Harriet Alff
May 24, 2019
Harriet Alff, 90, of Anita, Iowa, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Harriet Gene was born on August 13, 1928, at her family home near Brayton, Iowa. She is the third child of Albert and Florence Clausen and had four siblings: brother, Robert, sisters, Marjorie and twins, Ruby and Ruth. Some of the...
Joye E. Carr
May 21, 2019
Joye Carr, 75, of Anita, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. The daughter of Ellis Marion and Faye Larene (Patrick) Adamson, Joye Eleene was born September 12, 1943, in the Des Moines Methodist Hospital. Her early education was completed at Brooks Elementary School in Des Moines. In 1961, she graduated in the Top Ten...
Janet Allene Selim
May 19, 2019
Janet Allene Selim (Shepherd), 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, died May 19, 2019, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. The daughter of Roger and Leora (Pollock) Shepherd, she was born July 11, 1939, on her grandparents’ farm north of Cumberland, Iowa. She attended rural school, near Cumberland, and graduated from Dilworth High School in Dilworth, Minnesota with the Class...
Nancy Christensen
May 15, 2019
Nancy Christensen, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Nancy Lorene Grebert was born on October 9, 1947, in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Hilbert and Frances (Johnson) Grebert. She grew up on the family farm with seven siblings; this being where her love of the outdoors began. Nancy’s early years...
Tim Parker
May 10, 2019
Tim Parker, 58, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, May 10, 2019, at his home. Tim was an avid fisherman throwing a line in anywhere he could; his fishing outings were a little more special when family was with him including, Larry, Sara, Anthony and Chloe. He was a perfectionist when it came to refinishing furniture and other woodworking projects. Tim...
Janice Duben
May 8, 2019
Janice Duben, 66, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at her home in Atlantic. Janice Louise was born on January 12, 1953, in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of Earl James and Lillian Florence (Semmons) Linthicum. She grew up in Tarkio, Missouri and lived various places as an adult. On November 10, 1999, she was united in marriage to...
Wendell L. Schmidt
May 7, 2019
Wendell Lee Schmidt, better known to his family and friends as “Smitty,” 72, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at his home in Atlantic. The son of Victor Harold and Irene Leona (Johnson) Schmidt he was born August 5, 1946, in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Audubon and graduated from Audubon High School. Following graduation, he...
Laura Railsback Wyscarver
Apr 30, 2019
Laura Railsback, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She is survived by her mother Barbara Wyscarver of Atlantic. Preceding her in death is her father Ted Wyscarver. Per Laura’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a private graveside service will be held at a later date in the Atlantic Cemetery....
Helen E. Longstreth
Apr 28, 2019
Helen Elizabeth Longstreth, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 83. She was born in New York City, New York on December 8, 1935, the daughter of Elizabeth L. (Rudolph) and Dr. Clyde M. Longstreth, FACS. Helen was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. Her...
Tom Marshall
Apr 21, 2019
Tom Marshall, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of San Diego, California, died Sunday, April 21, 2019, at his home in Atlantic. Paul Thomas Marshall, Jr. was born on July 7, 1950, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Paul Thomas Sr. and Dolores E. (Hough) Marshall. Tom’s sense of adventure, fearlessness and mischievous side were very evident at an early age...
Phillip Schaberg
Apr 21, 2019
Phillip Schaberg, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Phillip was born on April 11, 1927, in Taylor, Missouri, the son of Edwin and Florence (Wagy) Schaberg. He spent his early childhood in Missouri, and the family later made Plainville, IL home. Phil attended school through the 8th grade; leaving due to the...
Shirley Warne
Apr 18, 2019
Shirley Warne, 85, of Atlantic, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Shirley Ann Bissell, the daughter of Charles Steven and Gertrude A. (Gordon) Bissell, was born on March 30, 1934, near Cumberland, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1950. On January 28, 1951, she was united in...
Larry Linn
Apr 17, 2019
Larry Linn, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at his home. Larry Gene Linn was born on November 16, 1940, in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Elmer Stewart and Ollivene Ruth (Kelley) Linn. His interest in WWII and history started at an early age with his father and one of his best friends who was in the...
Marcella Hamann (Darling)
Apr 17, 2019
Marcella Hamann, 101, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the Heritage House. Mabel Marcella Hamann (Marcella), Atlantic, Iowa, was born October 9, 1917 on a farm southeast of Anita, the daughter of Grover and Mabel Bornholdt Darling. Marcella graduated from Wiota High in 1934. Marcella taught country school after graduating from normal training in Atlantic, Iowa. On May...
Carmen Lee Reagles
Apr 7, 2019
Carmen Lee Reagles, 76, of Marne, Iowa died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at her home. The daughter of Kenneth Leon and Katherine Captola (Wilson) Stroud, she was born July 20, 1942, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kansas. She mainly grew up in Kansas, Texas and Colorado. Her father passed away at the end of WWII, when...
Deborah "Debi" Cross
Apr 6, 2019
Deborah “Debi” Cross, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, died April 6, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Deborah Kay, the youngest daughter of Robert and Edwina (Wilhelm) Linfor was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on July 31, 1955. Debi was raised in the “Bucktown” neighborhood in Atlantic. It was there she fostered her love of animals and many lifelong...
W. Ardell Thompson
Mar 31, 2019
Ardell Thompson, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Wilma Ardell was born on February 20, 1923, in Longmont, Colorado, the daughter of Arthur and Alma Rachael (Inhofe) Martens. She lived in Longmont 10 years, until her family moved to a farm in Edna Township, southeast of Lyman, Iowa. Ardell graduated from Atlantic...
Ron Almonrode
Mar 29, 2019
Ronald Almonrode, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Ronald Lloyd Almonrode was born on January 18, 1945, to Lloyd and Irene (Rabe) Almonrode in Creston, Iowa. He grew up in rural Griswold, Iowa, and graduated from Griswold High School in 1964. Following graduation, Ron farmed with his dad for many years. He...
Rebecca Mack
Mar 28, 2019
Rebecca Mack, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. The daughter of Walter Gast and Frank and Dorothy (Hollingsworth) Stormer, Rebecca was born May 4, 1953, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up in Marne, Iowa and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1971. When her children were growing up,...
Roger Nettz
Mar 25, 2019
Roger Nettz, 79, of Casey, Iowa and formerly of Lewis, died, Monday, March 25, 2019, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Roger Edward Nettz was born on January 14, 1940, in Lewis, Iowa, the son of Chester and Bertha (Knapp) Nettz. He grew up in Lewis and attended Lewis High School, graduating in the Class of 1957....
