Obituaries

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

Louise Morgan

Louise Morgan

Mar 1, 2009

Ellen Louise Morgan, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab in Atlantic, Iowa. Ellen Louise Carr was born March 22, 1933, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Bert Sr. and Lulu (Andersen) Carr. On October 30, 1960, she married Raymond Dean Morgan at Fletchers Chapel Methodist Church. Dean passed away on January 21,...

Earl Brindley

Earl Brindley

Feb 28, 2009

Earl M. Brindley, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2009, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Earl Milton Brindley was born August 6, 1924, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Thomas and Ethel (Paulsen) Brindley. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1942. Following high school he joined the United States Air Force serving his...

Sandra Kay Nelsen

Sandra Kay Nelsen

Feb 27, 2009

Sandra Kay Nelsen, the daughter of George P. and Lois N. Wahlert Nelsen, was born February 1, 1947, in Carroll, Iowa and died February 27, 2009, at the Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 62 years and 26 days. Sandra was baptized March 23, 1947 and confirmed May 26, 1961 at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira,...

Luverne Gilberg

Luverne Gilberg

Feb 21, 2009

LuVerne Gilberg, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of California, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009, at her home in Atlantic. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., this evening, Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic. Funeral services will be held at Ullrey Memorial Chapel in Yuba City, California, at a later date....

Kathryn Ann Hansen

Kathryn Ann Hansen

Feb 16, 2009

Kathryn Ann (Andersen) Hansen, the daughter of Hans Christian and Emma Christina (Petersen) Andersen, was born December 14, 1936, on the family farm northwest of Brayton in Oakfield Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died February 16, 2009, at the Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age 72 years, 2 months, and 2 days. Kathryn was baptized at...

Carolyn Schellenberg

Carolyn Schellenberg

Feb 9, 2009

Carolyn May Hall Schellenberg, 76, of Anta, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Carolyn May Otteman was born on September 23, 1932, near Scribner, Nebraska, one of six children born to Henry Herman and Margaret Viola (Givins) Otteman. She attended Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, where she earned her...

William Fagan

William Fagan

Feb 9, 2009

Bill Fagan, 83, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at Guthrie County Memorial Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. William Reed Fagan was born on June 25, 1925, in rural Adair County, Iowa, the son of William Henry and Ethyl Mae (Reed) Fagan. He attended high school in Menlo, Iowa. Bill served his country in the United...

Gladys Jorgensen

Gladys Jorgensen

Feb 4, 2009

Gladys Jorgensen, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Gladys Margaret Walters was born August 25, 1914 in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Mads and Anna Marie (Beck) Walters. She grew up and attended country school in Audubon County, Iowa. In 1931, she was united in marriage to Edvald...

Ross Porter

Ross Porter

Feb 3, 2009

Ross Joseph Porter, 84, passed away on February 3, 2009, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Ross is a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim Richard Warren, through his Powell / Tilden / Little / Warren ancestry. In September of 1855, Ross' great grandparents, Edward Porter and Clarissa Richardson Powell, migrated by covered wagon from Stark County, Illinois, and...

Lloyd Grimes

Lloyd Grimes

Jan 29, 2009

Lloyd E. Grimes, 90, of Audubon, formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. Lloyd Edward Grimes was born on December 6, 1918, on the family farm in Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Floyd R. and Emily Margaret (Elgin) Grimes. He attended school in Guthrie County and graduated from...

Leona 'Nonie' Ross

Leona 'Nonie' Ross

Jan 27, 2009

Leona Nonie Ross, of Audubon, passed away January 27, 2009, at the Pathways Hospice Care Center in Loveland, Colorado, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 82 years, 5 months, and 5 days. Nonie was born August 22, 1926, to George and Minona (Barentson) McLeran at her family farm just west of Audubon. She attended...

Dalbert Akers

Dalbert Akers

Jan 26, 2009

Dalbert G. Akers, 81, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Dalbert George Akers was born on March 5, 1927, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Otto G. and Mary (Ludwig) Akers, the 3rd of six children. He attended country school in Audubon County. Dalbert farmed the family...

Linda Tolton

Linda Tolton

Jan 21, 2009

Linda K. Tolton, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, began her journey with God in Heaven Wednesday, January 21, 2009, after a 6 month battle with pancreatic cancer. She fought with Faith, Hope, Strength, and Courage. Linda Kay Christensen was born on November 1, 1962, in Swenden, England. She was the second of three daughters born to Merrill Dean and Donna...

Evelyn May Nissen

Evelyn May Nissen

Jan 18, 2009

Evelyn May Nissen, the daughter of Emil and Emily Bartlett Wiges, was born August 3, 1916, at her parents home east of Exira, Iowa and passed away with her family surrounding her January 18, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 10 months, and 10 days. Evelyn was baptized at a Ladies Aid...

Clara Inman

Clara Inman

Jan 18, 2009

Clara Ruthanna Inman, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, was born August 1, 1917, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Stoltz) Thraen in Osmond, Nebraska, and passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. At the age of three months her family moved to rural Portsmouth, Iowa, and then moved to Harlan, Iowa, when she was...

Barb Walters

Barb Walters

Jan 17, 2009

Barb J. Walters, 49, of Kirksville, Missouri, and formerly of the Atlantic and Brayton, Iowa, area, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009, at her home in Kirksville, after a courageous battle with cervical cancer. Barbara June Hansen was born June 1, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Allan and Rosie (Lilienthal) Hansen. She attended school in Exira and...

Dorothy Wedemeyer

Dorothy Wedemeyer

Jan 17, 2009

Dorothy M. Wedemeyer, 81, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Dorothy Marie Kirchhoff was born on June 18, 1927, on a farm east of Lewis, Iowa in Bear Grove Township, the daughter of George and Lena (Beisser) Kirchhoff. Dorothy attended country school, graduated from Lewis High School, and then attended...

Mary Linn Wulf

Mary Linn Wulf

Jan 15, 2009

Mary Linn Wulf, the daughter of Charles and Marilyn Ullerich Eddy, was born December 2, 1957, in Audubon, Iowa and died January 15, 2009, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 51 years, 1 month, and 13 days. Mary was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Audubon. She attended Audubon...

Merlyn Fooken

Merlyn Fooken

Jan 13, 2009

Merlyn Fooken, 74, of Bridgewater, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield, Iowa. Merlyn Gene Fooken was born March 28, 1934, on a farm near Cumberland, Iowa, the son of John A. and Jospehine M. (Bannick) Fooken. He attended school in Massena and Wiota and graduated from Wiota High School in...

Elaine Thora Bald

Elaine Thora Bald

Jan 12, 2009

Elaine Thora Bald, the daughter of Gladys Elnora (Jensen) and Harry George Bald, was born April 28, 1934, at her parents home in Brayton, Iowa and died January 12, 2009, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 74 years, 8 months, and 14 days. The Good Shepherd, Jesus, embraced Elaine as His lamb by...

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