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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Evelyn Knop
Feb 25, 2023
Evelyn Ruth (Knight) Knop the daughter of Nick and Laura Anna (Davis) Knight was born on July 24, 1925, in Glidden, Iowa. She passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 97. Evelyn was one of eight children born to Nick and Laura, plus one half-sister. Evelyn attended Ralston Schools till...
Mrs. Elise (Bunnie) Fiedler
Feb 24, 2023
Elise “Bunnie” Marie Fiedler, age 67, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Elise, better known to all as Bunnie, was born on December 30, 1955, the daughter of Edward and Annette (Schroeder) Lehmann in the Atlantic. She was raised in Atlantic and graduated with the class of 1974. At an early age, she started...
Richard Grimes
Feb 22, 2023
Richard “Ricky” Grimes, age 71 of Whiting, Iowa and formerly of Adair, Iowa, died at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting. He was born the son of Lloyd and Mildred Grimes on October 4, 1952, in Lee Summitt, MO. Ricky as the family called him, lived in a group home in Higginsville, MO until 2006 when he moved to Shelby,...
Gary Wayne De Vilbiss
Feb 17, 2023
Gary Wayne De Vilbiss, the son of Luther Martin De Vilbiss and Ruth Maxine (Bennett) De Vilbiss, was born December 29, 1944, in Ankeny, Iowa and died February 17, 2023, at his home in Audubon, Iowa under hospice care at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 18 days.
Gary was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Redfield,...
Darwin Delano Nissen
Feb 17, 2023
Darwin Delano Nissen, the son of Hans Leonard and Carolina Sophia (Friis) Nissen, was born May 1, 1936, at his parents’ home in Audubon County west of Brayton, Iowa and died February 17, 2023, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 17 days.
Darwin was baptized April 25, 1950,...
Dennis Sims
Feb 17, 2023
Dennis Lee Sims, age 79, of Anita, IA, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Journey Senior Services in Carroll, IA. Dennis was born June 18, 1943, in Clarinda, Iowa to Boyd W. and Gertrude (Smith) Sims, joining older sisters Emogene and Mary and brother Harold. Denny moved to Exira with his family for a few years before they...
Craig Allen Simonsen
Feb 11, 2023
Craig Allen Simonsen, of Sheldon, formerly of Akron was the son of Carl and Elizabeth “Betty” (Wolf) Simonsen was born on July 8, 1948, in Carroll, Iowa, and passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center at the age of 74, He attended school in Exira and graduated from Exira High School in 1966. After high...
Thomas Christensen
Feb 9, 2023
Thomas H Christensen passed away on Feb. 9, 2023, at his home in Anita, Iowa. Tommie was born on Oct. 31, 1932, on the family farm near Brayton, Iowa to Henry Christensen and Pauline (Masching) Christensen. He lived most of his life in the Anita and Brayton area. He graduated from Anita High School in 1952. After school, he married...
Mrs. Sharon Winchell
Feb 8, 2023
Mrs. Sharon Lee Winchell, age 84, a longtime resident of Atlantic Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sharon was born May 24, 1938, in Webster City, Iowa, the second of two children to Harold and Claudia “Pearl” Davis Christensen. The family lived in Stratford and Malcom...
Clara Baggenstoss
Feb 7, 2023
Clara Frances Baggenstoss, age 96 of Atlantic, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Allen Place in Atlantic. She was born the daughter of Frank X. and Gertrude M (Ohmann) Hofmann on December 1, 1926, in Albany, MN. Clara received her education at a Catholic girl's school in Little Falls, MN, and graduated in 1945. She was united in marriage...
Jean Wolfe
Feb 7, 2023
Jean Wolfe age 74 of Holt, MO, died at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. She was born a farmer’s daughter on August 4, 1948, near Adair, Iowa, the oldest of Harold and Elnora (Cullen) Sweeney’s four children. Jean attended Country school in Cass County, graduating from Cumberland & Massena High school in 1966. Jean...
Mrs. Deloris Claussen
Feb 5, 2023
Deloris Claussen age 77 of Elk Horn, IA, died at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, on Sunday, February 5, 2023. She was born the daughter of Verl and Leona Hall on October 4, 1945, on a farm on the Elk Horn Road in Cass County near Walnut, IA. She attended country school in Cass County before going to...
Margie Herbert
Feb 2, 2023
Margie Anne Herbert, age 87 passed away Thursday February 2nd, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at the Heritage House in Atlantic Iowa. Margie, the daughter of the late John (Jack) Hemsted and Mildred Watson-Hemsted-Weir was born August 22nd, 1935, in Atlantic, Iowa. Margie was raised in Atlantic where she attended school and later would reside on a farm...
Mrs. Tammy Cullen
Jan 30, 2023
Tamara S. Cullen, age 61, of Atlantic, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA surrounded by her family. Tammy was born November 14, 1961, in Greenfield, IA to Lloyd Krause and Sharon (Krause) Wolford. She was a 1980 graduate of Anita High School. On August 20, 1982, she married her high...
Bonnie Lorraine Petersen
Jan 29, 2023
Bonnie Lorraine Petersen, the daughter of Theodore and Fern (Miller) Thompson, was born August 27, 1928, at her parents’ home in Shelby County near Irwin, Iowa, and died January 29, 2023, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 2 days.
Bonnie was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church...
Larry Dee Mulford
Jan 23, 2023
Larry Dee Mulford, the son of Edwin and Rose (Lebeck) Mulford, was born December 9, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa and died January 23, 2023, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 1 month, and 14 days.
Larry was baptized with his twin brother, Gary, at their home by a Methodist Minister. He attended...
Jo Steele
Jan 19, 2023
Jo Steele, age 84, passed away surrounded by her family at the family farm on January 19, 2023. Luella JoAnne (Jo) Cron was born on August 5, 1938 to William "Bill" A. and Leona M. (Kirchner) Cron. Jo was united in marriage to Roger Steele on August 11, 1960, at the Anita United Methodist Church. They resided south of Anita...
Carol Kay Spitler
Jan 18, 2023
Carol Kay Spitler was born June 10, 1937 in Loyalton, South Dakota and shortly after was adopted by Leonard and Betty (Petersen) Duling. Carol passed away January 18, 2023, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 8 days.
Carol was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon....
Deborah Myers
Jan 14, 2023
Deborah Linn Myers, age 63, of Anita, IA, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Montgomery County Hospital in Red Oak, IA. From the age of 3, Deb was in a home in Glenwood, IA, where she received the best care. Recently she was moved to Red Oak, IA, where they continued to take care of Deb until her...
Mrs. Susan Steen
Jan 14, 2023
Susan (Crazy Sue) Kay Steen passed away January 14, 2023, at Jennie Edmundson Methodist Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, due to complications with renal failure, but her kids think she was finally done listening to Al’s (husband) stories. Susan started her career as an RN at Jennie Ed Hospital until she met a man that was going to need full...
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