Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas

Rose Rutledge

Rose Rutledge

Nov 2, 2014

Rose Cecilia Rutledge, age 94, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away November 2, 2014, in Atlantic, Iowa. Left to cherish her memory are; daughter, Candice Rutledge and son, Perry Rutledge, both of Las Vegas, NV. Her husband, Foster Rutledge and eldest son, Edward, "Ned" Rutledge pre- deceased her in 2013. Her five grandchildren, Brandon, Carrie, Ashley, Tyler Rutledge and...

Russell Lehnhardt

Russell Lehnhardt

Nov 1, 2014

Russell E. Lehnhardt, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Allen House in Atlantic. Russ was born at Avoca, Iowa, on March 10, 1925, to Elmer and Meta (Dorscher) Lehnhardt. They moved to Walnut in 1929 and he graduated from Walnut High School in 1942. He served in the Army from September 1943 to...

Dorothy Johnson

Dorothy Johnson

Nov 1, 2014

Dorothy Eloise Johnson, 89, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014, a the Griswold Care Center. Dorothy's wishes of body donation have been carried out and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is handling the arrangements.

Janet Aggen

Janet Aggen

Oct 31, 2014

Janet Lee Aggen, 58, of rural Anita, Iowa, died Friday October 31, 2014, at the home of her mother in Anita. Janet Lee Aggen was born July 16, 1956, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Dale Edward and Norma L. (Dorsey) Schaaf. Janet graduated from Anita High School in 1974. After graduation, she studied nursing and then worked at...

Neil Stork

Neil Stork

Oct 30, 2014

Neil C. Stork, 74, of rural Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday October 30, 2014, at his home. Neil C. Stork was born August 15, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa the son of Carl and Lena (Ortner) Stork. Neil was a member of the last graduating class of Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in Mount Carmel, Iowa, in 1958....

Lloyd Robert Jorgensen

Lloyd Robert Jorgensen

Oct 27, 2014

Lloyd Robert Jorgensen, the son of Hans Peter and Carrie Marie (Christensen) Jorgensen, was born March 15, 1931, at his parents’ home south of Sharon, Iowa and died October 27, 2014, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 7 months, and 12 days. Lloyd was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran...

Mark Carroll

Mark Carroll

Oct 27, 2014

Mark D. Carroll, 54, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 27, 2014, at his home in Griswold.

Walter Sampson

Walter Sampson

Oct 26, 2014

Walter William Sampson, 63, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014, at his home in Walnut. He was born June 23, 1951, the son of LeRoy and Edna (Thies) Sampson in Jefferson, Iowa. His family moved to Walnut, Iowa, where he grew up. He attended Walnut Community Schools and graduated from Walnut High School in 1969. Shortly...

Wayne Ullerich

Wayne Ullerich

Oct 26, 2014

Wayne P. Ullerich, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Visitation with family will be from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014, in the fellowship hall at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa. The memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2014, also...

Kenneth Beymer

Kenneth Beymer

Oct 22, 2014

Kenneth D. Beymer, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening October 22, 2014, as the result of an automobile accident. Kenneth Dean Beymer was born June 11, 1932 in Meade, Kansas, the son of George and Laura (Truex) Beymer. At the age of 12, his family moved to Jacksonville, Iowa. Ken married Marie Bock December 31, 1952, in...

Katherine Lea Cole

Katherine Lea Cole

Oct 20, 2014

Katherine Lea Cole, the daughter of Fred and Iola (Andersen) Cole, was born October 20, 1962, in Orange, California and died October 20, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 52 years. Katherine was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended Elementary School and Junior High School in Orange County, California...

Carol Mccuen

Carol Mccuen

Oct 20, 2014

Carol G. McCuen, 69, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Carol Gay McCuen was born May 18, 1945, to Carl and Lila Gay Kirkpatrick in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up on a farm outside of Casey with her two brothers and her sister, and loved the farm, her dad's horses,...

Mary Maxwell

Mary Maxwell

Oct 15, 2014

Mary F. Maxwell, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Mary Francis Maxwell was born April 1, 1943, in Villisca, Iowa, to Albert and Viona (Sutherland) Ping. She lived most of her life in the Atlantic area and attended the Atlantic school system, graduating from Atlantic High School...

Lyle Marsh

Lyle Marsh

Oct 12, 2014

Lyle K. Marsh, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Lyle Keith Marsh was born December 20, 1932, in Nodaway County, Missouri, to Roby F. and Lydia (Rae) Marsh. He grew up in Elmo, Missouri, and graduated from the Elmo High School in 1950. He attended Ozark Christian...

Rosemary Wiemann

Rosemary Wiemann

Oct 12, 2014

Rosemary Wiemann, 68, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. Per Rosemary's request she is being cremated and no services will be held.

Mary Ludwig

Mary Ludwig

Oct 10, 2014

Mary D. Ludwig, 97, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014, at the Greenfield Manor in Greenfield, Iowa. Mary Dora Ludwig was born October 6, 1917, to James and Mary (Gray) Crawley in Beaver Township, Guthrie County, Iowa. She grew up near Guthrie Center and Monteith, and attended country schools through the 8th grade. On December 11,...

Rose Marie Larsen

Rose Marie Larsen

Oct 9, 2014

Rose Marie Larsen, the daughter of Olen Wilt and Mary Jane (Gaule) Collar, was born April 19, 1927, at her parents’ home in Bedford, Iowa and died October 9, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 5 months, and 20 days. Rose was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Bedford,...

Bernard Fay

Bernard Fay

Oct 8, 2014

Bernard E. Fay, 96, of Knoxville, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Bernard E. Fay was born December 4, 1917, in Anita, Iowa, to Peter and Julia (Fagan) Fay. He attended several country schools and then the Adair High School. On September 5, 1941,...

Dennis Eugene  Lynn Billings

Dennis Eugene Lynn Billings

Oct 2, 2014

Dennis Eugene Lynn Billings, the son of Dennis Lee Billings and Lonnie Lollie, was born April 18, 1978, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died October 2, 2014, at his home in Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 36 years, 5 months, and 14 days. Dennis was baptized at the Fellowship of Faith Church near Oakland,...

Gladys Emma Rasmussen

Gladys Emma Rasmussen

Oct 1, 2014

Gladys Emma Rasmussen, the daughter of Lloyd and Ada (Fleming) Miller, was born July 3, 1918, at her parents’ home in Corning, Iowa and died October 1, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 2 months, and 28 days. When Gladys was young her parents died and she lived with her Grandmother for...