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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Ross Ackerman

Ross Ackerman

Nov 14, 2001

Obituary for Ross John Ackerman Ross John Ackerman, 90, of Griswold, passed away Wednesday morning, November 14, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.The son of John Ross and Mable Alta (Fleming) Ackerman, Ross was born on April 12, 1911 in Pleasant Township east of Griswold, Iowa. When he was a small child the family moved west...

James Jackson

James Jackson

Nov 12, 2001

Obituary for James Henry Jackson James (Jim) Henry Jackson, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 12, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Archie and Mae (Bennett) Jackson, Jim was born April 20, 1930 in Walters, Oklahoma. He grew up in Visalia, California. His marriage to Marilyn Ross took place January 18, 1986 in Las Vegas,...

Teddy Lane

Teddy Lane

Nov 9, 2001

Obituary for Teddy Joe Lane Teddy Joe Lane, 58, formerly of Grant, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Robert Woodrow and Eva Elizabeth (Bonnesen) Lane, Teddy was born October 18, 1943 in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1962. He was employed...

Aaron Messenger

Aaron Messenger

Nov 7, 2001

Obituary for Aaron Joseph Messenger Aaron Joseph Messenger, 19, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha as a result of a two-vehicle accident.The son of Dennis Joe and Jeri Jean (Behrens) Messenger, Aaron was born February 19, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. He lived most of his life in Atlantic and graduated...

Edna Herrick

Edna Herrick

Nov 4, 2001

Obituary for Edna M. Herrick Edna M. Herrick, 85, a longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away Sunday morning, November 4, 2001, at the Heritage House.The daughter of Joseph A. and Jessie Mae (Lowers) Shaw, she was born October 30, 1916 in Exira, Iowa and grew up in the Audubon and Exira areas. Edna was united in marriage to Robert Edson...

Virgil Lembke

Virgil Lembke

Nov 2, 2001

Obituary for Virgil Dwayne Lembke Virgil Dwayne Lembke, 88, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 2, 2001, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield, Iowa.The son of George Edward and Ethel Esther (Palmer) Lembke, Virgil was born on January 11, 1913 in Griswold, Iowa. He was raised in the Griswold, east Pottawattamie County, area. He was married to...

Sally Lewer

Sally Lewer

Nov 1, 2001

Obituary for Sally Louise Lewer Sally Louise Lewer, age 91, a longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away early Thursday morning, November 1, 2001, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. The daughter of Fred and Mary (Pulaski) Leuth, Sally was born September 19, 1910 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. She grew up in southwestern Iowa and attended and graduated from school in the...

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...

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