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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
William Bergen
Aug 24, 2007
William H. Von Bergen, 90, of Twin Falls, Idaho (formerly of Casey, Iowa) passed away Friday, August 24, 2007. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, Iowa. Hockenberry-Mullen Funeral Home in Casey is in charge of the arrangements.
Helen Redburn
Aug 23, 2007
Helen M. Redburn 97, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Helen Marjorie Scarlett was born on January 21, 1910, in Nevada, Missouri, the daughter of John Frederick and Ella (Scholl) Scarlett. She lived in Missouri until she was seven when her and her family moved to Anita. Helen graduated from...
Melodie Rubel
Aug 21, 2007
Melodie A. Rubel, 49, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Melodie Ann Rubel was born February 18, 1958, in Greenfield, Iowa, the daughter of Ray D. and Marilyn A. (Bireline) Chesnut. She was raised on a farm northwest of Adair, Iowa. On March 9, 1958, she was baptized...
William Miller
Aug 12, 2007
William W. Miller, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on August 12, 2007, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. William Wendell Miller was born on January 23, 1933, to Lewis Dale and Elva (Bolton) Miller in the Wheeler Grove area near Carson, Iowa. In December of 1952, he was married to Mildred Botts. Bill graduated from Elliott...
Emily Mccullough
Aug 11, 2007
Emily Jean McCullough was born Saturday, August 11, 2007, at the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa. After spending several minutes on Earth, God called her back to heaven. She was the daughter of Randy and Stacey (Veach) McCullough of Gowrie, Iowa. Emily is survived by her parents, Randy and Stacey McCullough of Gowrie, Iowa; her maternal...
Mary Houchin
Aug 11, 2007
Mary "Elizabeth" Houchin, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, (formerly of Anita), passed away Saturday, August 11, 2007, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Mary Elizabeth Houchin was born May 18, 1910, on a farm in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of George and Pearl (Crees) Anderson. She attended rural school in Adair County and graduated from Greenfield High. After graduation...
Leila Zike
Aug 8, 2007
Leila Zike, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Leila Fay Zike was born on August 21, 1931, in Bridgewater, Iowa, the daughter of Samuel Hutton and Bertha Eunice (Jensen) Mitchell. She graduated from the Fontanelle High School in 1949. Leila was a member of the Zion...
Marjorie Grubbs
Aug 5, 2007
Marjorie Grubbs, 81, of Adair, Iowa, passed away from cancer Sunday evening, August 5, 2007, at her residence. Marjorie Alice Grubbs was born December 9, 1925, in rural Lewis, Iowa, to George and Lena (Beisser) Kirchhoff. She attended Lewis School and graduated in 1943. She married Bernard Grubbs on March 2, 1952, in the Methodist Parsonage in Lewis. After...
Ivan Brix
Aug 4, 2007
Ivan W. Brix, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Ivan Walter Brix was born on January 9, 1919, on a farm east of Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Henry and Grace (Walter) Brix. He was raised on that same farm. Ivan graduated from the Atlantic High School...
Russell Hoegh
Aug 3, 2007
Russell Hoegh, 64, a lifelong Atlantic, Iowa, resident, passed away Friday, August 3, 2007, at his home. Russell Eugene Hoegh was born May 27, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Wilbert Clausen and Esther Ellnor (Mumgaard) Hoegh. He graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1962 and then attended the Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska. On October...
Ted Wohlenhaus
Jul 30, 2007
Ted W. Wohlenhaus, 84, of Cumberland, passed away Monday, July 30, 2007, at his home in Cumberland. Ted William Wohlenhaus was born on August 10, 1922, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Dietrich F. and Bessie Roberta (Brindley) Wohlenhaus. He was a resident of Cass County his entire life and attended the Atlantic High School. Ted farmed for...
Darleen Euken
Jul 27, 2007
Darleen Euken, 85, a lifelong Cass County resident, passed away Friday, July 27, 2007, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Darleen was born October 12, 1921, in Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of John and Lula (Howell) Mattheis. She graduated from Cumberland High School in 1939 and attended Drake University. At the age of 23, Darleen...
Leon Wheatley
Jul 21, 2007
Leon Gail Wheatley, was born April 18, 1919, in Anita, Iowa, to John O. and Katherine E. Simon Wheatley, the 6th son and 8th child born to this union. He departed this life on Saturday, July 21, 2007, in Jacksonville, Arkansas, after an extended illness. He was 88 years old. His early years were spent on his family's farm...
Dorothy Ayers
Jul 17, 2007
Dorothy Curtis Ayers, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dorothy was born April 18, 1917, on the family farm, north of Massena, Iowa, the daughter of Emanuel and Frances (Bright) Jensen. She was raised north of Massena and graduated from the Massena High School. On August 21,...
Charles Sykes
Jul 12, 2007
Charles B. "Chuck" Sykes, 74, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007, as the result of an auto accident east of Atlantic, Iowa. Charles Bertram Sykes was born on June 15, 1933, in Brayton, Iowa, the son of Errol and Marie (Nelsen) Sykes. Charles attended Oakfield Country School until the eighth grade. He lived in Cass County...
Marvel Ginkel
Jul 10, 2007
Marvel J. Van Ginkel, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at her home in Atlantic. Marvel Jeannette Van Ginkel was born May 8, 1919, to John R. and Edith F. (Hummel) Crumpacker in Monroe, Iowa. After graduating from Monroe High School, she attended Simpson College in Indianola and was a member of Delta Delta...
K.R. Hill
Jul 7, 2007
Kay R. Hill, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Bergan-Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Kay Russell Hill was born June 25, 1943, in Kadoka, South Dakota, the son of Robert R. and Lucille Byrkit Hill. He grew up in Hot Springs, South Dakota; lived in Brookings, South Dakota for seven years; Strawberry...
Kenneth Schwartz
Jul 5, 2007
Kenneth L. Schwartz, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Kenneth Lloyd Schwartz was born on March 17, 1921, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, the son of Leo Neil and Lillian Rosetta (Dillinger) Schwartz. He served our country in United States Army during World War...
Ruth Vallier
Jun 25, 2007
Ruth M. Vallier, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 25, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Ruth Mae (Nelson) Vallier was born on November 6, 1932, on a farm, south of Brayton, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Cecil and Nellie Margaret (Jensen) Nelson. The family moved to a farm in northern Cass County,...
Helen Wirt
Jun 21, 2007
Helen Wirt, 90, of Denver, CO, (formerly of Atlantic) passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007, in Denver, Colorado. Helen was born on February 24, 1917, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Michael and Helen (Zbur) Petruska. Helen grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She then lived in Newark, New Jersey, where she met and married her husband, Ralph O....
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