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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Emmert Andersen
May 16, 2007
Emmert V. Andersen, 92, of Atlantic, passed away, Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Emmert Virgil Andersen was born on June 25, 1914, the son of L.A. and Matilda (Pedersen) Andersen in Greeley Township, Audubon County, Iowa. Emmert graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1932. On November 7, 1938, he was married to Egidia at...
Phyllis Hamilton
May 6, 2007
Phyllis A. Hamilton, 77, a longtime Adair, Iowa, resident, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the Kavanagh House in West Des Moines, Iowa. Phyllis Alberta Hamilton was born July 25, 1929, on the family farm near Elliott, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Leona (Snyder) Armstrong. She graduated from the Griswold High School in 1947, and was a...
Edwin Willrich
May 6, 2007
Edwin "Ed" Willrich, 64, of Adair, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Edwin Ernst Willrich was born on November 23, 1942, in a farm house north of Adair in Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Karl and Anna (Eichthaler) Willrich. Ed lived in the Adair community most of his...
Dean Kopp
May 3, 2007
Dean L. Kopp, 81, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dean Lenore Coon was born July 6, 1925, at home in Shelby county near Gates, northwest of Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Nellie (Smith) Coon. She attended rural schools in Shelby, Audubon, and Cass counties...
Shirley Pollock
Apr 28, 2007
Shirley A. Pollock, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Shirley Ann Pollock was born August 13, 1931, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Felix Howard and Anna Marie (Christensen) Scott. She was raised in Anita and was a 1949 Anita High School Graduate. On August...
Marvin Newby
Apr 24, 2007
Marvin L. Newby, 64, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Marvin Louis Newby was born May 25, 1942 in Bedford, Iowa, the son of Emory and Cordys (Cordell) Newby. He grew up in the Bedford area and in 1960, graduated from the Bedford High School. On December...
Dale Christensen
Apr 18, 2007
Dale M. Christensen, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dale Melten Christensen was born in rural Walnut on October 25, 1923, the son of Henry and Johanna Caroline (Olsen) Christensen. He graduated from Walnut High School in 1941. He worked with his father until he entered the Army...
Barbara Nelson
Apr 17, 2007
Barbara Ann (Phillips) Nelson passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2007, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, surrounded by members of her family. She is loved by many as a wife, mother, sister, and friend to all and will be remembered for her unending commitment to her family and her determined and fun spirit. She was born...
Elmer Schmitt
Apr 16, 2007
Elmer H. "Bud" Schmitt, 74. a longtime resident of Marne, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 16, 2007, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Elmer was born on June 17, 1932, in Bismarck, North Dakota, the son of Glenn and Mabel (Anderson) Schmitt. He grew up in Marne, Iowa and attended schools in Marne and Atlantic. Elmer...
Marilyn Heckman
Apr 12, 2007
Marilyn J. Heckman, 71, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Marilyn Joy Petersen was born on March 17, 1936, on her family's farm in Wichita, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Hans Christian and Sophia Marie (Christophersen) Petersen. Marilyn moved north of Adair in 1944, and lived there...
John Scheffler
Apr 2, 2007
John W. Scheffler, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday evening, April 2, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. John William Scheffler, Jr. was born June 14, 1949, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of John William, Sr. and Clara Elizabeth (Schuttloffel) Scheffler. He spent his early childhood years in Hancock, Iowa, and grew up and...
Lucile Maas
Apr 2, 2007
Lucile G. Maas, 94, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Lucile Glendora Floyd was born on October, 23, 1912, in Thompson Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence Harrison and Minnie (Petri) Floyd. She graduated from Casey High School in 1930, after which she attended Normal Training...
Charles Bailey
Mar 31, 2007
Charles L. "Chuck" Bailey, 79, a lifelong Atlantic, Iowa resident, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Charles Lindberg Bailey was born June 30, 1927 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Merritt Eugene and Clara Mae (Richardson) Bailey. Chuck attended Atlantic schools and graduated from the Atlantic High School. He served...
Stanley Whetstone
Mar 30, 2007
Stanley Duane "Dewey" Whetstone, 76, of Menlo, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007, at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. He was born October 12, 1930, in Casey, Iowa, the son of Stanley and Bess (Madsen) Whetstone. Dewey attended and graduated from the Casey High School in 1947. On September 14, 1952, Dewey married Patricia Curry of Dexter,...
Ruth Rudy
Mar 30, 2007
Ruth M. Rudy, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007, at her home. Ruth Mae Rudy was born on September 11, 1922, in Stuart, Iowa, the daughter of Dayton Earl and Mabel (Jones) Johnston. She had lived in Stuart, Anita, and Lorah, Iowa, before moving to Atlantic in the early 1950s. Ruth attended various country schools...
Kathryn Ward
Mar 25, 2007
Kathryn M. Ward, 68, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Kathryn Mardell Ward was born on August 15, 1938, in Bridgewater, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Zella (Sewell) Hair. She attended school in Corning and Fontanelle. On July 10, 1958, Kathryn was married to Larry L....
Daryll Peterson
Mar 25, 2007
Daryll L. Peterson, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, March 25, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Daryll Lee Peterson was born November 14, 1934, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Clarence August and Emilie Anna Gretchen Brehmer Peterson. He was baptized at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran...
Carole Parker
Mar 24, 2007
Carole Mae Parker was born on August 17, 1933, to Clarence and B. Muriel (Thompson) Brown in Atlantic, Iowa. She passed away on March 24, 2007, at the age of 73. Carole graduated from Wiota High School in 1951. Following graduation, she was employed as a legal secretary in Atlantic. Carole was married to Billie B. Parker in 1953....
Zaeden Hoflen
Mar 23, 2007
Zaeden James Gregory Hoflen, 2 year old son of Jim and Lori Hoflen, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, at Nebraska Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. The celebration of Zaeden's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. No public...
Charles Saltmarsh
Mar 21, 2007
Charles A. Saltmarsh, 85, of Exira, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Exira Care Center. Charles Allen Saltmarsh was born on March 1, 1922, in Edgerton, Wisconsin, the son of Arthur E. and Alma L. (Debord) Saltmarsh. He attended school in the Marne area. On February 1, 1942, he was united in marriage to Pearl A....
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