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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Edwina Umphress
Apr 26, 2015
Edwina Gayle Umphress, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center, in Atlantic. She was born on July 28, 1951, the daughter of Edwin and Martha (Gregory) Umphress, in Fort Worth, Texas. Gayle was raised in River Oaks, TX, and graduated from Castlebury High School in 1969. Gayle was united...
Regina Larson
Apr 25, 2015
Regina Lavina Larson, 103, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born December 21, 1911, the daughter of Herbert and Elizabeth (Albright) Abbey, in Mt. Etna, Iowa. Regina attended grade school and high school in Creston, Iowa. After high school, she then went on to...
Mary Swisher
Apr 24, 2015
Mary Anne Fehrs Swisher of Atlantic passed away on April 24, 2015. She was born April 18, 1923, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Zelma Noble Fehrs and William Henry Fehrs. She was baptized at Kountz Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha. When she was five years old her family moved to the Chicago area and settled in LaGrange, Illinois,...
Mary Chester
Apr 23, 2015
Mary A. Chester, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born March 1, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of George Richard "Dick" and Marilyn (Temple) Struthers. Mary was a graduate of Everly high school, Everly, Iowa. During her youth, Mary spent every summer...
Odella Roof
Apr 19, 2015
Odella Ann Roof, 87, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center. She was born July 14, 1927, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of C. Arthur and Frieda (Ahrens) Claussen of Wiota, Iowa. Odella was baptized into the Christian faith on August 7, 1927...
Maynard Lee Nielsen
Apr 17, 2015
Maynard Lee Nielsen, the son of Harold and Lillie (Hansen) Nielsen, was born June 16, 1951, in Harlan, Iowa and died April 17, 2015, near Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 63 years, 10 months, and 1 day. Maynard was born with cerebral palsy and was baptized while still in the Harlan hospital and later confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran...
Gary Glenn Fancher
Apr 16, 2015
Gary Glenn Fancher, the son of Ora Glenn and Mildred Lavaun (Somers) Fancher, was born October 4, 1952, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. Gary went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2015, as a result of a grain bin accident on his farm northeast of Audubon, Iowa at the age of 62 years, 6 months,...
Audrey Arletta Twist
Apr 16, 2015
Audrey Arletta Twist, the daughter of Chris and Marie (Esbeck) Larsen, was born April 30, 1922, at her parents’ home in Audubon County north of Kimballton, Iowa and died April 16, 2015, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 11 months, and 16 days. Audrey was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran...
Vadis Jewell Jensen
Apr 12, 2015
Vadis Jewell Jensen, the daughter of Louis and Annette (Juhl) Bengaard, was born September 7, 1926, at her parents’ home near Brayton, Iowa and died April 12, 2015, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 5 days. Vadis attended the Exira Community Schools and the Exira High School. She then...
William Overturf
Apr 6, 2015
William "Bill" Overturf was born in Moline, Illinois, on December 22, 1943, to Paul and Doris Overturf. He was raised by his grandparents until their death and then was moved to an orphanage. He enlisted in the Army in 1966. While in the Army, he earned Expert Marksmanship on a 50 BMG rifle, anti-tank jeep mounted cannons and M-1/M-16...
Phyllis Gross
Apr 5, 2015
Phyllis J. Gross, 88, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa. Phyllis Jean was born May 31, 1926, in Swanton, Nebraska, to Roy and Mary (Uldrich) Brinson. In her youth she was an accomplished dancer. She even appeared in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" for her flexibility. She was able...
Arthur Arter
Apr 3, 2015
Arthur A. Arter, 82, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Art was born June 15, 1932, in Hudson, Iowa, to Willis LeRoy and Genevieve (Greeley) Arter. He grew up near Hudson. While he and his brothers attended Hudson High School where they were star baseball and basketball...
Delbert Hobbs
Apr 3, 2015
Delbert Dayle Hobbs, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, entered into rest Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Delbert was born November 2, 1920, in Lincoln, Kansas, to Leonard and Elsie (Cook) Hobbs. He attended country school through his entire grade school years, and then attended Lincoln High School in Lincoln,...
Ralene Rae Knudsen
Apr 1, 2015
Ralene R. Knudsen, the daughter of Royce and Arlene (Kragel) Malone, was born December 8, 1956, in Denison, Iowa and died April 1, 2015, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 58 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Ralene was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran...
Clifford Ellison
Apr 1, 2015
Clifford E. Ellison, 52, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at his home in Wiota, Iowa. Clifford was born November 3, 1962, in Maryville, MO, to Mack and Wynonia (Nonie) Mae (Edwards) Ellison. He worked as a construction contractor. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nonie. Clifford is survived by his son, James (Shannon)...
Lorraine Mildred Hoegh
Mar 31, 2015
Lorraine Mildred Hoegh, the daughter of Eric C. and Lizzie M. (Andersen) Christensen, was born December 31, 1922, at her parents’ home near Brayton, Iowa and passed into heaven and God’s loving care on March 31, 2015 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years and 3 months. Lorraine was baptized in the Elk...
Philip Cullen
Mar 26, 2015
Philip James Cullen was born in Mt. Etna, Iowa, November 12, 1935, the son of Christina (Miller) Cullen and Bernard Francis Cullen. He graduated from Wiota High School in 1954. He attended Northwest Missouri State University. In August of 1957, he went to Liberia, West Africa, to work on road construction, returning home in April 1959. He returned to...
William Luzadder
Mar 25, 2015
"Bill" William George Luzadder, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Alegent Creighton Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill was born on July 6, 1932, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of George and Blanche (Green) Luzadder. Blanche passed away when Bill was very young and his father remarried. He was then raised by his step-mother,...
Carolyn Lee Mulford
Mar 17, 2015
Carolyn Lee Mulford, the daughter of Edwin and Rose (Lebeck) Mulford, was born February 19, 1941, in Carroll, Iowa and died March 17, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. Carolyn was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended Audubon Community Schools graduating with the High School Class of 1959. Carolyn moved to...
Barbara Ann Jorgensen
Mar 15, 2015
Barbara Ann Jorgensen, the daughter of Elmer and Lotus (Frampton) Larsen, was born May11, 1939, in Harlan, Iowa and died March 15, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 75 years, 10 months, and 4 days. Barbara was baptized at the Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Harlan Community Schools graduating with the...
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