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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Jerry Dean Overton
Jan 14, 2025
Jerry Overton, age 88, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Jerry was born on March 4, 1936, to Stanley and Marjorie Overton in Lee County, Iowa. He grew up and attended school in Donnelson, Iowa where his parents farmed, and his father was also a turnkey at the Fort Madison...
Betty Esther Olson
Jan 12, 2025
Betty Esther Olson, age 93, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. No formal services are planned. Per her wishes, a cremation will occur at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Atlantic. The Schmidt Family Funeral Home staff is handling the arrangements for Betty Olson.
James "Jim" Albert Ellefson
Jan 9, 2025
James "Jim" Albert Ellefson, age 77, of Audubon, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at his home. Jim was born on August 31, 1947, in Flandreau, South Dakota, to Richard and Eleanor (Herbert) Ellefson. He was baptized and confirmed at Lone Rock Church in Flandreau. Jim graduated from Augustana Academy in Canton, South Dakota, in 1965, and went on to...
Wesley William Wahlert
Jan 6, 2025
Wesley William Wahlert, age 67, of Wiota, IA, passed away on Monday, January 06, 2025 at his residence. Wesley William Wahlert, born March 7, 1957, in Cass County, Iowa, was the son of Audrey and William Wahlert. Wes grew up in Anita, Iowa, and graduated from Anita High School in 1975. He spent the majority of his life farming and...
Dennis Lee Zimmerman
Jan 6, 2025
Dennis Lee Zimmerman, 80, passed away peacefully Monday, January 6, 2025, at his home in Anita. He was born the son of Ervin and Clotene (Kilgore) Zimmerman in Denver, Colorado on October 11, 1944. The family moved to Prescott, Iowa where Dennis’s father was employed. Then The family moved to Lemmon, South Dakota where Dennis attended country school and graduated...
Dorothy Riesberg
Jan 3, 2025
Dorothy Johanna Riesberg, age 87, was peacefully called to the Lord on Friday, January 3, 2025 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.
Dorothy was born on August 24, 1937 in Lidderdale, IA. She was the daughter of John G. and Rose (Dopheide) Rotert. After finishing 8th grade at St. Augustine in Halbur, IA, Dorothy stayed home to help tend to...
Janet Sue Berger
Dec 30, 2024
Janet Sue Berger, 82, of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away December 30, 2024, in Rogers, Arkansas. She was born on June 15, 1942, in Red Oak, Iowa to the late Virgil and Erna Barker. Janet enjoyed volunteering and attending her church. She loved to play games, fish, and sew. Janet was preceded in death by her husbands, Gerald Jespersen and...
Thomas Cappel
Dec 29, 2024
Thomas (Tom) Cappel, age 81 of Atlantic, died on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Tom was born March 5, 1943 in Independence, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Lavonne (Glazier) Cappel. In 1944, they moved to Atlantic, and it was here that Tom was raised and where he and his wife Janet chose to raise their...
Connie Ray Faga
Dec 29, 2024
Mr. Connie Ray Faga, age 83, of Audubon, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. Connie Ray Faga was born in Adair, Iowa, on October 24, 1941, the son of Andrew and Helen Hammond Faga. He was baptized on November 23, 1941, and confirmed on May 22, 1955, at St. John Lutheran...
Janet Irene McAfee
Dec 22, 2024
Janet Irene (Newell) McAfee passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Born on August 23, 1941 in Exira, the daughter of Selmer D. and Evelyn (Schwab) Newell, Janet was the oldest of three children, with two younger brothers. She was raised in Anita and spent hours on horseback. She also began her love of cooking at an early age. She...
Duane Calvin Acker
Dec 13, 2024
Duane Acker, of Atlantic, former president of Kansas State University, and the University of Nebraska’s first vice chancellor for Agriculture and Natural Resources, died December 13, 2024, in his hometown of Atlantic, IA.
Born on the family farm near Atlantic on March 13, 1931, he learned early the satisfaction of physical work and that both animals and people respond to personal...
Delmer Dean Walker
Dec 12, 2024
Delmer D. Walker, 88 of Adair, IA, passed away on December 12, 2024, at the Community Care Center, Stuart, IA. He was born the son of Elmer George and Viola Marie (Krause) Walker on July 1, 1936 in Adair, IA and graduated from Adair High School. Delmer was employed for many years at the Farmers Lumber Company, Adair, IA. He...
Donald Alvie Akers
Dec 7, 2024
Donald A. Akers, age 74, of Exira, IA, passed away on Saturday, December 07, 2024, at his home in Exira. Donald Alvie Akers was born at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital on February 16, 1950, a son of Frank and Elsie (Klemish) Akers. Don grew up in Audubon County his entire life. He attended Exira Community Schools graduating with the...
Lois Jean Hilsabeck
Dec 5, 2024
Lois Jean Hilsabeck, the daughter of Roy Edward and Hilda (Kristensen) Zinke was born on June 5, 1936 and died December 5, 2024 at the age of 88 years. Lois was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa and remained a life-long member. She attended several rural schools and graduated from the Audubon High School with...
Mrs. Carol Dorsey
Dec 5, 2024
The funeral service will be livestreamed and be viewed at the bottom of Carol's obituary.
Carol Jean (Kloppenburg) Trent Dorsey, a beloved mother, wife, friend, and educator, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at UnityPoint Health Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Carol was born on June 8, 1947, in the Bristow House in...
Dawn Denise Witt
Nov 28, 2024
Dawn Denise Witt, age 55 of Lewis, IA, died at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 28, 2024, after a battle with cancer. She was born on March 7, 1969, the daughter of Bill and Sheryl (Stewart) Tallman in Council Bluffs, IA. She was the oldest of three in a soccer family. Her passion for the...
Arnold John Bintner
Nov 26, 2024
Arnold "Arnie" Bintner, age 95, of Exira, IA, died at Exira Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in Exira, IA. He was born the son of Joseph & Thressa (Thielen) Bintner on November 21, 1929, at his parents' home north of Anita, IA, in Cass County. Arnie was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Anita and confirmed at...
Taylor Harris
Nov 22, 2024
Our beloved daughter, sister, niece, and friend, Taylor Ollie Harris, age 23, went to be with Jesus on November 22, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE, surrounded by her family. She was born to Rodney and Terri Harris on July 24, 2001, in Des Moines, Iowa. When Taylor was 3, they moved to Exira, where she attended school and...
Robert E Hansen
Nov 19, 2024
Bob Hansen, age 78, proud father of five children and four grandchildren of Papillion NE (formerly Atlantic IA) died at Bellevue Medical Center on November 19, 2024. He was born in Harlan on October 22, 1946, to Robert and Helen (Swenson) Hansen growing up on the family farm west of Exira, IA. Known to his friends as Reggie, Bob graduated...
Kay Frances Whitehead
Nov 19, 2024
Kay Frances Andresen Whitehead was born in Battle Creek, Iowa, on July 30, 1945, to Robert J. and Frances L. (Madsen) Andresen. She was baptized on September 30, 1945, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa, where she was also confirmed on Palm Sunday, 1959. She was received into God’s kingdom on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at the...
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