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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

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...

Eugene Freese

Eugene Freese

Sep 19, 2016

Obituary for Eugene "Gene" Freese Eugene G. Freese, age 85, of Atlantic, passed away September 19, 2016, at 11:55 P.M. He was born July 9, 1931, in Odebolt, IA, the son of Otto & Florence Freese. Gene graduated from the Huxley High School with the class of 1949. He had perfect attendance, kindergarten through 12th grade, while attending school in...

Dula Thompson

Dula Thompson

Sep 14, 2016

Obituary for Dula C. Thompson Dula C. Thompson, 92, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dula Clay Thompson was born on December 10, 1923, at the family's home in southern Missouri, near the Swan River and town of Chadwick. The family moved to northern Missouri when Dula was two. At...

Robin Kautz

Robin Kautz

Aug 28, 2016

Obituary for Robin K. Kautz Robin K. Kautz, 59, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, at his home. The son of Paul and Fern (Petersen) Kautz, he was born April 7, 1957, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family lived in Stanwood, Iowa, until 1967, when they moved to Atlantic. During high school he participated in track and field,...

Roger Dunn

Roger Dunn

Aug 25, 2016

Obituary for Roger W. Dunn Roger W. Dunn, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Roger Wallace Dunn was born on July 13, 1944, in Akron, Ohio, the son of Jim and Betty Jean (Galvin) Dunn. Following graduation from high school he entered the United States Army, and served three tours in Vietnam....

Kristie Mills

Kristie Mills

Aug 9, 2016

Obituary for Kristie K. Mills Kristie Karlene Mills, born March 30, 1964, died with family by her side August 9, 2016, at the Exira Care Center, Exira, Iowa. Kristie was born to Kenneth and Leota "Peggy" (Macumber) Snyder, joining an older sister, Kennett Kay; almost 7 years later another sister came along, Kennell Kelli. Kristie loved being outside as a...

Earl Guttenfelder Jr

Earl Guttenfelder Jr

Aug 8, 2016

Obituary for Earl F. Guttenfelder Jr. Earl F. Guttenfelder, Jr., 73, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016, at his home Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Roland Funeral Service is caring for Earl's family and his arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Stanley Hoye

Stanley Hoye

Aug 6, 2016

Obituary for Stanley O Hoye Stanley O. Hoye, 89, of Electra, Texas, formerly of Griswold, went to be with his Savior on Saturday, August 6, 2016. He was born in Winslow, Nebraska, on March 10, 1927, to Otto Frederick Haye and Gertrude Anne (Romberg) Haye. Stan was a member of First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls, and enjoyed his Sunday...

Wade Smith

Wade Smith

Aug 2, 2016

Obituary for Wade A Smith Wade Alan Smith, 62, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at his home in Atlantic. Wade was born September 14, 1953, to Lyle and Luella (Logue) Smith at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He attended Clarinda Community School and Atlantic Community School graduating with the Atlantic High School Class of...

Francis Duben

Francis Duben

Aug 1, 2016

Obituary for Francis D "Duby" Duben Francis "Duby" David Duben, 72, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, August 1, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Francis was born September 1, 1943, to Francis and Margaret (Sisk) Duben in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith in Creston, Iowa. He attended Creston Community Schools graduating with the Class of 1962....

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