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Clarence Bartels

Clarence Bartels

Aug 6, 2015

Obituary for Clarence Bartels Clarence Bartels, 85, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015, at Heritage House. The son of Albert and Hattie (Puvogel) Bartels, he was born August 30, 1929, in Nodaway, Iowa in Page County. At the age of three Clarence lost his father. He attended Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School in Clarinda, until the eighth grade, when...

G. Roger Hansen

G. Roger Hansen

Jul 30, 2015

Obituary for G. Roger Hansen G. Roger Hansen passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Elk Horn, Iowa, at the age of 90. George Roger Hansen was born June 8, 1925, at his parents home in Cass County, between Wiota and Anita, south of Highway 6. While in high school he had to quit to...

Delores Stevens

Delores Stevens

Jul 13, 2015

Obituary for Delores "Dee" Stevens Delores E. Stevens, 81, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Delores Evelyn was born on December 23, 1933, in Delavan, Minnesota, the daughter of Louis and Martha (Wilke) Paulson. She was the second oldest of 10 children born to this union. The family had a farming...

William Thompson

William Thompson

Jul 12, 2015

Obituary for William F "Bill" Thompson William Frederick Thompson passed away on July 12, 2015, after a 6-year battle with multiple myeloma. A Service of Remembrance will be held to celebrate Bill's life at the Roland Funeral Home, 204 East 5th Street in Atlantic, Iowa, on Saturday, July 18 at 11:00 am. The family will meet and greet friends at...

Robert Stuetelberg

Robert Stuetelberg

Jul 12, 2015

Obituary for Robert A Stuetelberg Robert A. Stuetelberg, 89, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Robert Antone was born on January 15, 1926, on the family farm near Wiota, the son of Frederick Henry and Gertrude Marie (Jorgensen) Stuetelberg. He grew up there and graduated from the Wiota High School in...

Lester Wheatley

Lester Wheatley

Jun 30, 2015

Obituary for Lester W. Wheatley Lester Wheatley, 99, of Elk Horn, and formerly of Marne, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. The son of Joseph and Ruby Amanda (Pedersen) Wheatley, he was born October 8, 1915, in rural Marne, Cass County, Iowa. He was raised in a family of two sisters and one...

Ronald "Ronnie" Majerus

Ronald "Ronnie" Majerus

Jun 26, 2015

Obituary for Ronald "Ronnie" Majerus Ronald "Ron" Majerus, 62, a life-time resident of Atlantic, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015, at Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. The son of Leroy Andrew and Lillian Marie (Gaunt) Majerus, he was born November 4, 1952, in Atlantic. He graduated from AHS in 1972. Ron helped unload many trucks for Merle Turner at Grant...

Freeman Brown

Freeman Brown

Jun 25, 2015

Obituary for Freeman R Brown Freeman Brown, 95, of Anita, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Caring Acres in Anita. Freeman is survived by his wife, Aurel; sons, Wade (Karen) Brown and Warren (Linda) Brown; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Nancy Brown. He is preceded in death by his sons, Gail and Mark Brown. Services will be held...

Theresa Nissen

Theresa Nissen

Jun 23, 2015

Obituary for Theresa Nissen Theresa M. Nissen, 91, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Theresa Marie was born on September 12, 1923, the daughter of Ole P. and Emma (O'Brien) Olsen. She grew up and attended school in Elk Horn, Iowa. On September 9, 1940, she married Belmond Nissen at...

Juanita Wilson

Juanita Wilson

Jun 22, 2015

Obituary for Juanita Wilson Juanita L. Wilson, 89, of Atlantic, and formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at her home. Juanita was born on December 16, 1925, in Shelbina, Missouri, the daughter of Ira and Lillian Mae (Saggeser) MacLane. She grew up in Hannibal, Missouri and attended school there. In the late 1940's she moved to...

Robert "Bob" Paul

Robert "Bob" Paul

Jun 20, 2015

Obituary for Robert "Bob" "Ozzie" Paul Robert "Ozzie" L. Paul, age 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Bickford Care Center in Midland, Michigan. Robert was born in Atlantic, Iowa on December 28, 1923 to Otto Paul and Katherine (Christensen) Paul. He grew up in Atlantic and upon graduation he entered the Navy Air Corp. Following...

Fern Schlake

Fern Schlake

Jun 19, 2015

Obituary for Fern Schlake , 76, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015, at the University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The daughter of Frank and Agnes (Kirch) Schmoldt, she was born July 24, 1938, in Beemer, Nebraska. Fern was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Beemer and later confirmed on April 6, 1952. She attended Beemer...

Linda Andersen

Linda Andersen

Jun 16, 2015

Obituary for Linda Andersen Linda L. Andersen, 74, of Marne, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Linda Lou was born on February 22, 1941, the daughter of Harry Valdemar and Helena Katrina (Mortensen) Jensen, on the family farm east of Kimballton, Iowa. Her sisters have fond recollections of playing dress-up, and Linda loved...

Shirley Armstrong

Shirley Armstrong

Jun 15, 2015

Obituary for Shirley A Armstrong Shirley A. Armstrong, 78, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at her home in Cumberland. Shirley Ann was born March 27, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 10 she was adopted by William and Irene (Frazer) Beier, and grew up on their farm northeast of Atlantic. She attended school in...

Mary Fooken

Mary Fooken

Jun 14, 2015

Obituary for Mary Fooken Mary M. Fooken, 74, of Manilla, and formerly of Bridgewater, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa. The daughter of Earl and Mid Metzger, Mary was born August 23, 1940, in Bridgewater, Iowa. She attended school in Bridgewater, and was a member of the class of 1958, the last...

Betty Paulsen

Betty Paulsen

Jun 7, 2015

Obituary for Betty Paulsen Betty L. Paulsen, 74, of Omaha, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha. Betty Lou was born on December 29, 1940, in O’Neill, NE, the daughter of John Francis and Dorothy Evelyn (Ott) Curran. She grew up on the family farm, where she fondly remembers...

Winifred Mueller

Winifred Mueller

May 20, 2015

Obituary for Winifred R Mueller Winifred Ruth “Babe” Mueller, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the age of 100 years. Babe Mueller was born in Atlantic, Iowa on November 14, 1914, to Clarence Brown and B. Muriel (Thompson) Brown. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1932. On November 8, 1933, she married Lester "Chet" Mueller in Atlantic. Babe...

Bart Webb

Bart Webb

May 13, 2015

Obituary for Bart G Webb Bart G. Webb, 92, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Heritage House, in Atlantic. Bart was born in San Bernardino, CA, on November 20, 1922, the 7th of 8 children born to Walter Raymond and Millie (Cheshire) Webb. He graduated from Colton High School in Colton, California in 1941. During WWII, he...

Asta Wiechmann

Asta Wiechmann

May 10, 2015

Obituary for Asta K Wiechmann Asta K. Wiechmann, 90, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Asta Kristine Petersen was born April 16, 1925 to Peter Petersen and Nicoline Marie (Mikkelsen) Petersen, at her parent's home south of Elk Horn on a day when her father was seeding oats. She attended Clay #7 School...

Bernice Matthews

Bernice Matthews

May 5, 2015

Obituary for Bernice E Matthews Bernice Elinora Matthews, 93, formerly of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Loveland, Colorado. Bernice was born in Audubon County, Iowa on September 27, 1921 to Hans T. and Yorgine P. (Jorgensen) Petersen. Bernice attended rural schools in the area, graduated from Marne Secondary in 1937, and Atlantic High School in 1939. Soon...

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