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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Franklin Stewart Layland
Aug 8, 2015
Franklin Stewart Layland, the son of Dallas and Maude (Perry) Layland, was born February 22, 1925, at his parents’ home northwest of Hamlin, Iowa and died August 8, 2015, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Franklin was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa...
Dorothy Cheslick
Aug 5, 2015
Dorothy Catherine Cheslick, 98, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. She was born June 13, 1917, in Woodside, Long Island, New York, the daughter of Sylvester and Dora Martinka. Dorothy attended schools in the Long Island area and graduated from Bryant High School in Long Island City, New York....
Mae Margaret Gittins
Aug 4, 2015
Mae Margaret Gittins, the daughter of Richard Louis and Dorothy Mae (Youngman) Hiatt, was born December 27, 1928, at her parents’ farm home in rural Bethany, Missouri and died August 4, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 7 months, and 7days. Margaret was baptized and confirmed as an adult at the Gray...
Alice Jensen
Aug 1, 2015
Alice Berniece Jensen, 97, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita, Iowa. Berniece was born January 15, 1918, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Benjamin and Jetta (Jones) Flathers. She was united in marriage to Gailyn Jensen on January 4, 1937. She loved quilting, crocheting and doing crosswords....
Delores Walters
Jul 18, 2015
Delores Elrane Bald was the sixth of eleven children born to Harry and Gladys Jensen Bald in Leroy Township, Audubon, Iowa, on January 25, 1941. She went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at her home in Audubon at the age of 74 years, 5 months and 23 days. Delores was baptized at Our Saviors...
Karl Knutter
Jul 17, 2015
Karl William Knutter, 74, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Karl was born August 18, 1940, in Elgin, Illinois, to Lester and Marian (Slavin) Knutter. He grew up in rural Marengo, Illinois. He attended country school and graduated from Marengo High School in 1958. After graduation, he...
Albert Schnackel
Jul 17, 2015
Albert Henry Schnackel, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab. Albert was born October 7, 1917, near Hancock, Iowa, to Harvey F. and Emily E. (Sayre) Schnackel. He graduated from Hancock High School in 1936. On June 4, 1943, he married Phyllis Leona Giese at the First Methodist Church in Omaha,...
Mary Lehman
Jul 15, 2015
Mary Louise Lehman, 89, of Adair, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab Center in Anita Iowa. She was born February 1, 1926, in Lake City, Iowa, the oldest child of eight children to Alton Parker and Maybelle (Hermansen) Harris. Mary grew up near Panora, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Dallas Lehman...
Glee I. Huey
Jul 8, 2015
Glee I. Huey, the son of Iles K. and Bessie I. (Gapen) Huey, was born October 13, 1924, at his parents’ home in Texsam, South Dakota and died July 8, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 8 months, and 25 days. Glee was baptized and confirmed at the White River Methodist Church...
Naomi Maxine Larsen
Jul 7, 2015
Naomi Maxine Larsen, the daughter of John Henry and Lula “Peg” Frances (Murray) Wiemann, as born July 31, 1926, at her parents’ home near Exira, Iowa and died July 7, 2015, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 6 days. Naomi was baptized and confirmed at the First Methodist...
Margaret Elsberry
Jul 6, 2015
Margaret "Maggie" Elsberry, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, at the University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Maggie was born November 27, 1945, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Chester and Marjorie (Winger) Laursen. She grew up in Atlantic, Wiota, Des Moines, Perry and Audubon, Iowa, and graduated from Audubon High School in 1964. She was...
John Tiedemann
Jun 25, 2015
John Delbert Tiedemann, 76, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Per John's wishes, private family services and interment in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, will be held at a later date.
David Dressler
Jun 24, 2015
David Allen Dressler, 48, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Dave was born June 16, 1967, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Gary A. and Donnis Lee (Keller) Dressler. He grew up in rural Anita, Iowa, and graduated from Anita High School in 1986. He attended the University of...
Jeffrey Richard Jensen
Jun 21, 2015
Jeffrey Richard Jensen, the son of Delbert and Elizabeth (Oliver) Jensen, was born January 18, 1960, in Audubon, Iowa and died June 21, 2015, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 55 years, 5 months, and 3 days. Jeff was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended the...
Aaron Arthur Hoegh
Jun 20, 2015
Aaron Arthur Hoegh, the son of Glen Vernon and Janette Marie (Hanson), was born January 30, 1976, in Harlan, Iowa and died June 20, 2015, from injuries received in a mower accident in Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 39 years, 4 months, and 20 days. Aaron attended the Elk Horn Community Schools graduating with the High School Class of...
Richard Dean Monthei
Jun 19, 2015
Richard Dean Monthei, the son of Floyd Raymond and Ruth Irene (Gibson) Monthei, was born July 10, 1934, near Jefferson, Iowa and died June 19, 2015, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 11 months, and 9 days. Richard grew up in Cooper, Iowa where he graduated from High School in 1952. Farmed for a...
Bernice Leona Garber
Jun 14, 2015
Bernice Leona Garber, the daughter of Thomas and Agnetta “Nettie” Jorgensen Thomsen, was born August 23, 1916, in Kimballton, Iowa and died June 14, 2015, at the Phoenix Mountain Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 98 years, 9 months and 21 days. Bernice was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton, Iowa. She attended...
Edyth Gayle Simonsen
Jun 14, 2015
Edyth Gayle Simonsen, the daughter of Johnie and Ethel (Neff) Williams, was born November 30, 1934, at her parents’ home in Dripping Springs, Arkansas and died June 14, 2015, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 6 months, and 14 days. Edyth was baptized as an adult at the First Christian...
Doris Ann Card
Jun 10, 2015
Doris Ann Card, the daughter of Donald Carl Fairchild, Sr. and Leona Francis (Lienhouser) Fairchild, was born April 14, 1965, in Adams County, Denver, Colorado and died June 10, 2015, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 50 years, 1 month, and 26 days. Doris was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. She...
Jean Lucille Griffith
Jun 7, 2015
Jean Lucille Griffith, the daughter of Charles H. and Lulu (Williams) Hodges, was born November 25, 1928, at her parents’ home near Council Bluffs, Iowa and died June 7, 2015, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 6months, and 12 days. Jean was baptized and confirmed as an adult at the First...
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