David T. Smith
Mar 1, 2020
David T. Smith, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. On April 3rd, 1943, David Thomas Smith was born to Herbert and Mildred Smith on the family farm on Buck Creek Road in Cass County, Iowa. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1961. As a graduation present, Dave’s parents purchased him a...
Kim Ferry
Feb 23, 2020
Kim Ferry, 68, of Earlham, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 23, 2020, in rural Madison County, Iowa, doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle. Kim was born November 14, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri to James Ferry and Catherine Pickett. Kim graduated from Bliss High School, Bliss, Idaho in May of 1970. In January of 1971, he was drafted into...
Beverly Webb
Feb 19, 2020
Beverly Webb, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Beverly was born in Cass County, Iowa, on December 1, 1928, the 3rd of 6 children born to Harvey A. and Florence L. (Prall) Kinnersley. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1946. Beverly worked for Northwestern Bell in Atlantic from 1946...
Jenny Smith
Feb 18, 2020
Jenny Shannon Smith, 67, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Atlantic Specialty Care, Atlantic, Iowa surrounded by her loving and caring family. Jenny was born on March 18, 1952 in Oakland, California to Edward and Barbara McGahan. She married Michael Beckman and together they had two children, Michael Beckman Jr. and Tiffany Nobles. She then married Robert...
Joe B. Mewhirter
Feb 9, 2020
Joe B. Mewhirter, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Joe was born September 18, 1931 north of Elliott, Iowa to Lee Allen and Effie Susanna (Maxell) Mewhirter. He graduated from Elliott High School in 1949 and farmed with his dad for two years before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps...
Val Sothman
Feb 8, 2020
Val LaRue Sothman, 63, of Lewis, Iowa, died Saturday, February 8, 2020, at his home. Val was born on June 29, 1956, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Lawrence Irvin and Doris (Peterson) Sothman. His love of farming stemmed from his childhood; always wanting to be alongside his dad on the daily chores. At a very early age it was...
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...
