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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Steven L Behnken
Mar 13, 2025
Steve Behnken, age 69 of Anita, IA, died at the University Medical Center in Omaha, NE, on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Steve was born September 26th, 1955, in Atlantic, IA, to Otto Jr. and Donna (Schwanke) Behnken. He grew up on the Eilts farm in Wiota, IA, until they moved just West to the Behnken family farm. During school, he...
Dennis AJ Campbell
Mar 12, 2025
Mr. Dennis (AJ) Campbell, age 71, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. AJ was born on July 15, 1953, to Robert and Norma (Pieken) Campbell in Harlan, IA. He attended Atlantic Community Schools, graduating in the Class of 1971. After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Air Force for...
Grace Elvina Larsen
Mar 10, 2025
Grace Elvina Larsen, age 94, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 12, 1930, to Ole and Hellena (Lauritsen) Madsen at their home in Cameron Township, Audubon County. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Grace attended four different rural schools...
Jill Kirchner
Mar 9, 2025
Jill Kirchner, age 75 of Atlantic Iowa, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, March 9th, 2025.
Jill was born July 13, 1949, to George and Mildred Winston in Guthrie Center Iowa. She was the eldest of 3 children. Brother, Roger Winston (Linda) Sister, Joan Willenborg (Chuck). She grew up on a farm outside of Guthrie Center.
In her younger years...
Russ Wilson
Mar 9, 2025
Russ Wilson passed away on March 9th, 2025 at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa due to complications of Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy, a disease he battled all his life.
Russ grew up in Adair, he was quite the entrepreneur at a young age when he got a lawn mower and mowed yards in town for many years. He also helped...
Beverly Dorsey
Mar 8, 2025
Beverly Jean Gress was born May 9, 1940, to Francis Gress and Kathryn Lorene (Sorensen) Gress. She attended school at Marne, Elk Horn, and Anita, graduating from Anita High School with the Class of 1958. After high school she attended nursing school in Des Moines. On December 31, 1961, she married Harold Jens. They made their home in the Hancock...
Betty Ann Nellor
Mar 4, 2025
Mrs. Betty Ann Nellor, age 76, of Audubon, IA, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, IA. Betty was born on August 10, 1948, in Columbus, NE. She is the daughter of Steven and Tillie (Sucan) Kmoch. She attended schools in South Omaha, graduating with the class of 1966. A few years later, she...
Dana A. Kunze
Mar 2, 2025
Dana Alan Kunze went home to our Heavenly Father on March 2nd, 2025. Dana was born on January 20th, 1966 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Richard and Barbara (Weppler) Kunze. He attended Griswold High School, graduating with the class of 1984. His passion for teaching led him to obtain a Bachelor of Art degree in Education from Iowa State University...
Betty J Simonsen
Feb 28, 2025
Betty J. Simonsen, age 96 of Exira, IA, died on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Cass Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. She was born on April 3, 1928, in rural Exira the daughter of Julius and Ceclia (Thielen) Wolf and was baptized at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Exira. She attended country school through 8th grade and went to...
Lucille E Wittrock
Feb 26, 2025
Mrs. Lucille E. Wittrock, age 98, of Audubon, IA, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll, IA. Lucille Elizabeth Wittrock was born on March 27, 1926, on a farm near Rosselle, IA, to Fred Renze and Mary (Tunning) Renze. She spent her younger years in the Rosselle community and attended Holy Angels Catholic School....
Vickie Peerbolte
Feb 23, 2025
Mrs. Vickie Charlene Peerbolte, age 76, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Victoria (Vickie) Charlene Peerbolte was born on September 10th, 1948, in Iroquois, Illinois, to Maurice and Dorothy (Shrimplin) Faupel. She was the youngest of three sisters. She graduated from Donovan High School in Donovan, Illinois, in 1966. She...
Ramona Camp
Feb 23, 2025
Ramona Darlene (Jorgensen) Camp, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 at the Cass County Medical Center in Atlantic, Iowa.
Ramona was born on October 21, 1934, the eldest daughter of H. Edvald and Gladys (Walters) Jorgensen in Audubon, Iowa. She graduated from Audubon High School in 1953 and worked in the Iowa State University Extension Office in Audubon....
Lynn Dorsey
Feb 21, 2025
Mr. Lynn Dorsey, age 88, of Anita, IA, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, IA. On Sunday morning, November 1, 1936, Lynn Dorsey was born to Wilbur and Pearl (Barber) Dorsey at their farm home in Audubon County, 1 1/2 miles east of the tree in the road. Wilbur said this was...
Patti Bissell
Feb 18, 2025
Patricia Jayne Bissell, age 65, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, surrounded by her loving family at Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE. Patti, the daughter of the late Joseph Wayne and Margie Herbert, was born on October 26, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa. She was raised on a farm on the south side of Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School...
Linda Diane Swanson
Feb 16, 2025
Linda “Lynn” Swanson, age 77 of Elk Horn, IA, died at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn on Sunday, February 16, 2025. She was born the daughter of Homer and Betty (Sure) Johnson on August 4, 1947, in Madrid, IA. She graduated from Fort Dodge High in Fort Dodge, IA. On June 18, 1975, Lynn was united in marriage...
Betty Lou Vais
Feb 11, 2025
Mrs. Betty Lou Vais, age 86, of Exira, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in Des Moines, IA. Betty was born on a farm south of Exira on August 21, 1938, to Nellie (Jones) Brown and Harold Brown. She attended Old Carrolltown in Iowa, then in Garrison, North Dakota, for a few years before returning to the Exira area,...
Dean Kiger
Feb 10, 2025
K. Dean Kiger, age 79, of Audubon, IA, died on Monday, February 10, 2025, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Dean was born on May 5, 1945, to Carl and Wilma Kiger (Hudson) in Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1963, participating in football, wrestling, baseball, and track. From 1963-1968, he attended, wrestled, and...
Dorothy Louise Hansen
Feb 10, 2025
Dorothy Louise Hansen of Audubon passed away on February 10th, 2025, at Prairie Gate Care Center in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 99 years, 7 months, and 3 days. She was born the daughter of Carl John and Rebecca (Weeks) Boldt in Audubon, IA, on July 5, 1925. Dorothy was baptized on April 4, 1937, at the First...
Lloyd Leroy Roberts
Feb 5, 2025
Lloyd Leroy Roberts, 92, of Atlantic, was born to Lewis and Leora Roberts on February 4th,1933 at the family farmstead south of Lyman. He passed away on February 5th, 2025 at Atlantic Specialty Care. Lloyd attended Griswold High School graduating in the Class of 1950. After helping on the family farm from 1950 to 1953, he enlisted in the United...
Gary Allen Dressler
Feb 4, 2025
Gary Allen Dressler, age 89, of Anita, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Gary was born on June 18, 1935 in Lincoln Township, Cass County Iowa. He graduated from Anita in 1953. Upon graduating high school, Gary enlisted in the Army Reserve and served for six years. He was united in marriage to Donnis Lee Keller on September 30, 1961....
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