Richard "Dick" Nelsen
Sep 16, 2025
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Richard “Dick” Nelsen, age 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Anita, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Dick practiced his faith quietly but confidently trusted in the promise of eternity with his Lord and Savior. He...
Bill Larsen
Sep 15, 2025
William “Bill” Larsen, 66, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, September 15, 2025, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Bill grew up outside of Atlantic on a family farm as the youngest of seven children. His brothers and sisters helped raise him while his parents diligently worked to provide for their family. In his youth, he would show sheep...
Beulah Ostrus
Sep 12, 2025
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Beulah Mae Ostrus went to be with her Lord on September 12th, 2025 surrounded by her loving family at the Exira Care Center.
Beulah was born on December 12th, 1931 in Atlantic IA, the daughter of Harlie and Esther (Nelsen) Cue. She attended Atlantic Community...
Lawrence "Larry" Harms
Sep 8, 2025
Lawrence "Larry" Harms, 89, of the Warsaw and Lincoln, Missouri area, passed away peacefully Monday, September 8, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Larry is the late husband of Griswold/Atlantic native Donna (Blakely) Cook daughter of Otis and Elinor (Johnson) Blakely.
Lawrence Oliver was the sixth child to bless George Chris and Willie Marie (Gardner) Harms on a farm near...
Dr. Dennis L. Thomas
Aug 25, 2025
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Dennis Thomas, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at the Clarinda Regional Health Center.
Dennis Lee Thomas was born on March 22, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Albert Jr. and Gladys Lorena Jepsen Thomas. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1965. Growing up on a farm, Dennis...
Keith Harlan
Aug 21, 2025
Robert Keith Harlan, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at home on Thursday, August 21, 2025, surrounded by family.
Keith was born February 16, 1938, to Ralph and Faye Burley Harlan in Dexter, Iowa. His early life was spent on different farms near Dexter, Pitzer, and Winterset. He graduated from Winterset High School and married his high school sweetheart, Joan Nichols,...
Denny Briles
Aug 20, 2025
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Dennis (Denny) Ray Briles, 72, of Lewis, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dennis Ray was born on May 10, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Raymond Lloyd and Nellie (Williams) Briles. In 1962, the family made Lewis, Iowa, their home. He graduated with the...
Barb South
Aug 17, 2025
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Barb South, 92, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Atlantic, IA, died Sunday, August 17, 2025, at St. Joseph Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Omaha.
Barbara Ann was born on November 17, 1932, in Audubon, Iowa, the daughter of Joe and Ione (Bean) Hollenbeck. She attended school in Anita and graduated in the...
Denson (Nikiti) Ruben
Aug 12, 2025
Thank you note:
We want to express deep appreciation for the support we received when the sun set on our sweet boy, Denson.
It was a miraculous feeling that the local community extended their long-time tradition of stepping forward to offer prayers, financial gifts and loving remembrances during such an unimaginable time.
We are grateful for the generosity of Roland’s in making us...
Eric Johnson
Aug 3, 2025
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Eric Johnson, 82, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025, at home.
Eric was born on April 6, 1943, in Denver, CO, the son of Alvin and Josephine Johnson. He grew up on the Chadron State College Campus in Chadron, NE, until his family moved to West 9th Street. He attended Chadron...
Jim Murray
Jul 15, 2025
James “Jim” Alan Murray, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, Suzy, and son, Michael. He was 69 years old.
Jim grew up in Indianola, Iowa, and spent the last 40 years in Atlantic, where he built a life grounded in love, service, and quiet strength. He retired from the Iowa Department of Transportation in 2023...
Kathy Caudill
Jul 11, 2025
Kathy Caudill, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, July 11, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family.
The daughter of Jess Franklin and Katherine Louise (Gibson) Caudill, Kathy grew up in Ashland and Louisa, Kentucky, with her siblings, Jesse Grant “Bud”, Paul, Tony, Brian, Phillip and Nanza Caudill and attended Boyd County High School. Through her life, she travelled up and...
Floyd E. Knop
Jul 9, 2025
Floyd Knop, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Floyd Emil Knop was born on March 12, 1929, to Emil John and Vina L. (Feldman) Knop. He grew up on a farms in Southwest, Iowa with his two sisters, Darlene and Maxine, and brother, Dwayne. He attended grade school in Hancock, Iowa,...
D. Duane "Bax" Baxter
Jul 4, 2025
D. Duane “Bax” Baxter, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 4, 2025, at his home.
Bax is survived by his wife of 42 years, Susan; son, Jesse (Whitney) Baxter; sister, Janie (Darrell) Staley and kids, Kelli, Karri and Korey (Andrea); aunts and uncles; in-laws and out-laws; nieces and nephews; and many extended family and friends.
He is preceded in death...
Ronald "Ron" Amaral
Jun 24, 2025
Ronald “Ron” Amaral, 75, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Ron was born on December 30, 1949, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Ralph Joseph and Catherine Ruth (Duell) Travers. He grew up with an older brother, Edward and younger sister, Joanne.
From an early age, Ron had an exceptional eye for...
Tom Cooper
Jun 18, 2025
Tom Cooper, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon.
Thomas Leo the son of Harold Herbert and Hallie Anita (Dement) Cooper was born on August 18, 1935, north of Anita, Iowa, in his parents’ farmhouse. He graduated from Adair High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War...
John "W.L." Johnson
Jun 14, 2025
John “W.L.” Johnson, 94, of Elk Horn, Iowa, died Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Wilbur Lewis Johnson was born on April 15, 1931, in the homeplace in rural Cainsville, Missouri, the son of Frank Wayne and Bonnie Pearl (McClain) Johnson. John rode a horse (and even a cow with his sister, Kate) to school at...
Gene Lensch
Jun 9, 2025
Gene Lensch, 62, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Monday, June 9, 2025, at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak.
The son of Vernon Edwin and Erma Elizabeth (Euken) Lensch, Gene Edward was born October 14, 1962, in Greenfield, Iowa. Growing up on the farm near Cumberland, he was working with his dad and uncle by age 12. He loved...
Barbara Nielsen
Jun 6, 2025
Barbara Nielsen, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at Caring Acres in Anita.
Barabara Ann was born April 30, 1950, in Atlantic, Iowa, the third of six children born to Nels O. and Betty N. (Henke) Brown.
Barbara married Roger LeRoy Nielsen in 1969, in Atlantic and to this union a son, Shannon D. Nielsen was born in...
Nadine Howell
Jun 3, 2025
Iris Nadine Howell, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa.
Nadine was born October 9, 1930, to Lester Earl and Irene Helena (Duff) Hallcock at their home south of Red Oak, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent growing up in the Red Oak and Griswold area. Nadine graduated from Griswold...
