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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Beatrice "Bea" Lehnhardt

Beatrice "Bea" Lehnhardt

May 16, 2018

Obituary for Beatrice "Bea" M. Lehnhardt Beatrice Lehnhardt, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Bea was born June 9, 1928, in Hastings. Iowa, to Raymond and Opal (Colvin) Campbell. She grew up in the area around Oakland, Iowa. Bea attended a one-room country school near Lewis, Iowa, and graduated from Oakland...

Wesley Kaiser

Wesley Kaiser

May 7, 2018

Obituary for Wesley C. Kaiser Wesley C. Kaiser, 63, of Ashland, Nebraska and formerly of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018, at Midlands Hospital in Papillion. Wesley Charles Kaiser was born on February 23, 1955, the son of Duane Elton and Neva Janet (Gustason) Kaiser. He grew up on a farm near Lewis, Iowa, and graduated from Griswold...

Phyllis Kay

Phyllis Kay

May 5, 2018

Obituary for Phyllis L Kay Phyllis L. Kay, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Phyllis Lea Stewart was born on August 7, 1937, in Clarinda, Iowa, born to Jim and Dorothy (Knowles) Stewart. During her childhood, she lived for a short time in California and in Red Oak, Iowa, before settling back...

Ruby Beekman

Ruby Beekman

May 4, 2018

Obituary for Ruby A. Beekman Ruby A. Beekman, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Ruby Arlene was born on February 21, 1921, northeast of Lorah, Iowa, the daughter of Walter J. and Blanche (Havens) Rudy. She grew up on the family farm with her two brothers, Richard and Russell. Following school,...

John "Mike" Balch

John "Mike" Balch

May 1, 2018

Obituary for John "Mike" Balch John "Mike" Balch, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at his home. John Michael Balch was born on November 25, 1954, in Maryville, Missouri, the son of John Andrew and Edna Irene (Weatherly) Balch. He was baptized in the Presbyterian faith. The family made Atlantic, Iowa, home when he was 8...

Roger Black

Roger Black

Apr 30, 2018

Obituary for Roger D. Black Roger D. Black, 70, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018, at his home. Roger Dwayne Black was born on March 20, 1948, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Ralph Wendell and Florence (Cohagan) Black. He grew up on the family farm in a large agricultural community. As a child he worked countless...

Eileen Dennis

Eileen Dennis

Apr 22, 2018

Obituary for Eileen Rose Dennis Eileen Dennis, 100, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab in Anita. Eileen Rose (Johnson) Dennis, was born July 27, 1917, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Katherine (Burke) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic....

Floyd Heithoff

Floyd Heithoff

Apr 19, 2018

Obituary for Floyd F. Heithoff Floyd F. Heithoff, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Floyd Francis was born on September 26, 1928, in Carroll, Iowa, to John and Alma (Frommelt) Heithoff, the fifth of eight children. He attended SS Peter & Paul grade school and graduated from Carroll High School in...

Delores "Dee" Hanke

Delores "Dee" Hanke

Apr 16, 2018

Obituary for Delores "Dee" K. Hanke Delores “Dee” Hanke, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Delores Katherine was born on August 29, 1931, in Ashton, Iowa, the first born to Clarence and Ora (Eichman) Kuiper. She grew up on the family farm with her brother, Jerome and sister, Shirley. At the...

Stanford Pelzer

Stanford Pelzer

Apr 9, 2018

Obituary for Stanford Pelzer Stanford Pelzer, 87, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Stanford Eugene Pelzer was born to Alvin S. and Jennie (Mullen) Pelzer on September 13, 1930, at the family farm south of Cumberland in Cass County, Iowa. He attended Maple Valley country school in his early years and received his...

Betty Shipley

Betty Shipley

Apr 8, 2018

Obituary for Betty Shipley Betty J. Shipley, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Betty Joe was born on June 15, 1935, in Fairfax, Missouri, the daughter of Charles R. and Nellie A. (Stewart) Slemp. She was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs. Betty attended school in Rock...

Isabel "Izy" Hoegh

Isabel "Izy" Hoegh

Apr 5, 2018

Obituary for Isabel "Izy" A. Hoegh (Jacobsen) In Memory of Isabel A. Hoegh, 90, Atlantic, Iowa Isabel “Izy” Adeline, daughter of James C. and Meta Marie (Andersen) Jacobsen, was born June 15, 1927 in the family home in Elk Horn, Iowa. She died on April 5th, at her home in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 90. Isabel was baptized,...

Donnabelle Willis

Donnabelle Willis

Mar 28, 2018

Obituary for Donnabelle M. Willis Donnabelle Muriel Willis (Brown), 97, passed away on Wednesday March 28, 2018 at her home in Colorado Springs, CO. Donnabelle was born on March 17th, 1921, in Iowa to Clarence Edward and Muriel Berniece (Thompson) Brown. She graduated from Wiota High School in 1939. She married Raymond Willis on December 10, 1940. Three days shy...

Lester Auerbach

Lester Auerbach

Mar 20, 2018

Obituary for Lester Raymond "Les" Auerbach Lester Raymond Auerbach, 91, a lifetime resident of the Atlantic area, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Les was born northwest of Atlantic on the family farm, April 14, 1926, to Frank L. and Nellie J. (Bornholdt) Auerbach. He attended country school and graduated from Atlantic High School in...

Ella Thompson

Ella Thompson

Mar 11, 2018

Obituary for Ella M. Thompson Ella M. Thompson, 100, of Atlantic, and formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Ella Marie Behrends was born on May 28, 1917, in Franklin Township, west of Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of George Thomssen and Gerhardina "Dena" Louise (Kloppenburg) Behrends. Ella was baptized July 8, 1917, and...

Peggy Worth

Peggy Worth

Mar 10, 2018

Obituary for Peggy A. Worth (Boyer) William “Bill” J. Worth, 73, of Lewis, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at his home and his wife Peggy A. Worth, 76, of Lewis, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. William Worth, the son of Romeo L. and Dora Ella (Sanny) Worth, was born on August...

William "Bill" Worth

William "Bill" Worth

Mar 9, 2018

Obituary for William "Bill" J. Worth William “Bill” J. Worth, 73, of Lewis, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at his home and his wife Peggy A. Worth, 76, of Lewis, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. William Worth, the son of Romeo L. and Dora Ella (Sanny) Worth, was born on August...

Meroy Larson

Meroy Larson

Mar 9, 2018

Obituary for Meroy Virginia Larson (Gillett) Meroy V. Larson, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at her home in Atlantic. The daughter of Lester Henry and Martha Bragg Gillett, Meroy Virginia Gillett, was born at her grandmother’s house, 1003 Elm Street, Atlantic, Iowa on August 1, 1922. She was baptized at the Congregational Church in Atlantic....

Carl Lilienthal

Carl Lilienthal

Mar 7, 2018

Obituary for Carl F. Lilienthal Carl F. Lilienthal, 74, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Carl Frederick was born on May 19, 1943, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Carl Harry and Doris June (Headley) Lilienthal. He grew up on the family farm 10 miles north of Atlantic, and this is where...

Daryl Culver

Daryl Culver

Mar 6, 2018

Obituary for Daryl E. Culver Daryl E. Culver, 61, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Daryl Eugene was born on December 7, 1956, in Greenfield, Iowa, the son of Don Leo and Wilma Mae (Keltner) Culver. He had fond memories of his childhood including raccoon hunting with his dog, Schultz and driving his cars a bit too fast....

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