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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Dorothy Inez Zaiger
Jul 24, 2012
Dorothy Inez Zaiger, the daughter of Adolph and Nancy Rank Gaer, was born April 19, 1926, at her parents’ home in Shelby County near Irwin, Iowa and died July 24, 2012, at her home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 5 days. Dorothy was baptized at the Harlan Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa....
Harry Marvin Rasmussen
Jul 23, 2012
Harry Marvin Rasmussen, the son of Martin P. and Elizabeth Nielsen Rasmussen, was born June 8, 1918, at his parents’ home in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died July 23, 2012, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 1 month, and 15 days. Harry was baptized and confirmed at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church...
Hazel M. Johnson
Jul 22, 2012
Hazel Mildred Johnson, the daughter of John and Jesse Earl Wright, was born February 4, 1915, at her parents’ home in Atlantic, Iowa and died July 22, 2012, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 97 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Hazel was baptized at the Methodist Church in Atlantic, Iowa and also...
Connie F. Walter
Jul 21, 2012
Connie Faye Walter, the daughter of Edwin Herman and Norabelle P. Christensen Jensen, was born November 21, 1946 at her parents’ home in Exira, Iowa and died July 21, 2012 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at age of 65 years, and 8 months. Connie was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. She...
Mark Albert
Jul 21, 2012
Mark Allen Albert, son of Donald Maurice and Betty Ann (Hansen) Albert, was born in Atlantic, Iowa August 20, 1951, and passed away July 21, 2012. He is survived by his mother, his special friend, Julie Schlater, his children, Carrie Dawn Albert and her special friend Wynn Winston, and son Jason Allen Albert and special friend, Angie Boes. Mark...
Margaret Marnin
Jul 19, 2012
Margaret Ann Marnin, 73, of Anita, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born July 7, 1939, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Arlo and Frances (Briles) Christensen. She was raised on the family farm near Anita. She attended Anita Community School and graduated from Anita High School with the class of...
Arlene Kluever
Jul 17, 2012
Arlene Kluever, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Heritage House. Arlene Kluever was born on December 30, 1929, to James and Otley McKee at Massena, Iowa. She spent her early years on the farm and then the family moved to town. During her four years of high school, Arlene played forward on the...
Hans Rasmus Johnson
Jul 16, 2012
Hans Rasmus Johnson, the son of Martin and Mathilda Rasmussen Johnson was born November 21, 1919 at his grandparent’s home near Brayton, Iowa and died July 16, 2012 at the Life Care Center in Elkhorn, Nebraska at the age of 92 years, 7 months, and 25 days. Hans was baptized at the Oak Hill Lutheran Church west of Brayton, Iowa...
Phyllis Knapp
Jul 16, 2012
Phyllis Arlene Knapp, 81, of Casey, IA, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at her home in Casey, IA. Born on October 18, 1930 in Guthrie County, IA, to Charles and Statta (Thorn) Love, Phyllis attended Panora schools graduating with the class of 1948. She married Orville Knapp on September 21, 1951 in Greenfield, IA and spent 30 years...
Brian Jay Foresman
Jul 14, 2012
Brian Jay Foresman, the son of Max Duain and Ruth Della Stonoff Foresman was born April 20, 1963, at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa and died July 14, 2012 at the Bickford Senior Living in Urbandale, Iowa at the age of 49 years, 2 months, and 24 days. Brian was baptized as an infant at Bowman Chapel in...
Janice Knutson
Jul 12, 2012
Janice Noell Knutson passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, just before 9:00 p.m. holding her husband Milt's hand and with her two daughters present at the time. Her son had just been there the previous day. She was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2005. After six wonderful years of...
Hilda Chester
Jul 5, 2012
Hilda Kathrine Nielsen was born February 17, 1925, in Exira, Iowa, the daughter of Marius and Louise Marie (Nielsen) Nielsen and passed away July 5, 2012, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Her family lived on a farm near Exira until her father passed away. They then moved into Exira, where she graduated from the Exira...
Nichole Roberts
Jul 4, 2012
Nichole Lee Roberts, 31, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Lewis, Iowa. She was born May 19, 1981, the daughter of Mike and Sandra (Boggs) Roberts in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended schools in Griswold and graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1999. Nichole was a lifetime member of the United Congregational Methodist...
Thomas Sandhorst
Jul 3, 2012
Thomas Charles Sandhorst was born May 5, 1958, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Charles Raymond and Mary Lucille (Ricklefs) Sandhorst and passed away Friday, July 3, 2012, at his home in Marne, Iowa. Tom graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1976 and Iowa Western Community College in 1978. On November 24, 1978, he married Connie Lynn Swanson...
Burdette Parrott
Jun 30, 2012
Burdette "Shorty" Parrott was born August 23, 1920, the son of Horace "Hod" Boise and Vera (Newport) Parrott in Anita, Iowa, and passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Shorty lived in Anita until he was 8 years old. He then moved to Atlantic where he graduated from the Atlantic High School in...
Gloria Erickson
Jun 29, 2012
Gloria Fae Erickson, 84, of Griswold passed away from natural causes on Friday, June 29, 2012, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab in Atlantic. Preceding her in death were her parents, her son Scott, her sister Maureen Casey, and her husband. On February 17, 1928, she was born the daughter of Fay and Alice (Neer) Robinson in Griswold. Gloria...
Susan Marie Simonsen
Jun 28, 2012
Susan Marie Turner was born March 26, 1950, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Beverly (Gibbons) Turner. Early on, she was raised in Council Bluffs until moving to Atlantic, Iowa. She attended school in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1968. Following her schooling, she went to work for Meyer Music in Atlantic. She was...
Laura Byrd Nelson
Jun 23, 2012
Laura Byrd Nelson, the daughter of Carl and Laura Hinkle Rogers, was born June 22, 1923, at her parents’ home near Brayton, Iowa and died June 23, 2012, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 89 years and 1 day. Laura was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin Lutheran Church in Hamlin, Iowa. She attended...
Bonnie June Knoell
Jun 22, 2012
Bonnie June Knoell, the daughter of Herman and Lillian Cross Hirchert, was born July 12, 1930, near Belden, Nebraska and died June, 22, 2012, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 10 days. Bonnie was baptized and later was confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Laurel, Nebraska. She attended...
Kae Hamlin
Jun 22, 2012
Kae LuVerne Hamlin, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. Memorial services wil be held Friday, June 29th at 8:30 a.m. in the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Burial will be in the Sutter Cemetery in Sutter, California. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
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