Roberta "Bobbie" Putney
Jan 22, 2026
Roberta “Bobbie” Putney, 101, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Allen Place in Atlantic.
Roberta Josephine was born on September 17, 1924, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of William Carl and Nellie Helen (Dickinson) Jones. She attended school in Atlantic until moving at the age of 17 to Seattle, Washington, where she would graduate high school.
Bobbie was united...
Mark L. Hansen
Jan 17, 2026
Mark L. Hansen, 65, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026.
Mark Lee was born on March 11, 1960, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Harold Herbert and Dolores “Dee” Rae (Thomsen) Hansen. He grew up on a farm south of Atlantic and this is where his love of the outdoors started. Mark graduated from Atlantic High School in...
George Behrends
Jan 15, 2026
George Behrends, 84, of Wiota, Iowa, died Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa, surrounded by family.
George William Behrends was born September 29, 1941, to Herman Bernard and Blanche Greta (Gerlock) Behrends at the family farm just east of Wiota. He grew up on that farm with his two siblings, Bruce and Delores, and enjoyed all of...
Donna Lee Smith
Jan 13, 2026
* * * * * 06/10/2026 Update: The family of Donna Lee Smith will be hosting a Memorial Bench Dedication on Sunday, June 28, 1:30 p.m., at Botna Bend Park, 42926 Mahogany Road, Hancock, Iowa, followed by a Celebration of Life and Ice-Cream Social from 2-4 p.m., at The Clubhouse, 714 N Hwy Street, Oakland, Iowa (on Highway 6, about...
Mark Johnson
Jan 11, 2026
Mark E. Johnson, 58, of Clive, Iowa, entered his Heavenly Home with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday, January 11, 2026.
Mark Edward was born on August 15, 1967, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Duane Edward and Twyla Rae (Wohlhutter) Johnson. The family made Creston, Iowa, home in 1972 and he attended Creston Community Schools. Mark graduated from Creston...
Dennis D. Anderson
Jan 8, 2026
Dennis D. Anderson, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Dennis Duane was born on August 14, 1950, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Reed Cantwell and Evangeline Marie (Feilinger) Anderson. He grew up in Atlantic and had to be careful with his activities due to a childhood illness. Dennis graduated from Atlantic High School...
Sandra (Schoenbohm) Bowers
Jan 5, 2026
Sandra (Schoenbohm) Bowers, 83, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at her home in Wichita.
Sandra Kathleen was born on January 25, 1942, at home in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Gilbert Harold and Helen Lorraine (Spies) Schoenbohm. She grew up on a farm near Cumberland and graduated from C & M High...
Denise Hildebrand
Jan 3, 2026
Denise Florene Hildebrand, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, went to be with Jesus on January 3, 2026.
Born on February 13, 1948, in Griswold, Iowa, to Louis and Dorothy (Adams) Schaaf, Denise was the second of six children. The Schaaf family lived in both Lewis and Atlantic during her childhood. Denise married Cleo Cook on January 10, 1967. The couple was blessed...
Glenn Hemphill
Dec 23, 2025
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Glenn Hemphill, 87, of Griswold, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa.
Glenn Everett Hemphill was born on the farm south of Griswold, IA on October 13, 1938, to Leo & Mary (Railsback) Hemphill. Glenn was very active while helping his Dad raise cattle, hogs, soybeans, corn, and...
Randy Roberts
Dec 23, 2025
Randy Roberts, 64, of Linn Grove, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at his home.
The son of Glenn Wycoff and Evonia Marie (Kjar) Roberts, Randy Lee was born on February 28, 1961, in Audubon County, Iowa. During his early years, he grew up on a farm near Anita and attended school in Anita. He later moved with his family to...
Mark Anderson
Dec 21, 2025
Mark Anderson, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December, 21, 2025, surrounded by family at Cass Health in Atlantic.
Born the first son of Ralph and Marlene (Reed) Anderson, Mark Allen made his appearance on July 25, 1963, in Atlantic. He grew up and attended school in Atlantic and his nickname was “Sparky” because of his great speed running track. Model...
Kathryn "Kathy" Ostrus
Dec 13, 2025
Kathryn “Kathy” Ostrus, 71, of Wiota, Iowa, died Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Exira Care Center.
Kathryn Ruth, the daughter of Ronald Everett and Beulah Mae (Cue) Ostrus was born in San Angelo, Texas while her father was stationed there in the United States Air Force on March 4, 1954. Being the only girl, while the boys were out playing...
Jenny Hamilton
Dec 13, 2025
Jenny Hamilton, 90, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic, surrounded by family.
Jenny Marie was born on November 23, 1935, at home in rural Oakland, Nebraska, the daughter of James C. and Hilda Marie (Dohse) Wallace. Some of her childhood memories included walking or riding her bike to school, riding her horse, chores...
Richard Pedersen
Dec 10, 2025
Richard Pedersen, 53, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Richard was born to Lawrence Paul and Joann (Fudge) Pedersen on September 15, 1972 in Iowa City, Iowa. He grew up with his sister, Nancy, and parents in Oakland where he attended school and graduated in 1991 from Riverside High. He would spend...
Clint Humbert
Dec 7, 2025
Clint Humbert, 74, of Griswold, IA, and formerly of Cumberland, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA.
Clinton Franklin Humbert was born January 18, 1951, in Clay Center, KS, to Hollis Oliver and Marjorie Ann (Knox) Humbert. Clint grew up in Clifton, KS and Des Moines, IA. During Clint's early years he attended school at Clifton-Clyde...
Fred Berge
Dec 7, 2025
Fred Berge, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Frederick Allen was born at home north of Atlantic, Iowa on January 1, 1948, the son of Frank George and Dessie Pearl (Harter) Berge. He missed on all the “extras” for being the first baby born in the new year by 15 minutes. His sister Carol...
Karla Caltrider
Dec 5, 2025
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Karla Caltirder, 87, of Casey, Iowa, died Friday, December 5, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic.
Karla Jane was born on May 7, 1938, at the Larson Hospital in Adair, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Michael William and Lucille Marie (Hammond) Wesack. She grew up with her sister, Pat and they shared...
Larry Petersen
Dec 4, 2025
Larry Lewis Petersen, 71, of Exira, Iowa, died Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the Exira Care Center, surrounded by his family.
Larry was born on February 10, 1954, in Mason City, Iowa. At five weeks of age, he was adopted by Lewis and Marie (Wolff) Petersen and was baptized at Exira Lutheran Church. He grew up in the country south of...
Tracy Perkins
Nov 30, 2025
Tracy Perkins, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, entered eternal rest with his Savior Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Tracy Lee Perkins was born on August 1, 1961, in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Claude and Sharon (Blunt) Perkins. The family spent one year in Colorado before moving back to Strahan, IA, then to Red Oak, and finally to Randolph. He graduated from Fremont-Mills High...
Eileen Sornson
Nov 17, 2025
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Eileen Sornson, 85, of Exira, Iowa, was welcomed to her Heavenly home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, November 17, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic.
Eileen June was born on June 9, 1940, at home in Elk Horn, Iowa, the daughter of Harvey Peter and Karen “Carrie” Mathilda (Nielsen) Mathisen....
