William "Bill" Wright
Sep 5, 2017
Obituary for William "Bill" B. Wright William “Bill” B. Wright, 84, of Newton died on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Bill, the son of William Willis and Madge Estella (Bates) Wright, was born on May 18, 1933 in Des Moines. He had fond memories of his childhood days working on Howard Moore’s farm...
Ann Nelsen
Aug 30, 2017
Obituary for Ann C Nelsen (Peters) Ann Nelsen, 66, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at her home. Ann Carol Peters was born on June 23, 1951, in Gregory, South Dakota, the daughter of Eugene Paul and Virginia Joanna (Viereck) Peters. She graduated from Huron High School where both her parents were teachers. Ann attended South...
Helen Johnson
Aug 29, 2017
Obituary for Helen P Johnson Helen P. Johnson, 94, of Lewis, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the Exira Care Center. Helen Pauline was born on June 17, 1923, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Lars and Minnie (Brehmer) Mikkelsen. She attended school in a one room school house south of Elk Horn, and...
Arnold Petersen
Aug 22, 2017
Obituary for Arnold K. Petersen Arnold K. Petersen, 98, of Atlantic, and formerly of Elk Horn, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Arnold K. Petersen was born on April 14, 1919, at the home place in Sharon Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Hans P. and Emma Katrina (Esbeck) Petersen. He attended rural school...
Anna Mary Nelson
Jul 30, 2017
Obituary for Anna Mary Nelson Anna Mary Nelson, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Anna Mary Smith was born March 2, 1921, near Lewis, Iowa, one of four children born to Elmer and Lora Graham Smith. Following graduation from Lewis High School in 1938, she worked at the Scotts and Firestone...
Payton Rose Shadden
Jul 22, 2017
Obituary for Payton Rose Shadden Payton Rose Shadden was born and welcomed into Heaven July 22, 2017, at 3:59 p.m., at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, weighing 6.5 pounds and was 18 1/2 inches long. She spent only a moment in our arms, but she will be forever in our hearts. Payton Rose is survived by her parents, Jen...
Michael "Mike" McKee
Jul 20, 2017
Obituary for Michael "Mike" McKee Michael A. McKee, 54, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home. Michael Armand was born on March 16, 1963, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Ivan Charles and Janet Allien (Miles) McKee. Following school he began working for Blue Amusements on and off for a few years. While working there...
Dale Christensen
Jul 20, 2017
Obituary for Dale L. Christensen Dale L. Christensen, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Stuart Community Care Center. Dale Leroy was born on October 22, 1938, in Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Harry and Ellen (Robinson) Christensen. He graduated from Audubon High School in 1957. On October 24, 1959, he was...
Jeffrey "Animal" Weihs
Jul 12, 2017
Obituary for Jeffrey "Animal" J. Weihs Jeff "Animal" J. Weihs, 57, of Marne, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at his home. Jeffrey Joseph Weihs was born on January 24, 1960, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Harold "Sonny" J.J. and Letha L. (Ward) Weihs. He grew up in the Atlantic and Marne area and graduated from Atlantic High School...
Florence Enockson
Jun 27, 2017
Obituary for Florence E. Enockson (Pearson) Florence E. Enockson, 99, of Atlantic, passed at 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Florence was born June 22, 1918, to Adolph and Anna Pearson in Sioux City, Iowa. She married Don Enockson on December 20, 1941, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Don and Florence moved to Atlantic...
Laura Olsen
Jun 21, 2017
Obituary for Laura Margaret Olsen (Hansen) Laura M. Olsen, 62, of Marne, Iowa, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at home with her family at her side. Laura Margaret Hansen was born to Herbert Wayne and Harriet Louise (Christensen) Hansen, January 14, 1955, in Omaha, Nebraska. Laura grew up surrounded by sisters, in a home filled with a love of...
Betty Brown
Jun 13, 2017
Obituary for Betty Jane Brown Betty J. Brown, 79, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home. Betty Jane was born on September 13, 1937, near Corning, Iowa, the only child born to Donald Rex and Mabel (Mateer) Reed. She attended school in Corning, and at the age of 18 was united in marriage to Delbert...
Irene Ullerich
Jun 3, 2017
Obituary for Irene Marie Ullerich Irene M. Ullerich, 96, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Irene Marie Ullerich was born on May 25, 1921, in Ute, Crawford County, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Sophia Emma Ida (Knop) Ullerich. Her family made Atlantic their home when she was eight. She graduated...
Maxine Lambertsen
Jun 1, 2017
Obituary for Maxine Lambertsen Maxine Lea Lambertsen, 80, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at her home. The daughter of Walter Howard and Marie Dorthea (Juhler) Christensen, she was born December 13, 1936, southeast of Wiota, Iowa, where she grew up and attended the Wiota Community Schools. After school she worked at Robinson Hardware in Atlantic for a...
Duane Reed
May 31, 2017
Obituary for Duane A. Reed Duane Alford Reed, 87, of Atlantic, passed away early Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. The son of Frank Alford and Cecile Marie (Mailander) Reed, he was born April 9, 1930, in Wiota, Iowa. Growing up in the Wiota area, he graduated from the Wiota High School in 1949. Duane...
Colleen Jeppesen
May 30, 2017
Obituary for Colleen E Jeppesen (Kitelinger) Colleen Elaine Jeppesen, 79, of Exira, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. On September 24, 1937, Colleen Elaine was born the daughter of Keith and Ethel (Knudsen) Kitelinger in Exira, Iowa. She graduated from Exira High School in 1956. During high school she worked at Enockson's Ice Cream...
Loretta Shepperd
May 13, 2017
Obituary for Loretta Shepperd Loretta J. Shepperd, 86, a long-time resident of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Loretta Jean Ahrenholtz was born on November 17, 1930, in Crawford County, Iowa, the daughter of Pete and Sallie (Jedele) Ahrenholtz. She grew up on a farm south of Denison and graduated from Denison High School and...
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
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
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...
