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Audrey Wahlert
Oct 16, 2013
Audrey Ann Aupperle was born December 20, 1928, in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of LeRoy George and Alta Marie (Hutchins) Aupperle and passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She lived on a farm in Adair County prior to moving with her family to the Aupperle family farm south of...
Betty Marsh
Oct 6, 2013
Betty Bee Ward was born January 14, 1928, the daughter of Lawrence Lewey Ward and Blanche Mildred (Brockert) Ward, in Madison, Wisconsin, and passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. After moving to Iowa with her parents, Betty lived in Walnut, Lewis and Atlantic. She was a baptized member of the...
Anna Lauritsen
Oct 2, 2013
Anna Mary Mildred Alice (Jensen) Lauritsen was born in Cameron Township of Audubon County, Iowa, on March 29, 1911. Anna was the 7th child of ten born to Valdemar and Thora (Nielsen) Jensen and was their first child born in America after emigrating from Denmark. She grew up on a farm and attended rural schools in Audubon County. On...
Marilyn Ohms
Oct 2, 2013
Marilyn Joann Gibson was born June 13, 1928, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Irma (Johnson) Gibson and passed away October 2, 2013, at Caring Acres in Anita, Iowa. Marilyn was raised in Des Moines and graduated from North High School in 1946. At that time, Marilyn's aunt Elaine was dating Vic Weber, co-captain of the...
Evelyn Kuiken
Oct 2, 2013
Evelyn Kuiken, 96, died at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, on Wednesday morning, October 2, 2013. Evelyn Irene Bretthauer was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 20, 1916, to Rev. Alvin and Martha (Voss) Bretthauer. Her father, a Lutheran minister, moved with his family to serve various congregations in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Evelyn graduated from Alvord High...
Jeri Walters
Sep 29, 2013
Jeri Kay (Long) Walters of Atlantic, Iowa, was born January 17, 1961, in Corning, Iowa, to Robert (Bob) and Phyllis (Kingery) Long. She went home to Jesus on September 29, 2013, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Kathy Briggs and Roberta Townsend. She is survived by boyfriend, Doc...
Maxine Bruner
Sep 28, 2013
Maxine Zelda Bruner, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Atlantic Nursing & Rehab in Atlantic. She was born September 1, 1922, to Horace and Vera (Newport) Parrott in Anita, Iowa. Maxine graduated from the Atlantic High School with the class of 1940. She enjoyed bowling at the Hawkeye Bowl and always had a great...
Doris Irene Akers
Sep 27, 2013
Doris Irene Akers 79 and Harold Fern Akers 82 passed away from a tragic car accident on September 27, 2013. Harold F. Akers, son of Harold Lincoln and Sarah Elizabeth (Martin) Akers was one of five children. Harold was born May 5, 1931 near Exira, Iowa. He attended rural schools and graduated from Exira High School in 1949. After graduation...
Harold Fern Akers
Sep 27, 2013
Doris Irene Akers 79 and Harold Fern Akers 82 passed away from a tragic car accident on September 27, 2013. Harold F. Akers, son of Harold Lincoln and Sarah Elizabeth (Martin) Akers was one of five children. Harold was born May 5, 1931 near Exira, Iowa. He attended rural schools and graduated from Exira High School in 1949. After graduation...
Larry Ryan
Sep 26, 2013
Larry Lewis Ryan, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. He was born October 5, 1941, the son of Lewis and Joye (Dodge) Ryan in Creston, Iowa. Larry grew up in rural Massena, Iowa. He graduated from Cumberland & Massena High School in 1959. Larry was united in...
Ronald John Jones
Sep 25, 2013
Ronald John Jones, son of Beaulah Shaw Jones, was born July 17, 1947 in South Gate, California and died September 25, 2013 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 66. Ronald was baptized in the Methodist church, attended Roosevelt Jr. High and then graduated from Lynnwood High School. On October 18, 1965, he enlisted...
Barbara Newman
Sep 23, 2013
Barbara Jean Newman, 75, of Lyman, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. She was born April 5, 1938, west of Atlantic, Iowa, on the family farm, to Leo and Verda (Guske) Thurman. Barb was raised in the Atlantic area where she attended country schools and graduated from Atlantic High School with the...
Audrey Baker
Sep 20, 2013
Audrey Kathleen Baler, 89, of Topeka, Kansas, and formerly of Casey, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, at Peggy Kelly House in Topeka. Private graveside services were held at the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, IA
Ricky Dee Barker
Sep 12, 2013
Ricky Dee Barker, the son of Ronald and Rosetta Akes Barker, was born April 26, 1959, in Leon, Iowa and died September 12, 2013, from injuries in a truck accident in Leon County near Buffalo City, Texas at the age of 54 years, 4 months, and 16 days. Ricky attended the Methodist Church in Leon. As a child Ricky and...
Bonnie Ritchie
Sep 10, 2013
Bonnie Lou Ritchie, 60, of Exira, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born in Middletown, Ohio, November 19, 1952, the daughter of Kenneth and Lizzie (Nickell) Wells. She grew up and attended school in Middletown, OH. On September 12, 1981, she was united in marriage to Jim...
Ilamae Ahrendsen
Sep 7, 2013
Ilamae Ahrendsen, the daughter of Edward and Laura (Thygesen) Knudsen, was born June 23, 1928, at her parents’ home in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died September 7, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 14 days. Ilamae was baptized at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church west of Audubon and...
Norma Ruth Dominick
Sep 7, 2013
Norma Ruth Dominick, the daughter of Roy and Viola (Fisch) Kelly was born March 25, 1929, in Oyens, Iowa, and died September 7, 2013, at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, at the age of 84 years, 5 months, and 12 days. Norma was baptized and confirmed at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. She attended St. Catherine’s Parochial...
Veral Dean Sorensen
Sep 6, 2013
Veral Dean Sorensen, the son of Clifford and Alberta (Hack) Sorensen, was born November 13, 1934, at his parents’ home in Shelby County, near Walnut, Iowa and died September 6, 2013, at his home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 9 months, and 23 days. Veral was baptized at the Baptist Church. He attended rural school near...
Glenn Dean Bruun
Sep 5, 2013
Glenn Dean Bruun, the son of Jens Christian and Carrie E. (Jensen) Bruun, was born July 28, 1937, at his parents’ home near Audubon, Iowa and died September 5, 2013, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 1 month, and 7 days. Glenn was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church...
Valera Mayberry
Sep 2, 2013
Valera (Prall) Mayberry, 100 years old, former resident of Atlantic, Iowa, residing in West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Janet Mayberry, on Monday, September 2, 2013. She was born in Atlantic July 2, 1913, the daughter of Thaddeus Edmond and Elsie Luetta (Worth) Prall. She was married to Merlin...
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