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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Lorene Marie Templeman
Sep 6, 2023
Lorene Marie Templeman, age 98, of Ankeny, IA, formerly of Atlantic, IA, passed away in Ankeny on Wednesday, September 06, 2023. Lorene was born on November 16, 1924, in Lyman, Iowa, to Jacob B. and Sophie Stecker Fendel. She was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical and Reform Church in Atlantic. Lorene was a graduate of Cumberland High School. Lorene...
Elaine Mae Jorgensen
Sep 5, 2023
Elaine Mae Jorgensen, age 79, of Audubon, IA died Tuesday, September, 5, 2023, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, IA surrounded by her family.
She was born May 4, 1944, in Oelwein, IA, to Arthur and Elnora (Nuss) Rieck. Elaine was raised in Sumner, Iowa where she was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Elaine attended Sumner Community...
Lois Twidt
Aug 29, 2023
Lois Twidt, age 95, a lifelong town and country resident of the Adair, Iowa area, passed away on August 29, 2023, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Lois Jean was born February 9, 1928, in rural Adair, to Edward and Edna (Vokt) Wedemeyer. She attended and graduated from the Adair High School in 1946 and was a lifelong...
Harold Joseph Scholl
Aug 27, 2023
Harold Joseph Scholl, age 90, of Adair, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023, surrounded by his family, at CHI Health Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, NE. Harold Joseph Scholl was born June 14, 1933, to Roy and Hazel (Gissible) Scholl in rural Anita at the family home. He was the youngest of five children. Harold attended country school and graduated...
Ramona Margaret Johnson
Aug 22, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Ramona Margaret Bintner Johnson, who departed this world on August 22nd, 2023, at the age of 84. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother and will be deeply missed by family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing her.
Ramona Bintner Johnson was born on June 7th,...
Neal Edward Christoffersen
Aug 17, 2023
Neal Edward Christoffersen, the son of Lyle “Shorty” and Dorothy (Beermann) Christoffersen, was born July 13, 1954 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died at his home in Rural Audubon, Iowa on August 17, 2023 at the age of 69 years, 1 month, and 4 days.
Neal was baptized and confirmed at the St. John’s Lutheran...
Katherine Rose Frampton
Aug 16, 2023
Katherine Rose Frampton, the daughter of Frank and Violet (Erickson) McLaughlin, was born March 23, 1951, in Audubon, Iowa and died August 16, 2023, at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, where she was receiving treatment for Leukemia, at the age of 72, years, 4 months, and 23 days.
Kathy was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon...
Vincent Merl Jensen
Aug 14, 2023
Vincent was born at home in Audubon on January 11, 1920, the second child of Henry and Vera Jensen. His sister Eileen preceded him by 14 months. Before high school graduation in 1938, he lettered in baseball, basketball, and track. His best long jump was 18’11”, but he attended Simpson College on a basketball scholarship. During two years there, he...
James W Brosam
Aug 14, 2023
Jim Wayne Brosam, age 70, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023, at his residence in Atlantic, IA. Open visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Monday, August 21, 2023, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA. Private interment will be held at the Atlantic Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to...
Jerome Peter Grethen
Aug 13, 2023
Jerome Peter Grethen, age 62 passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 13, 2023, rural Columbia, Missouri. He was born on December 28, 1960, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the son of Harley and Charlotte (Perrigo) Grethen of Mallard, Iowa. He graduated from Mallard High School in 1979.
After graduation he farmed in the Mallard area. On August 7,...
George Joseph Palm
Aug 10, 2023
George Joseph Palm, the son of George Joseph Palm Jr. and Kathy Ann (Seidel) Palm., was born August 1, 1974, in Reading, Pennsylvania and died unexpectedly at home with his wife by his side on the morning of August 10, 2023 at the age of 49 years and 9days.
George was baptized and confirmed. He moved around a lot and...
Richard W Dolan
Aug 10, 2023
Richard William Dolan, age 79 of Casey, IA, passed away on August 10 at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, IA from pancreatic cancer.
Richard Dolan was born January 16, 1944, in Stuart, Iowa. He was the third of four children of Mart and Grace Miller Dolan. He attended county school in Casey, where he walked 1.5 miles...
Kenneth Magill
Aug 7, 2023
Kenneth Magill, age 75, of Rockwell City, IA, formerly of Atlantic, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at his residence in Rockwell City. Kenneth was the son of Benjamin Magill and Wilma Ann "Billie" (Luther) Magill Inhofe. A private interment was be held at Atlantic Cemetery. Arrangements are handled with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Atlantic.
Paul A Peterson
Aug 7, 2023
Paul A. Peterson, age 83, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Radcliffe, IA, passed away at his home in Atlantic on Monday, August 7, 2023.
Paul was born May 7, 1940, in Iowa Falls, IA, to the parents of Clarence and Charlotte Peterson. The family lived on a farm in Buckeye, IA. Paul graduated from Radcliffe High School in...
Curt Andersen
Aug 6, 2023
Curtis M. Andersen made his arrival on October 21, 1961, with a head so full of hair he was born needing a haircut! He went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Born to Darrel and Barb Andersen, he was the third son born of this union. He was the quiet one of the...
Sandy Fairbairn
Aug 6, 2023
Sandra "Sandy" Jean (Witt) Fairbairn, age 79, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Cass Health in Atlantic, after a short illness..
She was born on October 8, 1943, in Lubbock, Texas, to Jean (Leverett) and James Witt.
She graduated from Monterey High School in May 1962. She had a lifelong friendship with her “partner in...
Diana Arlene Thomas
Aug 5, 2023
Diana Thomas, age 76, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at her residence in Atlantic, IA. She was born the daughter of Cecil and Ruth (Hicks) Stansbury in Oregon, Missouri. She was employed for a time at Atlantic News Telegraph in Atlantic.
She was united in marriage to James R. Thomas;
Diana was preceded...
Kimberly Ann Glover
Aug 4, 2023
Kimberly Ann Glover, the daughter of Delbert Dean and Elizabeth Ellen (Oliver) Jensen, was born April 16, 1971, in Audubon, Iowa and died August 4, 2023, at her home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 52 years, 3 months, and 18 days.
Kim was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended the Audubon...
Judith Ruth Overton
Aug 4, 2023
Judith "Judy" Ruth Overton, age 88, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, August 04, 2023, at Allen Place in Atlantic, IA. Judith Ruth Doyle was born March 4, 1935, to Tom and Ruth Doyle in Keokuk, Iowa. She grew up and attended school in Keokuk, where her father was an electrician, and her mother managed a children’s department at...
Charles "Chuck" David Kauffman
Aug 3, 2023
Charles “Chuck” David Kauffman, the son of George and Henrietta (Jensen) Kauffman, was born February 14, 1940 in Carroll, Iowa and died from cardiac arrest on August 3, 2023, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 5 months, and 19 days.
Chuck was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in...
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