Deborah "Debbie" Buscher
Jul 15, 2020
Debbie Buscher, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic after having a massive stroke. The daughter of George James and Eleanor Louise (Johnson) Buscher, Deborah Ann was born December 2, 1955, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and she grew up in Humboldt, Iowa. Her mother died when she was eight years old...
Marjorie "Marge" Gehling
Jul 13, 2020
Marjorie “Marge” M. Gehling, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, July 13, 2020, at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winterset, Iowa. Marjorie May was born on March 4, 1928, near Halbur, Iowa, one of eleven children born to Fred and Anna (Eischeid) Dalhoff. She didn’t have much of a chance being a girly girl as she was born...
Jay Becker
Jul 9, 2020
Jay William Becker, 61, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2020 in Irvine, California. He was diagnosed with brain cancer just 3 months prior, while at his residence in Yakima, Washington. Jay’s life was cut short due to a fast-growing, aggressive stage IV brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (or GBM). Jay was a “free spirit” and lived an adventurous, diverse life...
Mary Chase
Jul 8, 2020
Mary Joan Chase, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mary was born on May 23, 1935, the daughter of Harold Edward and Josephine Maggie (Freilinger) Johnson in Atlantic, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church. She graduated from...
Jim Bartelson
Jul 7, 2020
Ronald James (Jim) Bartelson of Anita died July 7, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Ronald James Bartelson was born on October 11, 1941 in Harlan, Iowa to Ronald LeRoy Bartelson and Cecil Gladys (McDowell) Bartelson. He attended country school near Fiscus, Iowa until 8th grade and then graduated from Irwin-Kirkman in 1960. He continued his education at Iowa...
Leona Gard
Jul 5, 2020
Leona Gard, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at her home in Atlantic. Leona June Carr was born on June 2, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa, the 5th of 10 children born to George Grant and Clara Mary (Brosam) Carr. She grew up in town until the family moved to an acreage on the west side of Atlantic....
John Shannon
Jul 5, 2020
John Shannon, 65, of rural Pottawattamie County, Iowa, formerly of Lewis, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. John Kevin Shannon was born on May 8, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Randal and Shirley Shannon. John’s early years were basically known as the “Jimmy and Johnny” years, where he...
Phyllis Hancock
Jul 1, 2020
Phyllis Hancock, 89, of Atlantic, died peaceably in her sleep following complications from heart surgery on Tuesday, July 1, 2020. Phyllis was born on May 20, 1931, in Atlantic, IA, to Walley and Emma Kline. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1950. Following graduation, Phyllis worked at Enocksen Ice Cream Shop in Atlantic. She then worked at the Iowa...
Doug Seemann
Jun 21, 2020
Doug R. Seemann, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, June 21, 2020, at his home. Douglas Ray Seemann was born on January 11, 1947, in Britton, South Dakota, the son of Clayton and Muriel Arylene (McDermott) Seemann. His dad was a salesman for Ford Tractor so the family moved during his childhood, the majority of it living in Creston and...
Alma Tallman
Jun 21, 2020
Alma Tallman, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Alma Irene was born on January 13, 1936, in Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of Verle Clifford and Blanche Elizabeth (Knox) Utterback. She grew up on the family’s dairy farm with her three sisters, and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1954. Following...
Linda Key (Hawthorne)
May 29, 2020
Linda Key, 100, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, May 29, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Linda Ferne Hawthorne was born on January 26th, 1920, near Afton, Iowa to Page Lemoine and Mary Muzetta (Gray) Hawthorne. She was the 5th child in a family of seven children. She graduated from Lenox High School and then was able to attend AIB...
Brandon Harry
May 28, 2020
Brandon Harry, 30, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Thursday, May 28, 2020. He was born on August 25, 1989, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Laureen Lynae Harry. Brandon was baptized at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. He attended Cumberland Massena Community School District until the school merged with Anita and then...
Angela (Harris) McCuddin
May 20, 2020
Angela (Harris) McCuddin, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Angela Raena was born on June 2, 1955, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and later adopted by Earl Eugene and Barbara Ann (Goff) Harris with two of her sisters and one brother. Her other siblings were also adopted and they remained in...
Gerald Bert "Jerry" Behrens
May 18, 2020
Gerald (Jerry) Bert Behrens, 83, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of southwest Iowa, passed away May 18, 2020, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, Iowa. Jerry was born January 25, 1937, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Bertus and Laura (Tiarks) Behrens. He graduated from Shelby Consolidated School with the class of 1955. Jerry held a multitude of jobs...
William "Bill" Lippincott
May 18, 2020
William “Bill” Lippincott, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, May 18, 2020, at Mercy One Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. William Ross was born on August 23, 1937, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of A.R. William and Rose (Stangl) Lippincott. He was baptized and confirmed at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Bill attended Atlantic Community Schools; graduating in...
Robert Mullen
May 14, 2020
Robert C. Mullen, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Bob Mullen was born on February 27, 1946, in Cumberland, Iowa, the son of Carl LaVerne and Helen Mae (Anderson) Mullen. He graduated from Cumberland/Massena High School in 1964. After graduation he worked in Omaha before enlisting in...
Philip "Flip" Seddon
May 14, 2020
Philip "Flip" Seddon, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at home Thursday, May 14, 2020, after a courageous battle with prostate cancer. Philip Marshall Seddon was born on November 11, 1948, in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Kenneth and Eula Jane (Marshall) Seddon. He grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and was active in swim team, ice skating, golf and bowling....
Susan A. Pinkerton
May 11, 2020
Susan A. Pinkerton, residing outside Griswold IA, formerly of Omaha, NE passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2020, at her home. Susan Amelia (Risley) Pinkerton was born in Minneapolis, MN, on September 27, 1941, to Edna (Lund) and Max I. Risley. As a young child her family relocated to Omaha, NE. Susan attended Rosehill Elementary and graduated from Benson...
Ernest Thomsen
May 3, 2020
Ernest Henry Thomsen, 88, passed away on May 3, 2020 at his home near Cumberland. He was born August 24, 1931 to Nels and Henrietta “Hannah” (Rustman) Thomsen at his grandmother’s home in Cumberland. At age 4 Ernie started school at Custer Rural School in Edna Township. He graduated from Cumberland High School in 1948. After farming for a short...
Peggy H. Roland (Miller)
Apr 27, 2020
Peggy Roland, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Peggy Hight was born on January 26, 1946, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Albert James and Hazel Mildred (Hight) Miller. She grew up alongside her brother, Brian Newell, in Corning, Iowa; often reminiscing about spending time at her grandparents’ farm. She played...
