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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...
J Siedelmann
Nov 19, 2024
J Randy Siedelmann was born on April 24, 1953 to Eldonn and Shirley (Hocamp) Siedelmann in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He was raised in Casey and graduated from Adair-Casey High School with the class of 1971.
J worked several jobs throughout his life, his last being at Schafer Systems in Adair. It was while working at Schafer Systems he met Olivia Nino....
Janet Ellen King
Nov 16, 2024
Janet Ellen (Wesack) King left this earth peacefully to her eternal home with the Lord on November 16, 2024 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She was 87 years old. Janet was born on September 11, 1937, in Adair, Iowa, to Harold and Edna (Schroeder) Wesack. Raised on a farm northwest of Adair, she graduated from Adair High School...
Annette E Peppers
Nov 14, 2024
Annette Edith (Statzell) Peppers 20 November 1935 - 14 November 2024 Annette Edith Statzell Peppers, the daughter of Raymond and Edna Statzell, was born on November 20, 1935, in Atlantic, Iowa, and passed on November 14, 2024, in her Exira, Iowa, home, at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Annette grew up in Exira, enjoying everything...
Guy Gary Smith
Nov 13, 2024
Guy Smith, 81, of Wiota, IA, passed away Wednesday November 13, 2024, while working on a job, doing what he loved to do. He would have had it no other way. Guy was born July 31, 1943, on a farm in rural Anita, IA, the son of Ross and Marie (Henneberg) Smith. His youth was spent on his parents’ farm,...
Ali Tupper
Nov 13, 2024
Alison "Ali" Tupper, age 46, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, IA. Alison Dawn Maas was born on April 11, 1978, in Atlantic, IA, the daughter of Roger and Patricia (Brix) Maas. Ali attended and graduated from Atlantic Community Schools and then furthered her education at William Penn University...
Tricia Reha
Nov 12, 2024
Patricia “Tricia” Lynn Reha, 65, of Adair, Iowa, passed away on November 12, 2024 in her home.
Tricia was born on July 27, 1959 to William and Wanda Wilson in Des Moines, Iowa. After Tricia graduated from Urbandale high school, she went on to work in the insurance industry for many years. Most recently, she worked for EquiTrust Life Insurance Company.
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Ardell Keith Eiben
Nov 7, 2024
Ardell Keith Eiben, the son of John Edwin and Gertrude Eiben was born on February 15, 1930, in Dixon Nebraska. He passed away at his home at Heritage House in Atlantic, on November 7, 2024, at the age of 94 years, 8 months and 23 days. He was the second child and in the following years, seven more children were...
Joan Bauer
Nov 5, 2024
Joan Margret Zimmer Bauer, the youngest child of Donald and Betty (Koenck) Zimmer, was born February 10, 1958 in Denison, Iowa. She passed away on November 5, 2024 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital at the age of 66 after fighting hard against cancer and a sudden stroke. Joan grew up outside Boyer, Iowa and attended Odebolt Arthur Schools graduating...
Charlotte "Chuck" Ann Brahms
Nov 3, 2024
On New Year’s Eve, 1956, in Brush, Colorado, Jinx and Donnie Blum playfully bantered if Jinx would get to share her birthday—and if they would get a tax deduction for the year. But on New Year’s Day, 1957, they welcomed their daughter, Charlotte Ann, into the world. Charlotte grew up surrounded by a close-knit family, spending cherished time with her...
Kenny Vorm
Nov 2, 2024
Kenneth Sherman Vorm of Kimballton, Iowa, was born on April 23, 1949, to Leslie Sherman and Lorene Myrl (Schlater) Vorm in Audubon, Iowa. He went home to his Lord and Savior on November 2, 2024, surrounded by family in his home. He was baptized on June 12, 1949, at Exira Lutheran Church. He was later confirmed at Hamlin Lutheran Church....
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