Obituaries

Oct 15, 2018

Obituary for Jane Papathakos Jane Papathakos, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, October 15, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Per Jane’s request private graveside services will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery. Roland Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Oct 13, 2018

 

Kent “Arch” Archibald, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at his home on October 13, 2018. 

Arch was born to Robert and Virginia (Husmann) Archibald, on October 26, 1952, in Atlantic, IA.  Arch served in the United States Army, spending the last of his service in Germany.  While in the Army, Arch met and married his wife, Debbie, in...

Oct 10, 2018

Pamela Sue (Batman) Kuehl, age 69 of Atlantic, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with early onset Alzheimer’s on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.  Funeral services will be on Monday, October 15, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic with burial to follow in the Brighton Township Cemetery near Marne.  The family will receive friends...

Oct 9, 2018

Obituary for Esther H. Fredrickson Esther Fredrickson, 101, of Avoca and formerly of Walnut, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Avoca Specialty Care. Esther Hattie was born on September 30, 1917, near Elk Horn, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Susie Fredrickson. Her love of life on the farm and horses started at an early age as she worked...

Oct 8, 2018

Obituary for Sommer Nicole Wickham Sommer Wickham, 19, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Monday, October 8, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Sommer Nicole was born January 10, 1999, at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha. She attended school in Omaha and graduated from the Elk Horn High School in Elk Horn, Nebraska with the Class of 2017. She was employed at...

Oct 6, 2018

Obituary for David S. Elwood David Elwood, 52, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, October 6th, 2018, at his home. David Scott was born on July 12, 1966, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Dale and Judith (Frizzell) Koester. He lived in Omaha most of his life, until moving to Atlantic in 2005. David’s main focus was doing what he...

Sep 30, 2018

Obituary for Linda L. Meyer Linda Louisemarie Meyer, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 30, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Linda was born in Atlantic, on July 21, 1950, to Louis and Dorothy (Adams) Schaaf. She was the fourth of six children. Linda’s family...

Sep 29, 2018

Obituary for Mary "Marian" Sandbothe Mary “Marian” Sandbothe, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Mary Ann was born August 19, 1934, on the family farm east of Westphalia, Iowa, the daughter of William Joseph and Laurina Magdaline (Britten) Blum. As the second oldest of 14 children, she played a significant role...

Sep 29, 2018

Obituary for Earl Blunk Earl L. Blunk, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The son of Wayne and Maxine (Johnson) Blunk, he was born December 15, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended Atlantic Community Schools, graduating with the High School Class of 1962. Following graduation, he served in the Iowa Army National...

Sep 28, 2018

Obituary for John Schmitt John Schmitt, 74, of Griswold, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, died Friday, September 28, 2018, at the Griswold Care Center. John was born to Glen and Mabel (Anderson) Schmitt on January 24, 1944, at home in Marne, Iowa. John was the 8th of 13 children. John attended school in Atlantic, Iowa and worked in sales for...

Sep 25, 2018

Obituary for Trena Corrine Chinitz (Bartleson) Trena Chinitz, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Trena Corrine Bartleson was born on June 11, 1928, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Lee and Ida (Bluem) Bartleson. She attended rural school at Pymosa #6 near Lorah and later Benton #2 through the 8th grade. Trena...

Sep 19, 2018

Sep 16, 2018

Obituary for Glenn Walden Ohms Glenn Ohms, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Glenn Walden Ohms was born on October 14, 1931, the fifth son of Hans and Teressa Ohms. He was born near Jacksonville, IA, in the family home situated on land that later became Prairie Rose State...

Sep 14, 2018

Sep 12, 2018

Sep 11, 2018

Obituary for Edna C. Heithoff (Kerper) Edna Clara Heithoff, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic Edna was the daughter of John and Anna (Balk) Kerper. She was born in Willey, Iowa, on October 1, 1930, the 5th of 12 children. She attended school in the Carroll, Iowa, area and graduated from...

Sep 11, 2018

Obituary for Charles Robinson Charles Robinson, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa. Charles Edward Robinson was born on January 9, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Charles Harold and Esther Wilhelmina Christina (Anderson) Robinson. He grew up in LA and graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School...

Sep 10, 2018

Obituary for JoAnn Thompson JoAnn Ruth Thompson, 80, of Exira Iowa, passed away September 10, 2018 at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. JoAnn was born October 1, 1937, in Audubon, Iowa, the daughter of Meredith (Bun) Mallah and Martha Johanna (Christensen) Markley. On November 11, 1953, she was united in marriage to Lee M. Thompson in Leesville, Louisiana. Five...

Sep 7, 2018

Obituary for Burdette Baxter Burdette Baxter, 94, of Atlantic, died Friday, September 7, 2018, at Allen Place in Atlantic. George Burdette Baxter was born on July 10, 1924, at home in Brighton Township, Iowa, the son of George F. and Agnes D. (Guttenfelder) Baxter. As a child he worked alongside his dad on the family farm. He graduated from Atlantic...

Sep 5, 2018

Obituary for Rudy Moses Rudy Moses, 21, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Chuuk Island, Micronesia, died from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Rudy Moses was born on July 1, 1997, in Chuuk State, Micronesia, the son of Koma Mualia and Pantora Muritok. He lived there until moving...