Marvin Conrad

Jul 1, 2004

Obituary for Marvin E. Conrad Marvin Conrad, 72, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born in rural Adair, Iowa on March 19, 1932, the son of Waldo and Laura Conrad. He was raised there, attending Adair schools and graduated from Adair High School in 1950. Marvin married Lucille Francis Woods...

Avis Coomes

Jun 19, 2004

Obituary for Avis Coomes (Odem) Avis Coomes, 101, passed away on Saturday morning, June 19, 2004, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born in Atlantic on October 28, 1902, the daughter of Aden and Eulala (Mills) Odem. She was raised here, attending Atlantic schools and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1921. Avis married Maurice E. Coomes...

Larry Johnson

Jun 19, 2004

Obituary for Larry P. Johnson Larry Johnson, 65, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2004 in his home in Cumberland, IA. He was born April 30, 1939 to Joseph and Velpa Johnson at home on a farm south of Cumberland. Larry grew up attending country school and graduated in Atlantic. He was married to Zoe Nelson on February 15, 1965 in...

Martha Gaer

May 25, 2004

Obituary for Martha Neil Gaer (Houston) Martha Neil Gaer, age 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Martha was born September 27, 1923, in Fulton, Kentucky to H. B. and Odie Caldwell Houston. After graduating from Fulton High School in 1941, Martha attended Peabody College and Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee and...

Rose Anderson

May 9, 2004

Obituary for Rose O. Anderson Rose O. Anderson, born October 23, 1931, daughter of Max and Ethel Anderson of Brayton, IA, died May 9, 2004 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, IA, at the age of 72. She had been a resident for 16 years and 7 months. Rose attended rural school south of Oakfield and 8th grade in...

Paul Waters

May 6, 2004

Obituary for Paul Waters Paul Waters, formerly of Atlantic, IA, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2004 at a hospice in Peoria, AZ, at the age of 80 years. Paul was born January 1, 1924, in Atlantic to Edward William and Zelia Ruth (Phares) Waters. After attending school in Atlantic and graduating with the class of 1942, Paul joined the Army...

Gayle Johnson

May 2, 2004

Obituary for Gayle Rosalie Johnson (Johnson) Gayle Johnson passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2004, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. She was born in Guthrie County on a farm north of Adair, Iowa, on March 7, 1913 to John Raymond and Lillie Irene Rockhotz Johnson. Gayle, with her family, later moved to the town of Adair where she attended...

Beatrice Lantis

Apr 24, 2004

Obituary for Beatrice Elizabeth "Betty" Lantis (Perry) Betty E. Lantis, 91, died at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa on April 24, 2004. Betty was born in Laurens, Iowa on August 28, 1912 to Omer P. and Emma Wells Perry, the second of two daughters. The family moved to Denison, Iowa where she graduated from high school in 1930. Betty was...

Mabel Franklin

Apr 20, 2004

Obituary for Mabel C. Franklin Mabel Franklin, age 90, formerly of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at the home of her daughter, Marlene Cummins, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mabel was born September 1, 1913, to Nels and Katherine (Jensen) Nelsen in rural Brayton, Iowa. She attended country school in Cass County and married Henry D. Franklin on December...

Arley Huddleson

Apr 18, 2004

Obituary for Arley R. Huddleson Arley "Buck" Huddleson, age 89, formerly of Adair and Anita, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2004, at the Sunny Knoll Care Centre in Rockwell City, Iowa. Buck was born to George and Wilma (Maas) Huddleson in Cumberland, Iowa, June 23, 1914. He attended grade school in the rural Cumberland area through the 8th grade. Buck...