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Leland Nelson
May 30, 2009
Leland Lester Nelson was born the son of Lester and Evalyn (Hoegh) Nelson on February 12, 1927, in Audubon County, Iowa, and passed away Saturday May 30, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Leland grew up on the family farm south of Brayton, Iowa. He attended school in Exira, graduating from the Exira High School...
Carol Hettinger
May 30, 2009
Carol J. Hettinger, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at her home. Carol Jane (Flynn) Hettinger was born in her grandmother's home in Remsen, Iowa, on October 15, 1930, to John and Cecilia (Ahmann) Flynn. She lived most of her childhood and early adult life in Sioux City, IA. She graduated from the Cathedral High...
Christine Moore
May 25, 2009
Christine L. Moore, 46, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Christine LaVonne Solomon was born May 12, 1963, the daughter of Orville Lee and Maurine Estella (Cox) Solomon, in Sioux City, Iowa. She grew up in Sioux City where she graduated from West High School and then continued...
Harry Hughes
May 25, 2009
Harry Hughes, 85, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Harry Frederick was born July 3, 1923, in Harrison County, Iowa, the son of Frederick P. and Bertha V. (Schroeder) Hughes. He attended school in Missouri Valley and then Logan-Magnolia. Harry worked and lived with area farmers until...
Gladys Smith
May 24, 2009
Gladys "Rose" Smith, 50, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Gladys H. Wagner was born on January 4, 1959, in Jamestown, New York, the daughter of Gordon L. and Gladys H. (Burriss) Wagner. She lived in California, New York, Mississippi, Louisiana, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Nebraska. Most recently Rose made...
Ellowene Dorothy Christensen
May 23, 2009
Ellowene Dorothy Christensen, the daughter of Chris H. and Anna Hansen Jensen, was born March 18, 1917, at her parents home in Leroy Township, Audubon County near Kimballton, Iowa and died May 23, 2009, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 2 months, and 5 days. Ellowene was baptized and confirmed at...
Ron Middleton
May 23, 2009
Ron Dean Middleton passed away at his home Saturday, May 23, 2009, at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 21 days. Ron was born to Richard and Doris (Anderson) Middleton on January 2, 1944, in Ogden, Utah. He served his country in the Army from 1963 - 1969. He then moved to Atlantic, Iowa, in 1977, until...
Forrest (Pap) Clyde Lafoy
May 21, 2009
Forrest (Pap) Clyde LaFoy, the son of Forrest Pearl and Hazel (Miller) LaFoy, was born June 7, 1929, at his parents home in Leroy Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died May 21, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 11 months, and 14 days. Pap was baptized on June 25, 1954, and became...
Elizabeth Pollock
May 18, 2009
Elizabeth Pollock, 64, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Elizabeth Pauline Steele was born January 19, 1945, in Grass Valley, California, the daughter of Merton and Joy Steele. She attended grade school in Grass Valley and graduated in 1962 from Encino High School in Carmichael, California. In...
Lorie Lee (Bramer) Bertram
May 17, 2009
Lorie Lee (Bramer) Bertram, the daughter of Kenneth and VerDene Andersen Bramer, was born January 16, 1956, in Audubon, Iowa and died May 17, 2009, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 4 months and 1 day. Lorie was baptized at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa and confirmed at...
Edna M. Kjergaard
May 14, 2009
Edna Marie Kjergaard, the daughter of Claus J. and Ellen Marie Lauritzen Larsen, was born July 11, 1907, northeast of Kimballton, Iowa and died May 14, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 101 years, 8 months, and 3 days. Edna was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church northeast of Kimballton. She attended...
Martha Walker
May 13, 2009
Martha W. Walker, 101, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Martha Wilhelmina Heckman was born August 23, 1907, in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Louisa (Petri) Heckman. At an early age the family moved to Guthrie County, where she attended rural school. Martha graduated from Adair High School, where...
Elaine M. Vanaernam
May 10, 2009
Elaine Mae VanAernam, the daughter of Walter and Carrie Lauridsen Jensen, was born May 15, 1924, at her parents home in Audubon County, in the Elk Horn-Exira area and died May 10, 2009, at the Exira Care Center in Exira , Iowa at the age of 84 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Elaine was baptized July 13, 1924, and...
Raymond Aupperle
May 9, 2009
Raymond Dean Aupperle was born in Anita, Iowa, February 24, 1938, to Oscar E. and Ellen R. (Maas) Aupperle. He entered into rest on May 9, 2009, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Anita. Ray grew up in the Massena area on his folk's farm. He graduated from Massena High School in 1956. After graduation, he worked for Nebola...
Joseph Thielen Jr.
May 6, 2009
Joseph George Thielen Jr. was born November 20, 1918, in Panama, Iowa, the son of Joseph George and Magdalena (Kenkel) Thielen. He lived in Panama and attended country school across the section from the family farm. He moved to Atlantic, Iowa in 1956, were he was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He has resided in...
Barbara Jean Madsen
May 3, 2009
Barbara Jean Madsen, the daughter of Louie and Geraldine (Jerry) Campbell Jones, was born September 20, 1932, in Audubon, Iowa and died May 3, 2009 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 7 months, and 13 days. Barbara was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Coon Rapids, Iowa and also...
James Hinson
May 3, 2009
James Lee Hinson, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at the First Assembly of God Church, Atlantic Iowa. Jim is survived by his children, James Hinson and Debbie Hinson; his brother, Ken Hinson of...
George W. Owen, Sr.
May 1, 2009
George Wilde Owen Sr., the son of Alfred (Fred) and Lillian Johnsen Owen, was born January 21, 1929 at his parents home south of Viola Center, Ia and died May 1, 2009 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Ia. at the age of 80 years, 3 months and 10 days. George was baptized at Our Saviors Lutheran Church...
Lawrence Hogue
Apr 26, 2009
Lawrence "Larry" Hogue, 84, of Harlan, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Lawrence Lewis Hogue was born October 1, 1924, in the Loess Hills near Little Sioux, Iowa, the son of Lewis and Lillian Belle (Taylor) Hogue. Larry attended elementary school in Blencoe, Iowa, and graduated from Blencoe High School in 1942....
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