Dennis Graham
Feb 8, 2020
Dennis William Graham, 69, Charter Oak, IA, formerly of Atlantic, died at 7:40 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020, from an intentional overdose at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dennis was born on May 19, 1950, in Council Bluffs, IA to Lora Eugene Graham and Elaine Mary Parr. Dennis was a successful artist who built intricate wooden tractor models, windmills and...
Michael Shane Trotter
Jan 29, 2020
Michael Shane Trotter, 40, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at his home. He was born on July 19, 1979, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ronald James Cunningham and Margaret Ann Trotter. As a kid he looked forward to playing baseball with neighbor kids and also in the local leagues. Mike had to take on a...
Elsiebel Kasch-Noe
Jan 15, 2020
Elsiebel Kasch-Noe, 96, of Weslaco, Texas, formerly of Marne, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. Elsiebel was born on July 2, 1923, on the Harvelawn Farm north of Marne, Iowa, the daughter of Fred R. and Rilla W. (Harvey) Long. She attended country school at Clay #8 and graduated from Atlantic High School in...
Mary Lou Hoegh
Jan 2, 2020
Mary Lou Hoegh, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Mary Louise was born on September 5, 1926, in rural Stanton, Iowa, the youngest of three daughters born to Carl Magnus and Otelia (Malmberg) Peterson. Growing up she and her sisters were active in daily chores on the farm. Mary Lou attended Stanton...
Ruth Richter
Jan 1, 2020
Ruth LeAnn Richter, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 1,2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born on October 11, 1937, the daughter of Omar J. and Merle Marie (Turner) Huffman. She lived in Missouri until moving to Oakland, Iowa, after her parents passed away. She graduated from Oakland High School in 1955. Following graduation, she moved...
Arnold Gude
Dec 26, 2019
Arnold Gude, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Elk Horn, Iowa, died Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa. The son of Elmer and Dagney (Leistad) Gude, he was born July 7, 1924, at his parents’ home in Marne, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Arnold attended...
Donna McLaren
Dec 22, 2019
Donna Mae McLaren, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, and former longtime Cumberland-Massena resident died peacefully Sunday morning, December 22, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Born on November 20, 1927, just before the Great Depression to parents of direct Swedish descent (Joseph Carl and Lillian Engstrom Walburg) Donna enjoyed a happy childhood within her loving family. Although the times were...
Gary L. Anderson
Dec 20, 2019
Gary L. Anderson, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, December 20, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care. He was born on January 4, 1940, in Exira, Iowa, the son of Ivro E. and Elsie Mae (Saltmarsh) Anderson. Gary attended school in Elk Horn and Walnut, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Judy Christensen, December 18, 1957, and they had four...
Rick Anderson
Dec 15, 2019
Rick Anderson, 58, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Clarkson Tower in Omaha. He is survived by his mother, Phyllis Anderson of Atlantic, Iowa, father, Denney Anderson of Visalia, California, and brother, Wade Anderson of Austin, Texas. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at a later date. Roland Funeral Service is caring for Rick’s...
Wilma Weirich
Dec 14, 2019
Wilma W. Weirich, 94, of Oakland and former longtime Lewis resident, died peacefully Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Exira Care Center. Wilma Waller (Berry) Weirich was born March 25, 1925 to William Harry Berry and Lola Belle (Waller) Berry on the family farm east of Lewis where she grew up. She attended Lewis Consolidated School and graduated from Lewis...
Janice M. Blake
Dec 13, 2019
Janice M. Blake, 84 of Atlantic passed away from a sudden illness on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She was born January 12, 1935 to Jacob and Milda (Hass) Pieken. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1953. She was married to Bart Blake on December 26, 1953. She was known for cooking...
Nelda June Ruhr
Dec 12, 2019
Nelda Ruhr, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Nelda was born in Greenfield, Iowa, on June 25, 1927, the daughter of Lora (Elliott) Knight. Nelda went to school in Adair, and graduated valedictorian of the Adair High School Class of 1944. She met the love of her life at the...
Kim A. Clemons (Stein)
Dec 11, 2019
Kim (Stein) Clemons, 52, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 11, 2019, at her home. The daughter of Raymond Henry and Roberta Jean (Clements) Stein, she was born November 21, 1967, in Harlan, Iowa. Kim attended the Head Start Program in Harlan, and recalled how much she enjoyed going to school and also at the end of the day being...
G. Varel Holaday
Dec 10, 2019
G. Varel Holaday, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Lewis, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. The son of Clifford Arthur and Reba (King) Holaday, he was born July 3, 1933, at the family home in rural Massena, Iowa. He was the middle in a family of seven children and attended country...
LaDonna Rae Mullen
Dec 8, 2019
LaDonna Rae Mullen, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha. LaDonna Rae was born on April 5, 1948, in Raglan Township, Harrison County, Iowa, the daughter of Herman Henry and Leona Agnes (Flaharty) Evers. She graduated from Logan High School in 1966. Following graduation, Rae lived in Omaha and worked at...
LaVern P. Martens (Petersen)
Nov 29, 2019
LaVern P. Martens, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, November 29, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. The daughter of Anton and Velma (Dorsey) Petersen, she was born on October 2, 1940, in Audubon County, Iowa. She was baptized at St. John’s United Church of Christ south of Lyman, Iowa. She attended the Atlantic Community Schools in Atlantic....
Sharadee Angell
Nov 28, 2019
Sharadee Ann Angell, age 58, passed away after an illness on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She was born June 25, 1961, in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Edmund and Mary (Connors) Angell. She moved to Atlantic, Iowa as a young child and attended Atlantic High School. Sharadee lived in Atlantic her entire...
Marian Finnell
Nov 20, 2019
Marian J. Finnell, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Marian June Finnell was born at her parents’ home on June 1, 1927, west of Lewis, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Rhoda (Lane) Ward. Marian attended country school, and graduated from Lewis High School in 1945. Following graduation, she received educational training and...
John H. Yokimishyn
Nov 15, 2019
John H. Yokimishyn, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The son of John Harles, Sr. and Kathleen Schrader Yokimishyn, he was born February 8, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from high school in Boonesboro, MD in 1962. He then went into missionary training in Waukesha, WI, for four...
Lucille Alff
Nov 6, 2019
Lucille Beth (Krause) Alff, long-time Lewis resident, passed away November 6, 2019. The daughter of Theodore W. and Grace A. (Lackey) Krause, she was born on the family home place southeast of Lewis on February 13, 1926. She graduated from the Lewis Consolidated School in 1943. Lucille was united in marriage to Henry O. Alff, at her parents’ home on...
