Obituaries

Mar 22, 2019

Ardath Lorene Euken, 92, of Atlantic and formerly of rural Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. The daughter of Robert Henry and Minnie (Landwehrkamp) Roesky, Ardath was born October 31, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Saratoga Elementary School and North High School in Omaha, graduating with the Class of 1944. Ardath went...

Mar 19, 2019

Dennis Karstens, 76, a resident of Osceola, Iowa and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola. The son of Orville and Thelma (Hoegh) Karstens, Dennis was born August 26, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized in Walnut, Iowa and later confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. After attending...

Mar 18, 2019

Bob Voggesser, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, died on Monday, March 18, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Robert Frank Voggesser was born on March 22, 1928, in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Mathias and Helene Johanna Rebecka (Koch) Voggesser. He grew up in Atlantic, Iowa, and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1946. Following graduation, he served in the United...

Mar 16, 2019

Lois Eileen Nelson, 79, a resident of Atlantic, passed away early Saturday morning March 16, 2019, at Penrose Main Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Daughter of Merle and Emma Chambers Garside, Lois was born, August 10, 1939, in Anita, Iowa. She lived south of Anita until the family moved to the Adair area where she attended school. Lois graduated from...

Mar 13, 2019

Mary Jo Angell, 81, of 1903 Hillcrest Drive in Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019. She was born on January 5, 1938, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Allan and Freda (Schuster) Connors of rural Barnum, Iowa. She resided on a farm near Barnum. Mary attended school in Barnum, and graduated from high school in 1956. In...

Mar 13, 2019

Ray Zellmer, 76, of Wiota, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Wiota. Raymond Ervin Zellmer was born on October 24, 1942, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Ervin Edward and Lela Gertrude (Turner) Zellmer. As a child he became a member of 4-H, and from then on it was an important part of his life. Ray graduated from...

Mar 9, 2019

Daniel McLaren, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Daniel Joseph McLaren was born on February 11, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Donald and Rosemary (Casey) McLaren. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Massena. Dan attended rural school, south of Cumberland,...

Mar 5, 2019

Richard L. Swolley, Jr., 55, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Richard Lee Swolley, Jr. was born on June 7, 1963, in Atlantic, Iowa, the oldest of five children born to Richard Lee Sr. and Virginia Marie (Cerka) Swolley. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1983, and as any big...

Feb 28, 2019

Patricia “Pat” Dvorak, 86, of Elk Horn, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Patricia Ann was born on March 17, 1932, in Scotia, Nebraska, the daughter of Edwin Steven and Irene Josephine (Sintek) Kaminski. She was raised in Columbus, Nebraska, with her two brothers, Donald and John, and graduated...

Feb 10, 2019

Daniel Kirk Schwarte, son of Kirk and Erin Schwarte, was born on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines and entered into Heaven Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. Daniel was the light of Kirk and Erin’s world – he was their sweet, perfect boy. He was a true blessing...

Feb 1, 2019

Grace Rathkamp, 94, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Griswold, Iowa, died Friday, February 1, 2019, at Addington Place in Kansas City. Grace was born on May 11, 1924, in rural Lyman, Iowa, the daughter of Calvin George and Alma Sophia (Wohlenhaus) Lindeman. She received normal training, graduated from Atlantic High School in 1942, and following graduation, taught in a...

Jan 30, 2019

Catherine Elizabeth Ackerman, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Catherine Elizabeth was born on August 23, 1938, in Atlantic, Iowa, and was the third of nine children born to James Burnell and Florence Amelia (Stangl) Anderson. Of her warm childhood memories, she would tell of going to Catholic school in...

Jan 28, 2019

Paul D. Conrad, 63, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Wiota, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019, in Las Vegas. Paul is survived by his husband, Kerry John McNellis and his sister, Brenda Roberts. Private graveside services will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery. Palm South Jones Mortuary in Las Vegas, NV and Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic, IA are...

Jan 27, 2019

Donald Jorgensen, 91, of Anita, Iowa, died Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Caring Acres in Anita. Donald Edwin was born on January 26, 1928, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Fritz Edward and Esther L. (Iversen) Jorgensen. He learned early on the value of hard work and developed that principle even more at the age of 14 when he...

Jan 25, 2019

Sandra Wright, 66, of Atlantic, Iowa, died January 25, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The daughter of Robert and Veta (Hansen) Esbeck, was born October 11, 1952, in Nebraska. She grew up in Elk Horn, Iowa, and attended Elk Horn Community Schools. She was baptized in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Sandra was united in...

Jan 21, 2019

Brooks Matthew Wollum, 9-month-old infant son of Joe and Haley (Wessling) Wollum of Anita, Iowa, gained his Forever Cape, Monday, January 21, 2019, at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born April 16, 2018, at Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha. Brooks’ time here was short but he completed his mission from God and made his mommy and daddy feel...

Jan 12, 2019

Dorothy R. (Kintzel) Harris, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Wichita and Lawrence, Kansas, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. A native of Wichita, Dotty was born July 22, 1924, the daughter of Otto and Ruth (Nickell) Kintzel. On March 9, 1946, she was united in marriage to Jack B. Harris. She attended the University...

Dec 28, 2018

Dec 25, 2018

Eldon Ortgies, 72, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Eldon Roy Ortgies was born on October 9, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of John Anton and Roseann Irene (Kearney) Ortgies. He attended school in Cumberland, graduating in the Class of 1965. Following graduation, he worked as a Surveyor...

Dec 22, 2018

Clarence Norman Bringleson, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Clarence Norman was born on August 29, 1926, in Iowa, the son of Joe and Minnie Emelia (Swanson) Bringleson. He enlisted in the United States Army and was a World War II Combat Veteran. He lived most of his life in...