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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Henry "Clay" Belcher

Henry "Clay" Belcher

Jul 30, 2014

Obituary for Henry "Clay" Belcher Henry Clay Belcher, Jr., 94, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita. Henry Clay Belcher was born on October 18, 1919, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the son of Henry Clay and Manty (Deel) Belcher. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the United States...

Ross Bornholdt

Ross Bornholdt

Jul 29, 2014

Obituary for Ross E Bornholdt Ross E. Bornholdt, 83, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Ross Ernest Bornholdt was born on March 19, 1931, the son of Orville and Margaret (Brink) Bornholdt, on a farm west of Atlantic, Iowa. He was the fourth in a family of ten children. Ross...

June Andersen

June Andersen

Jul 21, 2014

Obituary for June Andersen June C. Andersen June C. Andersen, 58, of Waverly, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away July 21, 2014, in Waverly. June Christine Petty was born on October 27, 1955, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Merrill Freeman and Mary Ann (Knutsen) Petty. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1976. June was a CNA for...

Alice M Goold

Alice M Goold

Jul 20, 2014

Obituary for Alice M Goold Alice Goold, 83, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday, July 20 2014 at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. The daughter of Clarence Christian and Alma Christina (Andersen) Leander, she was born December 5, 1930, in Audubon County, IA. She attended country school at Oakfield #7, and graduated from Exira Public School in 1949, with honors....

Harriet Becker

Harriet Becker

Jul 13, 2014

Obituary for Harriet Ruth Becker (Hoegh) Harriet Ruth Hoegh Becker, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, at the Renaissance Assisted Living facility in Dillon, Montana. Harriet (Hattie) was born on February 14, 1926, in Brayton, Iowa, to Bertha and George Hoegh. She grew up in Brayton for a short while, before moving to Atlantic, where her parents were...

Joan Sunderman

Joan Sunderman

Jul 6, 2014

Obituary for Joan Sunderman Joan Sunderman, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2014, at the Griswold Care Center. Marilyn Joan Sunderman was born on January 18, 1934, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph Andrew and Louise (Schaaf) Sunderman. She graduated from Griswold High School in 1954. Joan enjoyed working with relatives, the Auerbach Family at...

Johnie Ruhr

Johnie Ruhr

Jul 1, 2014

Obituary for Johnie J. Ruhr Johnie J. Ruhr, 96, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Johnie was born at home in Felton, Minnesota on June 16, 1918, to Henry and Mabel (LeFleur) Ruhr. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1939. Following graduation he enlisted in the United States Army on September...

Ruth L Waters

Ruth L Waters

Jun 29, 2014

Obituary for Ruth L Waters Ruth Louise Waters, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, died June 29, 2014, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. The daughter of Lars P. and Minnie Louise (Brehmer) Mikkelsen, she was born October 25, 1928, in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1947. Ruth was united in marriage to Russell J....

Frederick Simpson

Frederick Simpson

Jun 28, 2014

Obituary for Frederick "Fritz" Simpson FREDERICK H. “FRITZ” SIMPSON Frederick H. (Fritz) Simpson died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. He was 86. The son of Frederick D. (Ted) and Gladys H. Simpson, he was born Oct. 31, 1927, in Boone. Before he was a year old, the Simpson family moved from Jordan, to Ponca, Neb.,...

Dudley Paul

Dudley Paul

Jun 10, 2014

Obituary for Dudley Dee Paul DUDLEY DEE PAUL Dudley Dee Paul, 62, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away peacefully, June 10, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. The son of Norman Dudley & Norma Jeanne (Darrow) Paul, he was born December 5, 1951, in Red Oak, Iowa. The family lived in southwest Iowa during his early years, moving to Pompano Beach,...

Dorothy Ackerman

Dorothy Ackerman

Jun 9, 2014

Obituary for Dorothy Ackerman DOROTHY ACKERMAN Our wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, grandma and friend. Dorothy came to us as the second child of Clair and Harriett (Drake) Darrow on November 28, 1918, in Atlantic, Iowa. She married Roland E. Ackerman on May 4, 1937, in Griswold, Iowa. Dorothy loved our country and waited anxiously for her husband to return...

