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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Dennis Janson
May 14, 2025
Dennis William Janson, age 82, of Sioux City, Iowa died Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa. A Celebration of Life Committal Service will be held at Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado at date yet to be determined. The family would be deeply touched by donations to the Brain Aneurism Foundation in Dennis’s Name....
Raymond Curtis Schellenberg
May 10, 2025
Raymond Curtis Schellenberg, 92, of Anita, IA, passed away May 10, 2025, at his home in Anita. Ray was born May 1, 1933, in his grandmother’s home in Scribner, Nebraska. He was one of three children born to Fred W. and Agnes A. (Lahmann) Schellenberg. In 1943, Ray moved to a farm northeast of Anita with his parents and his...
Annette Lynn Christensen
May 10, 2025
Annette Lynn Christensen (Crawley) passed away at her home on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 61 years, 10 months, and 11 days of age. She was born on June 29, 1963, in Audubon, IA, to Harley and Edna Crawley (Young). Annette was raised in Exira, IA, and attended school there, where she ran track and earned many awards and ribbons....
G. Michael Kelly
May 4, 2025
G. Michael "Mike" Kelly, age 86 of Anita, IA, died at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA on Sunday, May 4, 2025. He was born on April 4, 1939, in Anita, IA, the son of Paul and Birdie A. (Kirkham) Kelly. He attended Anita Community Schools.
Mike was united in marriage to Cora Scarlett who was the daughter of...
Gene Mennenoh
Apr 29, 2025
Mr. Eugene "Gene" Carl Mennenoh, age 79, of Audubon, IA, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, IA. Eugene Carl Mennenoh was born on July 30, 1945, in Audubon, IA, the son of G. Reinhard and Rose (Heuss) Mennenoh. Gene attended Country School LeRoy #2 in Audubon and continued with Audubon Schools, graduating with...
Bud Dill
Apr 22, 2025
LeRoy Albert (Bud) Dill, 95, formerly of Adair passed away on April 22, 2025 at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa.
Bud was born in Anita, Iowa on June 14, 1929, to Clayton Elmer and Lillie Katharine (Wedemeyer) Dill at their home. His family then moved to the Casey and Adair area in 1930. He attended country school then graduated...
Harold R. Fairbairn
Apr 21, 2025
Harold Ray Fairbairn passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025, surrounded by family, following a brief battle with lung cancer. Born on August 12, 1943, in Blair, Nebraska, to W. Dale and Louise (Boruch) Fairbairn, Harold was raised with his brother Keith on farms near Tekamah, Nebraska. He attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Tekamah-Herman High...
Donna Mae Karwal
Apr 19, 2025
Mrs. Donna Mae Karwal, age 88, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Saturday, April, 19, 2025, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Donna was born in Atlantic, daughter of John and Erma (Petersen) Paulsen. She attended Atlantic Schools, graduating from Atlantic High School with the class of 1955. On June 24, 1956, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, she...
Tim Slack
Apr 17, 2025
Mr. Timothy Slack, 74, of Elk Horn, IA, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at CHI—Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Timothy Edward Slack was born in Chariton, Iowa, and was the son of Frances E. and Marilyn (Gwinn) Slack. He attended school at Saydel, in Des Moines, IA. On May 10, 1975, Tim married Bonnie Sego; together, they...
Barbara Watson
Apr 13, 2025
Barbara Jean Watson, 73, of Anita, Iowa peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025 with her devoted husband and three daughters by her side. She was born March 5, 1952. Barb was raised in Anita, Iowa by her loving parents Harold and Leona Heeren. Barb graduated from Anita High School in 1970 and later attended Marshalltown Community School of...
Shirley Mae Meyer
Apr 5, 2025
Shirley Mae (Nielsen) Meyer of Union, Missouri (formerly of Springfield, Missouri) was born June 2, 1938, in Audubon, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Nielsen and Evelyn (Jensen) Nielsen. Shirley passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the age of 86 years.
Shirley grew up in Audubon, Iowa and was baptized, confirmed and married in the Ebenezer Lutheran Church. She graduated from...
Willis Noble Nelsen
Apr 4, 2025
Mr. Willis Noble Nelsen, age 96, of Exira, IA, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, IA. Willis Noble Nelsen was born on June 25, 1928, to Kristian Peter and Anna Marie (Leander) Nelsen. He attended a country school in rural Oakfield before enlisting in the Army. On September 5, 1946, Willis joined the...
Connie Sue Nevins
Mar 31, 2025
Connie Sue Nevins, age 69, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Connie Sue Nevins was born on March 6, 1956, in Manchester, Iowa, to Donald and Inez Nevins. She was welcomed by her sister, Peggy, and was followed in birth by five younger brothers: Don, Richard, Greg, Jeff (twins), and Steven. The...
Alan L Elgin
Mar 30, 2025
Mr. Alan Lynn Elgin, age 73, of Adair, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Alan Lynn Elgin was born on November 13, 1951, in New Haven, Connecticut, to A Lynn and Alice (Winn) Elgin. Alan graduated from Adair-Casey High School with the class of 1969. He then continued his...
Jerold Clarence Heiken
Mar 26, 2025
Jerold Clarence Heiken “Jerry” passed away peacefully at South Lake Hospital in Clermont, Florida, on March 26, 2025. Born on May 20, 1933, in Audubon, Iowa, he was the oldest of six children of Clarence and Katherine Heiken. Jerry was a man of intelligence, thoughtfulness, and humility. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose legacy will live...
Larry J Rimel
Mar 22, 2025
Mr. Larry Rimel, age 73, of Massena, IA, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Open visitation with family present will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA. Larry is survived by his two daughters, Carol Pruett and Micheal Rimel,...
Spencer Glenn Rochholz
Mar 21, 2025
Spencer Glenn Rochholz, 30, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025.
Spencer was born on August 29, 1994, to Connie Emgarten and Glenn Rochholz. He grew up in Adair and attended Adair-Casey High School, where he actively participated in basketball, cross country, and track. He was a two-time state qualifier in cross country and a basketball All-American with a career-high achievement...
Bill Gilleland
Mar 20, 2025
Mr. William (Bill) Glenn Gilleland, 85, of Atlantic, formerly of Elliott, IA, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Bill was born September 23, 1939 near Malvern, Iowa, the son of Francis and Marie (Ross) Gilleland. He moved frequently as a child, and lived across southwest Iowa and Missouri. He graduated from College Springs...
Rita Ford
Mar 16, 2025
Rita Faye Ford died Sunday, March 16, 2025, at her home in Atlantic at the age of 82 years.
Rita was born on October 6, 1942, in Atlantic, the youngest of five children born to George Leo and Mabelle Fredericka (Andersen) Cavanaugh. She attended Atlantic High School.
On April 4, 1959, she was united in marriage to David Terence Ford at St....
Ray Wahlert
Mar 16, 2025
Ray Lyle Wahlert, age 88, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2025. He was born on August 23, 1936, as the youngest son of Harold and Winifred (Burns) Wahlert.
Ray grew up on the family farm and graduated from Anita High School in 1954. In 1959, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving with the Military...
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