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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Grace Hansen
Feb 2, 2014
Grace Margaret (Mueller) Hansen was born April 14, 1922, on a farm one and one half miles north of Adair, in Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of John Tobias and Margaretha Wilhelmina Mueller. She was baptized on May 7, 1922, by the Reverend Otto Kohn and confirmed on April 14, 1935, by the Reverend Theodore Hoemann at the Immanuel...
Beulah Lorraine Lucas
Feb 1, 2014
Beulah Lorraine Lucas, the daughter of Samuel and Ella (Smith) Kopp was born September 11, 1913, in Glidden, Iowa and died February 1, 2014, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 100 years, 4 months, and 20 days. Beulah was baptized and confirmed. She attended school and graduated from High School in 1931. Beulah then attended...
Daisy Marie Schmidt
Feb 1, 2014
Daisy Marie Schmidt, the daughter of George Peter and Gladys Edith (Snyder) Parris, was born December 31, 1923, in Hutchinson, Kansas and died February 1, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years and 1 month. Daisy was baptized and confirmed while in Hutchinson. She spent her early years in Hutchinson going to school...
Bruno Behrends
Feb 1, 2014
Bruno Edward Behrends, a lifelong Cass County resident, left this earth peacefully at the Heritage House on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at the age of 102. Bruno was born March 7, 1911, in a small home in the middle of a corn field south of Wiota, the first of four children of John and Caroline (Euken) Behrends. He began...
Marlene Strauss
Jan 30, 2014
Marlene Kay Christensen Strauss entered into rest January 30, 2014, at her home in Atlantic, Iowa, surrounded by her family. She was born September 13, 1946, to Arlo and Frances Briles Christensen. She grew up in Anita, Iowa, and graduated from Anita High School in 1964. Marlene married Dennis Carl Strauss September 20, 1965. They made their home in...
Michael Leed
Jan 29, 2014
Michael Norman Leed was born March 4, 1944, in Council Bluffs, IA the second child of Norman Edward Leed and Shirley Elizabeth Zobrist. He grew up on the family farm east of Hancock, IA attending Hancock Elementary and Jr. High. He graduated from AvoHa High School in Avoca, IA with the Class of 1962. He attended Northwest Missouri State...
Betty Jean (Duvall) Neyenhuis
Jan 28, 2014
Betty Jean Neyenhuis, the daughter of Dolliver and Pearl (Ruhs) Dawson, was born March 1, 1924, at her parents’ home Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died January 28, 2014, at her home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 27 days. Betty and her family were baptized at the Westover Baptist Church in Des...
Marlin Frederiksen
Jan 27, 2014
Marlin Kay Frederiksen was born June 27, 1936, in Exira, Iowa, the son of Kermit and Ellowene Grace (Hensel) Frederiksen, and passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up in Atlantic, Iowa, and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1954. On June 8, 1958, Marlin was married to Mardelle Fae...
Frances Richter
Jan 26, 2014
Frances Bernice Richter, 87, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa. She was born December 2, 1926, in Wiota, Iowa, to Walter Raymond and Lena (Ballenseifer) Earl. Frances was raised in Wiota and graduated from Wiota High School. After graduation she enrolled in Duchesne College in Omaha, Nebraska,...
Dorothy May Betts
Jan 25, 2014
Dorothy May Betts, the daughter of John Edward and Ethel Delle (Farnham) Siemsen was born April 14, 1924, at her parent’s home in Cameron Township north of Audubon, Iowa and died January 25, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 9 months, and 11 days. Dorothy was baptized in the Methodist Church. She...
Mary Kearney
Jan 25, 2014
Mary Lou Rattenborg was born July 13, 1932, in Avoca, Iowa, the daughter of Simon Arnold and Cena Mary (Blevins) Rattenborg, and passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. She grew up in Oakland, Iowa, and graduated from the Oakland High School in 1950. She then attended business school in Omaha,...
Violet 'Vi' Josephine Clemsen
Jan 24, 2014
Violet “Vi” Josephine Clemsen, the daughter of Ora W. and Minnie (Buckner) Fancher was born October 22, 1925, at her parents’ home in Cameron Township, Audubon County, Iowa, and died January 24, 2014, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 3 months, and 2 days. Violet attended rural school in Cameron Township...
Elsie South
Jan 21, 2014
Elsie Merle Peterson was born April 10, 1926, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Nels and Edna (Johnson) Peterson and passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She was a lifelong resident of Cass County and attended country school there. On September 28, 1946, Elsie married Donald C. South at the...
Dean Orstad
Jan 20, 2014
Durwood Dean Orstad was born September 6, 1955, in Creston, Iowa, the son of Russell Dean and Maxine June (Vetter) Orstad and passed away Monday, January 20, 2014, at his home in Griswold, Iowa. Dean grew up in Grant, Iowa, and graduated from the Griswold High School. He received an Associate's Degree in Animal Science from Iowa Western Community...
Elane Adams
Jan 20, 2014
Elane Adams, 63, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Elane was born July 23, 1950, in Guthrie County, Iowa, to Floyd and Nellie Marie (Petersen) Shell. She spent her childhood growing up in Casey, Iowa. Later in her life she met and married Virgil Adams. Elane enjoyed gardening, crafts...
Bernard 'Bernie' Raymond Klein
Jan 14, 2014
Bernard “Bernie” Raymond Klein, the son of Alfonse and Marcella Langenfeld Klein was born November 2, 1935, at his parent’s home in Earling, Iowa. Bernie died January 14, 2014, in the comfort of his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 2 months, and 12 days. Bernie was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in...
Norma Summers
Jan 12, 2014
Norma Jean Holben was born April 18, 1930, the daughter of Francis Edwin and Cleo Mae (Hawes) Holben near Logan, Iowa, and passed away January 12, 2014, at her home in Atlantic, Iowa. She lived on a farm near Logan until 1937 when she moved into Logan. She graduated from the Logan High School in 1947. After graduation, Norma...
Mildred Mueller
Jan 6, 2014
Millie Mueller, 90, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away January 6, 2014. Millie was born to Frank and Emma White on April 22, 1923, outside of Villisca, Iowa. She grew up on a farm with her two brothers and a sister. As a teenager, she was active in music and 4-H. Millie graduated from Villisca High School in 1940 and...
Glenn Hackwell
Jan 3, 2014
Glenn Edward Hackwell, 56, of Anita, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 3, 2014, at his home. There will be a memorial service at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, January 9, 2014, at the American Legion Hall in Anita, Iowa. Hockenberry Family Care in Anita, Iowa, is assisting the family.
Charles (Chuck) Harvey Siemsen
Dec 30, 2013
Charles “Chuck” Harvey Siemsen, the son of John Edward and Ethel Delle (Farnham) Siemsen was born February 27, 1919, at his parent’s home in Cameron Township north of Audubon, Iowa and died December 30, 2013, at his home in Ross, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 10months, and 3 days. Chuck was baptized in the Methodist Church. He attended...
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