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Eric "Maverick" John Benton
Jan 10, 2016
Eric John Benton, the son of Darrell and Verleen (Christensen) Benton, was born November 8, 1962, in Audubon, Iowa and died January 10, 2016, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 2 months, and 2 days. Eric was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended Audubon...
Martha Auerbach
Jan 9, 2016
Martha Belle Auerbach, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Martha was born May 10, 1924, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Lester and Martha (Bragg) Gillette. She attended Atlantic schools and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1942. She married Bill Auerbach on February 19, 1944. She was...
Bonnie Mccaskey
Jan 8, 2016
Bonnie Gissible McCaskey, 98, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Bonnie was born March 19, 1917, in Anthon, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Grace (Coyle) Cole. In November, 1934, she married Melvin Gissible. They farmed in the Anita area until Melvin's death in...
Wayne Debord
Jan 8, 2016
Wayne Elwood DeBord, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 8, 2016, at his home south of Atlantic, Iowa. Wayne was born October 29, 1923, in Brighton Township, Cass County, Iowa, to Arlie E. and Dorotha (Davis) DeBord. He attended the Marne School. Wayne then farmed in Cass County with his parents who settled on a farm south of...
Joan Jackson
Jan 7, 2016
Joan Elaine Jackson, 67, of Lewis, Iowa, died January 7, 2015. She was born May 18, 1948, in Gregory, South Dakota, the daughter of August (Gus) and Mary (Hansen) Fiebelkorn. She was one of six siblings. She married Carol Jackson on February 14, 1964, in Burke, South Dakota. Joan enjoyed reading, word searches, volunteering at the hospital, socializing over...
Sandra Galligo
Jan 6, 2016
Sandra Lynn Galligo, 56, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at her home in Griswold. A memorial service and time for visitation with family will be held on Monday, January 11, 2016 from 1 to 3 p.m., at the First Assembly of God Church in Atlantic, Iowa. Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa, is assisting the...
Ryan Miranda
Jan 5, 2016
Ryan Lee Miranda, 30, of Villisca, Iowa, and formerly of Liberal, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Ryan was born April 25, 1985, in Liberal, Kansas, to Marcelino and Dora (French) Miranda. Ryan grew up in Liberal, Kansas, and graduated from Liberal High School and then from Seward...
Donald Richter
Jan 2, 2016
Donald Eugene Richter, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, at his home in Atlantic. Don was born October 13, 1939, in Exira, Iowa, to Bernald and Mary (Yurich) Richter. He was raised in the Lewis and Wiota area where he attended country school in Wiota. Don joined the United States Navy on December 26, 1956,...
Donald Hargens
Jan 1, 2016
Donald R. Hargens, 96, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at the Griswold Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Griswold. He was born in Manning, Iowa, on March 16, 1919, the son of Herman and Laura (Jansen) Hargens. Donald grew up in the Gray, Iowa, area and attended country school in Gray until the eighth grade....
David Kirchner
Dec 30, 2015
David Dwayne Kirchner, 51, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at his home in Atlantic. Services will be held at a later date.
Letha Mae Josephsen
Dec 29, 2015
Letha Mae Josephsen, the daughter of Oliver and Erma (Johnson) Saxton, was born July 11, 1921, near Anita, Iowa and died December 29, 2015, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Letha Mae was baptized and confirmed at the Anita United Methodist Church in Anita, Iowa....
Lucille Christensen
Dec 29, 2015
Lucille Helen Christensen, 91, of Oelwein, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the Oelwein Health Care Center in Oelwein. She was born at home in rural Malvern, Iowa, on January 9, 1924, the daughter of Burl and Lydia (Smith) Abel. Lucille was raised in the Malvern area and graduated from Malvern High...
Carl Kemp
Dec 29, 2015
Carl R. Kemp, 45, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at his home. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29, 1970, the son of Mark and Mahala (Garrigan) Kemp. Growing up with seven siblings, he was never alone and always had something going on. Carl's two children, Keegan and Mahala, were the love...
Catherine Laverne Lansman
Dec 24, 2015
Catherine LaVerne Lansman, the daughter of George Vern and Mildred (Porter) Partridge, was born October 3, 1930, in Great Falls, Montana and died December 24, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 21 days. LaVerne was baptized April 5, 1931, and confirmed in Great Falls, Montana. She attended Billings Community...
Sara Cambage
Dec 24, 2015
Sara Beth Cambage, 42, of Anita, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Sara was born October 28, 1973, in Festus, Missouri, to Gordon and Sharon (Self) Jones. Growing up, Sara attended several schools in Missouri and Iowa. She graduated from Prairie City Monroe High School in 1992 and from...
Deanna Faye Nissen
Dec 23, 2015
Deanna Faye Nissen, the daughter of Martin and Elsie (Petersen) Christensen, was born September 18, 1949, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. She passed on to eternal life with her Savior Jesus Christ on December 23, 2015, at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 66 years. Deanna was baptized and confirmed at the...
Steven Lynn Petersen
Dec 23, 2015
Steven Lynn Petersen, the son of Leo and Evelyn (Nelson) Petersen, was born May 3, 1955, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 23, 2015, at his home in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 60 years, 7 months, and 20 days. Steven was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa....
Albert Peterson
Dec 18, 2015
Albert Louie Peterson, 70, of Urbandale, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA. Albert was born February 24, 1945, the son of Vernon and Virginia (Charles) Peterson. He grew up in the Adair-Casey area graduating from Adair-Casey High School with the class of 1963. On April 18, 1964,...
Paul Paulsen
Dec 16, 2015
My Life’s Story as told by Paul R. Paulsen Life is what you make of it. I of all people know this best. I have been told my whole life there is “no cure.” No cure for the MS I was diagnosed with in 1996. No cure for the stage 4 colorectal cancer I had developed over the past year....
Jeanene I. Petersen
Dec 15, 2015
Jeanene I. Petersen, the daughter of Nels Christian and Lillie Mina (Jensen) Abildtrup, was born January 7, 1933, at her parents’ home west of Audubon, Iowa and died December 15, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 8 days. Jeanene was baptized and confirmed at the Ebenezer Lutheran...
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