Duane Liddell
Feb 12, 2018
Obituary for Duane Liddell Duane E. Liddell, 83, a life-long resident of the Griswold and Grant area, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society in Villisca. Duane Eldon Liddell, the son of James Audrey and Margaret Ellen (Coulthard) Liddell, was born on January 13, 1935, at home in Fremont County. The family farmed at many different locations...
Nancy Major
Feb 7, 2018
Obituary for Nancy Gates Major Nancy Gates Major, 76, of Iowa City, formerly of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at The Bird House Hospice Home in Iowa City. The adoptive daughter of John Carter and Lola (Wasmund) Gates, Nancy was born October 27, 1941, in Burlington, Iowa. Nancy grew up in Waterloo, Iowa, and graduated from Waterloo West...
Joyce Hansen
Jan 30, 2018
Obituary for Joyce L. Hansen Joyce L. Hansen, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Caring Acres in Anita, following a long illness. Friends and family will remember Joyce’s Virginia drawl, her deeply held faith, love of music and passion for motorsports, baseball and basketball. To know Joyce, was to know what it is to be...
Myrna Nissen
Jan 27, 2018
Obituary for Myrna Nissen Myrna Louise Nissen, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Pathfinder Place in Fremont, Nebraska. The daughter of Orvin and Orlinda (Schulz) Karloff, was born June 6, 1938, at the Ruth Potter Hospital in Fremont, Nebraska. She began her studies at Leshara Elementary School in Leshara, Nebraska, and graduated from Valley High...
Katherine "Kay" Pellett
Jan 27, 2018
Obituary for Katherine "Kay" Ellen Pellett (Maher) Katherine "Kay" Ellen Pellett, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018, peacefully surrounded by family. The daughter of Dan and Marie (Watts) Maher, Kay was born June 14, 1926, in Colfax, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm near Mingo, Iowa, and graduated from Mingo High School. Following graduation,...
Elizabeth Bartels
Jan 15, 2018
Obituary for Elizabeth A. Bartels Elizabeth Bartels, 86, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at Heritage House. Elizabeth Ann was born on June 22, 1931, on the family farm near Shambaugh, Iowa, the daughter of Clark Bruce and Clara Ellen (Case) Cavner. She attended grade school in Clarinda and graduated from Amity High School in College Springs in...
Michael Atkinson
Jan 13, 2018
Obituary for Michael Atkinson Mike Atkinson, 78, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday January 13, 2018, at Caring Acres in Anita, IA. Michael Howard Atkinson was born February 16,1939, in Vienna, West Virginia, the son of Howard Clarence and Hattie Idel (Chapman) Atkinson. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1956. After graduating from high school, he...
Ruth Norman
Jan 13, 2018
Obituary for Ruth Norman Ruth Norman, 96, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Heritage House. Ruth was born on March 31, 1921, in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Otha and Florence (Fassett) Grady. On June 14, 1941, she was united in marriage to Charles Alfred Norman in Creston, Iowa. Ruth was a faithful, loving woman to many...
Sandra Shields
Jan 11, 2018
Obituary for Sandra Shields Sandra Shields, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at her home. Sandra Kay (Evans) Shields was born June 7, 1943, at her parents’ home in rural Prescott, Iowa, the daughter of Leo and Marjorie (Ferguson) Evans. She was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, Iowa. She attended rural school...
Colleen Wheatley
Jan 11, 2018
Obituary for Colleen Wheatley Colleen Wheatley, 81, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Avoca Specialty Care. Agnes Colleen Wheatley was born on January 24, 1936, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and Berniece (Stamp) Guttenfelder. She attended rural school through the 8th grade near Atlantic and attended Atlantic High School. On November 22, 1953, she...
Rick Tasto
Jan 8, 2018
Obituary for Rick Tasto Rick Tasto, 67, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital after a valiant battle with cancer. Richard Merlin Tasto was born on December 27, 1950, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Merlin Cord and Beverly Jean (Marshall) Tasto. While growing up Rick enjoyed learning the carpentry trade from his...
Todd Fief
Jan 6, 2018
Obituary for Todd A. Fief Todd A. Fief, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Todd Anthony Fief was born on October 11, 1961, in Concordia, Kansas, the son of Larry Melvin and Linda Kathleen (Donnelly) Fief. In 1966, the family moved to Atlantic for the unique...
Mary Ellen Olsen
Jan 4, 2018
Obituary for Mary Ellen Olsen Mary Ellen (Dasher) Olsen was born December 4, 1925, on the family farm near Elliott, Iowa. Ellen, as called by her family was the first of seven children born to Otis Merlin and Grace Darlene (Shaw) Dasher. She was welcomed home by her Lord at the age of 92 on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at...
Thelma Ambrose
Dec 26, 2017
Obituary for Thelma Mae Ambrose Thelma Mae Ambrose, 94, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at Mount Ayr Healthcare Center. Thelma Mae was born May 5, 1923, in Honey Creek, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur Julius and Ethel Mae (French) Rief. Thelma was the last surviving of their four children, Gilbert Rief, Esther Peters and Ila Hicks....
William "Bill" Dimig
Dec 24, 2017
Obituary for William "Bill" M. Dimig William “Bill” Martin Dimig, the only child of Vincent and Margret (McMahon) Dimig passed away suddenly at Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha on December 24, 2017, at the age of 78. Bill was born December 15, 1939, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and in 1945, moved to Atlantic, Iowa, when his parents opened Dimig...
Doris Sothman
Dec 22, 2017
Obituary for Doris L. Sothman Doris L. Sothman, 87, of Washington Township, Cass County, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017, at her home. Doris LaVonne Peterson was born on October 24, 1930, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence August and Emilie Anna Gretchen (Brehmer) Peterson. She graduated from Atlantic High School. On November 27, 1949, she was...
Joseph Vogl
Dec 2, 2017
Obituary for Joseph J. Vogl Joseph Vogl, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Joseph John Vogl was born on August 16, 1932, in Halbur, Iowa, one of eight born to John Anton and Elizabeth (Uhlenkamp) Vogl. He attended school in Templeton, and as a teenager worked as a hired man for neighbors....
Richard "Dick" Howard
Nov 20, 2017
Obituary for Richard "Dick" Howard Richard “Dick” Howard, 88, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Dick served four years in the Air Force; a portion of this time he was a cryptographer for the National Security Agency. He graduated law school at the University of Iowa, and was admitted to the Iowa Bar Association on February...
Laura Champlin
Nov 20, 2017
Obituary for Laura Champlin Laura L. Champlin, 52, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Laura Lee was born on October 15, 1965, in Greenfield, Iowa, the daughter of Gary Holaday and Leona Park. She attended Atlantic schools, graduating with the Class of 1984. On January 29, 2000, she was...
James "Jim" Schwartz
Nov 17, 2017
Obituary for James "Jim" Schwartz James L. Schwartz, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The son of Carl Christian and Anna Louise (Kuehl) Schwartz, he was born February 26, 1932, on the homeplace west of Atlantic. He attended Washington #3 grade school through the 8th grade and graduated from Atlantic High School in...
