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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Martha Lou Renftle
May 29, 2016
Martha Lou Renftle, the daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Shanks) Davis, was born December 26, 1925, with her identical twin sister, Mary, on her parents’ farm near Ross, Iowa and died May 29, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Indianola, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 5 months, and 3 days. Martha was baptized and confirmed as...
Marvin Rudolph Seastrom
May 28, 2016
Marvin Rudolph Seastrom, the son of Rudolph Anders and Elizabeth (Budde) Seastrom, was born February 28, 1926, at his parents’ home in Audubon County, Iowa and died May 28, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years and 3 months. Marvin was baptized and confirmed at Mt. Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church near Viola,...
Virginia Farley
May 24, 2016
Virginia "Virgie" Farley, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Virgie was born September 15, 1951, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Waldron and Sybil (Converse) Farley. She grew up in Casey, Iowa, even though she felt that her roots were in Kansas. Virgie graduated from the Guthrie Center High School in 1971....
Richard Carney
May 23, 2016
Richard H. Carney, 92, of Adair, Iowa, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Richard was born August 27, 1923, on the family farm in Adair County, Iowa, to Lewis Oscar and Wylma (Heaton) Carney. He attended and graduated from the Adair High School in 1941. Richard attended Iowa State University until he...
Hedwig Owens
May 21, 2016
Hattie Owens, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Hattie was born May 9, 1921, in Allenstein, East Prussia, Germany, to Joseph and Emilie (Dulisch) Dittrich. They came to the US by ship into New York Harbor in October of 1926. She grew up in Washington D.C. and spent most of...
David Charles Lund
May 20, 2016
David Charles Lund, the son of Ralph and Betty ( Reininger) Lund, was born August 19, 1942, in Shenandoah, Iowa and died May 20, 2016, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 1 day. David was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shenandoah. He attended Shenandoah Community Schools graduating...
Lenore Lafoy
May 20, 2016
Lenore LaFoy, the daughter of Willard and Lula (Martin), Oakley, was born September 7, 1930, in Audubon, Iowa and died May 20, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Lenore was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon and later confirmed on April 25, 1943. She attended...
Shirley Rush
May 19, 2016
Shirley C. Rush, 68, of Tabor, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Shirley was born February 5, 1948, in Marne, Iowa, to Duane and Marjorie (Woods) Hughes. She grew up in the Atlantic area and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1966. She...
Barbara Hughes
May 17, 2016
Barbara Joann Hughes, 85, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born January 19, 1931, the daughter of Albert and Bertha (Mann) Rotach in Gulf Port, Mississippi. She was raised in New York State. On October 9, 1948, she married Stewart Major Hughes in Newport, New York. She...
Donald Hilyard
May 16, 2016
Donald Lee Hilyard, 90, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born September 21, 1925, on the family farm (now a 125 year old century farm) in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Ida Mae (Harper) Hilyard. He attended school in Cumberland...
James Stokley
May 15, 2016
James "Jim" Barry Stokley, 65, of Anita, Iowa, died peacefully Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born May 14, 1951, in Connersville, Indiana, to James Allen and Elda (Hockersmith) Stokley. He grew up in Sawyer, Oklahoma where he graduated high school. Jim was married to Patricia Lett on June 9, 1973,...
Richard Wohlenhaus
May 13, 2016
Richard Charles Wohlenhaus, 63, of rural Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Richard was born April 3, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Richard Frederick and Betty Joan (Mercer) Wohlenhaus. He attended Atlantic High School graduating with the class of 1971. He attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. On May...
Gary Dean Bald
May 10, 2016
Gary Dean Bald, the son of Harry and Gladys (Jensen) Bald, was born January 12, 1945, in Audubon, Iowa and died May 10, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 71 years, 3 months, and 28 days. Gary was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended...
James Snyder
May 7, 2016
James Robert Snyder, 70, of Adair, Iowa, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jim was born April 7, 1946, in Hampton, Iowa, to Robert H. and Opal A (Anderson) Snyder. He grew up in Dows, Iowa, and graduated from Dows Community School in 1964. He...
Mark Kemp
May 1, 2016
Mark Joseph Kemp, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the home of his daughter in Dallas Center, Iowa, with the support from Care Initiatives Hospice. Mark was born March 8, 1936, in Oyens, Iowa, to Alphonse and Mary E. (Christoffel) Kemp. He attended school through the eighth grade. He grew up in Le Mars, IA....
Jerry Leroy Christensen
Apr 22, 2016
Jerry Leroy Christensen, the son of Alfred O. and Irene (Faaborg) Christensen, was born September 17, 1937, at his parents’ home near Kimballton, Iowa and died April 22, 2016, at his home in Salina, Kansa at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 5 days. Jerry was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He...
Jim Modrell
Apr 22, 2016
Jim Dale Modrell, 71, of Anita, Iowa, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. There will be a service at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the Anita Community Center in Anita, Iowa. Surviving Jim is his wife, Carolyn Modrell of Anita, Iowa.
William Paul Roth
Apr 21, 2016
William Paul Roth, The son of John and Ida (Winters) Roth, was born January 28, 1921, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died April 21, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 2 months, and 23 days. Bill was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Audubon,...
Peggy Louise Jensen
Apr 20, 2016
Peggy Louise Jensen, the daughter of Junior and Elaine (Christiansen) Jensen, was born April 6, 1950, in Carroll, Iowa and died April 20, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 66 years and 14 days. Peggy was baptized and confirmed at the Gray United Methodist Church in Gray, Iowa. She attended Gray...
F.M. Jorgensen
Apr 19, 2016
Francis "Bud" Jorgensen, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Bud was born November 9, 1928, the son of George and Hilda (Mailander) Jorgensen, at home in Wiota, Iowa. He attended Wiota community schools and graduated from Wiota High School in 1946. Bud served in the United States...
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