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Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Elmer Sheeder
Oct 30, 2015
Elmer Donald Sheeder, 96, of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield, Iowa. Elmer was born July 27, 1919, to Henry D. and Blanche (Harwood) Sheeder at the family farm in Eureka Twp., Adair County, Iowa. He attended and graduated from 8th grade in 1933 from Prussia No 1 country...
Raynor Hemmingsen
Oct 28, 2015
Raynor Andrew Hemmingsen, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 29, 1934, in rural Elk Horn, Iowa, at the home of his parents, Raymond and Hilda (Andersen) Hemmingsen. Raynor was baptized and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran church. He graduated from Elk Horn High School with...
Jeffrey Campbell
Oct 27, 2015
Jeffrey Lynn Campbell, 51, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and formerly of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at his residence in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jeff was born August 14, 1964, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Larry Eugene and Karen Sue (Syvertsen) Campbell. He grew up in Lewis and graduated from Griswold High School in 1982. He had worked...
Nancy Eilts
Oct 26, 2015
Nancy Rae Eilts, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. She was born October 29, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Velma (Maas) Eilts. She attended school in Decatur County, Iowa, and also attended sheltered workshops in Chariton and Fairfield, Iowa. Since 1994 she was a resident...
Virginia Peterson
Oct 25, 2015
Virginia Irene Peterson, 92, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Guthrie County Hospital, in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Virginia Irene Peterson was born July 9, 1923, in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of Harley and Gladys (Zanders) Charles. She grew up in Adair County where she attended rural schools and graduated in 1941. She worked in...
Maxine Schwartz
Oct 24, 2015
Maxine K. Schwartz, 98, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born July 3, 1917, on her mother's family farm near Adair, IA, to Walter Seeley and Jessie (Kelloway) Rowley. Mick moved to Atlantic when she was 6 and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1935. After high school,...
Darlene Francis Andersen
Oct 22, 2015
Darlene Francis Andersen, the daughter of Elmer and Beulah (Ross) Beard, was born September 15, 1932, near Marysville, Missouri and died October 22, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 1 month, and 7 days. Darlene was raised as a member of the Pentecostal Church near Jefferson City. She attended rural school near...
Carol Glynn
Oct 22, 2015
Carolyn Rose Glynn, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Atlantic Nursing & Rehab in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born January 13, 1932, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Joseph Patrick and Olive Kerns. Carol grew up in Pawtucket and attended Catholic girl's school. On January 7, 1949, she was married to Donald Glynn in Pawtucket,...
Robert Dewitt Asberry
Oct 21, 2015
Robert DeWitt Asberry, the son of DeWitt Talbot and Sadie Mae (Jansen) Asberry, was born on June 30, 1930, at the Atchison County Hospital in Atchison, Kansas and died October 21, 2015, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon at the age of 85 years, 3 months, and 21 days. Robert was baptized and confirmed at the Atchison Methodist...
William Oliver
Oct 21, 2015
William (Bill) Paul Oliver was born on November 10, 1950, in Wilden Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, to Walter and Dolly (Dorothy) Oliver. Bill lived with his family in the Des Moines area, then later moved to the rural Oakley/Norwood area in Lucas County, Iowa. Bill had a natural talent for woodworking and drafted plans for and built kitchen...
Marjorie Watson
Oct 20, 2015
Marjorie Ernestine Watson, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. No services are planned at this time.
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