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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Gloria Jean Mulford
Apr 27, 2023
   Gloria Jean Mulford was born October 6, 1948, the daughter of Lester and Thelma (Dittman) Borkowski, at her parents’ home in Audubon. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. She attended the Audubon Community Schools and later obtained her G.E.D.
   On December 10, 1965, Gloria was united in marriage to Gary Mulford at the...
Mr. Roger Barbero
Apr 27, 2023
Roger Conrad Barbero, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at home. He was surrounded by family and friends as he faced a very aggressive pancreatic cancer. Roger was born June 16, 1937, in the back of his grandparents’ tavern in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, IL, the son of Roger Warren and Margaret Ann (Toth)...
Colleen Ann Wheeler
Apr 24, 2023
   Colleen Ann Wheeler. of Anamosa, Iowa formerly of Exira, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin and Fern (Christensen) Bauer, was born March 26, 1947, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died Monday, April 24, 2023, at the University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa following an extended illness.
   Colleen was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church....
Donald Allen Gibson
Apr 24, 2023
Donald Allen Gibson, of Audubon, Iowa went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 24, 2023.
Don was born October 3rd, 1936 in McCook Nebraska. He was the 6th child of Forrest Reed Gibson and Laura Delphine Munger. In 1943, the family moved to Auburn Nebraska where he graduated from high school in 1954. He then attended...
James Campbell
Apr 23, 2023
Jim was born on April 8, 1947 to his parents, Arthur and June Campbell. Jim spent his formative years in Audubon and graduated from Audubon High School in 1965. Jim married his wife LaVonne on November 17th of 1973. They had one child Jason.
In his early 20’s and 30’s he enjoyed working on cars at the service station in town...
Mrs. Mary Turner
Apr 23, 2023
Mary Turner, 84, longtime Atlantic resident and educator, died April 23, 2023, of complications from Alzheimer’s at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. She and her late husband Larry had been residents of Wesley Acres Senior Living Center since 2019. Born November 5, 1938, the daughter of Peter and Esther (Fuller) Janss, she went to elementary and high school in...
Darrel Schuler
Apr 19, 2023
Darrel Leon Schuler, 86 of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Darrel was born in Atlantic, Iowa November 8, 1936, to Ray C. and Beulah B. (Cambridge) Schuler. He attended the country school in Anita and graduated from Anita High School in 1954. He was united in marriage to Joan Marie...
Larry Gene Johnson
Apr 17, 2023
   Larry Gene Johnson, the son of Roy L. and Elsie M. (Griffin) Johnson, was born August 10, 1941, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died April 17, 2023. At the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 8 months, and 7 days.
   Larry was baptized at the Exira...
Mr. Jeffery Van Ert
Apr 16, 2023
Jeffery John Van Ert, 62, of Atlantic, IA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at his home. He was born on February 17, 1961, in Sioux City, Iowa the son of Floyd Van Ert and Dorothy (Kint) Korver. Jeff graduated from Atlantic High School in 1980. Jeff continued his education at Central College, where he was on the...
Russell Robert Dennis
Apr 14, 2023
Russell (Russ) Robert Dennis, the son of Robert L. and Vera Elnora (Bald) Dennis, was born December 14, 1947, in Exira, Iowa and died April 14, 2023, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 75 years and 4 months.
Russ attended Exira Community Schools and graduated from the Exira High School. Following graduation, he was employed at Henningsen Construction...
Clarissa Ann Terpstra
Apr 10, 2023
   Clarissa Ann Terpstra, the daughter of Herbert Leroy Wahlert Sr. and Claudine (Basham)
Wahlert, was born August 3, 1930, in Exira, Iowa and died April 10, 2023, at the Exira Care
Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 8 months, 7days.
   Clarissa was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira, Iowa. She attended the Exira
Community Schools graduating with...
Leanna Kay Jensen
Apr 9, 2023
Leanna Kay Jensen, of Spring Green, Wisconsin formerly of Kimballton, Iowa, was the 5th of 14 children born to Edward Earl and Ida Marie Catherine (Hansen) Furne, on June 12, 1939, in Battle Creek, Iowa and died April 9, 2023, at the Greenway Manor in Spring Green, Wisconsin at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 27 days.
She attended...
Sharon Petersen
Apr 9, 2023
Sharon “Shari” Jean Petersen (Kunkle), 72, of Anita, IA, passed away April 9th, 2023, after a courageous fight with cancer at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. She was born on August 31st, 1950, to Maureta (Stratton) and Kenneth Kunkle. She grew up in Mapleton, IA, graduating high school in 1969. Shari attended Northwest Missouri State University from 1969...
Melvin Walston Jr
Apr 8, 2023
Melvin Walston, age 75 of Griswold, died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Griswold. Military Rites by the Griswold American Legion will be held at 11 am, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Griswold City Park on Whitney & Maple Streets in Griswold, Iowa. The Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa...
Richard John Wolf
Apr 5, 2023
   Richard John Wolf was born on April 7th, 1941 to Kenneth and Bertha (Schafer) Wolf in Franklin County, Nebraska in his grandparent’s farm house.
   The oldest of three, Richard was soon joined by sister Kathy Lammers and brother Curt Wolf.
   Rich spent his childhood working alongside his father on the farm raising crops and livestock. Upon graduation from Riverton High...
Patricia Esther Mckibbin
Apr 3, 2023
   Patricia Esther McKibbIn, the daughter of John and Eva (Petersen) Davis, was born May 23, 1935, at her parents’ home near Audubon, Iowa and died April 3, 2023, the Oxbow Living Center in Ashland, Nebraska at the age of 87 years, 10 months, and 10 days.
   Patricia was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin Lutheran Church in Hamlin, Iowa. She...
Mrs. Shannon Billheimer
Apr 1, 2023
Mrs. Shannon Elaine Billheimer, age 45, of Adair, IA, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Shannon Elaine Billheimer was born to James and Norma Cornelison on September 7, 1977, in Winterset, Iowa. Shannon lived in Lorimor as a child, where she attended Lorimor Elementary. In 1986, Shannon, along with her three brothers, moved to Aurelia, Iowa, and were raised...
Rosemary Kopp
Mar 31, 2023
Rosemary Ann Kopp was born on a farm north of Massena on June 13, 1933. She was the daughter of Bernard and Rose Beitz and passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 89. Rosemary attended country school north of Bridgewater through the eighth grade and then stayed home to...
Mr. Lawrence Turner
Mar 29, 2023
Larry Turner, 84, longtime Atlantic resident and businessman, passed away in his sleep on March 29, 2023, of complications from Alzheimer’s. He and his wife, Mary have been residents of Wesley Acres Senior Living Center in Des Moines since 2019, and he had recently been recovering from a broken hip. Born February 25, 1939, in his grandparent’s farmhouse southwest of...
Dolores Lucille Sorensen
Mar 24, 2023
   Dolores Lucille Sorensen, the daughter of Lester and Bessie (Muck) Mercer, was born April 16, 1935, at her parents’ home near Red Oak, Iowa and died March 24, 2023, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 8 days.
   Dolores was raised in and around Red Oak, Iowa. She attended...
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