Violet Huntley
Jul 29, 2019
Violet Elaine (Nelson) Huntley of Williston, ND, was born in Williston on August 20,1938, to Edward and Vivian Nelson of Alamo, ND. She passed away on July 29, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care, in Atlantic, Iowa, where she had resided the past three years. She married Herbert Dale Huntley on May 4, 1957. Together, they had two daughters, Pam and...
Violet J. Kardell
Jul 28, 2019
Violet Jensena Kardell, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. She was born at home in rural Atlantic, Iowa, June 26, 1923, the third child born to Jens Jensen, and Anna Marie (Christensen) Juhler. She grew up on the farm, along with one brother and two sisters. She attended rural schools through...
Gladys Pauline McCrory
Jul 25, 2019
Gladys McCrory, 94, a lifelong resident of Cass County, Iowa, died Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Gladys Pauline Holland McCrory was born in Audubon County, Iowa to Danish immigrants Jens and Anna Lade Holland on Nov. 21, 1924. The family moved to a farm near Anita in 1929. Gladys and her four siblings attended Grant #4...
Freeman "Mike" H. Forrest
Jul 23, 2019
Freeman H. “Mike” Forrest, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Mike Forrest was born December 14, 1923 in Mankato, Minnesota, where he resided with his parents until 1930, when the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Des Moines public school in 1941, and commenced college that fall at Iowa...
Howard Glen Reed
Jul 12, 2019
Howard Reed, 94, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Midlands Living Center in Council Bluffs. The son of Frank Alford “Rusty” and Cecil Marie (Mailander) Reed, Howard Glen Reed was born October 15, 1924, in Wiota, Iowa. He attended Wiota Consolidated Schools, graduating in 1943. On June 8, 1943, he enlisted in...
Pearl Margaret Mailander (Rourick)
Jul 12, 2019
Pearl Margaret Mailander, 99, a lifelong resident of Cass County, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. The daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Beebe) Rourick, was born October 27, 1919, on the family farm north of Wiota, Iowa. She graduated from the Atlantic High School and Normal Training in 1940. She then taught country school in northern...
Chase Jones
Jul 11, 2019
Chase A. Jones, 22, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Chase Alexander Jones was born on August 14, 1996. In Denison, Iowa, the son of Dan and Bobbi (Yirkovsky) Jones. Chase graduated from Atlantic High School in 2014. He was currently employed at Waypoint Analytical. Chase was a kind soul who...
Todd K. Matthews
Jul 9, 2019
Todd Kasey Matthews, 56, of Sioux City, Iowa, died at his home on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was born on November 22, 1962, in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of Donald Lee and Patty Joan (Rasmussen) Matthews. He grew up in Grinnell, Iowa, and graduated in the Class of 1981. In later years, he graduated from the University of Northern...
Dan "Deacon" Grover
Jul 9, 2019
Dan “Deacon” Grover, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Danny Lee Grover was born on January 25, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Clifford Truman and Nicki Louise (Nichols) Grover. He was the oldest of his three siblings and there may have been a time or two that...
Mary Ludeman
Jul 6, 2019
Mary Louise (Franklin) Ludeman, 88, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. The only child of Gordon Leslie and Isabelle (Scott) Franklin, Mary was born January 24, 1931, in Dow City, IA. She graduated from Dunlap High School in 1948, and from Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls, IA in 1951. Following graduation,...
Joan Lafrenz
Jul 1, 2019
Joan Lafrenz, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, July 1, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Joan was born on September 13, 1933, in Griswold, Iowa, the daughter of Frank W. and Vera E. (England) Ray. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1951. In 1954, she started her career as a clerk at the Cass County Auditor’s office, and...
Liam James Goehring
Jun 23, 2019
Liam James Goehring, the sweet baby boy of Ian and Lydia Goehring, went to be with the angels Sunday, June 23, 2019. A memorial visitation with the family present will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. In lieu of flowers memorials are requested to Faith’s Friends, www.meetfaithsfriends.org. Roland...
Gary Scherdin
Jun 13, 2019
Gary Scherdin, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. The son of Raymond Ellsworth and Marjorie Ann (Quick) Scherdin, he was born August 2, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the Atlantic Community Schools in Atlantic, Iowa. Gary enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1957, and was...
Lu Ann Gipple
Jun 10, 2019
Lu Ann Gipple, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, June 10, 2019, at Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Lu Ann was born on November 19, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Lewis Grant and Barbara Ann (Gaines) Gipple. She attended school in Atlantic and graduated with the Class of 1978. Following graduation, she started working toward her...
Renee Watson
Jun 10, 2019
Renee Diane (Mallon) Watson passed away June 10, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She was born March 13, 1956, in Atlantic, Iowa to Lawrence and Marvele A. (Samson) Mallon. Renee was a graduate of Atlantic High school in 1974. She graduated from Iowa Western Community College in 1980, with an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Development....
Eva Simpson
Jun 2, 2019
Eva Margarete (Karstens) Simpson, 79, passed away June 2, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Eva loved to play cards with family and friends. She was an avid fisherman, and most summer weekends Jim and Eva could be found camping at various...
Jo Wagner
May 31, 2019
Jo Anne Wagner, 69, went home to be with Jesus on May 31, 2019. She was a selfless hero to so many people and their families, and a compassionate, adventurous spirit, whom you could confide in to get help with any situation. The daughter of Ralph Sovern Norman and Barbara Lou (Howard) Norman she was born December 19, 1949, in...
Merlyn Schramm
May 25, 2019
Merlyn Elmer Schramm, 86, of Atlantic was called to his eternal home in heaven to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 25, 2019. He passed away at Cass County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Merlyn was born on December 18, 1932 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Albert and Florence (Gerdes) Schramm. He was baptized and confirmed...
Lawrence "Sam" Worth
May 25, 2019
Lawrence Thomas Worth, 79, of Atlantic, died Saturday May 25th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Lawrence “Sam”, was born on August 11th, 1939 in Atlantic, the son of Romeo L. and Dora Ella (Sanny) Worth. He spent his childhood living in Lewis and attended the Lewis Consolidated School, graduating in 1959. Lawrence served in the Army after graduation from...
Marjorie Johnson (Hofmeister)
May 24, 2019
Marjorie Johnson, 96, a life-long Cass County IA resident, went to be with her Lord and Savior, May 24, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Florence Marjorie (Hofmeister) Johnson was born October 23, 1922, north of Lewis, the daughter of Frank, Sr and Mary (Marker) Hofmeister. She lived most of her life in the rural Lewis area, graduating as valedictorian...
