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Charles Scarlett
Sep 4, 2006
Charles "Lafe" Scarlett, 97, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 4, 2006, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa Charles Lafyette Scarlett was born on November 14, 1908, the son of John Frederick and Ella (Scholl) Scarlett. Lafe lived all of his life in Anita, Iowa, and graduated from Anita High School in 1927. He served in the United...
Erma Fischer
Sep 3, 2006
Erma E. Fischer, the daughter of Harry and Mamie Andersen, was born July 29, 1920, at her parents' home in Clay Township, Shelby County, Iowa, and died September 3, 2006, in Saint Joseph, Missouri, at the age of 86 years, 1 month, and 6 days. On February 18, 1943, she was united in marriage to Gerald L. Fischer in...
Terry Carr
Sep 2, 2006
Terry L. Carr, 64, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, September 2, 2006, at his home. Terry Lee Carr was born March 6, 1942, in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Marvin and Eileen (Archambault) Carr. Terry grew up in Hampton, Iowa, and graduated from Hampton High School in 1960. He attended Westmar College and State College of Iowa,...

Phillip Sorensen
Sep 2, 2006
Phillip A. Sorensen, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2006 at his residence. Phillip Allen Sorensen was born June 22, 1960 in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Merlin and Doris Mae (Jensen) Sorensen. Phil grew up in Exira, Iowa and graduated from the Exira High School in 1978. He attended the University of Northern Iowa in...
Marie Rathman
Aug 26, 2006
Marie K. Rathman, 101, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Marie Katherine Tibken Rathman was born November 11, 1904, in rural Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Arvilla (Bittman) Tibken. She attended country school in rural Cumberland. Marie was baptized January 1, 1905, at the First Lutheran Church, south...
Carol Phillips
Aug 18, 2006
CAROL PHILLIPS Daisy Carol Phillips, 94, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 18, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Carol was born July 2, 1912, in Warren County, Iowa, the daughter of Riley R. and Florence E. (Reed) Reeves. She grew up in the Swan and Pleasantville, Iowa, area, lived in Washington State for a short period...
Carrie Mathisen
Aug 16, 2006
CARRIE M. MATHISEN Carrie M. Mathisen, 98, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa Karen "Carrie" Mathilde Mathisen was born November 30, 1907, on a farm east of Brayton in Audubon County, Iowa, to parents Niels & Elvine (Sorensen) Nielsen. Carrie was baptized at the Exira (Iowa)...
Helen Schiller
Aug 13, 2006
HELEN SCHILLER Helen K. (Ernst) Schiller, 88, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Center in Fontanelle, Iowa. Helen Katherine Schiller was born July 25, 1918, in Adair, Iowa, the daughter of John and Theresa (Eden) Ernst. She attended school in Adair and lived there until she married Everett Schiller on November 14,...
Joyce Kinzie
Aug 11, 2006
JOYCE L. KINZIE Joyce L. Kinzie, 69, Anita, Iowa, resident passed away Friday, August 11, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Joyce Lorene Kinzie was born September 2, 1936, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Donald H. and Hester L. (Hayter) Dorsey. On October 24, 1954, Joyce married Cecil D. Kinzie at the United...
Thelma Griffith
Aug 9, 2006
THELMA M. GRIFFITH Thelma M. Griffith, 90, a former Adair and Atlantic, Iowa resident, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at the Exira Care Center, Exira, Iowa. Thelma Marie Griffith was born August 25, 1915, in Montgomery County, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde M. and Elva M. (McPherson) Watt. She graduated from the Waucoma High School in Waucoma, Iowa....

Anthony Scaletti
Aug 8, 2006
ANTHONY SCALETTI Anthony Scaletti, 76, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at his home. A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic. No visitation is scheduled and his ashes will be interred in the Atlantic Cemetery at a later date. Survivors include two...
David Armentrout
Aug 7, 2006
DAVID V. ARMENTROUT David V. Armentrout, 60, a lifelong Atlantic resident, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. David Vernon Armentrout was born May 17, 1946 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Wilbur Aaron and Betty Jane (Randall) Armentrout. He was a 1964 graduate of the Atlantic High School. Dave served his...
Sharon Collins
Jul 28, 2006
SHARON MARY COLLINS Sharon Mary Collins, 64, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Burr Ridge, Illinois, and Walnut, Iowa, passed away after a brave battle with cancer on the morning of July 28, 2006. Sharon was born July 30, 1941, a mile and half south of Walnut, Iowa, to Vernon and Leona (Harmsen) Petersen. After graduating High School, she...

Margarete Pointer
Jul 25, 2006
Margarete L. Pointer Margarete L. Pointer, the daughter of Claude and Hazel (Dearing) Corzatt was born January 19, 1919, in Carlisle, Iowa, and passed away July 25, 2006, at the age of 87 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Margarete graduated from Carlisle High School. She was united in marriage to Robert V. Pointer in 1943 and moved...
Esther Weinheimer
Jul 22, 2006
ESTHER WEINHEIMER Esther Weinheimer, 91, a lifelong Atlantic resident, passed away Saturday morning, July 22, 2006, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Esther was born June 22, 1915, on a farm north of Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Martin and Cecelia (Jensen) Olsen. She was a 1933 graduate of the Atlantic High School and then attended business college....

Bonnie Mardi
Jul 21, 2006
BONNIE O. MARDI Bonnie O. Mardi, 73, of Ponca, Nebraska, and formerly of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006, at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca. Bonnie Opal Mardi was born August 5, 1932, in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Otis and Hyla (Robertson) Smith. She graduated from the Wiota High School and moved to Omaha,...

Phil Uhlman
Jul 14, 2006
Phil J. Uhlman, 80, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Phil John Uhlman was born October 5, 1925, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of John C. and Anna E. (Wedemeyer) Uhlman. He attended country school in Adair county. Phil served his country in the U.S. Army during...
Donald Wahlert
Jul 14, 2006
DONALD (DEAN) WAHLERT Donald (Dean) Wahlert, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Donald Dean Wahlert was born March 26, 1929, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Christian Edward and Bertha Katherine (Hammann) Wahlert. He was baptized in St. John's Lutheran Church, northwest of Adair,...
Raymond Meyer
Jul 10, 2006
Raymond H. Meyer, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Ray's life began on May 12, 1926, in Fonda, Iowa. His mother, Edna died within weeks of his birth and he was raised by his maternal grandmother in Whittemore, Iowa. After completing eighth grade, he...
Freda Alff
Jul 2, 2006
Freda Cecilia Lund Alff, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa, at the age of 94 years, 11 months and two days. Freda was born August 1, 1911, in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Jens J. and Martha N. (Madsen) Andersen. She was baptized at...
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