Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituary Announcements from across Western iowa.

Larry Calkins Obituary
Larry Calkins, 87, of Greenfield passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Mass of Christian Burial: Will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023, ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 05, 2023
Rae Carstensen Obituary
Graveside services for 78 year old Rae Carstensen of Omaha, formerly of Shelby, IA, will be Tuesday, September 5th at 10am at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby. Christensen passed away on Saturday, Septem...
Western Iowa Today Sep 04, 2023

Charles Wesley Ruggles Obituary
Charles Wesley Ruggles, age 72, passed away on September 1, 2023. He was born June 13, 1951, to Edward Elihu and Betsy Rose Crawford Ruggles in Atlantic, Iowa. Wes was the fourth son born to them. He ...
Tom Robinson Sep 02, 2023

Joann Hansen Obituary
JoAnn Hansen, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, September 1, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. JoAnn was born in Anita, Iowa, on March 22, 1939, the daughter of William "Bill" and Erma Baier. ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 01, 2023
Bessie Fern Langer Obituary
Graveside services for 105 year old Bessie Fern Langer of Harlan will be held Saturday September 2, 2023 at 10:30AM at the Harlan Cemetery in Harlan, IA. The Burmeister- Johannsen Funeral Home is in c...
Western Iowa Today Aug 31, 2023
Robert Christensen Obituary
Robert Allen Christensen, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on July 14, 2023 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center burn unit in Lincoln Nebraska, due to severe burns sustained from a fire five weeks prior...
Western Iowa Today Aug 31, 2023
Ellianna Rieber Obituary
Ellianna "Elli" Mae Rieber was born on June 8, 2001, in Omaha, Nebraska to Jason Vaughn and Tina Lea (Spears) Rieber. She passed away on August 25, 2023, in Omaha, Nebraska.Elli loved living on the fa...
Western Iowa Today Aug 31, 2023

Lorrell Borowski Obituary
A celebration of the life of Lorrell Borkowski, age 79, of Harlan will be held Sunday, September 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Historic Trinity Church in Manning with burial in Manning Cemetery. Visitation...
Western Iowa Today Aug 31, 2023
Marilyn "Jean" Holst Obituary
Marilyn "Jean" Holst, the daughter of Jack and Lucille (Doolittle) Allman, was born August 5, 1935, on a farm, near Carson, IA. Jean died August 28, 2023, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluff...
Mandy Billings Aug 29, 2023
Lois Twidt Obituary
Lois Twidt, age 95, a lifelong town and country resident of the Adair, Iowa area, passed away on August 29, 2023, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Lois Jean was born February 9, 1928, in ...
Mandy Billings Aug 29, 2023







