Gary Wayne Weideman
Jun 11, 2022
Gary W. Weideman, 88, of Griswold, Iowa, died Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.
Gary Wayne was born on August 28, 1933, in Marengo, Iowa, the son of Leon Lloyd and Beulah Mae (Angell) Weideman. The family moved to Atlantic in 1942, where he attended Atlantic Community Schools until the middle of his junior...
Frances E. Nelson
Jun 4, 2022
Frances Nelson, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa.
Frances Ellen Karstensen was born on December 28, 1930 to Holger and Esther (Bishop) Karstensen at her parents’ home northeast of Lewis, Iowa. Growing up during the Great Depression, Frances was proud of her family’s life on the farm. She...
Duane Shepperd
May 22, 2022
Duane Shepperd, 84, of rural Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs.
Duane George was born on September 9, 1937, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Roy George and Dorothy May (Herman) Shepperd. He grew up just the typical farm kid south of Atlantic. Duane graduated from Atlantic High School in the...
Delores (Wolters) Reeder
May 21, 2022
Delores (Wolters) Reeder, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at home surrounded by her family.
She was born at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, on August 11, 1949 and raised in Grundy Center, Iowa. Delores was the youngest of eight children born to Henry J. and Jacobena Wilhelmine (Meester) Wolters....
Lillie Johnson
May 13, 2022
Lillie Anna Johnson, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic.
She was the daughter of Jens and Anna (Christensen) Juhler, born May 27, 1927, in rural Atlantic. Lillie received her education at Atlantic High School, Creston Jr. College, and Cedar Falls Teacher’s College.
She held great interest in her 30 years...
Alyce Lane
May 6, 2022
Alyce Marie (Nichols) Lane, 83, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Heritage House in Atlantic after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Alyce was a loving, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
She was born on December 3, 1938, to Edwin and Frances (Dealy) Nichols and was raised in Lewis, Iowa. After dating for three years, she married the love...
Jeff Wissler
May 5, 2022
Jeffrey Lynn Wissler passed away at his home on May 5, 2022, at the age of 60. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 27, 1961, the son of Jack and Dellene (Lindblom) Wissler, and later baptized. The family relocated to Avoca in 1975. Jeff graduated from Avo-Ha High School in the Class of 1980. He was an...
Ron "Butch" Weirich
May 2, 2022
Ron “Butch” Weirich, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Lewis, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at his home.
On September 15, 1936, Ruben Ronald Weirich was born in his Grandma’s house just west of Lewis, Iowa. Not many people knew him as Ruben; he was more commonly known as Ron, Butch, Dad & his favorite name - Grandpa. He...
Mary Hobbs
Apr 26, 2022
Mary Hobbs, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Adel Acres in Adel, Iowa.
Mary Louise was born on May 28, 1952, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Stine and D. Lorene (Eittreim) Sebber. She attended Vincent Elementary in Vincent, Iowa, and later graduated in the Class of...
Darren Kluever
Apr 23, 2022
Darren Kluever, 56, of Nevada, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, died on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada.
Darren James was born on April 15, 1966, in Ames, Iowa, the son of Gary Howard and Sherryl Ann (Knop) Kluever. He grew up in Atlantic and was involved in many activities. Darren was active in the youth...
Lloyd Wilson
Apr 11, 2022
Lloyd Wilson, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Griswold Care Center.
Lloyd Donald Wilson was born on October 17, 1937, at the family home in Grove City, southeast of Atlantic, Iowa, the son of H. Donald and Zelpha (Warren) Wilson. After attending country school through 8th Grade, he graduated from Atlantic High School with...
Bob Anderson
Apr 6, 2022
Robert “Bob” Anderson, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Robert Eugene was born on July 20, 1928, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Albin Eugene and Clara Julia Amelia (Sandstrom) Anderson. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Ottumwa. Bob was raised on an 80-acre family farm....
Richard "Dick" L. Pross
Mar 22, 2022
Richard “Dick” L. Pross, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Richard Lee Pross, the son of Frank and Mary Pross, was born June 28, 1942. He graduated from Atlantic High School. Dick was united in marriage to Sharon Lane of Atlantic in 1962.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon M. Pross of Atlantic; his...
Jim Poore
Feb 26, 2022
Jim Poore, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his home.
James Edward was born on November 13, 1962, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, the son of Donald Wilfred and Emily Jane (Emery) Poore. After his father’s retirement from the United States Air Force in 1978, the family moved from K.I. Sawyer AFB to a farm near where...
Craig Jay Christensen
Feb 20, 2022
Craig Jay Christensen, 62, of Walnut, Iowa, died, Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, after being admitted there the day prior.
Craig was born on September 21, 1959, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Growing up he was active...
Susanne Klein
Feb 12, 2022
Susanne ‘Susie’ Klein was born in Muscatine, Iowa on August 30, 1928, to Robert ‘RK’ and Mildred Barry. She passed after 93 years of life on February 12, 2022. She spent most of her final days at home as she was able to enjoy the warmth, safety and view of one of her favorite places. She was thankful for her...
Donald "Don" Mertz
Feb 4, 2022
Donald (Don) Herbert Mertz, 85, formerly of Walnut, IA, died on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Mercy Hospice House in Durango.
Don was born on October 16, 1936, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Herbert and Marie (Koll) Mertz of Walnut, IA. He graduated from Walnut High School in 1954, and attended the University of Iowa earning his accounting degree and...
Clarence Boner
Feb 4, 2022
Clarence Boner, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, died Friday, February 4, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.
Clarence Jr. Boner was born on July 9, 1938, to Clarence and Alma Mae (Smith) Boner in Albany, Missouri. He was born into a large family of eight children, so there was seldom a...
Gail Morse
Feb 2, 2022
Gail Morse, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Born July 8, 1939, in the Sioux City, Iowa, family home, Gail E. Morse was the daughter of Robert Swan and Bethine (Miller) Morse. After graduation from Central High, she attended Morningside College with the help of her older sister, Mary. Becoming a teacher...
Russell Linthicum
Jan 30, 2022
Russell Linthicum, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Russell James was born on December 2, 1953, in Maryville, Missouri, the son of Earl James and Lillian Florence (Semmons) Linthicum. He grew up in Maryville and Tarkio, Missouri and Shenandoah, Iowa. Russell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...
