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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Evelyn Duskin

Evelyn Duskin

May 12, 2017

Obituary for Evelyn I. Duskin Evelyn Duskin, 95, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017, at the Community Care Center in Stuart. Evelyn Irene was born on January 13, 1922, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the daughter of Bryan and Christine (Schneider) Williams. She graduated from Lewis High School in 1940. On June 22, 1946, she married Cecil " Bing"...

Mardelle Harris

Mardelle Harris

May 9, 2017

Obituary for Mardelle M. Harris Mardelle M. Harris, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Panora Nursing and Rehab in Panora, Iowa. Mardelle Mae Steffens was born on June 16, 1931, on the family farm west of Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Mae (Templeman) Steffens. She graduated from Wiota High School in 1949. Following graduation...

Gerald Kay

Gerald Kay

May 3, 2017

Obituary for Gerald Kay Gerald Kay, 98, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in his home. Gerald Laverne Kay , son of Harry and Hattie (Sanny) Kay, was born on February 2, 1919, in the same home where he passed away. He was one of four brothers that attended country school and his family often provided housing for...

Robert "Bobby" Maley

Robert "Bobby" Maley

Apr 30, 2017

Obituary for Robert "Bobby" Maley Robert "Bobby" L. Maley, Jr., 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus his Savior on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Robert Lee Maley, Jr. was born on August 2, 1947, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Robert Lee, Sr. and Bette June (Davis)...

Margaret Lowary

Margaret Lowary

Apr 26, 2017

Obituary for Margaret M Lowary Margaret M. Lowary, 78, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Margaret Marie was born on April 11, 1939, the youngest of eight children born to Jacob and Milda (Hass) Pieken. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1958. She was employed as a legal secretary for Dick Howard...

Dennis Huston

Dennis Huston

Apr 24, 2017

Obituary for Dennis Huston Dennis D. Huston, 62, of Atlantic, lost his battle with cancer Monday, April 24, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Dennis was born on June 18, 1954, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Dalton and Marjorie (Miller) Huston. He attended elementary school in Des Moines through the second grade when the family moved to Atlantic. Dennis...

Kenneth Lappe Sr

Kenneth Lappe Sr

Apr 23, 2017

Obituary for Kenneth Lappe Sr. Kenneth Lappe, Sr., 74, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017, at his home. Kenneth Eugene was born on December 29, 1942, in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Gregory L. and Gladys D. (Stangl) Lappe. He was raised in the Exira area, and graduated from Exira High School in 1961. On August 22, 1970,...

Lanny Harris

Lanny Harris

Apr 17, 2017

Obituary for Lanny C Harris Lanny C. Harris, 67, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Lanny Clyde Harris was born on May 8, 1949, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Giles T. and Eileen Alice (Cox) Harris. He attended school in Atlantic and graduated in the Class of 1969. After graduation Newell Bower...

Bryan Rutherford

Bryan Rutherford

Apr 9, 2017

Obituary for Bryan Rutherford Bryan Rutherford, 58, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at his home in Atlantic. Bryan O'Neil was born December 24, 1958, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Bobby Gene and Ellen Louise (Morton) Rutherford. He attended Atlantic Community Schools, received his Associates Degree from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, and continued his...

Bob Kennedy

Bob Kennedy

Apr 6, 2017

Obituary for Bob L. Kennedy Bobby "Bob" Lou Kennedy, 93, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. The son of Lou Alexander and Gladys Marie (Sheets) Kennedy, he was born January 21, 1924, at his parents' home north of Lewis. Bob was baptized and confirmed at the Congregational Church in Lewis. He attended rural...

Roland "Rollie" Henderson

Roland "Rollie" Henderson

Apr 6, 2017

Obituary for Roland "Rollie" Henderson Roland “Rollie” C. Henderson, 63, passed away on April 6th, 2017, on Lake Anita of an accidental drowning. Rollie was born July 23, 1953, in Atlantic Iowa, the son of Harold Bell and Elsie Marie (Spencer) Henderson. The first six years of his life, he lived a mile and half east of Wiota, Iowa, until...

Betty Hagan Johnson

Betty Hagan Johnson

Apr 2, 2017

Obituary for Betty L Hagan Johnson (Alexander) Betty L. (Alexander) Hagan Johnson, 86, of Elk Horn, Iowa, and formerly of Ridgeway, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Betty Loree was born on March 24, 1931, in Bethany, Missouri, the daughter of Paul Darling and Velma Vadis (Willis) Alexander. She attended Victor Country...

Mardelle Maley

Mardelle Maley

Mar 30, 2017

Obituary for Mardelle M Maley (Christensen) Mardelle M. Maley, 82, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Heritage House. Mardelle Mae Christensen was born on February 5, 1935, in rural Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Walter Howard and Marie Dorthea (Juhler) Christensen. She attended school in Wiota graduating from Wiota High School in 1954. On February 12, 1956,...

Dwight Will

Dwight Will

Mar 21, 2017

Obituary for Dwight Joseph Will Dwight J. Will, 69, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Dwight Joseph, the son of Gerald Pershing and Ardis Lucille (Morgan) Will was born November 12, 1947, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. He attended Atlantic Community Schools graduating with the...

Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Mar 20, 2017

Obituary for Larry Edward Brown Larry Brown, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Larry Edward, the son of Clifford and Isabelle (Kaufman) Brown was born October 13, 1940, in Creston, Iowa. He attended rural school at Richland Schools in Williamson Township near Orient, Iowa, graduating with the High...

Marvin Behrends

Marvin Behrends

Mar 18, 2017

Obituary for Marvin Behrends Marvin Ernest Behrends, 79, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Marvin was born August 9, 1937, in Cass County, the son of Ernest and Lillie (Grote) Behrends. Marvin was baptized and confirmed at Wiota Lutheran Church in Wiota, Iowa. He attended school in Wiota, and while in high...

Garald Harris

Garald Harris

Mar 17, 2017

Obituary for Garald Harris Garald A. Harris, 88, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Garald Arthur Harris was born on May 24, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was adopted by Ernest Ellsworth and Ethel Gertrude (Holaday) Harris, and the family lived on a farm south of Anita. In 1935, the family moved to...

Richard "Dick" Cook

Richard "Dick" Cook

Mar 14, 2017

Obituary for Richard "Dick" Cook Richard "Dick" Cook, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Dick was born on November 23, 1932, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Harry Lewis and Nellie Louise (Bugbee) Cook. In 1937, the family moved to Atlantic, Iowa, where Dick grew up and attended Atlantic High School, graduating...

Charles Sandhorst

Charles Sandhorst

Mar 9, 2017

Obituary for Charles Raymond Sandhorst CHARLES SANDHORST Charles Sandhorst, 96, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Charles Raymond Sandhorst was born on September 10, 1920, in Wiota, Iowa, the son of John Gerhardt and Charlotte Fredricka (Sell) Sandhorst. He attended rural school near Wiota, and graduated from Cumberland High School with the Class...

Ardis Knop

Ardis Knop

Mar 2, 2017

Obituary for Ardis Elaine Knop Ardis E. Knop, 94, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Ardis Elaine was born on May 10, 1922, in Elliott, Iowa, the daughter of Loy William and Grace Willard (Geesaman) Smith. She graduated from Elliott High School. On August 8, 1948, she was united in marriage to Raymond...

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