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

Wanda Brown

Wanda Brown

Apr 4, 2008

Wanda M. Brown, 86, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic, after a short illness. Wanda Mae Brown was born February 10, 1922, at home in Audubon County, the first born child of Roy G. and Alta (Hutchins) Aupperle. She attended rural school in Adair County and graduated from...

Evelyn Augusta Tessman

Evelyn Augusta Tessman

Apr 3, 2008

Evelyn Augusta Tessman, the daughter of Fred J. and Sophia J. Grulke Wendt, was born in Pottawattamie County, near Walnut, Iowa on June 10, 1912. She entered into rest April 3, 2008 at the Friendship Home in Audubon at the age of 95 years, 9 months, and 23 days. She was baptized at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Atlantic, IA...

Owen William Turk

Owen William Turk

Apr 3, 2008

Owen William Turk, the son of William and Edna Cartwright Turk, was born April 3, 1927, at his parents home near Atlantic, Iowa and died April 3, 2008, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years.      Owen attended Atlantic Community Schools.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army Cavalry in 1945.  During his tour...

Donald Schaaf

Donald Schaaf

Apr 3, 2008

Donald Schaaf, 86, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Donald Schaaf was born September 24, 1921, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the son of Louie and Dora Schaaf. He grew up in Pottawattamie County, and attended school in the Walnut school system. He was united in marriage to Marcella Eilts on...

Helen Holtz

Helen Holtz

Apr 3, 2008

Helen M. Holtz, 86, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008, at the Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Helen Marie Stinn was born on April 2, 1922, in Panama, Iowa, the daughter of Casper and Regina (Bauer) Stinn. She was raised in the Panama, Iowa, area and later moved to Walnut, Iowa....

Arlene Shafer

Arlene Shafer

Apr 2, 2008

Arlene V. Shafer, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Arlene Virginia Shafer was born April 14, 1916, in Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of John M. and Gertrude (Stackhouse) Lattimer. She was a lifelong Cass County, Iowa, resident. Prior to her graduation from the Cumberland High School, Arlene played...

Thelma Lorraine Fritsch

Thelma Lorraine Fritsch

Apr 1, 2008

Thelma Lorraine Fritsch, the daughter of Issac Charles and Anna Marie Elizabeth Buthweg Merk, was born February 11, 1917, at her grandmothers home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died April 1, 2008 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 1 month, and 20 days. Thelma was baptized by Pastor Schultz at...

M. Fredericksen

M. Fredericksen

Apr 1, 2008

LaVern Fredericksen, 86, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Martin LaVern Fredericksen was born on December 8, 1921, in Kimballton, Iowa, the son of Martin Fred and Carrie (Petersen) Fredericksen. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church, northeast of Kimballton. He served his...

Charles Rudolph Jones

Charles Rudolph Jones

Mar 31, 2008

Charles R. Jones was born Oct. 25, 1926, in Lundell, Arkansas to Charles (Fate) Jones & Pearl V. (Snyder) Jones.  He was one of nine children and the only one who lived over 20 miles from his folks.  He died March 31, 2008 at the Memorial Community Hospital and Health System in Blair, Nebraska at the age of 81 years,...

Donald Nelson

Donald Nelson

Mar 31, 2008

Donald L.Nelson, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 31, 2008, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Donald Leroy Nelson was born April 13, 1930, in rural Audubon County, the son of Lars and Eunice (Cooley) Nelson. Early in his life, Donald lived in Audubon County and attended school in Exira. Later his family moved to...

Inez Smith

Inez Smith

Mar 27, 2008

Inez L. Smith, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab in Atlantic. Inez Louise Murphy was born on February 2, 1940, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Glen Ernst and Helen Lorine (Lawton) Murphy. Inez is survived by her sons, Gary Jameson and his wife, Paula of Lewis, Iowa, Larry...

Ed Phippen

Ed Phippen

Mar 24, 2008

Edward Oral Phippen, 52, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008. Edward was born on March 16, 1956, in New Hampton, Iowa, the son of Oral Jeremiah and Winifred Nina (Katcher) Phippen. He attended school at St. William's Catholic School in Alta Vista, Iowa, through 8th grade and then went on to New Hampton High School. Edward attended Luther College...

Beverly Darlene Paulsen

Beverly Darlene Paulsen

Mar 23, 2008

OBITUARY OF BEVERLY D. PAULSEN      Beverly Darlene Paulsen, the daughter of Harry and Euphemia Wulf Osterman, was born November 29, 1928, in Arlington, Nebraska and died March 23, 2008, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and 24 days.      Beverly was baptized June 17, 1929, and confirmed at the Arlington Community Church...

Ellen Holstein Johnson

Ellen Holstein Johnson

Mar 22, 2008

Ellen H. Johnson, the daughter of Julius Georg Vilhelm Magnussen and Anna Vilhelmine Jespersen was born Dec. 2, 1912 in Dickson Alberta, Canada and died Mar. 22, 2008 at Washington County Hospital and Clinics in Washington, IA at the age of 95 years, 3months, and 20 days.     Her fathers ministry took the family from Dickson to Flaxton, ND, Elba, NE,...

Lily Kristine Martin

Lily Kristine Martin

Mar 17, 2008

OBITUARY OF LILY K. MARTIN       Lily Kristine Martin, the daughter of Marius Nielsen and Louise Nielsen, was born March 20, 1917, at her parents home in Exira, Iowa and died March 17, 2008, at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 11 months, and 27 days.      Lily was baptized at the First Baptist Church...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Mar 13, 2008

Ruth Fay Smith, 60, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Ruth Fay Reel was born on March 11, 1948, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Frank and Rava (Hrugs) Reel. She had lived in California for some time until moving to Atlantic in 1993. She enjoyed spending time...

Marie Andersen

Marie Andersen

Mar 12, 2008

Marie C. Andersen, 101, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Marie Christine Jorgensen was born on May 27, 1906, the daughter of Jacob and Lizzie(Jensen) Jorgensen in Elk Horn, Iowa. On March 3, 1927, she was united in marriage to Peter Andersen at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn,...

Lyle Faaborg

Lyle Faaborg

Mar 6, 2008

Lyle E. Faaborg, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Cass County Hospital in Atlantic. Lyle Eugene Faaborg was born November 11, 1924, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Semon S. and Sarah (Petersen) Faaborg. He was baptized in the Kimballton Lutheran Church in Kimballton, Iowa. Lyle attended rural schools in the Kimballton-Elk...

Nancy Jeanne Smith

Nancy Jeanne Smith

Mar 5, 2008

OBITUARY OF NANCY J. SMITH   Nancy Jeanne Smith, the daughter of Robert and Elisabeth Potts Ledwith,, was born June 20, 1951, in Madison, Wisconsin and died March 5, 2008, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 56 years, 8 months, and 15 days. Nancy was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church. She attended...

Edwin Herman Jensen

Edwin Herman Jensen

Mar 5, 2008

OBITUARY OF EDWIN H. JENSEN        Edwin Herman Jensen, the son of Walter and Martine Sorensen Jensen, was born March 6, 1924, at his parents home near Brayton, Iowa and died March 5, 2008, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 29 days.      Edwin was baptized in the Lutheran Church. He...

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