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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
James A. Friedrichsen
Jul 17, 2014
James Anthony Friedrichsen, the son of Herman and Agnes (Lutwitzi) Friedrichsen, was born November 30, 1925, in Stratton, CO and died July 17, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 88 years, 7 ½ months. Jim was baptized in Stratton, Colorado in December of 1925. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Audubon, Iowa. Jim was...
Thomas J. Mcmichael
Jul 16, 2014
Thomas Jordan McMichael, the son of Homer and Lucille (Jordan) McMichael, was born October 19, 1934, in Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died July 16, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 8 months, and 27 days. Thomas was baptized and confirmed at the Ross Calvary United Methodist Church in...
Donald Cohron
Jul 15, 2014
Donald Paul Cohron, 90, died July 15, 2014 at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. The son of Arch Montgomery (A.M.) Cohron and Bernice Geil Cohron, he was born September 17, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of 10 he started working for his father as water boy, then truck driver, learning the ropes of bridge building. He...
Timothy Stein
Jul 14, 2014
Timothy Robert Stein was born August 9, 1971, the son of Robert Carl and Theresa Cecilia (Goeser) Stein in Atlantic, Iowa, and passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He attended the Atlantic Schools and the Walnut High School. After high school, Tim worked at the pork plant in Harlan, IA, and...
Sheila Lynn (Speas) Whitson
Jul 13, 2014
Sheila Lynn Whitson, the daughter of Roland and JoAnn A. (Hodges) Speas, was born March 2, 1958, in Sacramento, California and died July 13, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 56 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Sheila was baptized and confirmed at the Ross Calvary United Methodist Church in Ross, Iowa. She attended...
Charles Smith
Jul 10, 2014
Charles Evan Smith was born April 4, 1951, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Charles Edward and Bertha Juanita (Rhodes) Smith and passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up in Blanchard, IA, and attended the Pusey Elementary School in Council Bluffs, IA. Chuck then lived at the...
Sherry Wiges
Jul 9, 2014
Sherry Glee Wiges, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at her home in Atlantic. She was born March 23, 1935, to Doyle and Anna (Stewart) Cooper in Mason Township, Taylor County, Iowa. Sherry was raised in New Market, Iowa, and attended and graduated from the New Market High School. She lived in Clarinda, Iowa, and...
Paul Alan Petersen
Jun 29, 2014
Paul Alan Petersen, the son of James and Ruth Herrick Petersen, was born February 13, 1958 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died June 29, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 56 years, 4 months, and 16 days. Paul was baptized and confirmed at the Federated Church in Exira, Iowa....
Dorothy Schroder
Jun 29, 2014
Dorothy Pearl Schroder, 83, of Griswold, Iowa and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. She was born February 23, 1931 in Oconto, Nebraska, the daughter of Joseph and Pearl (McCrickard) Newhouse. Her family later moved to Missouri Valley, Iowa where she was raised and attended school through high...
Robert Euken
Jun 28, 2014
Robert L. Euken was born March 18, 1928, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Carl and Lizzie (Thomsen) Euken and passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Robert grew up on the family Century Farm in Cass County. He served in the Iowa National Guard from 1948 to 1953. On September...
Allen Ticknor
Jun 26, 2014
Allen Thomas Ticknor, 97, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita. Allen was born September 19, 1916, in Adair County, Iowa, the son of Charles Edgar and Grace Laura (Fitzgerald) Ticknor. He grew up on a farm south of Casey, Iowa. Allen graduated from Casey High School in 1933....
Lloyd Christensen
Jun 22, 2014
Lloyd S Christensen, 91, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, at his home in Cumberland. He was born April 19, 1923, to Harry and Vera (Stier) Christensen in Cumberland, Iowa. Lloyd was raised in the Cumberland area and attended White Union Country School until the 8th grade. He then attended Cumberland High School and graduated with...
Richard Viether
Jun 22, 2014
Richard Eugene Viether was born December 24, 1946, the son of Kenneth Henry and Viola Christina (Andersen) Viether and passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, at his home in Clearfield, Iowa. He grew up and lived most of his life in Marne, Iowa. During high school, Richard worked at the Marne Gas Station. He graduated from the Atlantic High...
Juanita Lou Hahn
Jun 20, 2014
Juanita Lou Hahn, the daughter of Roy P. and Lady Alice (Rollman) Carpenter, was born November 26, 1935, in Santa Cruz/Riverside, New Mexico and died June 20, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 6 months, and 24 days. Juanita was baptized and confirmed in the United Brethren Church. She attended...
Edna Mae Crawley
Jun 17, 2014
Edna Mae Crawley, the daughter of Roy and Ellen Jones Young, was born June 14, 1940, at her parents’ home in Oakfield, Iowa and died June 17, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 74 years, and 3 days. Edna was baptized and confirmed at the Brayton Lutheran Church in Brayton, Iowa. She...
Carole Joanne Christensen
Jun 10, 2014
Carole Joanne Christensen, the daughter of Donald and Helen (Miller) Trumbo was born December 3, 1938, in Bedford, Iowa and died June 10, 2014, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas, at the age of 75 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Carole was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church in Bedford, Iowa. She attended Bedford Community...
Alan Eugene Haskins
Jun 8, 2014
Alan Eugene Haskins, the son of Dallas and Marie (Simonsen) Haskins, was born July 18, 1944, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died June 8, 2014, at his home in Audubon at the age of 69 years, 10 months, and 20 days. Alan was baptized and confirmed at the First Methodist Church in Audubon. He attended Audubon Community...
Irene Gaskill
Jun 7, 2014
Luella Irene Gaskill, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Irene was born September 30, 1928, in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of Harley Eugene and Ila Emma (Herriott) Hubbard. She was raised in the Guthrie County area and attended the Casey schools. She graduated from Casey high...
Elmer Theodore Nielsen
Jun 4, 2014
Elmer Theodore Nielsen, the son of Danish immigrants Karl and Kristina (Frederiksen) Nielsen, was born May 1, 1923, at his parents’ home south of Exira, Iowa and died June 4, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 1 month, and 3 days. Elmer was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church...
Evelyn Ella Northup
Jun 1, 2014
Evelyn Ella Northup, the daughter of John and Anna (Rattenborg) Bertelsen, was born October 11, 1918, at her parents’ home in Audubon County, Iowa and died June 1, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 7 months, and 20 days. Evelyn was 2.5 pounds at birth and she was cared for...
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