Eric Johnson
Aug 3, 2025
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Eric Johnson, 82, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025, at home.
Eric was born on April 6, 1943, in Denver, CO, the son of Alvin and Josephine Johnson. He grew up on the Chadron State College Campus in Chadron, NE, until his family moved to West 9th Street. He attended Chadron...
Jim Murray
Jul 15, 2025
James “Jim” Alan Murray, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, Suzy, and son, Michael. He was 69 years old.
Jim grew up in Indianola, Iowa, and spent the last 40 years in Atlantic, where he built a life grounded in love, service, and quiet strength. He retired from the Iowa Department of Transportation in 2023...
Kathy Caudill
Jul 11, 2025
Kathy Caudill, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, July 11, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family.
The daughter of Jess Franklin and Katherine Louise (Gibson) Caudill, Kathy grew up in Ashland and Louisa, Kentucky, with her siblings, Jesse Grant “Bud”, Paul, Tony, Brian, Phillip and Nanza Caudill and attended Boyd County High School. Through her life, she travelled up and...
Floyd E. Knop
Jul 9, 2025
Floyd Knop, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Floyd Emil Knop was born on March 12, 1929, to Emil John and Vina L. (Feldman) Knop. He grew up on a farms in Southwest, Iowa with his two sisters, Darlene and Maxine, and brother, Dwayne. He attended grade school in Hancock, Iowa,...
D. Duane "Bax" Baxter
Jul 4, 2025
D. Duane “Bax” Baxter, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 4, 2025, at his home.
Bax is survived by his wife of 42 years, Susan; son, Jesse (Whitney) Baxter; sister, Janie (Darrell) Staley and kids, Kelli, Karri and Korey (Andrea); aunts and uncles; in-laws and out-laws; nieces and nephews; and many extended family and friends.
He is preceded in death...
Ronald "Ron" Amaral
Jun 24, 2025
Ronald “Ron” Amaral, 75, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Ron was born on December 30, 1949, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Ralph Joseph and Catherine Ruth (Duell) Travers. He grew up with an older brother, Edward and younger sister, Joanne.
From an early age, Ron had an exceptional eye for...
Tom Cooper
Jun 18, 2025
Tom Cooper, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon.
Thomas Leo the son of Harold Herbert and Hallie Anita (Dement) Cooper was born on August 18, 1935, north of Anita, Iowa, in his parents’ farmhouse. He graduated from Adair High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War...
John "W.L." Johnson
Jun 14, 2025
John “W.L.” Johnson, 94, of Elk Horn, Iowa, died Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Wilbur Lewis Johnson was born on April 15, 1931, in the homeplace in rural Cainsville, Missouri, the son of Frank Wayne and Bonnie Pearl (McClain) Johnson. John rode a horse (and even a cow with his sister, Kate) to school at...
Gene Lensch
Jun 9, 2025
Gene Lensch, 62, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Monday, June 9, 2025, at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak.
The son of Vernon Edwin and Erma Elizabeth (Euken) Lensch, Gene Edward was born October 14, 1962, in Greenfield, Iowa. Growing up on the farm near Cumberland, he was working with his dad and uncle by age 12. He loved...
Barbara Nielsen
Jun 6, 2025
Barbara Nielsen, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, at Caring Acres in Anita.
Barabara Ann was born April 30, 1950, in Atlantic, Iowa, the third of six children born to Nels O. and Betty N. (Henke) Brown.
Barbara married Roger LeRoy Nielsen in 1969, in Atlantic and to this union a son, Shannon D. Nielsen was born in...
Nadine Howell
Jun 3, 2025
Iris Nadine Howell, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa.
Nadine was born October 9, 1930, to Lester Earl and Irene Helena (Duff) Hallcock at their home south of Red Oak, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent growing up in the Red Oak and Griswold area. Nadine graduated from Griswold...
Kelli Anstey
May 25, 2025
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Kelli Anstey, 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Kelli Joanne Anstey was born July 4, 1963, at the old Atlantic Hospital to Lawrence Lewis and Mary Anne (McLaren) Anstey. She was a...
Lucas K. Nelson
May 24, 2025
Lucas K. Nelson, 33, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, east of Marne from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Lucas Kristen was born on May 1, 1992, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Steven Robert and Tammie (Pedersen) Nelson. From the beginning of his life, Luke was full of personality and energy. He was very inquisitive and...
Gloria Jean Terrell
May 21, 2025
Gloria (Thomas) Terrell, 81, of Pleasant Grove, Alabama and formerly of Marne, Iowa, passed Saturday, May 21, 2025, at her home in Alabama.
Her survivors include her husband, Adron Paul Terrell; their son, Jeff Terrell and Kathy; and her sisters, Linda Redler, Terri Thomas, JoAnn Clark and Vicki Lange.
To read her full obituary, please click:
https://www.pattersonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/gloria-terrell
A graveside inurnment will take place at...
Pearl Campbell
May 13, 2025
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Pearl Campbell, 99, of Atlantic, Iowa, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic.
Pearl Evonne Martens was born September 12, 1925, at home in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Max...
Donna Rourick
May 12, 2025
Donna Rourick, 94, died peacefully at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, on Monday, May 12, 2025, after a brief onset of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Donna was born on May 6, 1931, in Oakland, Iowa, to Laurence and Ruby (Robinson) Taylor, the first of five children. She proudly played basketball for the Oakland Yellowjackets team which took second place in the...
Michelle L. Howard
May 10, 2025
Michelle Howard, 63, of Storm Lake, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, May 10, 2025, at University of Iowa Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa.
Michelle Louise Howard was born September 27, 1961, in Atlantic, Iowa, to George and Sharon (Dollen) Howard. After growing up in Atlantic with her siblings Douglas, Mike and Susan, she graduated from Atlantic High School...
Julia McNees
May 10, 2025
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Julia McNees, 86 of Atlantic, died Saturday May 10th, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic surrounded by her family. Julia Loraine Brown was born March 13th, 1939, on her parent’s farm near Conway, Iowa. She spent her youth helping her parents with their grain and Black Angus livestock operation. A large...
Dale Gray
May 9, 2025
Dale Gray, 84, of Edgewood, Maryland, formerly of Atlantic, died Friday, May 9, 2025, at his home in Edgewood.
Dale Gray, son of Lewis Tennis Gray and Velma Mae (Bishop) Gray, a beloved husband, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2025, surrounded by the love and prayers of his family.
Born on September 25, 1940, Dale lived a life...
Connie Andersen
May 8, 2025
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Connie Andersen (known by most as Grandma Connie), 87, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Connie Jo was born on May 3, 1938, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of William Ray and Nona Myrl (Nelson) Palmer. She grew up with her 4...
