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Atlantic, IA Obituaries
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...
Helen L. Schoenbohm
Nov 4, 2019
Helen L. Schoenbohm, 97, of Atlantic, formerly of Wiota, passed away November 4, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Helen Lorraine was born on August 30, 1922, at home northeast of Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Harold and Gladys (Tracy) Spies. She was baptized and confirmed at the Pine Grove Methodist Church in Massena. Helen attended rural school near...
Janet (Jobe) Kunze
Nov 3, 2019
Janet (Jobe) Kunze, 73, of Lewis, Iowa, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Janet Lynne Jobe was born on June 23, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of John “Jack” Arthur and Virgil Dean (Starr) Jobe. She grew up in Lewis and as a teenager worked at local truck stops as a waitress. Janet...
Christie A. Boysen
Oct 31, 2019
Christie “Chrissa” Boysen, 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, October 31, 2019, at her home. Christie Ann was born on March 23, 1958, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Evelyn Lorraine (Kuhl) Boysen. She grew up on the family farm south of Wiota, the youngest of three girls. Christie was always a free spirit. She was baptized and...
Sharon K. Breckerbaumer
Oct 29, 2019
Sharon Kay Casady Breckerbaumer, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 29th, at Atlantic Specialty Care after a five year battle with cancer. Sharon was born on July 12, 1939. The daughter of Claud and Berniece (Kirchhoff) Casady, she grew up in the Lewis area. Sharon attended the Lewis Consolidated School. On March 23, 1958, she married Randall Kay...
Paul Davis
Oct 29, 2019
Paul Davis, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Celebration of life memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service is caring for Paul's family and his arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Alberta Becker
Oct 23, 2019
Alberta Cecelia Becker of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Alberta, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Frank) Sothman, was born at home on the family farm on August 29, 1926. Alberta graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1944, and taught in the country...
Marjorie P. Turner
Oct 21, 2019
Marjorie Schenk Turner, age 91, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Marjorie was born on September 27, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa to Ellen Kellett Parker and Arthur Godfrey Parker. She attended Central High School in Sioux City and graduated in 1946. On June 22, 1951, Marjorie married James R. Schenk in...
Richard Nissen
Oct 15, 2019
Hans Richard Nissen, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Sanford Hospital in Sheldon, Iowa. The son of Adolf and Annie Nissen, was born March 12, 1936, in North Bend, Nebraska. He graduated from North Bend High School, and then attended Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska. After completing his education, he was employed as a high...
Mary Lewis
Oct 14, 2019
Mary B. Lewis, 81, of Anita, died the morning of Monday, October 14, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. She was born on November 9, 1937, in Audubon, Iowa. On November 23, 1956, she was united in marriage to Richard Lewis. The couple has made Anita home since 1999. Mary is survived by her husband, Richard; four children; 10 grandchildren;...
John Molgaard
Oct 14, 2019
John Charles Molgaard, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, October 14, 2019, at his home. The son of H. Folmer and Helen Leona (Foss) Molgaard, John was born October 28, 1937, at the Atlantic Hospital in Atlantic, IA. John was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic, IA. He attended Atlantic Community Schools graduating with the High...
David Crum
Oct 14, 2019
David Crum, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, October 14, 2019, at his home. David Allen was born on February 28, 1962, in Greenfield, Iowa, the son of Kenneth H. and Carolynn Harriet (Wickey) Crum. He grew up in rural Grant and attended school in Villisca. He was a typical boy that loved everything that had power and wheels, and...
John Gehling
Oct 7, 2019
John Gehling, 91, of Atlantic, died Monday, October 7, 2019, at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation in Winterset. John Henry Gehling was born on January 7, 1928, in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Theodore and Catherine (Hoffman) Gehling. As a child he enjoyed ice and roller skating. Little did he know that one day at the skate rink he would...
Hugh Barrs
Oct 4, 2019
Hugh Barrs, 9, precious son of Ian Stroud and Buffy Jo Beth (Roland) Barrs, ran into the arms of Jesus, Friday, October 4, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Hugh Arthur Stroud Barrs was born at home on July 11, 2010, in Atlantic, Iowa. Hugh was born having suffered a severe brain injury in utero resulting in spastic...
Robert D. Garner
Oct 3, 2019
Robert D. Garner, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at his home. Robert Dean Garner was born on March 16, 1943, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Kenneth Irvin and Vesta Marie (Oliver) Turnbull and was later adopted by Francis and Vinice (Tiedeman) Garner. He grew up in the Presbyterian faith and was later baptized in...
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