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

Merle Stangl

Merle Stangl

Dec 15, 2015

Merle Elmer Stangl, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa. Visitation with family will be from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016, at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic, Iowa, with the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in SS Peter &...

Virginia Bornholdt

Virginia Bornholdt

Dec 14, 2015

Virginia Bornholdt, the daughter of Andrew and Emma (Degn) Swensen, was born September 3, 1919, at her parents’ home in rural Shelby County near Harlan, Iowa and died December 14, 2015, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Virginia was baptized and confirmed as an adult on September...

Sharon Miskill

Sharon Miskill

Dec 14, 2015

Sharon K. Miskill, 70, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015, at her home in Griswold. Services for a celebration of life are pending.

Lois Arnold

Lois Arnold

Dec 12, 2015

Lois Elaine (Ticknor) Arnold was born August 22, 1926, in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Edgar and Grace Laura (Fitzgerald) Ticknor and passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up on a farm south of Casey, Iowa, where she lived until she was nine. She attended Walnut #4...

Christopher Anstey

Christopher Anstey

Dec 12, 2015

Christopher John Anstey was born June 11, 1980, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Kelli Anstey and passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic at the age of 35. Chris grew up in Atlantic and attended the Atlantic School System graduating from Atlantic High in 1998. He then attended Iowa State University in Ames,...

Kip Spencer

Kip Spencer

Dec 3, 2015

Kip Wylie Spencer was born February 4, 1974, the son of Valerie Jean (Spencer) Stetzel and David Earl Borkowski at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. He passed away, due to a heart attack at the age of 41, on December 3, 2015, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. Kip's favorite things to do were trapping,...

Genevieve Kinman

Genevieve Kinman

Nov 30, 2015

Genevieve Marie Kinman, 92, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, at Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Genevieve was born March 19, 1923, in Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, to Roy and Florence (Armstrong) Hayes. She grew up in Adair County and Guthrie County and attended school in Menlo. She was married to Clyde Hal Kinman...

Ida Mccrory

Ida Mccrory

Nov 30, 2015

Ida Geneva McCrory, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Ida was born April 1, 1918, in Washington Township, Cass County, Iowa, to Roy Walter and Mabel Cynthia (Winston) Bornholdt. She grew up in Cass County and graduated from the Anita High School. She was married to Robert McCrory...

Anna Reha

Anna Reha

Nov 26, 2015

Anna Maria Kimpel Reha was born May 31, 1944, to Elena Donzelli in Naples, Italy. While in Naples, Elena met and married Clyde Kimpel, a United States Army Air Corp Veteran during WWII. Anna and her mother left their family in war torn Italy in 1946 to start a new life in the United States with Clyde. Anna returned...

Doreen Petersen

Doreen Petersen

Nov 24, 2015

Doreen J. Petersen, 52, of Avoca, Iowa, and formerly of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca, Iowa. Doreen was born September 10, 1963, in Audubon, Iowa, to Dallas Allen and Barbara Lee (Scherdin) Petersen. She grew up in the Underwood area and attended school in Underwood. Doreen had worked as...

Gary Kunze

Gary Kunze

Nov 23, 2015

Gary "Doc" Kunze, 70, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Monday, November, 23, 2015 at the Heart Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gary Lee Kunze was born December 9, 1944, in Oakland, California, to Lloyd Alvin and Leona (Kunze) Nelson. The family moved to Atlantic, Iowa, and then at the age of eight they moved to Griswold, Iowa, where he spent...

Travis Peterson

Travis Peterson

Nov 20, 2015

Travis Duane Peterson, 44 of Griswold, Iowa passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Elks Lodge in Atlantic, Iowa. Hockenberry Family Care of Atlantic, Iowa, is assisting the family.

Ruth Ann Petersen

Ruth Ann Petersen

Nov 17, 2015

Ruth Ann Petersen, the daughter of Frank and Ruth (Rendleman) Herrick, was born February 27, 1931, at her parent’s home near Exira, Iowa and died November 17, 2015, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 8 months, and 20 days. Ruth was baptized as an infant then was born again in August of...

Esther Ann Severin

Esther Ann Severin

Nov 16, 2015

Esther Ann Severin, the daughter of Lester and Esther Eldred (Aldrich) McDonald, was born March 7, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa and died November 16, 2015, at the Heritage House Health Care Center in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 8 months, and 9 days. Esther was baptized in April of 1936 at the Mediapolis Methodist Church in...

Delmar Gustafson

Delmar Gustafson

Nov 12, 2015

Delmar Glen Gustafson, 67, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Delmar was born December 20, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Glen Howard and Darlene Ruth (Tibben) Gustafson. He grew up in Adair and graduated from Adair-Casey High School in 1966. He joined the US Army in 1968...

Rosemarie Storm

Rosemarie Storm

Nov 11, 2015

Rosemarie Ann Storm, 57, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at her home in Audubon. In accordance with Rosemarie's wishes, cremation and private family services have taken place. No other services are planned at this time.

Joey Williams

Joey Williams

Nov 9, 2015

Joseph "Joey Wagner" Williams, 28, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Salem, Oregon, passed away Monday, November 9, 2015, at his residence in Atlantic, Iowa. Joey was born December 26, 1986, in Atlantic, Iowa, to David and Tammy (Luke) Wagner. He graduated from Griswold High School in 2005. He loved working as a barista at Starbucks. He had also...

Esther Alvina Rasmussen

Esther Alvina Rasmussen

Nov 5, 2015

Esther Alvina Rasmussen, the daughter of Marinus and Johanne (Thygesen) Christensen, was born July 12, 1917, at her parents’ home west of Audubon, Iowa and died November 5, 2015, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 98 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Esther was baptized August 20, 1917, at her parent’s home and...

Bille Neighbors

Bille Neighbors

Nov 3, 2015

Bille Garell Neighbors, 80, of Anita, Iowa, and formerly of Modesto, California, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born April 11, 1935, in Oakland, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Ioma (Shaw) Neighbors. Bill attended country school and graduated from Anita High School in 1953. He served as...

Bill Metheny

Bill Metheny

Oct 30, 2015

Billie Dale Metheny, 86, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa. Bill was born May 5, 1929, in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up in the rural Anita area and attended Eureka Country School, and several other schools, finishing the eighth grade at Benton #2. He worked for local...

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