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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Bernice Nelson

Bernice Nelson

Oct 29, 2001

Obituary for Bernice "B. J." Nelson Bernice "B.J." Nelson, 63, of Omaha, Nebraska and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa passed away on Monday, 29, 2001 at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha.The daughter of Bernard and Marjorie Elizabeth (Christensen) McMurphy, Bernice was born April 11, 1938 in the Adair, Iowa hospital. She grew up and attended grade school in the Casey area....

Faye Brown

Faye Brown

Oct 27, 2001

Obituary for Faye Ena Brown Faye Ena Brown, 95, a resident of the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa passed away Saturday, October 27, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of Ben and Emma (Harper) South, Faye was born May 4, 1906 south of Massena, Iowa where she grew up and attended school. She worked as...

Sherwood Behrens

Sherwood Behrens

Oct 26, 2001

Obituary for Sherwood John Behrens Sherwood John Behrens, age 66, of Atlantic passed away Friday, October 26, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Julius Adolph and Della Darlene (Croghan) Behrens, Sherwood was born April 13, 1935 west of Treynor, Iowa. He attended country school near Macedonia and then moved with his family to their farm at Wales,...

Alice Wheatley

Alice Wheatley

Oct 24, 2001

Obituary for Alice May Wheatley Alice May Wheatley, age 82, of Atlantic passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.The daughter of Henry and Grace (Link) Jipsen, Alice was born November 16, 1918 three and one-half miles west of Atlantic. She attended Washington #2 rural school and Lewis Consolidated School. She was married to...

Helen Dahl

Helen Dahl

Oct 23, 2001

Obituary for Helen Mae Dahl Helen Mae Dahl, age 93, formerly of Atlantic passed away Tuesday evening, October, 23, 2001, at the Regency Care Center in Norwalk, Iowa.The daughter of John William and Lillian (Evans) Boren, Helen was born June 25, 1908 in McCool Junction, Nebraska where she grew up and graduated from McCool Junction High School. She then attended...

Richard Swolley

Richard Swolley

Oct 18, 2001

Obituary for Richard Lee Swolley Richard (Dick) Lee Swolley, Sr., age 58, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday evening, October 18, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.The son of Carl George and Helen Luella (King) Swolley, he was born October 6, 1943 in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up in Atlantic and attended the Atlantic High School. Dick was...

Helen Molgaard

Helen Molgaard

Oct 9, 2001

Obituary for Helen Leona Molgaard Helen Leona Molgaard, 88, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2001, at Heritage House.The daughter of Charles August and Lenora Channon Foss, Helen was born September 26, 1913, in Exira, Iowa. She was reared East of Exira and her family moved into Exira in the late 1920s and she graduated in 1931 from the...

Inez Nevins

Inez Nevins

Oct 8, 2001

Obituary for Inez Maxine Nevins Inez Maxine Nevins, 69, of Atlantic passed away Monday, October 8, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of Joy Cecil and Lucille Mary (Chapin) Anderson, Inez was born April 14, 1932, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was reared in Council Bluffs. She graduated in 1950 from the Thomas Jefferson High School in Council...

Hazel Oehler

Hazel Oehler

Sep 30, 2001

Obituary for Hazel Mary Oehler Hazel Mary Oehler, 82, of Atlantic died Sunday, September 30, 2001, at her residence.The daughter of Edward and Louise (Richter) Dimig, she was born October 8, 1918, in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1936, and then worked several years for JCPenney Co. She was a former member of Cass County Memorial...

Arlin Moller

Arlin Moller

Sep 28, 2001

Obituary for Arlin William Moller Arlin William "Babe&" Moller, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Friday, September 28, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of William F. and Anna Katherine (Diedricksen) Moller, he was born March 22, 1914 on a farm near Lewis, Iowa. He grew up in rural Atlantic and helped his parents run a dairy. Arlen...

