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Thelma Griffith
Aug 9, 2006
THELMA M. GRIFFITH Thelma M. Griffith, 90, a former Adair and Atlantic, Iowa resident, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at the Exira Care Center, Exira, Iowa. Thelma Marie Griffith was born August 25, 1915, in Montgomery County, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde M. and Elva M. (McPherson) Watt. She graduated from the Waucoma High School in Waucoma, Iowa....
Anthony Scaletti
Aug 8, 2006
ANTHONY SCALETTI Anthony Scaletti, 76, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at his home. A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic. No visitation is scheduled and his ashes will be interred in the Atlantic Cemetery at a later date. Survivors include two...
David Armentrout
Aug 7, 2006
DAVID V. ARMENTROUT David V. Armentrout, 60, a lifelong Atlantic resident, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. David Vernon Armentrout was born May 17, 1946 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Wilbur Aaron and Betty Jane (Randall) Armentrout. He was a 1964 graduate of the Atlantic High School. Dave served his...
Sharon Collins
Jul 28, 2006
SHARON MARY COLLINS Sharon Mary Collins, 64, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Burr Ridge, Illinois, and Walnut, Iowa, passed away after a brave battle with cancer on the morning of July 28, 2006. Sharon was born July 30, 1941, a mile and half south of Walnut, Iowa, to Vernon and Leona (Harmsen) Petersen. After graduating High School, she...
Margarete Pointer
Jul 25, 2006
Margarete L. Pointer Margarete L. Pointer, the daughter of Claude and Hazel (Dearing) Corzatt was born January 19, 1919, in Carlisle, Iowa, and passed away July 25, 2006, at the age of 87 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Margarete graduated from Carlisle High School. She was united in marriage to Robert V. Pointer in 1943 and moved...
Esther Weinheimer
Jul 22, 2006
ESTHER WEINHEIMER Esther Weinheimer, 91, a lifelong Atlantic resident, passed away Saturday morning, July 22, 2006, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Esther was born June 22, 1915, on a farm north of Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Martin and Cecelia (Jensen) Olsen. She was a 1933 graduate of the Atlantic High School and then attended business college....
Bonnie Mardi
Jul 21, 2006
BONNIE O. MARDI Bonnie O. Mardi, 73, of Ponca, Nebraska, and formerly of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006, at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca. Bonnie Opal Mardi was born August 5, 1932, in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Otis and Hyla (Robertson) Smith. She graduated from the Wiota High School and moved to Omaha,...
Donald Wahlert
Jul 14, 2006
DONALD (DEAN) WAHLERT Donald (Dean) Wahlert, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Donald Dean Wahlert was born March 26, 1929, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Christian Edward and Bertha Katherine (Hammann) Wahlert. He was baptized in St. John's Lutheran Church, northwest of Adair,...
Phil Uhlman
Jul 14, 2006
Phil J. Uhlman, 80, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Phil John Uhlman was born October 5, 1925, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of John C. and Anna E. (Wedemeyer) Uhlman. He attended country school in Adair county. Phil served his country in the U.S. Army during...
Raymond Meyer
Jul 10, 2006
Raymond H. Meyer, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Ray's life began on May 12, 1926, in Fonda, Iowa. His mother, Edna died within weeks of his birth and he was raised by his maternal grandmother in Whittemore, Iowa. After completing eighth grade, he...
Vada Caltrider
Jul 2, 2006
Vada E. Caltrider, 85, of Adair, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2006, at Midland Community Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska. Vada Elsie Caltrider was born on April 14, 1921, in rural Cass County, near Anita, Iowa, to William Adolph and Amelia Magdeline (Wahlert) Huss. She grew up in Adair and attended school there, graduating from Adair High School...
Freda Alff
Jul 2, 2006
Freda Cecilia Lund Alff, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa, at the age of 94 years, 11 months and two days. Freda was born August 1, 1911, in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Jens J. and Martha N. (Madsen) Andersen. She was baptized at...
Barry Buchanan
Jun 11, 2006
Barry A. Buchanan, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away June 11, 2006, at his home. Barry Allison Buchanan was born on September 1, 1946, in Guymon, Oklahoma to Bobby and Willibelle (Smith) Buchanan. He graduated from Hooker High School in Hooker, Oklahoma, in 1964 and majored in math and statistics at Oklahoma State University, where he graduated in 1969....
Madonna Einhaus
Jun 9, 2006
Madonna E. Einhaus, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Madonna Estelle Einhaus, was born June 17, 1922, in Johnville, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Henry and Catherine (McGrath) Allison. She graduated from the Mount Carmel Academy High School in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Madonna then...
Dawna Massie
Jun 1, 2006
Dawna Lynne Hendricks Massie, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2006, in rural Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Dawna was born September 25, 1948, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, the daughter of Stanley and Dawna J. (Asay) Hendricks. She was raised in Concord, California, and was a 1966 graduate of the El Cerrito, California, High School. Dawna...
Delmer Fudge
May 31, 2006
Delmer L. Fudge, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center of heart failure. Delmer Lee Fudge was born on July 19, 1932, in Massena, Iowa, to Carroll and Freda (Hoyt) Fudge. He was a life long resident of Cass County and worked as a laborer at various places including Henningsen...
Frances Johnson
May 27, 2006
Frances M. Johnson, 89, of Marne, Iowa, peacefully passed away Saturday morning, May 27, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, with her two daughters at her side. Frances Marie Johnson was born February 14, 1917, in Defiance, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (VonTersch) Majerus. Earlier in her life, she had lived in Oakland,...
Mary Mcclung
May 11, 2006
Mary A. McClung, 75, of Casey, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa, where she had been a resident for the last couple of months. Mary Alice Barnes was born on February 27, 1931, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Ralph and Johanna (Schildt) Barnes. She grew up in Greenfield and...
Karlene Rasmussen
May 9, 2006
Karlene A. Rasmussen, 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at her home. Karlene Ann Rasmussen was born on December 10, 1944, in Harlan, Iowa, to Chris and Lula (Boeck) Rasmussen. She graduated from Harlan High School and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri. After school she lived numerous places, but has...
Eugene Christensen
May 9, 2006
Eugene H. Christensen, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Eugene Harvey Christensen was born December 27, 1927 in Avoca, Iowa, the son of Harvey and Anne (Schneider) Christensen. He graduated from the Atlantic High School, Atlantic, Iowa, in 1945. On February 23, 1946, Gene married Inez...
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