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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Linda Shea

Linda Shea

Feb 22, 2014

Obituary for Linda Susan Shea LINDA SHEA Linda Shea, 65, of Atlantic, passed away as the result of a fatal car accident, Saturday, February 22, 2014, north of Atlantic. The daughter of George and Anita Ethel Maack Mantay, she was born December 13, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. She grew up as a "California Girl" and graduated from high school...

Violet Meyer

Violet Meyer

Feb 17, 2014

Obituary for Violet Arlene Meyer VIOLET MEYER Violet A. Finnell Meyer, 84, long time resident of Cass County, also spent a short time in the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center, passed away on Monday morning, February 17, 2014, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Violet Arlene Finnell was born, the only daughter of John E. and Mary Ellen...

Verlene Andersen

Verlene Andersen

Feb 15, 2014

Obituary for Verlene Andersen VERLENE ANDERSEN Verlene E. Andersen, 92, longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab in Atlantic, Iowa. Verlene Elsie Andersen was born November 23, 1921 the daughter of Ernest and Bertha (Jacobsen) Holtz in Avoca, Iowa. She attended school in Walnut, Iowa where she graduated from high school....

Thelma Karstens

Thelma Karstens

Feb 10, 2014

Obituary for Thelma Karstens THELMA B. KARSTENS Thelma B. Karstens, 98, a long-time resident of this area, passed away late Monday, February 10, 2014, at the Heritage House of Atlantic. The daughter of Walter and Bertha Hansen Hoegh, she was born December 6, 1915, in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up in the Marne area and prior to her marriage, she...

Fay Eblen

Fay Eblen

Jan 30, 2014

Obituary for Fay Eblen L. FAY EBLEN LeRoy Fay Eblen, 73, a life-time resident of Cass County, passed away Thursday, January 30, at his home north of Atlantic. The son of Wilbur and Zeta Fay Eblen, he was born May 15, 1940 in Lewis, Iowa. He graduated from the Atlantic High School and was involved in track and band during...

Jeannette Smith

Jeannette Smith

Jan 28, 2014

Obituary for Jeannette Marie Smith (Templeman) JEANNETTE M. SMITH Jeannette Marie (Templeman) Smith, 76, a life-long resident of the Atlantic area, died Tuesday, January 28, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. The daughter of Dale Paul & Margaret Eileen Desmond Templeman, she was born May 28, 1937, in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up in Atlantic and graduated from the Atlantic...

Verda Juelsgaard

Verda Juelsgaard

Jan 28, 2014

Obituary for Verda Juelsgaard (Reich) VERDA S. (REICH) JUELSGAARD Verda Sena (Reich) Juelsgaard, 95, a resident of the Elk Horn area, passed away Tuesday, January 28, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. The daughter of Otto & Ella (Andersen) Reich, she was born August 5, 1918, in Rural Elk Horn. She attended County School Clay #5. She was...

Otis B. Blakely

Otis B. Blakely

Jan 27, 2014

Obituary for Otis B. Blakely OTIS B. BLAKELY Otis Bernard Blakely, 100, a former Lewis resident, passed away late Monday, January 27, 2014, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa, where he had lived since September, 2004. Otis was born the son of John Sherman and Emily Jane (Pont) Blakely in Lewis, IA on November 19, 1913. He graduated...

Leslie Osborn

Leslie Osborn

Jan 24, 2014

Obituary for Leslie Andrew ""Lucky"" Osborn LESLIE “LUCKY” OSBORN Lucky Osborn, of Wiota, Iowa (formerly of Atlantic, IA) passed away at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA on Friday, January 24, 2014. Lucky was born on October 28, 1943 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Myra Ada (Miexner) Osborn. He briefly lived in West Liberty as...

Judy Wright

Judy Wright

Jan 23, 2014

Obituary for Judy Wright JUDY M. WRIGHT Judy Marlene Turner Wright, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Jess Jack and Juanita Estella Parsons Turner, she was born in Atlantic, April 9, 1945, and attended school in Atlantic. She was united in marriage to Barry Wright in 1961, in Atlantic, Iowa. They lived...

