Justin Benton
May 25, 2001
Obituary for Justin Lance Benton Justin "Justy&" Lance Benton, 22, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, May 25, 2001, at his home.The son of Peggy Sue Hensel and Lance Melvin Benton, Justy was born April 21, 1979, in Atlantic where he grew up and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1997, where he was on the Honor Roll and had received...
Lou Ratzlaff
May 23, 2001
Obituary for Lou Ann Ratzlaff Lou Ann Ratzlaff, 39, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at her home.The daughter of Richard and Hazel Rowennna (Barringer) Ratzlaff, she was born April 21, 1962 in Pella, Iowa. She was reared in Atlantic and attended the Atlantic School System. She was united in marriage to Jeff Stevens. Lou Ann worked for...
Lyle Taylor
May 20, 2001
Obituary for Lyle Pringey Taylor Lyle Pringey Taylor, 87, a resident of the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Clarence and Carrie (Pringey) Taylor, Lyle was born July 21, 1913, in Red Oak and grew up in the Cumberland, Atlantic and Massena areas.Surviving are three nephews, Jack...
Olive Westphalen
May 18, 2001
Obituary for Olive A. Westphalen Olive A, Westphalen, 84, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, May 18, 2001, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.The daughter of Ora W. and Minnie Buckner Fancher, she was born February 11, 1917, north of Audubon, Iowa in Cameron Township on the Buckner Family Farm where she grew up. She attended Cameron Township School and...
Morris Mewhirter
May 17, 2001
Obituary for Morris J. Mewhirter Morris J Mewhirter, 79, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Fay B. and Grace D. Johnson Mewhirter, Morris was born February 11, 1922, north of Atlantic where he grew up and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1940. He was united in marriage to Phyllis...
Frieda Schauberger
May 16, 2001
Obituary for Frieda Lena Schauberger Frieda Lena Schauberger, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at the Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.The daughter of William John and Katherine M. Matthews Schauberger, Freda was born March 9, 1916, three miles south of Swea City, Iowa where she grew up and attended Grant Consolidated School and Swea City School....
Ruth Wallace
May 16, 2001
Obituary for Ruth Maxine Wallace Ruth Maxine Wallace, 93, of Atlantic, passed away after a long illness Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at Heritage House where she had been a resident.The daughter of James Monroe and Lulu Mae Marsell Shore, ruth was born November 24, 1907 in New Market, Iowa shere she grew up and graduated from high school in 1925....
Leona Johnson
May 7, 2001
Obituary for Leona Drothel Johnson Leona Drothel Johnson, 89, of Atlantic, passed away Monday afternoon, May 7, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of Ernest Frederick and Sarah Esther (Cooper) Sothman, Leona was born February 23, 1912, southwest of Cumberland where she grew up and attended Pringey Country School #1. She was united in marriage to Ted Johnson...
Glen Major
May 2, 2001
Obituary for Glen Everett Major Glen Everett Major, 61, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at his home.The son of Reverend Everett R. and Neleta Ruth (Anderson) Major, Glenn was born April 9, 1940, in Royal Oak, Michigan. Growing up he lived in Royal Oak and Chelsea, Michigan, and many communities in Iowa, including Anamosa, Ottumwa , Rock...
Janet Spielman
Apr 27, 2001
Obituary for Janet Dorathea Spielman Janet Dorathea Spielman, 63, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, April 27, 2001, at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs.The daughter of Willard and Anna E. (Freshwater) Klimmek, Janet was born September 8, 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was reared in the St. Paul area and graduated from Harding High School in 1955....
Vesta Dahl
Apr 26, 2001
Obituary for Vesta Mae Dahl Vesta Mae Dahl, 85, a resident of the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.The daughter of Emmett Lee and Alma (Solberg) Smith, Vesta was born January 5, 1916, in Sioux City and lived there until the age of 14. She graduated...
James Harris
Apr 24, 2001
Obituary for James Edward Harris James "Jim&" Edward Harris, 66, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of George Leo and Marie Edna (Berry) Harris, Jim was born May 2, 1934, in Atlantic where he grew up and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1953. He served in the United States Air...
Dennis Gettler
Apr 20, 2001
Obituary for Dennis Ray Gettler Dennis Ray Gettler, 47, of Greenfield passed away April 20, 2001, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.The son of Walter Nelson and Elaine Katherine (Wedemeyer) Gettler, Dennis was born July 5, 1953 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was reared in the Adair -- Casey area and graduated from Adair -- Casey High School...
Iva Auerbach
Apr 19, 2001
Obituary for Iva May Auerbach Iva May Auerbach, 75, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2001 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of Gideon Monroe and Leone Marian (Sands) Chaffee, she was born March 20, 1926 in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1944 and attended Simpson College. Her marriage to Lester Auerbach took place...
Florence Malone
Apr 14, 2001
Obituary for Florence Bernice Malone Florence Bernice Malone, 92, of New Berlin, Wisconsin and formally of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2001, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was born on August 16, 1908, in Atlantic to John Frederick Durr and Ida Lucinda Day. She married Claude R. Malone on August 9, 1933 in Des Moines....
Naomi Ingram
Apr 13, 2001
Obituary for Naomi Irene Ingram Naomi Irene Ingram, 83, of Council Bluffs and former long time Lewis resident, passed away Friday, April 13, 2001, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs.Naomi was born August 27, 1917, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Florin Slyter and Margaret (Dermyer) Hartness. She lived in Cumberland and then Lewis for the majority of her...
Shirley Anderson
Apr 11, 2001
Obituary for Shirley Jean Anderson Shirley Jean Anderson, 62, of Marshalltown, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown after a lengthy illness.She was born October 13, 1938, lived most of her life in Cass County, and graduated from Atlantic High School. On December 15, 1956, she was united in marriage to Phillip Wendell...
Riley Clark Jr.
Apr 9, 2001
Obituary for Riley Ponder Clark Jr. Riley Ponder Clark, Jr., 83, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, April 9, 2001, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Riley was born May 19, 1917, at Clark Corner, east of Brayton, in Audubon County, the son of Riley P. Clark and Hattie Jane Reed. The family moved to Green Forest, Arkansas in 1923 then...
Lester Hamann
Apr 9, 2001
Obituary for Lester William Hamann Lester William Hamann, 86, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, April 9, 2001, at Cass County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.Lester was born March 24, 1915 on a farm northwest of Atlantic, the son of William and Catherine (Paulsen) Hamann. Lester lived most of his life in Cass County. On May 22, 1940, he was...
Robert Coughlin
Apr 8, 2001
Obituary for Robert William Coughlin Robert William Coughlin, 73, of Cumberland, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2001, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.The son of Charles Joseph and Verna Margret (Neary) Coughlin, Robert was born May 29, 1927 in rural Cumberland where he grew up and graduated from Cumberland High School. Robert served as Yeoman Third Class in...
