Deanna Kay Johnson
Aug 3, 2020
Deanna Johnson, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, August 3, 2020, at her home. Deanna Kay was born November 27, 1943, in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of Louis and Marguerite (Oldridge) Meyer. She graduated from Red Oak High School with the Class of 1961. On September 3, 1961, she married her high school sweetheart Dennis Johnson at Our Savior’s Lutheran...
Karen E. Riesberg
Jul 27, 2020
Karen Riesberg, 76, of Griswold, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic and Adair, died Monday, July 27, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Karen Eileen was born on March 26, 1944, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Roger Dean and Betty Jane (Rowe) Kimball. Karen grew up with a brother and sister and had many fond memories of helping...
Turner William Russell
Jul 24, 2020
Turner W. Russell, the son of Ronald and Pamela (Huntley) Russell, was born December 25, 1996 in Minot, North Dakota. He arrived two months early at 2 pounds, 3 ounces, and blessed his family as the greatest Christmas gift. Turner passed away on July 24, 2020, at home in the presence of his family, following a two-year battle with...
Caryl Miller (Schuler)
Jul 22, 2020
Caryl Sue Miller, 70, of Avondale, Arizona and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away July 22, 2020, at her home in Avondale, Arizona. Caryl was born November 27, 1949, the daughter of Murry Winfred and M. Sharlene (Knoke) Schuler at the Atlantic Hospital in Atlantic. She attended Atlantic Community Schools, graduating with the High School Class of 1967. Caryl enjoyed...
Mona Ballinger
Jul 21, 2020
Mona Ballinger, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Mona was born on September 25, 1945, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of George and Helen Mae (Green) Dill. She was the fifth born in a family of nine children and was right alongside her mother raising her younger siblings. Mona lived the majority of her childhood in Atlantic,...
Pam Juhl-Mennes
Jul 20, 2020
Pam Juhl-Mennes, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Pamela Jane was born on December 5, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Helen Lucille (Campbell) Keller. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Lewis and Gladys Campbell, in their loving Christian home, and attended school in Atlantic. During...
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...