Elva Petersen

Elva Petersen

Sep 27, 2001

Obituary for Elva May Petersen Elva May Petersen, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Thursday, September 27, 2001, at her daughter's home at rural Earlham.The daughter of Arval Wood and Florence Isabel (Weller) Norton, Elva was born April 21, 1921 in Conway, Iowa where she grew up and graduated from Conway Consolidated School in 1939. She was married to R....

Bernard Wood

Bernard Wood

Sep 21, 2001

Obituary for Bernard Edward Wood Bernard Edward Wood, age 81, a longtime Atlantic, Iowa resident died Friday evening, September 21, 2001, near Oakland, Iowa.The son of Gorman and Lena Kurtenbach Wood, Bernard was born February 28, 1920 in Brayton, Iowa. He grew up in the Wiota, Iowa area graduating from the Wiota high School in 1937 and later the Grand...

Vera Dreager

Vera Dreager

Sep 19, 2001

Obituary for Vera Marie Dreager Vera Marie Dreager, 83, of Atlantic passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2001, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.The daughter of Ray and Anna (Gunderson) Keith, Vera was born February 21, 1918, in Atlantic. She grew up southeast of Wiota and graduated from the Wiota High School in 1935. She then attended the...

Fred Brooks

Fred Brooks

Sep 16, 2001

Obituary for Fred E. Brooks Fred E. Brooks, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Sunday, September 16, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Fred and Lydia (McGuire) Brooks, Fred was born October 16, 1914 in Council, Idaho. In 1919 his family moved to Cherokee, Iowa where he attended school. After school he went to work at the...

Lucile Goeken

Lucile Goeken

Sep 11, 2001

Obituary for Lucile Gladys Goeken Lucile Gladys Goeken, 88, a resident of 300 Lincoln Street in Marne who had been in ill health for several years, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, September 11, 2001, at her home. The daughter of Marx Emil and Meta (Rossmann) Reimer, Lucile was born August 11, 1913 in Lincoln Township, 5 miles South of Walnut, where...

Ferne Matthews

Ferne Matthews

Sep 6, 2001

Obituary for Ferne V. Matthews Ferne V. (Kohl) Meyer Matthews, 98, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of John and Gertrude (Dressler) Kohl, Ferne was born January 17, 1903 north of Atlantic where she grew up, graduated from Atlantic High School, and continued with normal training. She first taught school in...

Verda Thurman

Verda Thurman

Sep 6, 2001

Obituary for Verda Elsie Thurman Verda Elsie Thurman, 86, a lifelong resident of Cass County passed away Thursday, September 6, 2001, at the Griswold Care Center.The daughter of Wilhelm and Mary (Raworth) Guske, Verda was born March 10, 1915 southwest of Atlantic where she grew up and graduatedfrom Atlantic High School. Verda was united in marriage to Leo Hans Thurman...

Maxine Wohlenhaus

Maxine Wohlenhaus

Sep 5, 2001

Obituary for Maxine Elizabeth Wohlenhaus Maxine Elizabeth (Retz) Wohlenhaus, age 83, of Lewis, Iowa passed away Wednesday morning, September 5, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Hamann) Retz, Maxine was born October 2, 1917 in Brighton Township in Cass County, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Marne and attended country school at...

Lillian Thulin

Lillian Thulin

Sep 5, 2001

Obituary for Lillian Dorothy Thulin Lillian Dorothy Thulin, 82, of Atlantic, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 5, 2001 at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs.The daughter of August H. and Mary (Mamie) Louise (Mueller) Mueller, Lillian was born July 25 1919, southwest of Cumberland in Noble Township, and attended school in Pleasant Township, Cass County, Iowa. Lillian...

Albert Huss

Albert Huss

Aug 24, 2001

Obituary for Albert George Huss Albert George Huss, 91, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, August 24, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Fred C. and Francis E. (Schlotterbeck) Huss, Robert was born May 31, 1910 in Adair, Iowa. He was baptized as an infant at Immanuel Lutheran Church and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adair, Iowa...

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