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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Mary Gervase (Gerry) Barron
Sep 24, 2012
Mary Gervase (Gerry) Barron, the daughter of John and Agnes Leonard Beecher, was born January 29, 1924 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa and died September 24, 2012 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 26 days. At the time of her death, Gervase resided at her home...
Karen Bolin
Sep 19, 2012
Karen Elaine Bolin, 55, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at her home. Katie was born February 24, 1957, in Winterset, Iowa, to Willis G. and Velma L. (Waddell) Grasty. She attended and graduated from Stuart-Menlo High School and then attended accounting business school. Katie met the love of her life, Johnny Hansen, in 2008. What...
Viola Schwartz
Sep 18, 2012
At the age of 98, Viola Petersen Schwartz passed away peacefully on September 18, 2012, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Viola was born to Hans P. and Emma C. Petersen in rural Elk Horn on May 17, 1914, attended grade school at Oakfield Township (Audubon Co.) and graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1932. At a...
Lee Norman Clemmensen
Sep 15, 2012
Lee Norman Clemmensen, the son of Frederick Christian and Emelia Marie (Steffensen) Clemmensen, was born April 8, 1920, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died September 15, 2012, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 5 months, and 7 days. Lee was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon....
Norma Kay Anthofer
Sep 15, 2012
Norma Kay Anthofer, the daughter of John P. and Theresia (Klingseis) Liewer, was born October 9, 1921, at her parents’ home near Willey, Iowa and died September 15, 2012, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 11 months, and 6 days. Norma was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Willey, Iowa....
Glen Dale Clemsen
Sep 13, 2012
Glen Dale Clemsen, the son of Arthur H. and Meta C. (Michaelsen) Clemsen, was born October 7, 1928, at his parents’ home in Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died September 13, 2012, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 6 days. Glen was baptized and confirmed at the Elk...
Martha Grover
Sep 9, 2012
Martha Louise Bicking was born in Bear Grove Township, Cass County, Iowa, June 29, 1915, the daughter of Peter and Bertha (Drager) Bicking and passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. She was one of five children and had a twin sister, Mary. Martha attended Bear Grove and Pleasant Dale...
Loretta Elizabeth Kommes
Sep 8, 2012
Loretta Elizabeth Kommes, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Kalkhoff) Thielen, was born February 9, 1921, at her parents’ home near Templeton, Iowa and died September 8, 2012, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 6 months, and 29 days. Loretta was baptized and confirmed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Ila Rhoads
Sep 8, 2012
Ila Maxine Rhoads was born to Grover Cleveland and Jenny Ora (Freeman) Ploghoft on December 3, 1919, in Cumberland, Iowa, and passed away September 8, 2012, in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 92. Maxine was a life long Cass County resident spending her early years in Cumberland and graduating from high school in Lewis, Iowa. On October 3,...
Sharon Shaver
Sep 4, 2012
Sharon Lea Keating was born December 27, 1938, the daughter of Charles LeRoy and Irene Ruth Keating in Des Moines, Iowa, and passed away September 4, 2012, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Her father was in the military, so Sharon lived in many different states. She attended school in Texas, Virginia, South Carolina and Iowa, graduating...
Darrell 'Pee Wee' Leon Gilbert
Aug 31, 2012
Darrell “Pee Wee” Leon Gilbert, the son of Charles and Gertrude Trullinger Gilbert, was born July 29, 1925, at his parents’ home in Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died August 31, 2012, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 1 month, and 2 days. Darrell was baptized as an adult by Pastor Larry...
Marilyn Young
Aug 30, 2012
Marilyn Ruth Bowman was born April 22, 1939, the daughter of Robert Farrel and Juanita Maxine (Martin) Bowman in Shenandoah, Iowa, and passed away August 30, 2012, at the Avoca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She grew up in the Shenandoah and Hamburg area and attended school in Farragut, Iowa. On July 1, 1960, she married Darwin Keith Young in...
Norma Eilts
Aug 29, 2012
Norma Etta Eilts, 85, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at her home in Cumberland, Iowa. She was born September 19, 1926, southwest of Cumberland, Iowa, on the farm, to Leonard and Minnie (Dooley) Moore. She attended schools in Cumberland, graduating from Cumberland High School with the class of 1944. Norma went on to college at...
Jacquelyn Christopher
Aug 25, 2012
Jacquelyn " Jackie" Ann Christopher passed into eternal life Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jackie was born August 18, 1944, to Roy and LaVonne (Friesleben) Christopher in Hartley, Iowa. She was raised by her paternal great aunt Meta Bertram and her husband Ernest. Jackie was baptized at Trinity United Church of Christ...
Winifred Rudin
Aug 25, 2012
Winifred Rudin, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. As per her wishes, cremation has taken place. Private family services will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Milford (Mick) Elmer Pardee
Aug 24, 2012
Milford (Mick) Elmer Pardee, the son of Elmer Don and Opal Lavina Smart Pardee, was born May 13, 1923, at his parents’ home in Lewis, Iowa and died August 24, 2012 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Mick was baptized as an adult on May 13, 1975 at...
Bernice Baier
Aug 23, 2012
Bernice Mary Brix was born January 31, 1924, the daughter of Henry and Grace (Walter) Brix at her parent's home east of Atlantic and passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Atlantic. She attended Brushy Point School (Grove #1) for 8 years and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1941. On...
Janice Williams
Aug 21, 2012
Janice Ruth Williams, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. A luncheon will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at 12:00 Noon in the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m., also on Saturday, August 25,...
John (Jack) William Jorgensen, Jr.
Aug 20, 2012
John (Jack) William Jorgensen Jr., the son of John William Sr. and Bessie (Nielsen) Jorgensen, was born August 14, 1927, at his parents’ home near Jacksonville, Iowa, and died August 20, 2012, at Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 85 years and six days. Jack was baptized and confirmed at Jacksonville Lutheran Church in Jacksonville....
Vashti Sessler
Aug 18, 2012
Vashti (Greenlee) Sessler was born at home on September 28, 1920, to William F. Greenlee, Sr. and Minnie (Gordon) Greenlee in Oshkosh, Nebraska. She was the sixth of eight children. Ty graduated from Garden County High School in 1939 in Oshkosh, Nebraska. She then attended Hastings College majoring in English. After 2 years of college, she moved to Lincoln,...
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