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William Mcmullen
Jan 21, 2008
William E. "Bill" McMullen, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. William Eugene McMullen was born December 25, 1927, in Cumberland, Iowa, and was one of 13 children born to William E. and Mary (Eblen) McMullen. Bill was a lifelong Cass County, Iowa resident and a graduate of...
Jack Long
Jan 20, 2008
Jack C. Long, 89, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Jack Chester Long was born on June 5, 1918, in Anita, Iowa, the son of Chester Arthur and Mae (Kaskey) Long. Jack lived his entire life in Anita. He attended public schools in Anita and graduated from Anita High School. On...
Cyril Brousseau
Jan 20, 2008
Cyril R. Brousseau, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab in Atlantic. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Cyril is survived by his nephew, Edward Brousseau. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.
Rev. Krengel
Jan 18, 2008
The Reverend George A. Krengel, 84, of Anita, Iowa, passed away January 18, 2008, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. George Arnold Krengel, was born December 15, 1923, in Marion, North Dakota, the son of William and Hilda (Meyer) Krengel. He graduated from the Marion High School and was a 1948 graduate from Concordia Seminary in...
Delores Karns
Jan 16, 2008
DeLores Karns, 86, of Waterloo, Iowa, (formerly of Anita, Iowa) passed away January 16, 2008, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. DeLores Catherine Karns was born on November 10, 1921, in Spring Valley, Minnesota, the daughter of Frederick and Florence (Daehler) Lee. She was united in marriage to Max Karns on August 28, 1950, at the United Methodist...
Chad Cooper
Jan 15, 2008
Chad D. Cooper, 25, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at his home. Chadleon David Cooper was born October 18, 1982, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of David M. Cooper and Paula R. Poulin. He lived in Atlantic until age 6, when the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Chad spent most of his childhood in Omaha....
Edwin Nelson
Jan 15, 2008
E.C. "Jiggs" Nelson, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, January 15, 2008, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Edwin Carl Nelson was born March 14, 1931, on the family farm near Avoca, Iowa, the fifth child of Carl O. and Alma H (Maassen) Nelson. He grew up in the Avoca area and attended area country...
Gretchen Sanny
Jan 12, 2008
Gretchen Stevenson Sanny, 95, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Allen House in Atlantic, Iowa. Gretchen was born April 28, 1912, on the family farm in Clark Township, Shelby County, Iowa to John Garfield and Ruth (Herbert) Stevenson. Gretchen remembered moving from the Shelby County farm to the farm south of Buck Creek Church at...
Mildred Persing
Jan 12, 2008
Mildred K. Persing, 91, of Stuart, Iowa, and formerly of Casey, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Mildred Katharine Schirm was born and baptized on April 8, 1916, on a farm in Summit Township, Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Ludwig and Emilie Freida Schirm. On September 21,...
Betty Schafer
Jan 10, 2008
Betty Louise Schafer, 58, of Adair, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 10, 2008, at her home. Betty Louise Emmons was born April 9, 1949, on a family farm east of Adair, the daughter of Dwight Carroll and Ruth Avis (McDowell) Emmons. She was raised and lived north of Adair until 1960 when they moved south of Adair. She...
Kent Christensen
Jan 8, 2008
Kent A. Christensen, 49, of Ottumwa, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Kent Alan Christensen was born August 4, 1958, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Tom and Joanne (Thompson) Christensen. He spent his childhood in Anita,...
William Ryan
Jan 7, 2008
William P. Ryan, 77, of Elk Horn, Iowa, (formerly of Adams, Massachusetts) passed away Monday, January 7, 2008, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2008, in the chapel at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic. Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Bill is survived by his significant other, Patty...
Gilbert Mccurdy
Jan 5, 2008
Gilbert "Gib" McCurdy, 77, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2008, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Gilbert Floyd McCurdy was born April 5, 1930, in Cumberland, Iowa the son of George and Alma (Aldag) McCurdy. He farmed south of Cumberland, and about 16 years ago retired and moved into Cumberland. Gib lived a simple life...
Everett Muller
Jan 1, 2008
Everett Muller, 88, of Lyman, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Everett Ellis Muller was born on November 27, 1919, in Noble Township, Cass County, Iowa, the son of Ellis and Esther (Schuler) Muller. He was a lifelong Cass County resident. Everett attended area country schools and graduated from...
Margaret Miller
Dec 31, 2007
Margaret H. McMurphy Miller, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Margaret Helen McMurphy Miller was born September 10, 1923, on a farm south of Adair, Iowa, the daughter of Charlie and Minnie (Heckman) McMurphy. She grew up in Adair, attended country school, then graduated...
Rodney Wester
Dec 31, 2007
Rodney D. Wester, 48, of Anita, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Rodney Dale Wester was born November 29, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Eric Emerson and Gladys J. (Christensen) Wester. He was raised in Atlantic and attended school in the Atlantic School...
Jean Whetstone
Dec 26, 2007
Jean A. Whetstone, 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Jean was born in Davenport, Iowa, to William N. and Mabel E. (Whitmer) Rorick on June 13, 1929. Her parents were from Wilton, Iowa, and she grew up in the Wilton area where she attended rural school. She graduated from Wilton Junction...
Ralph Kopaska, Jr.
Dec 21, 2007
Ralph "Bud" Kopaska, 76, of Atlantic, IA, (formerly of Casey) passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, battling a lengthy illness with kidney failure. Ralph "Bud" Kopaska Jr. was born October 7, 1931, in Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Ralph Frank, Sr. and Clara Alice (Shank) Kopaska. He grew up...
Dale Lantz
Dec 20, 2007
Dale Dean Lantz, 74, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Dale was born August 24, 1933, in Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa, the son of Earl H. and Mildred M. (Taylor) Lantz. He attended country schools in Adair and Cass counties, graduating from Anita High School in...
Robert Fagan
Dec 19, 2007
Robert J. Fagan, 84, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Robert Joseph Fagan was born on November 3, 1923, in Adair County, Iowa, the son of Marcus and Ruth (Dolan) Fagan. He grew up in Adair and graduated from Adair High School in 1940. Following graduation he...
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