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Jessie June Ankeny
Dec 10, 2008
Jessie June Ankeny, the daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Rice) Spillman, was born November 30, 1925, at her parents home in Mc Fall, Missouri and died December 10, 2008, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital at the age of 83 years and 10 days. Jessie was baptized in a Methodist Church. She attended Mc Fall Community Schools graduating with the...
Selmer Newell
Dec 10, 2008
Selmer "Tuffy" Newell, 89, of Anita, Iowa, died at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Selmer Dayton "Tuffy" Newell was born on March 15, 1919, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Thomas and Mary Jane (Rattledge) Newell. Selmer was eighth in a family of 11 children. They lived on a farm in...
Florence Irene Tessman
Dec 6, 2008
Florence Irene Tessman, the daughter of Hans and Katie (Hansen) Schmidt, was born May 5, 1920, in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died December 6, 2008 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 1 day. Florence was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church west of Audubon. She attended country...
Rex Rathman
Dec 6, 2008
Rex H. Rathman, 72, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Rex Howard Rathman was born on March 4, 1936, in Anita, Iowa, the son of Thomas A. and Marie K. (Tibken) Rathman. Rex attended school in Anita and graduated from Anita High School in 1954. Following graduation, he worked for Fletcher's...
Dylan Nelsen
Nov 29, 2008
Dylan J. Nelsen, 20, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2008, as the result of an automobile accident. Dylan James Nelsen was born December 14, 1987, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Rick E. Conrad and Jane Ellen Nelsen-Imhoff. He lived all of his life in Adair, Iowa, and graduated from Adair-Casey High School in 2006. Following...
Gertrude Virginia Bintner
Nov 25, 2008
Gertrude Virginia Bintner, the daughter of Wayne and Gertrude (Whitmore) Fowler, was born October 5, 1928, at Brayton, Iowa and passed away November 25, 2008, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 1 month, and 20 days. Gertrude attended Bintner Country School and then graduated from Exira High School with the Class of...
Viola Renfro
Nov 22, 2008
Viola M. Renfro, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Viola Marie Wolfkill was born February 1, 1913, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Albert Leroy and Mary Amanda (Pross) Wolfkill. She grew up in Des Moines and attended school there. Viola was baptized on June 22, 1913, at...
James Fleming
Nov 19, 2008
James Fleming, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away at his home, Wednesday, November 19, 2008. James is survived by his son, Dennis Fleming of Atlantic, Iowa; sister Faye Harold of Council Bluffs, Iowa; sister-in-law, Donna Miller of Niceville, Florida and his brother-in-law Don Gray of Tulsa, Oklahoma as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceeded...
Brandee Alexander
Nov 19, 2008
Brandee M. Alexander, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 19, 2008, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 34 years, 9 months and 7 days. Brandee Marie (Feldhacker) Alexander was born on February 12, 1974, in Spencer, Iowa, the third born daughter of Edward...
Elenora Lucille Frederiksen
Nov 18, 2008
Elenora L. Frederiksen, the daughter of Peter and Anna Larsen Frederiksen, was born October 22, 1916, at her parents home in Audubon, Iowa and died November 18, 2008, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years and 26 days. Elenora was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Audubon. She attended Audubon Community...
Wilma Strickland
Nov 18, 2008
Wilma Arlene Strickland, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Wilma Arlene DeBord, daughter of Arlie Elwood and Dorthea (Davis) DeBord was born November 22, 1919, in Marne, Iowa. As a child, she lived in several places including Burns, Kansas, and Rogers, Arkansas. They also lived in Marne, Anita, and...
Gordon Clay
Nov 12, 2008
Gordon Dee Clay was born March 16, 1947, in Hastings, Nebraska, the son of Homer Arthur and Mabel Katherine (Ochner) Clay and passed away Thursday, November 12, 2008, at Methodist Hospital, in Omaha, Nebraska. He lived in Grand Island, Nebraska, and attended school there until 1961. His family then moved to Atlantic, Iowa, where Gordy graduated from Atlantic High...
Helen Kopaska
Nov 7, 2008
Helen Kopaska, 84, of Stuart, Iowa, (formerly of Adair) passed away Friday, November 7, 2008, at the Stuart Community Care Center. Helen Caroline Larsen was born on December 4, 1923, near Kimballton, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Matilda (Otzen) Larsen. She attended country school near Poplar, Iowa, and then the family moved to Guthrie Center where she continued...
Keenan Bruns
Nov 6, 2008
Keenan Robert Bruns, newborn son of Christine Walton and Jon Bruns of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008, at Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Keenan is survived by his mom and dad, Christine Walton and Jon Bruns of Cumberland, Iowa; his sisters, Kendra Walton-Ruddick and Callie Walton; maternal grandparents, Jan Walton of Massena, Iowa, and Cal Walton...
Wayne Eugene Huffman
Nov 4, 2008
Wayne Eugene Huffman, the son of Charles and Nina Fairchild Huffman, was born August 30, 1925 at his parents home in Shelby County, Iowa near Irwin, Iowa and died November 4, 2008 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 4 days. Wayne was baptized and confirmed December 31, 1944, at the...
Marie Ross
Nov 3, 2008
Marie A. Ross, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Marie Amelia Connot was born on November 11, 1933, in Spencer, Nebraska, the daughter of John U. and Marie R. (Roeder) Connot. She was the youngest of eight children. Marie attended country school near Spencer, Nebraska,...
Kay Minkner
Nov 2, 2008
Kay E. Minkner, 64, of Craig, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2008, at her home. Kay Elizabeth Minkner was born on February 13, 1944, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Cleo and Thelma (Krumm) Minkner. She moved to Clear Lake, Iowa, with her family early in childhood and lived there until graduating from Clear Lake High School in...
Richard Mcmurphy
Nov 1, 2008
Richard McMurphy, 81, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Richard McMurphy was born May 16, 1927, in Adair, Iowa, the son of Walter and Tillie (Hofmeister) McMurphy. He grew up in Adair County where he attended rural schools and helped on the family farm. Rich was a member...
Ardith Iola Lauridsen
Oct 28, 2008
Ardith Iola Lauridsen, the daughter of Roy and Mildred Shoemaker Keasey, was born January 25, 1932, in Atlantic, Iowa and died October 28, 2008, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 9 months, and 3 days. Ardith graduated from Oakfield Academy in Oakfield, Iowa, then attended Exira High School in Exira. On March...
David Peterson
Oct 25, 2008
David Peterson, 58, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008, at his home. David Earl Peterson was born on December 15, 1949, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Ralph E. and Ruby H. (Brown) Peterson. He grew up mostly in the Marne and Lewis areas and graduated from Griswold High School in 1968. He later attended...
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