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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Dakota Rain Toepfer
May 7, 2023
   Dakota Rain Toepfer, the son of Scott Toepfer and Danielle (Malone) Frasier, was born July 8, 1999, in Carroll, Iowa and died May 7, 2023, at his home in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 23 years, 9 months, and 29 days.
   Dakota was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended elementary school in the...
Andrew Grieshaber
May 6, 2023
Andrew John Grieshaber, age 40, of Cumberland, IA, died on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident near Cumberland, IA. He was born the son of Arden Leroy and Patricia Kay (Waters) Grieshaber on April 7, 1983, in Atlantic, Iowa. He received his education at Cumberland-Massena High School and graduated with the class of...
Mr. Charles Schafer
May 5, 2023
Charles Otto Schafer, age 70, of Jefferson, IA, formerly of Dexter, IA, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Jefferson. Charles O. Schafer was born on February 3, 1953, to Walter and Orma Schafer in Dexter, IA where he grew up. He graduated from Dexfield High School. Chuck was a lineman for...
Bj & Reireen Taun
May 5, 2023
Twin infant children, BJ & Reireen Taun, the son and daughter of BJ & Tansian Taun of Atlantic, died on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Cass County Health. Arrangements are pending with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Peggy Anderson
May 4, 2023
Peggy Anderson, age 63 of Atlantic, IA, passed away peacefully at her home in Atlantic on Thursday, May 4, 2023. She was born on August 25, 1959, in Sacramento, CA the daughter of Harold, Sr and Wanda Jean (Gardner) Burdan. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold, Sr. & Wanda Jean Burdan; Peggy is survived by her husband,...
John Pollock
May 1, 2023
John Felix Pollock was born in Atlantic, Iowa as the 4th biggest baby in Cass County, on January 10, 1977, to Randy Pollock and Deborah McDaniel. He was raised in Anita, Iowa, and graduated from Anita High School in 1995. He then goes on to attend Iowa Western Community for welding. John started working for his mom at DJ's Restaurant,...
Gloria Jean Mulford
Apr 27, 2023
   Gloria Jean Mulford was born October 6, 1948, the daughter of Lester and Thelma (Dittman) Borkowski, at her parents’ home in Audubon. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. She attended the Audubon Community Schools and later obtained her G.E.D.
   On December 10, 1965, Gloria was united in marriage to Gary Mulford at the...
Mr. Roger Barbero
Apr 27, 2023
Roger Conrad Barbero, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at home. He was surrounded by family and friends as he faced a very aggressive pancreatic cancer. Roger was born June 16, 1937, in the back of his grandparents’ tavern in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, IL, the son of Roger Warren and Margaret Ann (Toth)...
Donald Allen Gibson
Apr 24, 2023
Donald Allen Gibson, of Audubon, Iowa went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 24, 2023.
Don was born October 3rd, 1936 in McCook Nebraska. He was the 6th child of Forrest Reed Gibson and Laura Delphine Munger. In 1943, the family moved to Auburn Nebraska where he graduated from high school in 1954. He then attended...
Colleen Ann Wheeler
Apr 24, 2023
   Colleen Ann Wheeler. of Anamosa, Iowa formerly of Exira, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin and Fern (Christensen) Bauer, was born March 26, 1947, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died Monday, April 24, 2023, at the University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa following an extended illness.
   Colleen was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church....
James Campbell
Apr 23, 2023
Jim was born on April 8, 1947 to his parents, Arthur and June Campbell. Jim spent his formative years in Audubon and graduated from Audubon High School in 1965. Jim married his wife LaVonne on November 17th of 1973. They had one child Jason.
In his early 20’s and 30’s he enjoyed working on cars at the service station in town...
Mrs. Mary Turner
Apr 23, 2023
Mary Turner, 84, longtime Atlantic resident and educator, died April 23, 2023, of complications from Alzheimer’s at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. She and her late husband Larry had been residents of Wesley Acres Senior Living Center since 2019. Born November 5, 1938, the daughter of Peter and Esther (Fuller) Janss, she went to elementary and high school in...
Darrel Schuler
Apr 19, 2023
Darrel Leon Schuler, 86 of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Darrel was born in Atlantic, Iowa November 8, 1936, to Ray C. and Beulah B. (Cambridge) Schuler. He attended the country school in Anita and graduated from Anita High School in 1954. He was united in marriage to Joan Marie...
Larry Gene Johnson
Apr 17, 2023
   Larry Gene Johnson, the son of Roy L. and Elsie M. (Griffin) Johnson, was born August 10, 1941, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died April 17, 2023. At the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 8 months, and 7 days.
   Larry was baptized at the Exira...
Mr. Jeffery Van Ert
Apr 16, 2023
Jeffery John Van Ert, 62, of Atlantic, IA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at his home. He was born on February 17, 1961, in Sioux City, Iowa the son of Floyd Van Ert and Dorothy (Kint) Korver. Jeff graduated from Atlantic High School in 1980. Jeff continued his education at Central College, where he was on the...
Russell Robert Dennis
Apr 14, 2023
Russell (Russ) Robert Dennis, the son of Robert L. and Vera Elnora (Bald) Dennis, was born December 14, 1947, in Exira, Iowa and died April 14, 2023, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 75 years and 4 months.
Russ attended Exira Community Schools and graduated from the Exira High School. Following graduation, he was employed at Henningsen Construction...
Clarissa Ann Terpstra
Apr 10, 2023
   Clarissa Ann Terpstra, the daughter of Herbert Leroy Wahlert Sr. and Claudine (Basham)
Wahlert, was born August 3, 1930, in Exira, Iowa and died April 10, 2023, at the Exira Care
Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 8 months, 7days.
   Clarissa was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira, Iowa. She attended the Exira
Community Schools graduating with...
Leanna Kay Jensen
Apr 9, 2023
Leanna Kay Jensen, of Spring Green, Wisconsin formerly of Kimballton, Iowa, was the 5th of 14 children born to Edward Earl and Ida Marie Catherine (Hansen) Furne, on June 12, 1939, in Battle Creek, Iowa and died April 9, 2023, at the Greenway Manor in Spring Green, Wisconsin at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 27 days.
She attended...
Sharon Petersen
Apr 9, 2023
Sharon “Shari” Jean Petersen (Kunkle), 72, of Anita, IA, passed away April 9th, 2023, after a courageous fight with cancer at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. She was born on August 31st, 1950, to Maureta (Stratton) and Kenneth Kunkle. She grew up in Mapleton, IA, graduating high school in 1969. Shari attended Northwest Missouri State University from 1969...
Melvin Walston Jr
Apr 8, 2023
Melvin Walston, age 75 of Griswold, died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Griswold. Military Rites by the Griswold American Legion will be held at 11 am, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Griswold City Park on Whitney & Maple Streets in Griswold, Iowa. The Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa...
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