Kimballton, Iowa. He passed away on July 1, 2026, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa. LaVerne attended Audubon Community School and graduated in 1960. He had many professions working at Southside Welding, driving trucks with his brother-in-law, Dale Madsen,...
Lucy Marie Cohrs
Jun 28, 2026
Lucy Marie Cohrs, age 17, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa. Lucy came into the world like a spitfire and never let up. As a child, she was sweet, silly, and full of personality. With her chubby cheeks and Cheshire grin, she knew exactly how to wrap people around her...
Donna L. Johnson
Jun 24, 2026
Donna L. Johnson, age 91, of Exira, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at the Exira Care Center.
Donna Lou Johnson was born in Audubon County on May 10, 1935 to Max and Martha (Gennerich) Walker. They moved to Adair County in 1942. Donna grew up on a farm near Fontanelle and went to country school and graduated from Greenfield...
Jamie Andrew Faga
Jun 22, 2026
Jamie Andrew Faga was born on April 5, 1973, at Audubon County Hospital, and he died on June 22, 2026, at his family farm in Exira. His parents were Connie Ray and Connie Sue Faga. He was baptized on April 29, 1973, and confirmed on April 12, 1987, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Adair, Iowa. He attended school...
Richard Lee Wittmuss
Jun 21, 2026
Richard (Dick) Lee Wittmuss, age 82, passed away June 21st, 2026. He was a resident at the Heritage House in Atlantic Iowa.
He was born in Iowa City Iowa on March 10th, 1944; to his parents Gerald Wittmuss and Rose (McKeane) Wittmuss.
Richard was raised and went to school in Atlantic Iowa. He graduated from Atlantic Senior High School in 1962.
While growing...
Brenda Anne Swope
Jun 19, 2026
Brenda Anne Mortensen (Schroder-Swope) was born to George and Alice (Wiges) Mortensen of Elk Horn on August 25th, 1945, in Harlan Iowa. She graduated from EHK community schools in 1963, and went on to graduate from CE School of Business in Omaha, NE.
On November 15, 1964, she married Lyle Schroder from Palmyra, NE and from this union there were 4...
Phyllis Sue Miller
Jun 18, 2026
Phyllis Sue (Petersen) Miller of Audubon, Iowa, was born at home on May 9, 1927, to Kie Magnus and Ina Gertrude (Kemp) Petersen in Jacksonville, Iowa, the oldest of four children. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 18, 2026, surrounded by family in her own home. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at...
Betty Obermeier
Jun 15, 2026
Mrs. Betty Lucille Obermeier, age 92, of Audubon, IA, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at MJ Estates Assisted Living in Exira, IA.
Betty Lucille Obermeier was born in Audubon, Iowa, on April 14, 1934. A daughter of William and Leona (Sonksen) Deist. She attended Audubon Schools, graduating with the class of 1953. On November 24, 1956, Betty was united...
Nancy Kay Petersen
Jun 11, 2026
Nancy Kay (Duvall) Petersen, a woman whose life was defined by an extraordinary capacity to care for others, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2026, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 74. Nancy’s story began on April 21, 1952, in Davenport, Iowa. At two years old, she was welcomed into the loving arms of her...
Betty Ann Christiansen
Jun 10, 2026
Betty Christiansen passed away on June 10, 2026, in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 98. Born in Estherville, Iowa, on June 13, 1927, to Harry Lorenz Dominy and Julia Anna Finn, she grew up on a farm in rural Emmett County with five older siblings. Betty’s early schooling took place in a one-room schoolhouse, and her older sister Leona...
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