Jim Young
Apr 18, 2015
Obituary for Jim Young JIM YOUNG Jim Young, 79, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Sun City West, Arizona. Howard James Young was born March 22, 1936, to Jesse (Read) and Howard A. Young at their home in Madison County Iowa. Jim attended country school and then later, attended Macksburg School, graduating in 1954. He was a...
Ramona Smith
Apr 16, 2015
Obituary for Ramona Smith (Woolsey) Ramona G. (Woolsey) Smith, 87, of Chandler, Arizona, and formerly of Atlantic, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2015, peacefully at her home in Chandler. Ramona was born on April 2, 1928, in Atlantic, Iowa, where she lived until moving to Omaha, Nebraska. She was employed by Western Electric. She met...
Jacqueline Stein
Apr 8, 2015
Obituary for Jacqueline K "Jackie" Stein Jacqueline "Jackie" Kay Stein, 52, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. The daughter of Raymond Henry & Roberta Jean (Clements) Stein, she was born April 30, 1962, in Harlan, Iowa. As a small child she loved to go on walks. She attended special education school...
Melvin Hodge
Apr 7, 2015
Obituary for Melvin L Hodge Melvin Hodge, 88, of Atlantic and former long-time resident of Marne, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Melvin was born on July 16, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was raised by Herbert and Hazel Johnson on their farm northwest of Marne, Iowa. Melvin attended country school in Marne and graduated...
Connie Weppler
Apr 4, 2015
Obituary for Connie K Weppler (Southard) CONNIE KAY (SOUTHARD) WEPPLER Connie Weppler, 75, a long-time resident of Lewis, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015, at home. The daughter of Woodrow Wilson and Louise Martha (Jenkins) Southard, she was born September 24, 1939, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up in Council Bluffs and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in...
Mollie Ferrell
Mar 28, 2015
Obituary for Mollie J. Ferrell "Because He Lives" was one of Mollie Jeanne Ferrell’s favorite songs. She enjoyed the Bill Gaither tune; not only for the music, but also for the belief she held in its message. Mollie was born in Springfield, Mo., January 22, 1927 and died March 28, 2015 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She was...
Lenora E. Maas
Mar 28, 2015
Obituary for Lenora E. Maas Lenora Eileen Wolford was born January 21, 1926, the daughter of Randall and Gladys Wolford and passed away March 28, 2015, at Atlantic Nursing & Rehab. She grew up near Massena and attended country schools. She worked as a nurse for Dr. Dirlam helping deliver many new babies into the world. On September 22, 1946,...
Walt Ambrose
Mar 24, 2015
Obituary for Walt Ambrose Walt Ambrose, 68, of Walnut, passed away Tuesday, March 24, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Walter Joseph Ambrose, Jr. was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa on October 13, 1946 to Walter Sr. and Thelma Ambrose. During his younger years he helped his parents raise cattle, hogs, milk cows and did chores. Walt attended country school during...
Margaret Reimer
Mar 22, 2015
Obituary for Margaret Reimer Dorothy Margaret (McDole) Reimer was born December 6, 1924, to Asa and Bessie (Gorham) McDole at their farm home in Monona County. She was the youngest of five children. Margaret passed away March 22, 2015, at the age of 90. Margaret graduated from Dunlap High School in 1942 after attending eight years in a one-room Monona...
Steven Cross
Mar 20, 2015
Obituary for Steven Cross STEVEN CROSS Steven Curtiss Cross, 64, of Atlantic, passed away early Friday, March 20, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. The son of Estel Curtis Cross and Betty Jean (Yearington) Cross, he was born January 23, 1951, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Steve grew up in Atlantic and joined the U.S. Army in 1968. He spent three...
Soren Petersen
Mar 12, 2015
Obituary for Soren Peter Petersen SOREN PETERSEN Soren Peter Petersen, 74, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, March 12, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. The son of Soren Peter & Johanna Katherine Carlsen Petersen, he was born May 10, 1940, in Mason City, Iowa. He attended the Iowa School for the Deaf, and graduated in 1960. While there, he...
Ray Euken
Mar 9, 2015
Obituary for Ray E. Euken RAY EUKEN Ray Euken, 88, a lifelong resident of the Cumberland area, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. The son of Edward Herman and Marie Caroline Eilts Euken, he was born February 12, 1927, in Franklin Township, rural Wiota. He graduated from Wiota High School in 1944; remaining on...
Barbara Bargo
Mar 8, 2015
Obituary for Barbara Bargo Barbara Eileen Bargo, youngest daughter of Erna Marie (Bonneson) Strandskov and Thorvald Richard Strandskov, was born in Carroll, IA on February 27, 1951. Barbara was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton, IA in 1965. She attended Elk Horn Elementary School and graduated from Elk Horn Community High School with the class of 1969. On July...
Roger Sandhorst
Mar 5, 2015
Obituary for Roger Sandhorst Roger W. Sandhorst, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at his home. Roger was born June 9, 1949, to Ralph and Pauline (Waldau) Sandhorst of Wiota, IA. He was raised on the farm and attended school in Wiota. He also attended two years in Anita, which is where he met his wife...
Verlain Rathkamp
Mar 3, 2015
Obituary for Verlain M Rathkamp Verlain Mueller Rathkamp, 94, a lifelong resident of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. The son of William Frederick and Leora Rose (Mueller) Rathkamp, he was born April 5, 1920, at the family home South of Cumberland. Verlain was united in marriage to, Mary Anne Grace Lindeman,...
Helen Marxen
Mar 2, 2015
Obituary for Helen Maxine Marxen (Bornholdt) HELEN M. MARXEN Helen M. Marxen, 92, a long-time Atlantic resident, passed away late Monday, March 2, 2015, at her home. Helen Maxine was born in southwest Iowa, on June 1, 1922, the daughter of Orville and Margaret (Brink) Bornholdt. She grew up on a farm, and at the age of three she was...
Myrtle Morris
Feb 28, 2015
Obituary for Myrtle L Morris (Bishop) MYRTLE MORRIS Myrtle Lorene Morris, 79, formerly of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015, at her home in Adair. The daughter of Earl Bishop and Jessie (Wing) Bishop, she was born August 12, 1935, in the Stockton, Missouri area, where she grew up and graduated from high school. Myrtle was united in marriage...
Karen Casey
Feb 27, 2015
Obituary for Karen M. Casey Karen M. Casey, 62, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Atlantic, died Friday, February 27, 2015, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born in Greenfield, Iowa, on April 21, 1952, the daughter of Oluf and Dorothy Petersen Neilsen. She grew up on the Circle N Ranch in Messina and Cumberland, Iowa. She graduated from...
Wava Bell
Feb 1, 2015
Obituary for Wava B. Bell Wava Bernice Plummer Bell, 100, longtime Atlantic resident passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Heritage House. She was born September 18, 1914, at Massena, Iowa the daughter of Omer and Ethel (Wilson) Plummer. She grew up in Cass County and graduated from Anita High School in 1932. She was a grade school teacher at...
Arlene Jahnke
Jan 24, 2015
Obituary for Arlene Gladys Jahnke (Bode) ARLENE GLADYS JAHNKE Arlene G. Jahnke, 95, of Atlantic and formerly of Lewis, passed away Saturday morning, January 24, 2015, in the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Arlene Gladys Bode was born on April 23, 1919, the daughter of William "Bill" and Elsie (Cron) Bode in Lewis, Iowa. She played high school...
