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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
George Baier
Apr 28, 2014
George Mahlandt Baier was born June 18, 1921, on a farm east of Anita, Iowa, the son of Fred Henry and Goldie Arlene (Daughenbaugh) Baier and passed away April 28, 2014, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, IA.
G.M. graduated from the Wiota High School in 1938. He worked on farms as...
Betty Paulsen
Apr 26, 2014
Betty Louise Paulsen, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.
She was born March 1, 1929, to Nels and Katherine Jensen in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Betty was raised and attended school in the rural Hancock and Avoca, Iowa, areas. She obtained her general education degree...
Doris Darlene Schlater
Apr 24, 2014
Doris Darlene Schlater, the daughter of Peter and Laura (Tibben) Schwab, was born September 19, 1927, at her parents’ home in Audubon County, south of Brayton, Iowa and died April 24, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 7 months, and 5 days. She attended rural school near Brayton, Iowa. Doris then...
Susan Elaine Nymand
Apr 21, 2014
Susan Elaine Nymand, the daughter of Melvin and Ruth (Robinson) Feigenbutz, was born July 15, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa and died April 21, 2014, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 56 years, 9 months, and 6 days. Susan was baptized at the Methodist Church in Lewis, Iowa. She attended grade school at Pymosa...
Paul Ludwig
Apr 18, 2014
Paul Douglas Ludwig, 61, of Casey, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Doug is survived by his mother, Evelyn Ludwig of Casey, Iowa.
A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at St. John’s Catholic Church in...
Elda Ann Gaskill
Apr 16, 2014
Elda Ann Gaskill, the daughter of John and Minnie Hell Musfeldt was born May 15, 1910, at her parents’ home in Manning, Iowa and died April 16, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 103 years, 11 months, and 1 day. Elda was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning, Iowa. She...
Herbert Willis Hansen
Apr 16, 2014
Herbert Willis Hansen, the son of Hugo R.C. and Emma (Jentzen) Hansen, was born June 1, 1924, at his parents’ home near Manning, Iowa and died April 16, 2014, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 15 days. Herbert was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church...
Gene Young
Apr 12, 2014
Gene Young, the son of Roy and Ellen Jones Young was born March 18, 1936, at his parents’ home in Oakfield, Iowa and died April 12, 2014 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 78 years and 24 days. Gene attended the Oakfield Academy in Oakfield, Iowa. After school he was employed at the concrete...
Ruth Andersen
Apr 12, 2014
Ruth Naomi (McDermott) Andersen, 90, passed away April 12, 2014, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. She was born December 9, 1923, near Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Edward “Ted” and Myrtle (Namanny) McDermott.
Ruth graduated early from Atlantic High School in 1940, and married Clarence L. Andersen on May 9, 1946, in...
Stewart Alburtis Hays
Apr 11, 2014
Stewart Alburtis Hays, the son of Alice Mae Turner and Stewart (Burt) Alburtis Hays was born September 4, 1920, northeast of Exira, Iowa and died April 11, 2014, at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg, Nebraska at the age of 93 years, 7 months, and 7 days. His father Stewart died in an auto accident one month before Stewart was...
Arlene Haase
Apr 9, 2014
Arlene Therese Schlender was born on October 6, 1938, in Hazen, North Dakota, to Herbert Christ and Hilda (Wolf) Schlender. Arlene grew up in Hazen, ND and went on to attend Minot State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary and special education. She taught until her retirement in 1998. Arlene married Richard...
Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey
Apr 8, 2014
Patricia (Pat) Jean KinKade-Dorsey, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Oakland, Iowa.
Pat was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on March 1, 1950, to Mary Francis and Bobbie Dean Dotson. Her early years were spent in the Peoria, IL area, and later the family relocated to Glenwood, MO where she attended...
Betty Porter
Apr 8, 2014
Betty Ruth (Stevens) Porter, 86, of Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, entered eternal life on April 8, 2014. "When peace like a river attendeth my way; It is well, it is well with my soul." Although Betty Porter lived in Iowa for most of her adult life, southern Missouri was the place that she fondly referred to as "Home." As...
John William Nelson
Apr 5, 2014
John William Nelson, the son of William and Mabel Salveson Nelson, was born March 30, 1929, at the Nelson Family farm southeast of Brayton, Iowa and died April 5, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 85 years, and 6 days. John was baptized at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa and confirmed...
Jeff Gerard Riesberg
Mar 27, 2014
Jeff Gerard Riesberg, the son of Harold and Illa Mae Reis Riesberg, was born July 9, 1966, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died March 27, 2014, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 47 years, 8 months, and 18 days. Jeff was baptized and confirmed at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Halbur, Iowa. He...
Ollivene Ruth Linn
Mar 26, 2014
Ollivene Ruth Linn, the daughter of George Hobart and Minnie Laura (Rubel) Kelley, was born November 27, 1920, in Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died March 26, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 3 months, and 29 days. Ollivene was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon,...
Niels Christian Juel
Mar 26, 2014
Niels Christian Juel, the son of Jess N. and Annie Nelson Juel, was born May 17, 1919, at his parents’ home east of Hamlin, Iowa and died March 26, 2014, at the Waterford Assisted Living Facility in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 10 months, and 9 days. Niels was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin Lutheran Church...
Kenneth Ericksen
Mar 26, 2014
Kenneth Dean Ericksen, 53, of Kimballton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. He was born to Eldon and Sandra (Winther) Ericksen on July 2, 1960, in Harlan, Iowa.
Ken went to school and graduated from Elk Horn – Kimballton High School in 1978. He then...
Esther Spangler
Mar 25, 2014
Esther Lucile Spangler, 102, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center.
Esther Lucile Benton was born March 19, 1912, in Guthrie County to Nathaniel and Caroline Wilmenia (Hocamp) Benton. She went to country school. Later she did babysitting for mothers who worked outside the...
Dennis Fleming
Mar 24, 2014
Dennis James Fleming passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2014 at his residence in Omaha, Nebraska, after an extended illness.
Dennis was born May 5, 1951, in Shenandoah, Iowa, to parents James and Delores (Gray) Fleming.
He spent his early years in the Shenandoah and Oakland, Iowa, areas. Dennis graduated from Oakland High School...
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