Judy Alff
Feb 6, 2023
Judy Rhea Alff of Anita, Iowa passed away February 6, 2023, surrounded by loved ones, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic at the age of 73. Judy was born at home on April 17, 1949, the daughter of Bill and Lena Mae (Masching) Metheny. She was raised on a farm north of Anita in Audubon County, one of...
Tim Sellers
Feb 1, 2023
Tim Sellers, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at his home.
Timothy (Tim) Arthur Sellers was born to Arthur and Ruth (Jewett) Sellers in Jackson, Michigan on November 22, 1946. While growing up in areas of the Midwest and West Coast, Tim developed a strong desire to play the guitar. By the time he became a teenager...
Lana Tanner
Jan 22, 2023
Lana Tanner, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Lana Rae was born on October 5, 1945, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Rollie and Laveta Helen (Scheef) Hoffman in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1963.
On August 24, 1963, she was united in marriage to Brooke Tanner in...
Donald "Pappy" and Geraldine "Jeri" Ward
Jan 19, 2023
Donald “Pappy” Ward, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Exira Care Center and Geraldine “Jeri” Ward, 84, of Atlantic, died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Caring Acres in Anita.
Geraldine Elva was born on April 14, 1935, in Carbon, Iowa, the daughter of Elvin John and Eliza Elizabeth (Robison) Cross of Atlantic, Iowa. She attended...
Mary Lou Clark
Jan 18, 2023
Mary Lou Clark, 88, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Mary Lou was born on April 30, 1934, in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Lloyd M. and Dorothy Janette (Sittner) Rhodes. On October 26, 1953, she was united in marriage to James Leroy Clark in Blair, Nebraska. The couple was blessed with seven children, Deb,...
Bart Blake
Jan 13, 2023
Bart Blake, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic, surrounded by family.
Bartlett Lee was born June 9, 1933, to Bruce and Violet (Spies) Blake on a farm near Norway Center, Cass County, Iowa. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1952. He was married to Janice Pieken on December 26,...
LiaRuth Miller
Jan 4, 2023
Lia Miller, 64, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
LiaRuth was born on December 19, 1958, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of James Burton and Jeannette May (Hood) Miller. She grew up in rural Anita and graduated from Anita High School in 1977. Following graduation, she...
Gail Lange
Dec 30, 2022
Gail Lange, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa died Friday, December 30th, 2022, at Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa.
The son of John and Irma (Bramer) Lange, Gail was born November 29, 1935, in Atlantic and attended country school in Shelby County. He was united in marriage to Annabelle Walter, November 17, 1955, at Elk Horn Lutheran Parsonage in Elk Horn, Iowa. ...
Doug Howard
Dec 30, 2022
Doug A. Howard, age 65, passed away on December 30, 2022, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.
Douglas Allan was born on November 4, 1957, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of George and Sharon (Dollen) Howard. He graduated from Atlantic High School in the Class of 1976. Doug received his insurance license in 1986, and worked...
Arma Re "Amy" Roby
Dec 29, 2022
Arma Re “Amy” Roby, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Amy was born June 24, 1947, to Raymond William and Della (Nelson) Fouts in Dunlap, Iowa. During her early years, her family was very active in all church activities at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dunlap. A lively...
Ray Erickson
Dec 26, 2022
Ray Erickson, 53, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Jefferson, SD, passed away peacefully December 26, 2022, surrounded by family and friends at UNMC in Omaha, NE.
Raymond Harlon, Jr. was born on April 5, 1969, in Sydney, Australia, the eldest son of Raymond, Sr and Patricia (Hyland) Erickson. In June of 1970, the family moved to the United States. He...
Terry Bringleson
Dec 26, 2022
Terry Bringleson, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, December 26, 2022, at CHI Health - Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Terry Allen Bringleson was born on November 30, 1953, in Iowa City, Iowa the son on Mary Ann Bringleson. He lived most of his life in Atlantic. He worked at Midway Distributing for a few years and also kept busy...
Maxine Hagen
Dec 23, 2022
Maxine Hagen passed away at the age of 92 on December 23, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic surrounded by family.
Maxine, the youngest of three daughters of George Edward and Agatha Elizabeth (Feick) Bolz, was born December 13, 1930, in Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa, and baptized as an infant in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. She...
Lanny Kite
Dec 16, 2022
Lanny Howard Kite passed away at home on December 16th, 2022, at the age of 77 in Marne, Iowa.
He was born to Bertha and Alva Kite on September 13, 1945, near Hancock, Iowa. Lanny lived in rural Hancock and Walnut during early childhood before moving to Marne and attending Atlantic High School where he loved to play baseball. Lanny...
Michael "Wardy" Ward
Dec 8, 2022
Michael "Wardy" Ward, 65, of Buffalo, Missouri, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 8, 2022, at home.
Michael Laurance was born on May 28, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Donald “Pappy” Laurance and Geraldine “Jeri” Elva (Cross) Ward. He graduated from Atlantic High School in the Class of 1975. Following graduation, he started working for A.M. Cohron...
Janice Follmann
Dec 5, 2022
Janice Follmann, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, December 5, 2022, at her home.
Janice Jean was born on February 1, 1948, in Colorado, the daughter of Dale and Leota “Lee” (Larsen) Fritz. She grew up on a dairy farm near Fontanelle and attended Bridgewater-Fontanelle Community Schools. Janice often told the story of how her and her best friend, Verlee...
Robert Wooton, Jr.
Dec 1, 2022
Robert Allen Wooton, Jr., 57, of Griswold, Iowa, died Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
A committal service will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel.
Roland Funeral Service is caring for Robert’s family and his arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Gerald Peck
Nov 22, 2022
Gerald Lee Peck, son of William Paul and Esther Ruth (Sandberg) Peck, was born on August 23rd, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska. He spent his childhood in Omaha, moved to a farm by Lyman as a teen, and later settled in Atlantic, Iowa where he loved meeting new people and made many lifelong friends.
Gerald was a hard worker. Early on,...
Barb Sisler
Nov 19, 2022
Barb Sisler, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, died Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, surrounded by her family.
Barbara Ann was born on November 11, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, the middle and one of eight children born to Bernald “Slim” Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Yurich) Richter. As a child she learned...
Sharon Pross
Nov 18, 2022
Sharon Marie Pross, 79, of Atlantic, died Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
The daughter of Harold and Dorothy (Knight) Lane, Sharon was born May 7, 1943, (one of twins) in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up in Atlantic and attended Atlantic Community Schools. Sharon was united in marriage to Richard L. Pross, also of...
