Frances Moore Cooper
Nov 5, 2020
Frances Moore-Cooper, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Frances Elaine Cooper was born on September 11, 1932, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of John Albertus and Ella Dorothy (Kobs) Moore. She grew up in the Walnut and Lewis areas and graduated from Lewis High School in 1951. Following graduation, she moved...
Judy Warwick
Nov 5, 2020
Judy J. Warwick, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa. Judith Jean was born on November 19, 1941, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Albert Jerry and Eva Alvina (Wahe) Karns. She was a twin to her brother, Jerry; from birth on they shared a special connection. Judy was selected...
Laymond Williams
Nov 1, 2020
Laymond Williams, 73, of Atlantic, formerly of Walnut, Iowa, died on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Laymond Ray Williams, the son of Henry and Goldie (Wilkins) Williams was born on October 27, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa. Laymond attended country school and grew up on a farm near Lewis. He loved fishing, riding horses...
Charlene Swain (Brownlee)
Oct 27, 2020
Charlene Swain, 75, of Griswold, Iowa, formerly of Lewis, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Charlene was born during a pounding rainstorm at the old Massena Hotel in Massena, Iowa, on June 1, 1945, to Karl and Sylvia (Yarrington) Brownlee. She and her two sisters and three brothers were raised on a...
Samuel "Sam" Possumato
Oct 23, 2020
Samuel “Sam” James Possumato, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, October 23, 2020 in his home. The son of Salvatore and Concetta Morone Possumato, he was born January 25, 1934 in Altoona, PA, where he grew up. His parents came by month-long ship voyages from Italy, in their youth, and met in the US. As a young man, Sam worked...
Joyce Nelson
Oct 23, 2020
Joyce Nelson, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, October 23, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Carol Joyce was born on March 6, 1942, in Princeton, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Clarence and Thelma Louise (Shandrew) Sparks. She grew up in Princeton where she exceled in track and basketball. Joyce graduated from Princeton High School in 1960. Following...
Gregory L. Lappe
Oct 22, 2020
Gregory Leonard Lappe was born on May 9, 1919, the son of Matt and Helen (Flies) Lappe. He passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 101 years, 5 months and 13 days. Gregory was born at home near Carroll, Iowa and attended St. Peter and Paul Grade School in...
Donna Eslick
Oct 16, 2020
Donna Eslick, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa died Friday, October 16, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle, Iowa. The daughter of Walter and Pearl (Griffith) Watchorn, was born October 8, 1931, in Overton, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at the Salem Lutheran Church in Ponca, Nebraska. She attended rural school near Ponca and then graduated from the Ponca...
Stella K. McCurdy
Oct 10, 2020
Stella K. McCurdy, 91, of Audubon, Iowa, died Saturday, October, 10, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. She was adamant that God would bless her with 90 years here on earth; something she was very concerned about and shared with many in her later years. She said once she reached it, she would be ready to go “home.” Stella...
Aaron Rebarcak
Oct 7, 2020
Aaron Rebarcak, 35, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at his home. If you knew Aaron there were two things you knew he loved; his kids and music. Times spent hiking at local trails or even to the top of Bailey Mountain in Colorado were some of the best times together with his kids and girlfriend, Sarah. Music...
Norman Paulsen
Oct 6, 2020
Norman Paulsen, 86, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. Norman Eugene Paulsen, the son of John and Irma (Petersen) Paulsen was born on June 30, 1934, in Brighton Township, Iowa. He grew up in the Atlantic area and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1952. On February 19, 1953, he enlisted in...
Barbara Humphrey
Oct 4, 2020
Barbara A. Humphrey, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at her home. She was born September 4, 1935, in Agency, Iowa, the daughter of Cleo and Karoline (Schaffer) Haynes. She attended the Griswold Community Schools, where she excelled in basketball. Barb graduated with the class of 1953. On August 19, 1956, she was united...
Mark Krengel
Oct 4, 2020
Mark A. Krengel, 67, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. If you were to ask Mark how he wanted his obituary to read he would have said something like, “Some have died before me and there will be some that die after me.” Mark was born on March 10, 1953, in...
Pam Straka
Oct 2, 2020
Pamra Charleen Straka, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, October 2, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. The daughter of Ronald Howard and Edna Bernice (LaDelle) Murray, was born April 24, 1957, in Monterey, California. She attended school graduating with the High School Class of 1974. After school, she attended college receiving her business degree. Throughout Pam’s...
Doris Hensel
Oct 1, 2020
Doris Hensel, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at her home. Doris Jean was born on June 4, 1938, in Bristow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Adam and Bessie Bell (Walker) Hutchings. She was the baby of the family and was told as an infant she was laid on a blanket in the field while her family picked...
Joey Weihs
Sep 29, 2020
Joey Weihs, 46, of Marne, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Joseph Dean was born on November 28, 1973, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Harold "Sonny" J.J. and Letha L. (Ward) Weihs. He grew up in the Atlantic and Marne areas and attended Atlantic High School. As the youngest child he enjoyed...
Max DeWitt
Sep 22, 2020
Max DeWitt, 90, of Casey, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Max Earl was born on March 21, 1930, north of Guthrie Center, Iowa, the son of Charley and Hazel (Duke) DeWitt. The family moved south of Guthrie Center where he attended Thompson Township Country School and helped with daily chores...
Delbert W. Kirchhoff
Sep 15, 2020
Delbert Kirchhoff, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at his home. Delbert Walter Kirchhoff was born on February 14, 1928, in Bear Grove Township, Cass County, Iowa, the son of Walter McKinley and Marie Hattie (Beisser) Kirchhoff. He grew up with two brothers and there were multiple and varying accounts on who got picked on the most....
Colleen Shumaker (Kerr)
Sep 3, 2020
Colleen M. Shumaker, 61, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, died Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, following health complications due to COVID-19. Colleen Marie was born on July 10, 1959, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Stuetelberg) Kerr. While she was a child, the family moved to Atlantic....
Mark Johnson
Sep 3, 2020
Mark Johnson, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Mark Alan Johnson was born on October 30, 1956, in Creighton, Nebraska, the son of Kenneth Arland and Charlene Ann (Moore) Johnson. As a kid Mark was a little mischievous and schemed up ways to get his younger brothers in trouble. It...
