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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Nicholas Dorsey
Jan 14, 2007
Nicholas R. Dorsey, the infant son of Eric Dorsey and Veronica Erlacher, of Omaha Nebraska, was born prematurely, Sunday, January 14, 2007, at the Creighton University Medical Center. He returned to the arms of Jesus shortly there after. Nicholas is survived by his parents: father, Eric Dorsey of Omaha, NE; mother, Veronica Erlacher of Omaha, NE; two brothers, Ethan...
Helen Shahan
Jan 12, 2007
Helen K. Shahan, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, and a longtime former Marne, Iowa, resident, passed away Friday, January 12, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Helen was born February 27, 1917, in Elk Horn, Iowa, where she was raised and graduated from High School. She was the daughter of Andrew and Karen (Pedersen) Christensen. On August...
Lillian Headlee
Jan 11, 2007
Lillian Headlee, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Lillian Headlee was born April 11, 1914, on the family farm southwest of Atlantic, the daughter of Peder C. and Rosa C. (Paulson) Pedersen. She was a 1932 graduate of the Lewis High School. On November 5, 1938, Lillian...
Freida Waters
Jan 7, 2007
Freida L. Waters, 84, a longtime Atlantic resident, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2007, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Freida Lorraine Waters was born November 20, 1922, in Carlisle, Iowa, the daughter of Claude L. and Hazel E. (Dearing) Corzatt. She graduated from the Carlisle High School in 1941. On September 19, 1946, Freida married...
John Jones
Jan 5, 2007
John W. "Jack" Jones, 85 of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 5, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. John William Jones was born July 12, 1921, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of John E. and Christina (Knop) Jones. He was baptized on September 14, 1921 at Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed on Palm Sunday, 1936...
Marguerite Nichols
Jan 4, 2007
Marguerite Nichols (Robinson), 86, of Anita, Iowa, passed away at Colonial Manor in Anita, Thursday, January 4, 2007. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2007, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2007, with the family to greet friends from 7 to 8 p.m., at...
Anna Wedemeyer
Jan 4, 2007
Anna M. Wedemeyer, 95, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Anna Marie Wedemeyer was born July 14, 1911, on the home farm north of Anita to Joseph and Josephine (Taubora) Rydl. She graduated from the Anita High School and then attended college for one year. She married Harry L. Wedemeyer on...
Leitha Jensen
Jan 2, 2007
Leitha M. Jensen, 90, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, January 2, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Leitha M. Dorsey was born on May 21, 1916, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Lesile (L.L) and Ola (Heath) Dorsey. On August 29, 1936, she was married to Elmer Jensen in Shenandoah, Iowa. Leitha lived in Anita all...
Helen Lanier
Dec 25, 2006
Helen G. Lanier, 88, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Christmas evening, December 25, 2006, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Helen Genevieve Dement Lanier was born on May 12, 1918, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Genevieve (Schultz) Dement. She attended school in Anita and graduated from Anita High School in 1935. She worked part time at...
Gerald Stuart
Dec 22, 2006
Gerald M. Stuart, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, December 22, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Gerald Milton Stuart was born on August 16, 1924, in Morrison, Illinois, the son of Henry J. and Cornellia (Rose) Stuart. He was raised in Morrison, Illinois, and was a 1942 graduate of the Morrison High School....
Mads Knutsen
Dec 13, 2006
Mads H. Knutsen, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, December 13, 2006 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Mads Hans Knutsen was bon October 16, 1927, in rural Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Edna Christina (Christensen) Knutsen. He attended country school in Aububon County. Mads honorably served his country with four years...
George Farnsworth
Dec 9, 2006
George "Walton" Farnsworth, 73, of Adair, Iowa, died Saturday, December 9, 2006, near Creston, Iowa, as the result of an auto accident. George Walton Farnsworth was born on April 19, 1933, on the family farm in Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of George Lewis and Helen Elsie (Mooney) Farnsworth. He attended country school until the 8th grade and graduated...
Joyce Hagen
Dec 8, 2006
Joyce E. Hagen, 79, of Anita, Iowa, passed away December 8, 2006, at Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic, Iowa. Joyce E. Aupperle was born on February 27, 1927, in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Alta (Hutchins) Aupperle. After graduating from Adair High School in Adair, Iowa, Joyce lived in California and Omaha, Nebraska. Following her...
Ardelle Andersen
Nov 30, 2006
Ardelle J. Andersen, 81, of Glenwood, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Thursday morning, November 30, 2006 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Ardelle Junette Andersen was born August 2, 1925, on the family farm in Monroe Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Elvina G. (Christensen) Hansen. She attended country school in...
Stanley Waterbury
Nov 27, 2006
STANLEY "MAX" WATERBURY "God Saw Him Tired" God saw him getting tired and A cure was not to be, So He put His arms around him and whispered "Come with me." With tearful eyes we watched him suffer And saw him fade away, Although we couldn't bear to lose him, We could not ask him to stay. A golden...
Rick Klever
Nov 19, 2006
RICK L. KLEVER Rick L. Klever, 41, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Rick Lee Klever was born November 22, 1964, at the Audubon County Hospital in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Robert L. Klever and Madeline M. (Miller) Pedersen. He lived on the family farm in Guthrie...
Ruth Runkle
Nov 18, 2006
Ruth M. Runkle, 86, of Casey, Iowa, passed away, Saturday, November 18, 2006, at The New Homestead Nursing Home in Guthrie Center, IA. Ruth Mae Hicok was born on September 24, 1920 in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Ray W. and Dolly Linda (Roberts) Hicok. She went to school and attended West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. On September...
Tommie Gray
Nov 15, 2006
Tommie D. Gray, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Tommie Dale Gray was born on October 15, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Earl and Georgia (Breeden) Gray. Tommie served his country by serving in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959...
Ina Smith
Nov 10, 2006
Ina Smith, 93, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away on her birthday, Friday, November 10, 2006, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Ina Marjorie Bales Smith was born on November 10, 1913, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Dan and Minnie Bales. She lived in Iowa until the death of her father in 1922 at which time...
Betty Dill
Nov 10, 2006
Betty Dill, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, November 10, 2006, at her home. Betty Jean Dill was born July 14, 1929, on the family farm south of Stuart, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur A. and Agnes (Lahey) Johnson. She attended country school until the family moved into Stuart, where she graduated from Stuart High School in...
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