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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Lavonne Collins
Feb 4, 2007
LaVonne A. Collins, 84, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, passed away February 4, 2007, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, IA. LaVonne Avis Collins was born on January 4, 1923, the daughter of James Pearl and Della Jane (Morgan) Beeson in Seeley Township, Iowa. LaVonne attended school in Guthrie Center and lived their for all of her life. On...
Donald Mehlmann
Feb 2, 2007
Donald W. Mehlmann, 86, of Anita, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Donald William Mehlmann was born on July 18, 1920, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of John William and Leah Belle (Watson) Mehlmann. Don lived in the Anita Area all of his life and graduated from...
Ruth Brindley
Jan 25, 2007
Ruth M. Brindley, 82, a lifelong Atlantic Iowa resident, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Ruth Marie Brindley was born May 9, 1924, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Grace (Hunter) Palmer. She graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1942 and during WWII worked for the telephone company....
Raymond Mehaffey
Jan 23, 2007
Raymond C. Mehaffey, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Raymond Charles Mehaffey was born on January 26, 1916 in North Bend, Nebraska the son of Charles Bridges and Margaret (Overend) Siders. Raymond grew up in North Bend, Nebraska, and graduated from North Bend High School. On September...
Floyd Bannick
Jan 23, 2007
Floyd H. Bannick, 92, a life-long Cumberland, Iowa, farmer, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa. Floyd Henry Bannick was born October 22, 1914, on Grandma Ufken's farm in Franklin Township of Cass County, Iowa, the son of Henry John and Emma Helena (Ufken) Bannick. At his age of one, they moved...
Raymond Morgan
Jan 21, 2007
Dean Morgan, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Raymond Dean Morgan was born July 31, 1934, in Elliot, Iowa, the son of Hubert and Lois (Williams) Morgan. Dean was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Elliot, and graduated from the Elliot High School. He worked for his...
Opal Eichor
Jan 16, 2007
Opal B. Eichor, 97, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at the New Homestead Health Care Center in Guthrie Center. Opal Belle Harkins was born on July 13, 1909, the daughter of Phil and Ola (Bond) Harkins. Opal grew up in Menlo, Iowa, and attended Menlo schools. On June 26, 1927, she was married to...
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...
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