Doris Lindeman

Doris Lindeman

Jun 1, 2014

Obituary for Doris Jane Lindeman (Worthington) DORIS JANE LINDEMAN Doris Jane (Worthington) Lindeman, 85, a lifetime resident of Cass County, passed away peacefully at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, Sunday, June 1, 2014. The daughter of Lyman W. and Claudia (Rake) Worthington, she was born March 27, 1929, in Cumberland, Iowa. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1947....

Patricia Schmidt

Patricia Schmidt

May 29, 2014

Obituary for Patricia Schmidt (Dutton) Patricia A. Schmidt, 74, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday, May 29, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Charles Edward and Margaret Ann (Been) Dutton, she was born July 15, 1939, in Boone, Iowa. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1957. Patricia was united in marriage to Charles Robert Moore in 1959 and...

Dennis Oathoudt

Dennis Oathoudt

May 27, 2014

Obituary for Dennis Oathoudt Dennis Dwayne Oathoudt, 68, of Atlantic, passed away unexpectedly in a truck accident on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Dallas County, Iowa. The son of Robert and Ethel Brehmer Oathoudt, he was born April 7, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up west of town and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1964. Dennis married...

Lawrence "Larry" Sothman

Lawrence "Larry" Sothman

May 23, 2014

Obituary for Lawrence "Larry" I Sothman Lawrence "Larry" Irvin Sothman, 92, a lifelong resident of Cass County, passed away Friday evening, May 23, 2014, at the Griswold Care Center. The son of Hans Detlef and Hilda Dorothy (Meyer) Sothman, he was born June 20, 1921, northeast of Lyman, Iowa. He graduated from the Atlantic High School. Larry was united in...

Ross Warne

Ross Warne

May 18, 2014

Obituary for Ross C Warne Ross Charles Warne, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at the Cass County Memorial Hospital on Sunday, May 18, 2014, after a short illness. Ross was born on August 3, 1925, near Lewis, Iowa, to Forrest and Ruth (Pound) Warne. After graduating from Lewis High School in 1942, he farmed south of Atlantic for over...

Roger Mathias

Roger Mathias

May 16, 2014

Obituary for Roger George Mathias ROGER G. MATHIAS Roger George Mathias, 77, went to be with our Lord, May 16th, 2014, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Roger was born on February 16th, 1937, in Wright County, Iowa, to George and Alice (Hoverstein) Mathias. The family moved to Indianola, Iowa, when Roger was a child. He graduated from Indianola High...

Janet Polkingharn

Janet Polkingharn

May 14, 2014

Obituary for Janet L. Polkingharn Janet Lucille Stillian Polkingharn, 76, of Marne, Iowa, went peacefully to Heaven, with her family by her side, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic on May 14, 2014. The daughter of Harold and Nellie (Gunther) Stillian, she was born on August 1, 1937, in Atlantic, Iowa. She was the third born of five...

Larry Mallon

Larry Mallon

May 5, 2014

Obituary for Larry Mallon Larry Mallon, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Lawrence Mallon was born on October 30, 1926, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Lawrence Rufus and Georgia Grace (Pardee) Mallon. Larry enlisted in the United States Navy, serving his country during WWII, and was honorably discharged...

Fern Fuglsang Lapehn

Fern Fuglsang Lapehn

Apr 26, 2014

Obituary for Fern Fuglsang Lapehn Fern Fuglsang Lapehn, 92, of Centennial, CO, formerly of Ames, IA, passed away on April 26, 2014, at Holly Creek Retirement Community. Fern Louise Fuglsang was born on October 24, 1921, near Elk Horn, IA. Her parents were Carl “Chris” Fuglsang and Dorthea W. (Carlsen) Fuglsang. The family later moved to a farm near Atlantic,...

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