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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas

Randal Scott Lauritsen

Randal Scott Lauritsen

Mar 11, 2013

Randal Scott Lauritsen, the son of Earl P. and Ella C. (Puck) Lauritsen, was born March 12, 1964, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died March 11, 2013, at his parents’ farm in rural Audubon County, Iowa at the age of 48 years, 11 months, and 29 days. Randal was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s...

Patricia Brownsberger

Patricia Brownsberger

Mar 11, 2013

Patricia Ann Hockom Brownsberger, 68, of Atlantic, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 11, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of Clyde and Pauline Hockom, Pat was born February 11, 1945, in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1963. Pat was united in marriage to A. Paul Brownsberger on July 17,...

Evan King

Evan King

Mar 10, 2013

Evan Loren King, 100, long-time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Atlantic Nursing & Rehab in Atlantic. Loren was born August 20, 1912, to Harry and Della (Moore) King in Nodaway, Iowa. He moved to Atlantic in 1926 and graduated high school in 1932. Loren and Mildred Minor eloped to Audubon and were married...

Dwayne Jensen

Dwayne Jensen

Mar 7, 2013

Dwayne L. Jensen, 76, went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2013, while vacationing in Casa Grande, Arizona. He was born October 4, 1936, in Adair County, Iowa to Harvey and Nora (Bochart) Jensen. Dwayne married Carole Patterson on June 1, 1958, at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield, Iowa, and they moved to Atlantic, Iowa, in...

Dave Worthington

Dave Worthington

Mar 2, 2013

Dave J Worthington, 74, of Atlantic Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at his home. He was born May 11, 1938, to Lester Homer and Ella J (Jones) Worthington in Cumberland, Iowa. Dave attended Cumberland Community Schools until the eighth grade. His family then moved to Atlantic, Iowa, and he attended Atlantic High School through the twelfth grade....

Foster Rutledge

Foster Rutledge

Mar 2, 2013

Foster F. Rutledge, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away March 2, 2013, in Atlantic, Iowa. Left to cherish his memory are; Rose Susut Rutledge, his wife of 66 years; son, Perry Rutledge, Las Vegas, NV; and daughter, Candice Rutledge, also of Las Vegas, NV. His eldest son, Ned, (Betty) Rutledge pre-deceased him on February 22, 2013. His five grandchildren,...

Dewey Ohms

Dewey Ohms

Mar 1, 2013

Dewey Nicholas Ohms, 87, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at the Caring Acres Nursing Home in Anita, Iowa. He was born September 22, 1925, to Hans and Teressa (Sorensen) Ohms at the Prairie Rose State Park in Shelby County, Iowa. He was raised in the Harlan, Defiance and Elk Horn areas and attended rural schools....

Viola Doud

Viola Doud

Feb 25, 2013

Viola passed away peacefully on February 25, 2013, at the age of 84, in Stockton California. She was born on November 1, 1928, to Henry William (Jip) Boggs and Gertrude E. Freielinger in Des Moines, Iowa. She was raised in Atlantic, Iowa, and spent a number of childhood years on the family farm on Chestnut Street graduating from Atlantic...

Edward Rutledge

Edward Rutledge

Feb 22, 2013

Edward B. "Ned" Rutledge, age 65, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away peacefully Friday, February 22, 2013, at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born on December 20, 1947, in Alberta, Canada, to Foster and Rose (Susut) Rutledge. He moved to Atlantic, Iowa, in 1953 and graduated high school there in 1966. In 1970 he began work...

Norman Henriksen

Norman Henriksen

Feb 21, 2013

Norman LeRoy Henriksen, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. He was born August 16, 1926, to Clarence and Martha (Jensen) Henriksen near Audubon, Iowa. He attended rural schools and graduated from Audubon High School. Norman went to Iowa State College for two years receiving a farm operations degree...

Guy Richard Barton

Guy Richard Barton

Feb 18, 2013

Guy Richard Barton, the son of William Dewey and Laura Beulah (Ault) Barton, was born February 27, 1932, in Elkhart, Iowa and died February 18, 2013 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 11 months, and 21 days. Guy was baptized at the Christian Church in Elkhart, Iowa. He attended Elkhart Community Schools...

Guy Richard Barton

Guy Richard Barton

Feb 18, 2013

Guy Richard Barton, the son of William Dewey and Laura Beulah (Ault) Barton, was born February 27, 1932, in Elkhart, Iowa and died February 18, 2013 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 11 months, and 21 days. Guy was baptized at the Christian Church in Elkhart, Iowa. He attended Elkhart Community Schools...

Bernard Edwin Neary

Bernard Edwin Neary

Feb 15, 2013

Bernard Edwin Neary, the son of Raphael Michael and Louise Emily (Johnson) Neary, was born January 2, 1928, in Treynor, Iowa and died February 15, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 1 month, and 13 days. Bernard was baptized as a Christian. He attended Treynor Community Schools graduating with the High School...

Merritt Spry

Merritt Spry

Feb 14, 2013

Floyd Merritt Spry was born December 2, 1938, in Anita, Iowa, the son of Floyd Marion and Nellie Marie (Denney) Spry. Merritt passed away February 14, 2013, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. He was in the graduating class of 1957 from the Anita High School. After graduation he helped harvest hay and worked construction building box culverts which...

Michael Dennis

Michael Dennis

Feb 14, 2013

Michael Paul Dennis was born November 1, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of David Francis and Eileen Rose (Johnson) Dennis and passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Mike graduated from the Atlantic High School and Iowa...

Lenord (Skynyrd) Joseph Meaike

Lenord (Skynyrd) Joseph Meaike

Feb 11, 2013

Lenord Joseph Meaike, the son of Willard LaVerne and Eleanor Wanninger Meaike, was born July 13, 1956, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died February 11, 2013, at his home in rural Audubon at the age of 56 years, 6 months, and 28 days. Lenord was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church northwest of Audubon, Iowa and...

Joyce Mcconnelee

Joyce Mcconnelee

Feb 11, 2013

Joyce McConnelee, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Joyce Irene Watson was born December 16, 1926, in Douglas Township, Montgomery County, Iowa, to George M. and Nellie (Pierce) Watson. Joyce graduated from Atlantic High School and the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a member...

John Hansen

John Hansen

Feb 10, 2013

John Leroy Hansen, 53, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born January 27, 1960, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Wilbur and Nancy (Cowherd) Hansen. Wilbur married Sharon Toepfer July 9, 1969, when John was only 9 years old. Wilbur and Sharon then raised John and...

George Harold Wade

George Harold Wade

Feb 6, 2013

George Harold Wade, the son of Harley and Elizabeth (Cannon) Wade, was born May 25, 1930, in Tama County and died February 6, 2013, at the Caring Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Anita, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 8 months, and 11 days. George lived most of his early years with his mother and brother on his...

Esther Larsen

Esther Larsen

Feb 5, 2013

Esther Dorothy Bicking was born in Bear Grove Township, Cass County, Iowa, August 13, 1917, the daughter of Peter and Bertha (Drager) Bicking and passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. She attended Bear Grove, Pleasant Dale and White Union country schools all in Cass County. Esther lived in Audubon and Cass...

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