Obituaries
Atlantic, IA Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lillian "Jean" (Goff) Miller
Mar 2, 2017
Obituary for Lillian "Jean" (Goff) Miller Lillian "Jean" (Goff) Miller, 88, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Allen Place. Lillian Jean was born on February 9, 1929, in Atlantic, Iowa, one of eleven children born to Wood Willard and Maude Emma (Hughes) Goff. She attended school in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1947. She...
Joan Harlan
Mar 2, 2017
Obituary for Joan Harlan Joan Rhoda (Nichols) Harlan, 78, beloved and devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great grand-mother, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017. She was born August 28, 1938, to George R. & Helen Lenora (Mardis) Nichols in Winterset, Iowa. Joan married the love of her life, Keith, November 10, 1956, and was always lovingly devoted to...
June Davis
Feb 23, 2017
Obituary for June Davis Laura June Davis, 85, formerly of Tucson, Arizona, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. June is survived by her daughters, Cherry (Ron) Moy of Adair, Iowa and Goldye (Danny) Moyer of Washington; son, Jay (Eva) Davis of Georgia; and her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Roland Funeral Service is caring for June's...
Janet Dolch
Feb 14, 2017
Obituary for Janet L. Dolch (England) Janet Lee Dolch, the daughter of Shelby and Maxine (Hamlin) England, was born August 14, 1934, on the family farm southwest of Griswold in the Kemling neighborhood. Janet attended Rosehill Country School through the 8th grade. She graduated from Griswold High School with the class of 1953. On May 1, 1953, she was united...
Joe Holloway
Feb 13, 2017
Obituary for Joe S Holloway Joe Holloway, 65, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Joseph Sidney Holloway was born on January 4, 1952, at home in Anita, Iowa, the son of Albert Sidney and Mary Marie (Ferdig) Holloway. He attended school in Anita, Bronson, McClelland and Treynor. As a child he loved to...
Bette Fancolly
Feb 9, 2017
Obituary for Bette Fancolly Bette Fancolly, 95, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Bette Kathleen was born on April 2, 1921, in Dunnell, Minnesota, one of eight children, born to George and Maude (Minor) Sewell. At the time of Bette's passing she was the oldest living sibling. She grew up in Emmetsburg, IA,...
Pamela Everhart
Jan 22, 2017
Obituary for Pamela S Everhart Pam S. Everhart, 66, of Atlantic, IA, passed away at home, Sunday, January 22, 2017. Words do not do her justice. She adored her husband, Eldon, gave amazing hugs, and exuded love. She was exceptionally intelligent, accepting of all, always willing to try something new, had a beautiful smile, and moved through life with grace...
Esther Abbott
Jan 18, 2017
Obituary for Esther E. Abbott Esther E. Abbott, 85, of Atlantic, and formerly of Stanton, passed away, Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the Stanton Care Center. Esther Elizabeth was born on April 24, 1931, in Red Oak, Iowa, the daughter of William Arch and Edith Malinda (Anderson) Smith. Her family lived in Stanton and she was a graduate of Stanton...
Donald Andersen
Jan 16, 2017
Obituary for Donald D. Andersen Donald D. Andersen, 86, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Donald Dean Andersen was born on March 9, 1930, in Anita, Iowa the son of Jess and Emma (Strickland) Andersen. Don worked on the family farm and at the gas station in Atlantic. While working at the gas...
Jerry Holliday
Jan 15, 2017
Obituary for Jerry D Holliday Jerry D. Holliday, 79, of Atlantic, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Harold and Hazle (Cornish) Holliday. He spent his early years living in Kansas and Texas, where his father worked. Upon his father's death, they moved back to Bayard, Iowa....
Lela Judd
Jan 14, 2017
Obituary for Lela Anita Judd Lela A. Judd, 100, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. Lela was born January 19, 1916, the daughter of Edward Dennis and Emily Gertrude (Horton) Weatherby near Anita, Iowa. She attended Anita Community Schools, and after her schooling she moved to...
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