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Marlis Bornholdt
Nov 14, 2013
Marlis Lavonne Pelzer was born in Atlantic, Iowa, February 21, 1938, the daughter of Maurice Russell and Violet Margaret (Erickson) Pelzer and passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She lived in Shelby and Cass Counties, attending country schools and later graduating from the Elk Horn High School. On February 20, 1958, she...
Susan Jane Young
Nov 6, 2013
Susan Jane Young, the daughter of William and Alice (Black) Ferguson, was born June 6, 1945, in San Diego, California and died November 6, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 68 years, and 5 months. Susan was confirmed at the Methodist Church in Glidden, Iowa. She attended Glidden Community Schools graduating...
Raymond Underwood
Nov 6, 2013
Raymond Roger Underwood was born May 4, 1930 in his parents' home in Ringsted, Iowa. He died November 6, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, at the age of 83. Ray was the son of Phil Herbert and Dimple Dot (Dorothy) (Gaylord) Underwood. He was the youngest of five brothers and one sister. Ray graduated...
Joyce Maxine Jorgensen
Nov 5, 2013
Joyce Maxine Jorgensen, the daughter of Samuel Clifford and Marie (Heiken) Reser, was born October 27, 1930, at her parents’ home in rural Kossuth County near Algona, Iowa and died November 5, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years and 8 days. Joyce was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended...
Doris Mae Jorgensen
Nov 4, 2013
Doris Mae Jorgensen, the daughter of Chris and Nina (Lund) Jensen, was born May 16, 1928, at her parents’ home in Audubon County near Audubon, Iowa and died November 4, 2013, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Doris was baptized on June 24, 1928, and confirmed at...
Willis Eugene Umland
Oct 31, 2013
Willis Eugene Umland, the son of Albert and Emma (Rostermundt) Umland, was born July 30, 1933, at his parents’ home in Crawford County near Manilla, Iowa and died October 31, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 3 months, and 1 day. Willis was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church...
Scott Sullivan
Oct 30, 2013
Scott Edward Sullivan, 43, of Marne, Iowa passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at his home. He was born February 20, 1970 in Waverly, Iowa, the son of Timothy and Carol (Carpenter) Sullivan. He was raised in Waterloo, Iowa until the age of 11. His family then moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and later to Indianola, Iowa, before settling...
Margaret Miriam Andersen
Oct 28, 2013
Margaret Miriam Andersen, the daughter of Chris and Marie Hansen Larsen was born November 3, 1924, at her parents’ home in Hamlin, Iowa and went to her Heavenly Home on October 28, 2013, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Margaret was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin...
Eileen Carleton
Oct 28, 2013
Eileen Louise Menze Carleton, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away October 28, 2013, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. She was born October 6, 1922, near Gresham, Nebraska, the eldest child of Bertha (Mailand) and Frederick Menze. She attended rural schools near Gresham and graduated from Seward High School in Seward, Nebraska, in 1940. After high school she moved...
Mary White
Oct 27, 2013
Mary Patricia White, 56, of Exira, Iowa passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born May 30, 1957 in Omaha, NE, the daughter of Salvatore and Patricia (Dean) Belfiore. Mary was raised in Omaha and graduated from Benson High School. She also attended and graduated from Capital Beauty...
Willa Marie Jensen
Oct 26, 2013
Willa Marie Jensen, the daughter of Lionel and Rheta Baker Lyon, was born August 14, 1926, in Garden City, Kansas and died October 26, 2013, at The Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 2 months, and 12 days. Willa was baptized at Wellsford Methodist Church in Wellsford, Kansas. She attended school in various towns and...
Dolores Elaine Clemmensen
Oct 26, 2013
Dolores Elaine Clemmensen, the daughter of Jens and Carrie Jensen Bruun was born November 1, 1929, in Audubon County, Iowa and died peacefully in her home in Audubon, Iowa on October 26, 2013, at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Dolores grew up with her brothers and sisters Bernice, Norma, Jens “Jim”, and Glenn. She was...
Anna Irene Hinkle
Oct 24, 2013
Anna Irene Hinkle was born January 6, 1917, at her parents’ home in Guthrie County near Casey, Iowa and died October 24, 2013, at the Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois at the age of 96 years, 9 months and 18 days. Her parents were Fred and Edna (Sampson) Rasmussen. Anna had two brothers William (Bud) and Wayne and two sisters...
Michael Dean Schmidt
Oct 20, 2013
Michael Dean Schmidt, the son of Dean Alan and Julie Renea (Schulte) Schmidt, was born November 1, 1991, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died October 20, 2013, from injuries received in an auto accident near Gray, Iowa at the age of 21 years, 11 months, and 19 days. Michael was baptized and confirmed at St....
Audrey Wahlert
Oct 16, 2013
Audrey Ann Aupperle was born December 20, 1928, in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of LeRoy George and Alta Marie (Hutchins) Aupperle and passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She lived on a farm in Adair County prior to moving with her family to the Aupperle family farm south of...
Betty Marsh
Oct 6, 2013
Betty Bee Ward was born January 14, 1928, the daughter of Lawrence Lewey Ward and Blanche Mildred (Brockert) Ward, in Madison, Wisconsin, and passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. After moving to Iowa with her parents, Betty lived in Walnut, Lewis and Atlantic. She was a baptized member of the...
Anna Lauritsen
Oct 2, 2013
Anna Mary Mildred Alice (Jensen) Lauritsen was born in Cameron Township of Audubon County, Iowa, on March 29, 1911. Anna was the 7th child of ten born to Valdemar and Thora (Nielsen) Jensen and was their first child born in America after emigrating from Denmark. She grew up on a farm and attended rural schools in Audubon County. On...
Evelyn Kuiken
Oct 2, 2013
Evelyn Kuiken, 96, died at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, on Wednesday morning, October 2, 2013. Evelyn Irene Bretthauer was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 20, 1916, to Rev. Alvin and Martha (Voss) Bretthauer. Her father, a Lutheran minister, moved with his family to serve various congregations in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Evelyn graduated from Alvord High...
Marilyn Ohms
Oct 2, 2013
Marilyn Joann Gibson was born June 13, 1928, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Irma (Johnson) Gibson and passed away October 2, 2013, at Caring Acres in Anita, Iowa. Marilyn was raised in Des Moines and graduated from North High School in 1946. At that time, Marilyn's aunt Elaine was dating Vic Weber, co-captain of the...
Jeri Walters
Sep 29, 2013
Jeri Kay (Long) Walters of Atlantic, Iowa, was born January 17, 1961, in Corning, Iowa, to Robert (Bob) and Phyllis (Kingery) Long. She went home to Jesus on September 29, 2013, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Kathy Briggs and Roberta Townsend. She is survived by boyfriend, Doc...
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