Lawrence Wohlenhaus
Oct 15, 2022
Lawrence Ellis Wohlenhaus, 94, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away October 15, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Lawrence “Shorty” Wohlenhaus was born on September 29, 1928 in Cumberland, Iowa, to Ellis and Elma (Schaff) Wohlenhaus. He earned his nickname while playing shortstop on the Griswold High School baseball team, where he graduated with the class of ‘46. Lawrence, and his wife,...
Kelly L. Weil
Oct 12, 2022
Kelly Weil, 40, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Kelly Lynn was born on October 14, 1981, in Monmouth, Illinois to James and Sheila (Shelton) McDonald. She lived most of her upbringing in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area and enjoyed attending school. She graduated from Central High School in...
Betty Esbeck
Oct 9, 2022
Betty Esbeck, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Betty Jane was born on May 5, 1935, in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred and Edna Christina (Christensen) Knutsen. She was baptized and confirmed at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, west of Audubon. She grew up alongside her siblings in rural Audubon County and...
Bruce Stueve
Oct 7, 2022
On Friday October 7, 2022 at 12:56pm, Heaven welcomed a hero. No, Bruce Wayne Stueve wasn’t Batman. But he was pretty damn close. Strong, wise, and kind, his smile and laugh were infectious. Hummingbirds amused him. He enjoyed watching football, especially his beloved Huskers (even when they weren’t winning). He also had a love for building and fixing, playing with...
Earl E. Johnson
Sep 30, 2022
Earl E. Johnson, 84, of Elliott, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, September 30, 2022, at his home.
Earl Eugene Johnson was born January 26, 1938, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Harold Edward and Josephine (Frelinger) Johnson. He attended Atlantic schools graduating in 1957 and was a member of the United Congregational Methodist Church in Lewis. He married Verna...
Susan Nice
Sep 23, 2022
Susan “Suzy” Jan Fowler Nice
Susan was born on December 30, 1960 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, and died at the age of 61, September 23, 2022 at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels, TX, putting an end to the pain of Pancreatic Cancer.
Susan attended Star Spencer High School, located in a suburb of Oklahoma City;...
Randall Breckerbaumer
Sep 19, 2022
Randall Kay Breckerbaumer, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Randall was born on June 28, 1938, the son of Wilbur "Breck" and Alberta (Kohlscheen) Breckerbaumer.
Randall grew up in Lewis, Iowa, attended the Lewis Consolidated School and graduated from Lewis High School in the Class of 1956. Right away, Randall...
Sandra "Sandi" Landsness
Sep 12, 2022
Sandra “Sandi” Landsness, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, September 12, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Sandra Sue was born on February 28, 1944, in Ute, Iowa, the daughter of Walter H. and Myrtle (Taylor) Schultz. While growing up she often helped her dad at the Schleswig Exchange (the local telephone company) and was also a lifeguard. ...
Beverly Bennett
Sep 9, 2022
Beverly Bennett, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Heritage House.
The daughter of Hollis and Avis (Stuelke) Strike, she was born September 13, 1928, in Nashua, IA. She attended school there, graduating in 1947. Throughout many of those years she was active in concert and marching band, drum quartet and vocal groups. Beverly then enrolled...
Lloyd Reed
Aug 30, 2022
Lloyd Reed, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa and formerly of Wiota, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022, in Cookson, Oklahoma.
The son of Frank and Cecile (Mailander) Reed, Lloyd Harold was born August 14, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa. He left high school to join the United States Army and served at the end of WWII. He was honorably discharged at the age...
Craig Figgins
Aug 24, 2022
Craig Figgins, 47, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung (a type of non-small cell lung cancer), at the Des Moines VA Medical Center.
Craig Matthew Figgins was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on February 27, 1975, the son of Ed and Lois (Holmes) Figgins. He was a kid with...
Kisina Manas
Aug 19, 2022
Kisina Manas was born on October 22, 1946, in Chuk, Micronesia, the daughter of Kisingou Manas and Benina Stiphen. She died on Friday, August 19, 2022, at her home in Atlantic, at the age of 75.
A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 9, 2022, at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic, followed by a time of...
Jerald Hansen
Aug 18, 2022
Jerald Hansen, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Jerald Paul was welcomed by four older siblings when he was born on May 7, 1940, to John and Ruby (Gerhardt) Hansen at home northeast of Atlantic, Iowa. Growing up as a farm kid it didn’t take long for Jerald to understand the work...
Herb Hansen
Aug 17, 2022
Herb Hansen, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the Exira Care Center.
Harold Herbert was born on April 3, 1932, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Carl H. and Ruby (Carlson) Hansen. Herb lost his father at a young age and the men in the family included him in learning what life on the farm...
Mary Arlene Shaver
Aug 9, 2022
Mary Arlene Shaver, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died on Tuesday, August 9th, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
She was the 2nd daughter of Robert A. and Amy Marie (Holaday) Shaver. She was born on January 19th, 1926, on a farm 4 and a 1/2 miles north of Massena, on Highway 148. Arlene attended Violet Hill School in Lincoln township #9...
Phyllis Jean Simonton
Aug 6, 2022
Phyllis Jean Simonton, 95, of Atlantic, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Heritage House.She was born on March 14, 1927, in Braddyville, Iowa, the daughter of Amos and Ruth Eshelman. She was raised in Clarinda, Iowa and graduated from Clarinda High School. Phyllis married her boyfriend Hal on January 6, 1945, just...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Jean Johnston
Jul 31, 2022
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Jean Johnston, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, died on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Gwen was born on August 5, 1930, to John and Ruby (Gerhardt) Hansen in their home in Marne, Iowa. As a child, Gwen was very energetic and known to be somewhat of a tomboy. She was active with friends and family...
C.R. Polkingharn
Jul 7, 2022
C.R. Polkingharn, 89, lifelong resident of Marne, Iowa, went peacefully to Heaven with his family by his side on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic.
Clarence Rae was born on April 23, 1933, in Marne, Iowa, the son of Douglas Clair and Leila Mae (Jons) Polkingharn. C.R. filled his childhood days being with his favorite guys:...
Joyce Petersen
Jun 17, 2022
Joyce Petersen, 86, of Elk Horn, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, IA.
Joyce Ann was born on November 26, 1935, in Manchester, IA, the daughter of Charles & Lucille (Annear) Baker. Joyce accepted Jesus as her savior at age 13 and baptized not long after at First...
Nancy (Rush) Davis
Jun 15, 2022
Nancy (Rush) Davis, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.
Nancy Marie was born on January 1, 1949, in New Harmony, Indiana, the daughter of Elvis Frederick and Evelyn Ruth (Reeves) Rush. Nancy and her dad shared the same birthday so it was no wonder she was a daddy’s girl from...
