Obituary for Bobby Gene Rutherford Bobby G. Rutherford, 78, of Atlantic passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. The son of Glen Mason and Eileen (Avey) Rutherford he was born June 1, 1937, in Audubon County, Iowa. His love of horses started on the farm as a child, and he would sneak rides...
Obituary for Francis Eugene "Gene" Ehrman Gene Ehrman, 87, of Atlantic, passed away early Saturday, January 16, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of Theodore and Valda (Shey) Ehrman, Francis Eugene "Gene" was born at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wiota,...
Obituary for Marilyn L. Burmeister Marilyn Burmeister, "Forever 21" (83), of Atlantic, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Marilyn Lou was born on November 10, 1932, in Storm Lake, Iowa, the daughter of George Carl and Malinda Emma Bertha (Richter) Burmeister. As a child she looked forward to visit's at her grandparent's farm to ride horses...
Obituary for Lee M. Thompson Lee Thompson, 83, of Exira, passed away late Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa Lee Marinus Thompson, the son of Nels Marinus and Edith (Quist) Thompson, was born April 19, 1932 at his parents' home in Brayton, Iowa. Lee was baptized at the Brayton Baptist Church. He attended rural school...
Obituary for Kathryn Krause Kathryn Krause, age 96, of Anita passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. Kathryn was born February 23, 1919, to Elizabeth and Martin Hansen. She grew up on a farm in the Brayton-Elk Horn area. Kathryn married Paul Krause on September 17, 1950. They farmed north of Anita for many years until Paul passed away in May...
Obituary for Junior W Fowble Junior W. Fowble, 85, formerly of Atlantic, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015, at the Urbandale Healthcare Center. Junior Wesley Fowble was born on May 11, 1930, south of Anita, Iowa, the son of Raymond and Martha (Kirchoff) Fowble. He attended Anita schools and served his country in the United States Army from 1951 to...
Obituary for Faye E. Ihnen On Sunday, December 6, 2015, at 5:30 p.m., Faye Elsie (Boseck) Ihnen, joined the angels in worshiping her Lord in heaven. At the age of 99, she is celebrating the victory that is ours through God’s gift of grace in Jesus, our Savior. Faye Elsie Boseck was born to Christian Rudolf and Martha Emma (Hampel)...
Obituary for Marlowe William Weppler Marlowe Weppler, 81, a lifelong Lewis area farmer, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Marlowe William Weppler was born on July 9, 1934, on the farm near Lewis, Iowa, the son of William John and Bernice Eliza (Weaver) Weppler. He got his start in farming at...
Obituary for Alene "Bea" Shearman (Weatherby) Alene "Bea" Weatherby Shearman, 106, of Des Moines and formerly of the Anita and Atlantic areas, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. The daughter of Edward Dennis and Emily Gertrude Horton Weatherby, she was born February 22, 1909, west of Anita, Iowa, at her parents' home and grew...
Obituary for Shirley Matthews Shirley A. Matthews, 79, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Shirley Ann was born on May 10, 1936, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Lorraine (Scherdin) Matthews. She attended school in Atlantic, graduating in 1954. Following high school she worked in housekeeping at local hotels, including the Atlantic...