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Paul E Ludwig
May 17, 2024
Paul Eugene Ludwig was born on June 20, 1935 on his grandfather Laidley’s family farm near Monteith, Iowa. His parents were Ellsworth and Leona (Laidley) Ludwig. He graduated from Casey High School in 1953. Paul was married to Mary Ann Farley on April 28, 1956 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adair. He worked with Betts and Beer Construction in...
Norma Burnham
May 17, 2024
Norma Burnham was born to Otto and Alma (Paxson) Mortensen in Coon Rapids, Iowa on August 24, 1932. She grew up on a farm near Anita, Iowa, during the Great Depression. When Norma was a child, she had appendicitis which scarred her reproductive tubes and prevented her from having children until later in life. She often had to walk several...
Rosie
May 16, 2024
Rosalind Joy Dale, “Rosie,” was born June 21, 1936, to John and Bessie Jorgensen on a farm near Jacksonville, Iowa. The fourth of five siblings, Rosie was raised there and went to country school through eighth grade. She graduated from Harlan High School and, after completing a year of college, worked for two insurance companies in Des Moines. Rosie was...
JoAnn Haskins
May 15, 2024
JoAnn Marie Haskins, daughter of Oral and Lorraine Anderson, was born at their family farm on May 8, 1946, and died at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake, Iowa, on May 15, 2024, at the age of 78. JoAnn attended country school in Fiscus and then attended Audubon Community Schools. She later obtained her GED in 1974. On May 12, 1963,...
Floyd A Williams
May 13, 2024
Floyd Alfred Williams, age 93 of Atlantic, IA, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024, at his home in Atlantic. He was born the son of Alfred and Arletta (Randall) Williams on April 27, 1931 in Atlantic. He was raised in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School. After graduation, he joined his father in farming. Shortly thereafter he was drafted...
Carrie Marie Andersen
May 11, 2024
Carrie Marie Andersen, who had unwavering faith and was the protector and caretaker of her family, passed away on May 11, 2024, at her home in Newton, Iowa. She was born on July 24, 1961, to Charles and Joan (Madsen) Sorensen. Carrie’s life was one filled with faith, love and family.
Carrie’s journey through life included many health issues, but she...
Tom Stirek
May 10, 2024
Tom Stirek was born on March 4, 1962, in Red Oak, Iowa, to his parents Louis Stirek Sr. and Irene (Novak) Stirek. He grew up west of Griswold and graduated from Griswold High School in 1980.During high school and a few years after, Tom worked for the local grain elevator in Griswold and worked at SkyJack in Atlantic. He became...
Patrick John Connors Jr.
May 10, 2024
Patrick J. Connors, Jr., aged 82, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Audubon, IA, after suffering for several years from Lewy Body Dementia. Pat was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1941, to Patrick J. Connors, Sr. and Florence M. (Flach) Connors. He graduated from Penn Hills High School in 1959, and attended Pennsylvania State University in...
Beverly Martha Gunderson
May 7, 2024
Beverly Martha Gunderson, the daughter of Arthur Kristen and Erma Martha (Hansen) Bro, was born December 9, 1939, at her parents’ home in Audubon County near Brayton, Iowa, and died May 7, 2024, at her home in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 84 years. Beverly was baptized and confirmed at Exira Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. She attended Audubon...
Donald Clair Huff
May 6, 2024
Donald Clair Huff was born on May 2, 1934, on the family farm south of Exira, IA. His parents were Clair and June Heckman Huff. He passed away at his home on May 6, 2024. He attended country schools in the Exira school district and graduated in 1952 at the Exira High School. He entered the Army on October 7,...
Evelyn Dora Morrell
May 6, 2024
Evelyn Dora Morrell was born in Gray, Iowa, to Anna and Barney Meislahn on September 7, 1926, and was the second youngest of seven children. She died on May 6, 2024, at the age of 97 years and 8 months, in Jacksonville, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard (Dick) and son Douglas. She is survived by...
Larry Melvin Phillips
May 2, 2024
Mr. Larry M. Phillips, age 80, of Anita, IA, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Des Moines VA Medical Center. Larry Melvin Phillips was born on August 13, 1943, to Russell Glenn and Daisy Carol Phillips in Swan, IA. He joined two siblings, sister Lillian and brother Jim. He spent his childhood in several school districts, including a...
Jon Paul Pelzer
May 1, 2024
Jon Pelzer, 53, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri and formerly of Marne, Iowa, diedWednesday, May 1, 2024, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City,MO.The son of Don Lee Pelzer and Jaqueline Jo (Oakes) Pelzer, Jon Paul Pelzer was bornSeptember 5, 1970, at the Atlantic Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Jon attended AtlanticHigh School where he graduated with the class...
Carol Brown
Apr 29, 2024
Carol Brown was born February 13, 1938, the daughter of Howard Orlie and Elna Crisman, and died on April 29, 2024, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa, after a short battle with liver cancer. Carol grew up on her parents’ farm and graduated from Exira High School in 1956. After graduation, Carol went to live in Des Moines, where she...
Enola Marie Hansen
Apr 23, 2024
Enola Marie (Heath) Hansen, age 85, of Wiota, IA, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA.
Enola was born on March 6, 1939, in Bayard, Iowa, to Clare and Eunice Heath. She was baptized and confirmed at Oak Hill Lutheran Church west of Brayton, Iowa. Enola attended rural schools and graduated from Exira...
La Donna Marie King
Apr 23, 2024
La Donna King, age 88, of Adair, Iowa died Tuesday, April, 23, 2024 at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Graveside Services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at St. Clair Cemetery in Ute, Iowa with Pastor Jeff Keuning officiating. Memorials may be directed to the family in memory of La Donna. They may be mailed...
Minerva Alvarado Seehusen
Apr 21, 2024
Minerva Alvarado Seehusen, the daughter of Carlos and Minerva (Martinez) Alvarado, was born September 2, 1956, in Ann Arbor, Michigan and died April 21,2024, at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 67 years,7 months, and 19 days.
Minerva was raised in Puerto Rico in a Spanish speaking home and given all the opportunities that a...
Ellen Louise Huntoon
Apr 20, 2024
Mrs. Helen Huntoon, age 62, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. A cremation has taken place, and no current services are planned at this time. Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Atlantic, IA, is handling the arrangements.
Dianna Lynn Pine
Apr 20, 2024
Dianna Lynn Pine, age 76, passed away peacefully April 20th, 2024. Dianna was born September 4th, 1947 to parents Miles and LaVonne Collins in Guthrie Center, Iowa. She graduated from high school in Guthrie Center and moved to Atlantic, Iowa shortly after where she worked in restaurants most of her adult life until she retired in 2015. It was in...
Derald L Andersen
Apr 19, 2024
Derald "Bucky" Lee Andersen, age 69, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, at his home. Derald was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on August 4, 1954, to Leonard and Marilyn Andersen. Bucky was raised in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1972. He was then married and, to this union, had 3 children. Bucky and...
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