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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Christine Hanley
Mar 26, 2016
Christine Hanley, 95, of Poteau, OK, formerly of Mesa, Arizona, and Adair, Iowa, passed away March 26, 2016, in Poteau, OK; with her son, James Hanley and daughter-in-law Linda, at her side. She was born October 2, 1920, in Montreal, Canada, to Dominic Anthony Vacca and Madilyn Maria Mastricola. She was preceded in death by her late husband, John...
Evelyn Fay
Mar 24, 2016
Evelyn Mae Fay, 91, of Knoxville, Iowa, and formerly of Anita and Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Westridge Nursing Home in Knoxville, Iowa. She was born March 20, 1925, in Exira, Iowa, to John and Gladys (Smith) Toft. Evelyn attended school in Exira and graduated from Exira High School in 1942. She worked at the...
Roger Bell
Mar 21, 2016
Roger Allen Bell, 75, was born August 24, 1940, in rural Delphos, Iowa, to Pauline (Long) and Harold Bell and departed this earthly life on March 21, 2016, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa, in his favorite chair, watching the news. Roger started his education in Delphos and remembered fondly riding his pony to school and helping his Mom...
Helen Wendt
Mar 20, 2016
Helen Ann Wendt, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Helen was born February 12, 1936, in Walnut, Iowa, to George Peter and Ella Julianne (Spies) Hansen. She grew up near Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School in 1953. On October 27, 1956, she was married to Robert...
William Joseph Shima
Mar 19, 2016
William “Bill” Joseph Shima, the son of Joseph Leo and Marie (Graves) Shima, was born March 3, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa and died March 19, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 79 years and 16 days. Bill was baptized and confirmed at the Catholic Church in Iowa City. He attended Iowa...
Erick John Jorgensen
Mar 15, 2016
Erick John Jorgensen, the son of Hans P. and Carrie (Christensen) Jorgensen, was born November 23, 1937, on his parents’ farm near Kimballton, Iowa and died March 15, 2016 at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 3 months, and 22 days. Erick John was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa....
Rev. Smith, Jr.
Mar 14, 2016
Reverend Charles Everett Smith, Jr., 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed on peacefully in the afternoon, Monday, March 14, 2016, at his home in Atlantic. Chuck was born July 7, 1929, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Charles and Viola Mae (Sheppard) Smith. He was raised in Council Bluffs and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School with the class of 1947....
Royce Delmer Nichols
Mar 13, 2016
Royce Delmer Nichols, the son of Ralph D. and Susie (Wheatley) Nichols, was born June 22, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa and died March 13, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Royce was baptized and confirmed on March 28, 1956 at the Methodist Church in Anita, Iowa. He...
Duane Allen Nielsen
Mar 12, 2016
Duane Allen Nielsen, the son of Arnold and Vera (Baier) Nielsen, was born February 5, 1948, at his parents’ home in Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died March 12, 2016, at his home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 68 years, 1 month, and 7 days. Duane was baptized May 27, 1948, and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran...
Vivian Lane
Mar 8, 2016
Vivian P. Lane, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Vivian Patricia Petersen was born October 14, 1927, in Guthrie County, Iowa, to Christian N. and Lydia (Andersen) Petersen. Except for being born in Guthrie County and attending country school there, she was a life-long resident of Atlantic. On May...
Meta Hemphill
Mar 8, 2016
Meta Hemphill, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Meta Green Hemphill was born June 19, 1924, to Joseph and Edna (Chancellor) Green in Osceola, Missouri. She became a Christian at an early age. She was married to Edgar Hemphill of Griswold, IA, on February 10, 1945, in...
Luella Adams
Mar 7, 2016
Luella A. Adams, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Luella Arlene Carr was born December 28, 1930, to Bert and Lulu (Anderson) Carr Sr. in Atlantic, Iowa. She spent most of her life in Atlantic. On February 16, 1963, she married Donald D. Adams in Lincoln, Nebraska. They owned and operated...
Saranne Nelson
Mar 5, 2016
Saranne Nelson, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, at her home. Saranne "Sally" Keasey Nelson, the daughter of Cecil Floyd and Martha Ruth (Allen) Keasey was born March 19, 1930, on a farm north of Wiota, Iowa. The family moved to the Anita area in 1935. She attended the Anita School graduating with the class...
Lillian Wilson
Mar 4, 2016
Lillian Frances Wilson, 77, of Adair, Iowa, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Lillian was born November 12, 1938, in Swan, Iowa, to Russell Glenn and Daisy Carol (Reeves) Phillips. She lived in the Swan and Pleasantville area until age 10 when she moved with her parents to the Anita...
Lois Virlee "Tee" Mullenger
Feb 28, 2016
Lois Virlee “Tee” Mullenger, the daughter of Walter G. and Esther Mae (Walter) Waddell, was born January 21, 1934, at her parents’ home in Adams County near Stringtown, Iowa and died February 28, 2016, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 1 month, and 7 days. Virlee was baptized and confirmed at the...
Gary Ehle
Feb 28, 2016
Gary Leroy Ehle, 73, of Lyman, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016, at his home. He was born on November 5, 1942, to Delbert and Lorraine (Taylor) Ehle in Anita, Iowa. Gary was raised in the Lyman area and attended the Griswold community schools. Other than a few years living in Atlantic, he spent his whole life in...
Wilbur Berger
Feb 27, 2016
Wilbur Elliott Berger, 82, of Atlantic, died at home February 27, 2016. He was born July 16, 1933, in Oakland, Missouri, to Wayne Elliott and Nellie Virginia (Hough) Berger. During his childhood they lived in various places in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa. As a young adult, he worked for several farmers in the Atlantic area before being inducted into...
Larry Barber
Feb 27, 2016
Larry Barber, 73, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at his home. Larry was born on the family farm near Anita, Iowa, on April 24, 1942, to Paul and Lois (Dorsey) Barber. He was the second of five children, with Rex being the first, Lola the third, Norma the fourth and Ruth the fifth. He was...
Hilda Falconer
Feb 25, 2016
Hilda Marie Falconer, 90, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her home. Hilda was born December 18, 1925, in Anita, Iowa, to Roy and Hazel (Gissible) Scholl. She attended Anita Schools and graduated from Anita High School with the class of 1943. After receiving Normal Training, she taught in a one room school house in...
Lisa Marsh
Feb 22, 2016
Lisa Irene Marsh, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Monday, February 22, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. She was born February 7, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Chester Marion and Betty Bee (Ward) Marsh. Lisa lived at home until becoming a resident of the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in April 1996. A special thanks...
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