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

Terry Carr

Terry Carr

Sep 2, 2006

Terry L. Carr, 64, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, September 2, 2006, at his home. Terry Lee Carr was born March 6, 1942, in Hampton, Iowa, the son of Marvin and Eileen (Archambault) Carr. Terry grew up in Hampton, Iowa, and graduated from Hampton High School in 1960. He attended Westmar College and State College of Iowa,...

Phillip Sorensen

Phillip Sorensen

Sep 2, 2006

Phillip A. Sorensen, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2006 at his residence. Phillip Allen Sorensen was born June 22, 1960 in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Merlin and Doris Mae (Jensen) Sorensen. Phil grew up in Exira, Iowa and graduated from the Exira High School in 1978. He attended the University of Northern Iowa in...

Marie Rathman

Marie Rathman

Aug 26, 2006

Marie K. Rathman, 101, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Marie Katherine Tibken Rathman was born November 11, 1904, in rural Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Arvilla (Bittman) Tibken. She attended country school in rural Cumberland. Marie was baptized January 1, 1905, at the First Lutheran Church, south...

Carol Phillips

Carol Phillips

Aug 18, 2006

CAROL PHILLIPS Daisy Carol Phillips, 94, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 18, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Carol was born July 2, 1912, in Warren County, Iowa, the daughter of Riley R. and Florence E. (Reed) Reeves. She grew up in the Swan and Pleasantville, Iowa, area, lived in Washington State for a short period...

Carrie Mathisen

Carrie Mathisen

Aug 16, 2006

CARRIE M. MATHISEN Carrie M. Mathisen, 98, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa Karen "Carrie" Mathilde Mathisen was born November 30, 1907, on a farm east of Brayton in Audubon County, Iowa, to parents Niels & Elvine (Sorensen) Nielsen. Carrie was baptized at the Exira (Iowa)...

Helen Schiller

Helen Schiller

Aug 13, 2006

HELEN SCHILLER Helen K. (Ernst) Schiller, 88, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Center in Fontanelle, Iowa. Helen Katherine Schiller was born July 25, 1918, in Adair, Iowa, the daughter of John and Theresa (Eden) Ernst. She attended school in Adair and lived there until she married Everett Schiller on November 14,...

Joyce Kinzie

Joyce Kinzie

Aug 11, 2006

JOYCE L. KINZIE Joyce L. Kinzie, 69, Anita, Iowa, resident passed away Friday, August 11, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Joyce Lorene Kinzie was born September 2, 1936, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Donald H. and Hester L. (Hayter) Dorsey. On October 24, 1954, Joyce married Cecil D. Kinzie at the United...

Thelma Griffith

Thelma Griffith

Aug 9, 2006

THELMA M. GRIFFITH Thelma M. Griffith, 90, a former Adair and Atlantic, Iowa resident, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at the Exira Care Center, Exira, Iowa. Thelma Marie Griffith was born August 25, 1915, in Montgomery County, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde M. and Elva M. (McPherson) Watt. She graduated from the Waucoma High School in Waucoma, Iowa....

Anthony Scaletti

Anthony Scaletti

Aug 8, 2006

ANTHONY SCALETTI Anthony Scaletti, 76, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at his home. A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic. No visitation is scheduled and his ashes will be interred in the Atlantic Cemetery at a later date. Survivors include two...

David Armentrout

David Armentrout

Aug 7, 2006

DAVID V. ARMENTROUT David V. Armentrout, 60, a lifelong Atlantic resident, passed away Monday, August 7, 2006, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. David Vernon Armentrout was born May 17, 1946 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Wilbur Aaron and Betty Jane (Randall) Armentrout. He was a 1964 graduate of the Atlantic High School. Dave served his...

Sharon Collins

Sharon Collins

Jul 28, 2006

SHARON MARY COLLINS Sharon Mary Collins, 64, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Burr Ridge, Illinois, and Walnut, Iowa, passed away after a brave battle with cancer on the morning of July 28, 2006. Sharon was born July 30, 1941, a mile and half south of Walnut, Iowa, to Vernon and Leona (Harmsen) Petersen. After graduating High School, she...

Margarete Pointer

Margarete Pointer

Jul 25, 2006

Margarete L. Pointer Margarete L. Pointer, the daughter of Claude and Hazel (Dearing) Corzatt was born January 19, 1919, in Carlisle, Iowa, and passed away July 25, 2006, at the age of 87 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Margarete graduated from Carlisle High School. She was united in marriage to Robert V. Pointer in 1943 and moved...

Esther Weinheimer

Esther Weinheimer

Jul 22, 2006

ESTHER WEINHEIMER Esther Weinheimer, 91, a lifelong Atlantic resident, passed away Saturday morning, July 22, 2006, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Esther was born June 22, 1915, on a farm north of Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Martin and Cecelia (Jensen) Olsen. She was a 1933 graduate of the Atlantic High School and then attended business college....

Bonnie Mardi

Bonnie Mardi

Jul 21, 2006

BONNIE O. MARDI Bonnie O. Mardi, 73, of Ponca, Nebraska, and formerly of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006, at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca. Bonnie Opal Mardi was born August 5, 1932, in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Otis and Hyla (Robertson) Smith. She graduated from the Wiota High School and moved to Omaha,...

Phil Uhlman

Phil Uhlman

Jul 14, 2006

Phil J. Uhlman, 80, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Phil John Uhlman was born October 5, 1925, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of John C. and Anna E. (Wedemeyer) Uhlman. He attended country school in Adair county. Phil served his country in the U.S. Army during...

Donald Wahlert

Donald Wahlert

Jul 14, 2006

DONALD (DEAN) WAHLERT Donald (Dean) Wahlert, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Donald Dean Wahlert was born March 26, 1929, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Christian Edward and Bertha Katherine (Hammann) Wahlert. He was baptized in St. John's Lutheran Church, northwest of Adair,...

Raymond Meyer

Raymond Meyer

Jul 10, 2006

Raymond H. Meyer, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Ray's life began on May 12, 1926, in Fonda, Iowa. His mother, Edna died within weeks of his birth and he was raised by his maternal grandmother in Whittemore, Iowa. After completing eighth grade, he...

Freda Alff

Freda Alff

Jul 2, 2006

Freda Cecilia Lund Alff, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa, at the age of 94 years, 11 months and two days. Freda was born August 1, 1911, in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Jens J. and Martha N. (Madsen) Andersen. She was baptized at...

Vada Caltrider

Vada Caltrider

Jul 2, 2006

Vada E. Caltrider, 85, of Adair, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2006, at Midland Community Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska. Vada Elsie Caltrider was born on April 14, 1921, in rural Cass County, near Anita, Iowa, to William Adolph and Amelia Magdeline (Wahlert) Huss. She grew up in Adair and attended school there, graduating from Adair High School...

Barry Buchanan

Barry Buchanan

Jun 11, 2006

Barry A. Buchanan, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away June 11, 2006, at his home. Barry Allison Buchanan was born on September 1, 1946, in Guymon, Oklahoma to Bobby and Willibelle (Smith) Buchanan. He graduated from Hooker High School in Hooker, Oklahoma, in 1964 and majored in math and statistics at Oklahoma State University, where he graduated in 1969....

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