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

Raymond William Wede

Raymond William Wede

Jul 15, 2010

Raymond William Wede, the son of Albert August and Lydia Amanda Kiesel Wede, was born April 21. 1933, at his parents home near Bloomingdale, Illinois and died July 15, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 2 months, and 24 days. Raymond was baptized and confirmed May 30, 1948, at the Lutheran Church...

Iola Lovell

Iola Lovell

Jul 15, 2010

Iola Irene Zimmerline was born on December 12, 1915, the daughter of Steven Peter and Rose (Duckett) Zimmerline in Adair County, Summit Township Iowa, and passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. She resided all of her life in Adair County where she attended Adair County rural School and was...

Barbara Krall

Barbara Krall

Jul 14, 2010

Barbara Ann Krall, 78 of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Barbara Ann Burns was born December 29, 1931, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Kenneth Theron and Emogene (Sullivan) Burns. She attended various schools in the Cleveland-Euclid area during the Great Depression and WWII. She married Charles Frank Krall March 8, 1951, at Euclid,...

Kim Simonton

Kim Simonton

Jul 14, 2010

Kim Scott Simonton, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Kim was born September 13, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Harold and Phyllis (Eshelman) Simonton. He was raised in Atlantic where he attended Atlantic Community Schools and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1972. He attended one...

Faith Bateman

Faith Bateman

Jul 12, 2010

Faith Linda Bateman was born Monday, July 12, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska, to her parents, Joe and Christina (Hartkopf) Bateman and joined family and friends in heaven the same day. Faith's favorite food was Chinese. She liked getting her picture taken, but did not like being squished. Most of her time was spent kicking her mom. Faith leaves behind...

James Hunt

James Hunt

Jul 11, 2010

James Edward Hunt, 85, life-long resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Heritage House of Alzheimer's disease. James was born November 10, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, to his parents, Fred Roy and Helen Willard Hunt. He grew up in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1942. His brother, Charles, and Jim...

Vernice Knutsen

Vernice Knutsen

Jul 11, 2010

Vernice Ann Bannister was born June 3, 1936, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Bertha C. (Sexton) Bannister and passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Through the years Vernice lived in Marne, Audubon County, Lewis and Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Marne Schools obtaining her GED in Atlantic, Iowa. On...

Cynthia Kay Chambers

Cynthia Kay Chambers

Jul 7, 2010

Cynthia Kay Chambers, the daughter of Leland Rogers and Sandra Kay Haskins Chambers, was born September 11, 1959, in Audubon, Iowa and died July 7, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 50 years, 9 months, and 26 days. Cindy was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa. She...

Mercedes Beschorner

Mercedes Beschorner

Jul 5, 2010

Mercedes Anna Beschorner, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed from this world into the eternal peace of our Lord on July 5, 2010. Mercedes was born November 3, 1915, in Wiota, Iowa, the youngest of three daughters of Thomas F. and Katharine Degan Connor, and lived most of her 94 years in Cass County. Knowledge and education were central...

Mischelle Nantz

Mischelle Nantz

Jul 4, 2010

Mischelle Nantz, 29, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Denver, Colorado, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Mischelle was born to Daniel and Melissa (Hartley) Nantz on January 17, 1981, in Wheatland, Wyoming. She grew up in Wheatland until the age of five when her family moved to Longmont, Colorado....

Merlyn Christensen

Merlyn Christensen

Jul 3, 2010

Merlyn L. Christensen, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Merlyn LeRoy Christensen was born in Casey, Iowa, July 15, 1940, to Adolph L. (Ted) and Gladys V. (Grote) Christensen. The family lived in Minden and Wiota before moving to Atlantic. Merlyn graduated from the Wiota High School...

Robert Rumple

Robert Rumple

Jul 3, 2010

Robert Carleton Rumple was born December 8, 1934, in Casey, Iowa, the son of Clarence Dale and Blanche Marguerite (Long) Rumple and passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010, in Duncan, Oklahoma, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 25 days. He lived in Casey most of his life, graduating from Casey High School and attended Iowa State...

Dorliss Dean Elmquist

Dorliss Dean Elmquist

Jul 2, 2010

Dorliss Dean Elmquist, the daughter of Harry Dell and Golda Wilson Keith, was born March 9, 1921, at her parents home in Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died July 2, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Dorliss was baptized in June of 1921 and confirmed March...

Howard Leroy Jensen

Howard Leroy Jensen

Jun 30, 2010

Howard Leroy Jensen, the son of Jens and Hilda Petersen Jensen, was born November 14, 1931, at his grandparents home east of Exira, Iowa and died June 30, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 16 days. Howard was baptized at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira and confirmed at...

Shirley Ray

Shirley Ray

Jun 30, 2010

Shirley Ann Ray, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa Shirley was born June 18, 1936, in Hartford, Wisconsin, the daughter of James and Ina Lucille (Bickett) Johnson. Her parents later moved to Atlantic where she was raised. She attended the Atlantic Community Schools and obtained her...

Marian Johnson

Marian Johnson

Jun 27, 2010

Marian LaVonne Knudsen was born November 3, 1928, the daughter of Alfred Lauritz and Bertha Elizabeth (Thygesen) Knudsen in Audubon County, Iowa, and passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Marian spent her childhood in Audubon County. She was baptized December 9, 1928, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, confirmed on April18, 1943,...

Paul Watson

Paul Watson

Jun 26, 2010

Paul Francis Watson, 88, passed away at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, on Saturday, June 25, 2010. He was born May 25, 1922, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Paul was a graduate of Holy Name High School in Omaha, Nebraska, and immediately joined the U.S. Air Force, having 1 ½ years of service stateside and 2 ½ years overseas...

Florence Anderson

Florence Anderson

Jun 25, 2010

Florence Myra Jorgensen was born October 8, 1941, the daughter of Edward Nels and Neva Ann (McGuire) Jorgensen in Anthon Iowa, and passed away Friday, June 25, 2010, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, IA. Florence was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and it was the joy of her life serving Jehovah God. She leaves her family...

Milo Merlin Bylund

Milo Merlin Bylund

Jun 20, 2010

Milo Merlin Bylund, the son of Herbert and Mabel Miller Bylund was born October 30, 1927, at his parents home near Viola Center, Audubon County, Iowa and died June 20, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 20 days. Milo was baptized and became a member of the First...

Glenn Hetrick

Glenn Hetrick

Jun 17, 2010

Glenn Elwin Hetrick, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at his home in Atlantic. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Hetrick of Atlantic, Iowa; his sons, Chuck Hetrick and his wife, Sherri of Maryville, Missouri, and Jeff Hetrick of Atlantic, Iowa; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends. Cremation has...

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