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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Dennis Linfor

Dennis Linfor

Jan 11, 2017

Obituary for Dennis R. Linfor Dennis R. Linfor, 67, of Lewis, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Dennis Ray Linfor was born on June 29, 1949, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Joseph Emmet and Mary Ella (Frink) Linfor. After high school he began working on the steel crew at Henningsen Construction, and later returned...

Donald "Donnie" Stormer

Donald "Donnie" Stormer

Jan 6, 2017

Obituary for Donald "Donnie" W Stormer Donald "Donnie" Stormer, 80, of Elk Horn and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Donald Wayne Stormer was born on June 18, 1936, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Chester A. and Mary Evelyn (Lane) Stormer. He was raised and attended school in Atlantic....

Dorothy Petersen

Dorothy Petersen

Dec 29, 2016

Obituary for Dorothy R Petersen DOROTHY PETERSEN Dorothy R. Petersen, 91, of Fairview, Tennessee formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away December 29, 2016, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. The daughter of Edwin and Viola (Frank) Meyer, she was born February 8, 1925, on her parent's farm near Cumberland. As she grew from a baby up to eight...

Wilma Embree

Wilma Embree

Dec 28, 2016

Obituary for Wilma Irene Embree (Conrad) Wilma Irene Embree, 94, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born September 20, 1922, in Edna Township, Cass County, Iowa, the middle child of Fred and Grace (Conrad) Penfold. She attended Maple Valley country school and graduated from Grant High School. She is the last...

Rodney Pedersen

Rodney Pedersen

Dec 28, 2016

Obituary for Rodney Allen Pedersen RODNEY ALLEN PEDERSEN Rodney A. Pedersen, 72, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. The son of Axel H. and Martha Kyhn Pedersen, Rodney was born February 26, 1944, in the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Rodney...

Terry Christensen

Terry Christensen

Dec 20, 2016

Obituary for Terry H. Christensen Terry H. Christensen, 70, of Council Bluffs and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his home. Terry Hans Christensen was born on January 2, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Benjamin Hans and Marie Rosella (Paulson) Christensen. He grew up on the family farm south of Brayton and attended Smoky...

Aleen Weaver

Aleen Weaver

Dec 16, 2016

Obituary for Aleen A. Weaver Aleen A. Weaver, 98, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Aleen Alvina Weaver was born on July 20, 1918, in Hancock, Iowa, to Emanuel E. and Wilhelmina (Stender) Christensen. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended rural schools and graduated from Greenfield High School...

Elaine Huddleson

Elaine Huddleson

Dec 13, 2016

Obituary for Elaine Huddleson Elaine M. Huddleson, 92, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at her home. She was the daughter of Edgar N. and Hannah K. (Jessen) Petersen, born May 21, 1924, on a farm near Exira, Iowa. She attended rural school near Exira before her family moved to a farm south of Anita. In 1941, she...

James Kemp

James Kemp

Dec 9, 2016

Obituary for James W. Kemp James W. Kemp, 94, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. James White Kemp, son of James G. and Jessie (White) Kemp, was born January 23, 1922, in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from the Harlan High School in 1939. James...

Robert Goeken

Robert Goeken

Dec 5, 2016

Obituary for Robert L. Goeken Robert L. Goeken, 95, of Atlantic, formerly of Marne, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Robert Lee Goeken was born February 13, 1921, to Jessie Polkingharn Goeken and Arthur Goeken at his parents’ home in Cass County, near Marne. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1938 and attended Iowa State...

DeEtte Black-McCaw

DeEtte Black-McCaw

Nov 23, 2016

Obituary for DeEtte Black-McCaw DeEtte Jan Black-McCaw, 46, of Exira, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. The daughter of Roland Alden and Janice Lucille (Johnson) Black, she was born November 2, 1970, at the Denver General Hospital in Denver, CO. She was baptized and confirmed at the Federated United Church of Christ in...

Shirley Will

Shirley Will

Nov 13, 2016

Obituary for Shirley A Will Shirley Will, 72, of Atlantic, formerly of Anita, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Shirley Ann was born on September 16, 1944, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Dale F. and Dorothy May (Peterson) Will. She attended school in Anita, Iowa. Shirley's life centered around family, and her...

Marion Reimer

Marion Reimer

Nov 11, 2016

Obituary for Marion Reimer Marion Reimer, 89, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Marion Gale Reimer was born April 1, 1927, on a farm near Walnut, Iowa, to Marx and Meta (Rossman) Reimer, the youngest of 14 children. Marion grew up in rural Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School in 1944. Following...

S. Fletcher Nichols

S. Fletcher Nichols

Oct 22, 2016

Obituary for S. Fletcher Nichols (Samuel) Fletcher Nichols was born April 6, 1923, in Atlantic, Iowa. He passed into the arms of Jesus on October 22nd, in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 93. At age eight, Fletcher moved to the farm on south Chestnut where he lived until he retired at age 72. He graduated from Lewis High School...

Maxine Blunk

Maxine Blunk

Oct 22, 2016

Obituary for Maxine F Blunk Maxine F. Blunk, 96, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The daughter of Chris and Fern (Schmidt) Johnson was born August 2, 1920, in Atlantic. She attended school in Marne through the eighth grade. She then helped her parents raise her two younger brothers. On January 4, 1941, she...

Gyle Conrad

Gyle Conrad

Oct 22, 2016

Obituary for Gyle N Conrad Gyle N. Conrad, 92, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The son of Vincent and Alice (Wagner) Conrad, Gyle was born July 2, 1924, in Lewis, Iowa. He was baptized at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. After attending rural school near Lewis, he then graduated from the...

Lawrence Greufe

Lawrence Greufe

Oct 13, 2016

Obituary for Lawrence "Larry" Greufe Lawrence James Greufe of Atlantic passed away on October 13, 2016, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Celebration of Larry's life will be held at 1:00 PM, November 12, 2016, at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Williams, IA. Larry was born in Iowa Falls, IA, on September 24, 1950, to Vernon and...

Marjorie Grayson

Marjorie Grayson

Oct 11, 2016

Obituary for Marjorie J. Grayson Long time resident, Marjorie “Marge” Grayson died October 11, 2016, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Marge was born on February 7, 1925, in Spring Hill, Iowa, to Homer and Esther (Hansell) Lockwood, the fourth of six daughters. She graduated first in her class from high school in 1942, and attended the American Institute of Business...

Brenda Wendt

Brenda Wendt

Sep 19, 2016

Obituary for Brenda Kay Wendt On Monday, September 19, 2016, at 10:21 p.m., the Lord called home Brenda Kay Wendt of Grant, Iowa. Brenda Kay Pace was born on June 16, 1951, in Murray, Kentucky, the daughter of J.D. and Lilie Mae (Stack) Pace. She attended Murray Community Schools and graduated in the Class of 1968. On July 19, 1991,...

Glen Nichols

Glen Nichols

Sep 19, 2016

Obituary for Glen A. Nichols Glen A. Nichols, 71, of Wiota, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Glen Allan was born on August 20, 1945, in a hotel on Main Street in Massena, Iowa, the son of Lloyd E. and Gladys M. (Sager) Nichols. He was the youngest of seven children. He attended country school and...

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