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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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
Marvin Sorensen Byriel
Jan 11, 2009
Marvin Sorensen Byriel, the son of Peter and Anna Sorensen Byriel was born June 17, 1927, at his parents home in Exira, Iowa and died January 11, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 24 days. Marvin was baptized and confirmed at the Danish Lutheran Church in Audubon. He attended...
Charles Morgan
Jan 10, 2009
Charles Hubert Morgan, 75, was born April 9, 1933, in Yuma, Arizona, the son of Hubert and Lois (Williams) Morgan, and passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa. Charlie was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Elliott and graduated from Elliott High School in 1952. He served his country in the United States...
Arlene Dinkla
Jan 7, 2009
Arlene Ruth Dinkla, 90, passed away at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Arlene Ruth (Wollenhaupt) Dinkla was born on June 22, 1918, to Erwin and Effie (Vetterick) Wollenhaupt of Bridgewater, Iowa. After graduating from Massena High School and obtaining her teaching certificate, Arlene taught country school. On March 8, 1942, Arlene was united...
Karen Brown
Jan 7, 2009
Karen Maxine (Bruner) Brown, 67, was born April 13, 1941, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Leland and Maxine (Parrott) Bruner and passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Karen spent her younger years growing up in Atlantic and attending Grant Elementary and Atlantic High School, graduating in 1959. On April...
Lucile Ticknor
Jan 7, 2009
Lucile M. Ticknor, 94, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at her home in Anita. Lucile Marie Whetstone was born on January 18, 1914, in Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of Walter Raymond and Margaret Mae (Sloss) Whetstone. She grew up in Guthrie County and attended Casey High School until transferring to Guthrie Center to complete...
Don And Ramona Adair
Jan 6, 2009
Ramona I. Adair, the daughter of Edward J. and Ida S.Jacobsen Wahlert, was born October 11, 1913, at her parents farm east of Exira, Iowa, and died January 6, 2009, in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 95 years. She attended Exira schools, graduating from high school in 1930 and from Drake University in 1935. From 1935 to 1942 she...
Glenn Slayton
Jan 6, 2009
Glenn A. Slayton, 87, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, and formerly of Guthrie County, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2008, at Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr. Glenn Arnold Slayton was born November 24, 1921, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Lona and Emma Beatrice (Crees) Slayton. He attended country school near Hamlin, Iowa, and after the 8th...
Dick Sisler
Jan 4, 2009
Dick Sisler, 75, of Atlantic, formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Dick Lee Sisler was born November 7, 1933, in Anita, Iowa, the son of Floyd Wayne and Belle (Woodall) Sisler. He was baptized at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wiota, Iowa, and attended school in Anita....
Margaret Marie Plagman
Jan 1, 2009
Margaret Marie Plagman, the daughter of Harry I. and Emma Loy Scott, was born April 4, 1917, at her parents home near Avoca, Iowa, and died January 1, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 27 days. Margaret was baptized at the First Congregational Church in Avoca and confirmed at...
Margaret Howard
Jan 1, 2009
Margaret L. Howard, 82, of Creston died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Crest Haven Care Centre in Creston. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic. Pastor Gary DeGeest will officiate. Burial will be at the Atlantic Cemetery in Atlantic. Visitation with family receiving friends will be from 10 to...
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