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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Vernon Sandbothe

Vernon Sandbothe

Nov 10, 2015

Obituary for Vernon J. Sandbothe Vernon Sandbothe, 82, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa. Vernon was born on June 14, 1933, in Panama, Iowa, to Stephen and Barbara (Pauley) Sandbothe, and was raised in the Portsmouth area. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Vernon attended school...

Wilma Blake

Wilma Blake

Nov 5, 2015

Obituary for Wilma P. Blake (Matheny) Wilma P. Blake, 92, entered into the House of the Lord on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Wilma was born to Don and Elsie (Lantz) Matheny on December 1, 1922, near Blockton, Iowa. She had a brother, Cecil and a sister, Norma who died at an early age from...

Clarence Chamberlain

Clarence Chamberlain

Nov 3, 2015

Obituary for Clarence Melvin Chamberlain Clarence M. Chamberlain, 90, of Wiota, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Clarence Melvin was born on June 15, 1925, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Walter W. and Zella (Ringer) Chamberlain. He attended country school in Grove City and graduated from Wiota High School in 1943. After graduation, he...

Wayne Auerbach

Wayne Auerbach

Oct 22, 2015

Obituary for Wayne H Auerbach Wayne H. Auerbach Wayne H. Auerbach, 87, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Wayne Howard Auerbach, the son of Frank L. and Nellie J. (Bornholdt) Auerbach, was born on November 29, 1927, at his parents home north of Atlantic, Iowa. He attended rural school Maple Dale #9 through...

Martha Waters

Martha Waters

Oct 6, 2015

Obituary for Martha I. Waters Martha Irene Shifflett Waters Martha Waters, a long time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Heritage House in Atlantic at the age of 93. Martha Irene Shifflett was born on August 30, 1922, to Grant and Mary (Compton) Shifflett in Ringgold County, Iowa. Martha attended Cottonwood Country School...

Wallace Dolch

Wallace Dolch

Oct 6, 2015

Obituary for Wallace E Dolch Wallace E. Dolch, 87, of Atlantic, passed away October 6, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Wallace Ernest was born on March 14, 1928, on the family farm north of Lyman, the son of Frank Frederick and Grace Viola (Bales) Dolch. This is where he was raised and attended Bear Grove #8 school,...

Emily Fleming

Emily Fleming

Sep 29, 2015

Emily "Billie" Cecile Fleming, 74, of Atlantic, passed away at her home on September 29, 2015. She was born on September 22, 1941, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Andrew and Gladys (Schmitz) Wallen. As a young lady, she moved with her family to Santa Cruz, California, and later to Ventura, California. There she met Donald Fleming and the couple married on...

Elizabeth Wohlenhaus Johanson

Elizabeth Wohlenhaus Johanson

Sep 21, 2015

Obituary for Elizabeth Ann Wohlenhaus Johanson Elizabeth Ann Wohlenhaus Johanson, 63, died September 21st, 2015, at her home in rural Winnebago, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 25th, 2015, at Jackson Lake Lutheran Church in Amboy, Minnesota with Pastor Todd Substad officiating followed by lunch at the church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM...

Clifford Kauffman

Clifford Kauffman

Sep 19, 2015

Obituary for Clifford W. Kauffman Clifford W. Kauffman of York, Nebraska, and formerly of Marne, Iowa, passed away at the Hearthstone Care Center in York on Saturday, September 19, at the age of 96 years, 3 months, and 22 days. Clifford was born in Shelby County, Iowa, to Homer and Edna (McFadden) Kauffman on May 28, 1919. Clifford graduated from...

J. Irene Steffens

J. Irene Steffens

Sep 18, 2015

Obituary for J. Irene Steffens (Campbell) Irene Steffens, 95, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Juanita Irene Campbell was born on October 10, 1919, on a farm near Girard, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Alexander and Ruth Lila (Dick) Campbell. She graduated from Girard High School in 1938, and in 1940 from...

Albert Petersen

Albert Petersen

Sep 16, 2015

Obituary for Albert "Bert" Petersen Albert "Bert" Petersen, 75, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha. Albert Henry Petersen was born September 8, 1940, in Atlantic, the son of Arnold Edward and Eleanor (Cron) Petersen. He graduated with Lewis' final class in 1959. After working for various contractors, he went on his own...

Haleen Pellett

Haleen Pellett

Sep 15, 2015

Obituary for Haleen E Pellett Haleen (Judd) Pellett passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital at the age of 91. Born on October 17, 1923, to George W. and Verda (Bailey) Judd, she grew up on a farm southeast of Atlantic, attended Wiota School, and graduated from Wiota High School in 1941. Following graduation, she moved...

Betty Drager

Betty Drager

Sep 4, 2015

Obituary for Betty A Drager Betty A. Drager, 88, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, and formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015, at her home. The daughter of Charles Steven and Gertrude (Gordon) Bissell, Betty Arlene was born on November 27, 1926, in Massena, Iowa. She was baptized in the United Methodist Church in Cumberland, Iowa. As she...

Terry Ray

Terry Ray

Aug 27, 2015

Obituary for Terry Ray Brent Terry Ray, 74, of Sioux City, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Brent “Terry” was born on April 17, 1941, in Anita, Iowa, the son of Dell and Adair (Walker) Ray. He attended Anita High School and college at Northwest Missouri State, in Marysville,...

Nora Bretey

Nora Bretey

Aug 27, 2015

Obituary for Nora Bretey Video recorded tribute can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nora+bretey Nora G. Bretey, 59, of Atlantic, went to live with her LORD on Thursday, August 27, 2015, from her home. Nora Grace was born on October 10, 1955, in Denison, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph Arnold and Juanita Ruth (Hahn) Bachmann. Following graduation she attended Drake University and...

Richard Kanning

Richard Kanning

Aug 26, 2015

Obituary for Richard P. "Dick" Kanning Dick Kanning, 90, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, August 26, at Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Dick was born in the parsonage of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Friberg Township, Ottertail County, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Rev. William D. and Louise Nee Hackbarth Kanning, May 29, 1925. He was baptized on June 14, 1925. His sponsors...

John Brosnahan

John Brosnahan

Aug 20, 2015

Obituary for John M Brosnahan John Brosnahan, 91, of Atlantic passed Thursday, August 20, at Heritage House in Atlantic after a long and full life. John was born on July 30, 1924, in Minot, North Dakota, the son of Henry and Catherine (Ehr) Brosnahan. After serving in the United States Navy during WWII, he graduated from Saint Thomas College in...

Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons

Aug 12, 2015

Obituary for Bruce H Simmons Bruce Simmons, 71, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, August 12, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Bruce Howard Simmons was born on June 23, 1944, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Virgil Francis and Betty Jane (Reynolds) Simmons. He graduated from Central High School in 1962. Following graduation, he joined the United States...

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...

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