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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Harry Mensching

Harry Mensching

Jul 30, 2016

Obituary for Harry F Mensching Harry F. Mensching, 100, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Allen Place. He was born on July 26, 1916, in Pisgah, Iowa to parents Henry and Emma Mensching. He was raised on the family farm with his two brothers, Harold and Herman and attended Windy Ridge Country School, graduating from the 8th...

Dorothy Baxter Grubbs

Dorothy Baxter Grubbs

Jul 29, 2016

Obituary for Dorothy M Baxter Grubbs Dorothy M. Baxter Grubbs, 90, of Adair, and formerly of Lewis, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center in Fontanelle. The daughter of Fred and Ella (Krueger) Martens, she was born November 26, 1925, in Brighton Township near Marne, Iowa. She was baptized in the Church of Christ at Minden,...

Dean Sueck

Dean Sueck

Jul 26, 2016

Obituary for Dean Sueck Dean Sueck, 58, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. The son of Donald and Gussie (Greene) Sueck was born November 10, 1957, at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. He attended North Scranton High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, graduating in the Class of 1975. On June...

Max Herrington

Max Herrington

Jul 24, 2016

Obituary for Max E. Herrington Max Herrington, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The son of Marion and Ruth (Jacobs) Herrington, Max Eldon was born November 25, 1930, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. On December 31, 1948, he was united in marriage to Helen Ruth Turnball. The couple lived in Benton, Iowa, where he...

Leona Bancroft

Leona Bancroft

Jul 21, 2016

Obituary for Leona M Bancroft Leona M. Bancroft, 96, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Leona Marie was born on December 23, 1919, in Shelby County, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Dagmar (Paulsen) Peterson. Leona and her four sisters were raised on the family farm, and she often shared stories of the...

Duane Anderson

Duane Anderson

Jul 9, 2016

Obituary for Duane E Anderson Duane E. Anderson, 81, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Duane Earl Anderson was born on March 20, 1935, in Big Lake, Minnesota, the son of Walter and Laura (Myers) Anderson. During his childhood he helped on the family dairy farm, and attended school in Big...

Luella Smith

Luella Smith

Jul 2, 2016

Obituary for Luella Pauline Smith Luella Pauline Smith, 91, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Luella Smith was born January 8, 1925, to Jess and Grace (Cozad) Logue at their home in Cumberland. She attended rural school near Cumberland and graduated with the High School Class of 1943. On January 19,...

Lela Boos

Lela Boos

Jun 20, 2016

Obituary for Lela M. Boos Lela M. Boos, 87, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Lela May was born on May 2, 1929, three miles north of Massena, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence August and Elsie (Holste) Boos. Following graduation she worked for Safeway in Omaha and Massey-Ferguson in Des Moines. She later moved...

Sally Williams

Sally Williams

May 30, 2016

Obituary for Sally Ann Williams Sally Ann Williams, 87, formerly of Atlantic, passed away with family at her side on Monday, May 30th at Bethany Manor in Story City. Sally was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on September 14, 1928, the daughter of George and Florence (Radcliffe) Hazlehurst. In 1937, the family left the pottery industry in East Liverpool and...

Dr. Dale Schramm

Dr. Dale Schramm

May 27, 2016

Obituary for Dr. Dale D. Schramm Dr. Dale D. Schramm, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. The son of Frederick Henry and Ivanetta Adelheid Marie Dankers Schramm, Dale Dorance Schramm was born August 16, 1934, at home near Newell, Iowa. Dale graduated from Lytton High School and later received...

Raymond Becker

Raymond Becker

May 19, 2016

Obituary for Raymond Becker Raymond D. Becker, 91, a long time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at Heritage House in Atlantic on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Raymond was born to Maude Mountain (Brown) and Earl Adam Becker on July 27, 1924, at the Becker home in Bear Grove Township. He attended country schools, and graduated from Atlantic High School...

Janet Burke

Janet Burke

May 16, 2016

Obituary for Janet E. Burke JANET E. SCHAFER BURKE Janet Elizabeth Schafer Burke, daughter of Jacob and Eva Schafer, was born August 2, 1916, in LeMars IA, and quietly passed away on May 16, at the Heritage House in Atlantic IA, at 99 years of age. Janet was raised in LeMars IA, and graduated in 1934 from St. Joseph High...

Janet Gustin

Janet Gustin

May 6, 2016

Obituary for Janet E Gustin Janet Elaine Boehme Gustin, 65, formerly of Atlantic and more recently of Adel, was surrounded by family and loved ones on Friday, May 6, 2016, as she moved on to her heavenly home with the Lord from the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa, where she had been during the last few weeks. She was...

Andrew Petersen

Andrew Petersen

Apr 27, 2016

Obituary for Andrew R. Petersen Andrew Roland Petersen, 26, of Audubon, Iowa passed away April 27, 2016 at his home in Audubon. Andrew Roland Petersen was born on January 18, 1990, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital the son of Steven L. and Lanette D. (Black) Petersen. Andrew was baptized and confirmed at the Federated United Church of Christ in...

D. Jean Dolch

D. Jean Dolch

Apr 22, 2016

Obituary for D. Jean Dolch D. Jean Dolch, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016, at her son's home south of Wiota. Dora Jean was born on June 28, 1930, in Villisca, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Allison and Bertha (Brickman) Lewis. Jean was baptized at the Methodist Church in Villisca. She graduated from Corning High School in...

Marilyn Blanchard

Marilyn Blanchard

Apr 22, 2016

Obituary for Marilyn L. Blanchard Marilyn Lucille Blanchard, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away April 22, 2016, at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha. The daughter of James and Thelma (Grinstead) Leslie, Marilyn was born May 20, 1938, in Edna Township near Cumberland, Iowa. She attended rural school near Cumberland and then attended Cumberland High School graduating with the Class of...

JR Betz

JR Betz

Apr 12, 2016

Obituary for JR Betz JR Betz JR Betz, 87, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. James Robert Betz was born on April 30, 1928, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the only child born to Harvey Harold and Helen Beatrice (Pearsall) Betz. He was an outstanding athlete in football and track, even holding records....

Connie Kluever

Connie Kluever

Apr 11, 2016

Obituary for Connie L. Kluever Connie L. Kluever, 76, formerly of Atlantic, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Connie was born in Atlantic on October 26, 1939, the daughter of J. Howard and Marguerite Louise (Smith) Kluever. During high school she worked as a clerk at Woolworth's and was a member of...

Bill Retz

Bill Retz

Apr 11, 2016

Obituary for Bill Retz Bill Retz of Atlantic went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2016. He was born on January 19, 1929 south of Marne to Emil T. and Anna Christena Retz. At the age of 2, the family moved to a farm east of Wiota where he was raised. He graduated from the Wiota High School...

Everett McNally

Everett McNally

Mar 31, 2016

Obituary for Everett McNally Everett Lee Roy McNally, 67, returned to our Lord after a brief, but relentless struggle with cancer on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Everett was born in Norfolk, Nebraska, the 4th son of William Franklin and Genevieve (Mc Fadden) McNally on June 1, 1948. He moved with his family to Hayward, CA in 1958, and graduated from...

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