Jo Ann Neary

Jo Ann Neary

Jan 23, 2014

Obituary for Jo Ann Neary JO ANN NEARY Jo Ann Neary, 81, of Atlantic, passed away at the Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, January 23, 2014. The daughter of Carl Edwin & Amanda Belle Hill Johnson, she was born February 2, 1932, in McLean, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm in Wausa, Nebraska and graduated from...

Christena Wrich

Christena Wrich

Jan 17, 2014

Obituary for Christena Wrich CHRISTENA WRICH Christena Wrich, 46, of Marne, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014, at her home . She is survived by her son, Larry Dean Wrich III of Fairmont, NE; her mother, Susan David of Omaha, NE; her brother, Cory (Amy) David of Temecula, CA and their four children; and & her significant other, Morgan Jensen....

Jackie Pelzer

Jackie Pelzer

Jan 16, 2014

Obituary for Jackie Pelzer JACKIE PELZER Jackie Pelzer, 75, of Marne, Iowa, passed away peacefully early Thursday, January 16, at her home in Marne. Jacqueline Jo Oakes, the daughter of Paul Laverne and Benedicta Grace Hiscocks Oakes was born July 14, 1938, in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up north of Atlantic on her grandfather's farm and attended Pymosa #3 Country...

Margaret McGuire

Margaret McGuire

Jan 14, 2014

Obituary for Margaret "Maggie" McGuire MARGARET A. "MAGGIE" McGUIRE Margaret A. "Maggie" McGuire, 74, of Rural Wiota, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, January 14, 2014, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. The daughter of Claus Henry & Evelyn Jean Switzer Fitschen, she was born June 1, 1939, in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up in the Wiota area and graduated...

Betty Brake

Betty Brake

Jan 11, 2014

Obituary for Betty Jane Brake BETTY JANE BRAKE Betty Brake, 81, long time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Betty Brake, the daughter of Earl Henry and Pearl Edith (Hudson) Cavner, was born April 1, 1932, in Rockport, MO. She attended the Hamburg, Iowa Public School. Betty was united...

JoAnn Henningsen

JoAnn Henningsen

Jan 1, 2014

Obituary for JoAnn P. "Jody" Henningsen (Peterson) JoAnn “Jody” P. Henningsen Jody Henningsen, 83, wife of the late Tom Henningsen and a long time resident of Atlantic, passed away at Heritage House on Wednesday afternoon, January 1, 2014, in Atlantic, Iowa. JoAnn was born the daughter of Paul and Ozella Peterson in Essex, Iowa on January 2, 1931. She grew...

Savannah Cannon

Savannah Cannon

Dec 27, 2013

Obituary for Savannah Cannon SAVANNAH CANNON Savannah Cannon, 28, of Atlantic and formerly of Afton, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Atlantic on Friday, December 27, 2013. The daughter of Marlene Kay Cannon, she was born September 7, 1985, in Creston, Iowa. She attended East Union Community Schools and graduated from Nevada High School. Savannah went on to...

James Leroy Clark

James Leroy Clark

Dec 7, 2013

Obituary for James Leroy Clark James Leroy Clark (Father) James Clark, 84, a long-time resident of Atlantic, Iowa passed away at Creighton University Medical Center on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The son of Murl Clyde and Pearl Leona Kecran Clark, he was born September 22, 1929, in Atlantic, Iowa. James was united in marriage to Mary Lou Rhodes, October 26,...

James Clark

James Clark

Dec 6, 2013

Obituary for James Leroy Clark JAMES L. CLARK (Son) James L. Clark, age 57, of Dexter, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013, at his home. He is survived by his son, Justin Bain of Colorado; his fiancee, Janet Grush of Dexter, Iowa; his mother, Mary Lou Clark of Atlantic; and several siblings, Mike (Daleen) Clark of Atlantic; Mark Clark...

Betty Sandhorst

Betty Sandhorst

Dec 2, 2013

Obituary for Betty Lou Sandhorst BETTY L. SANDHORST Betty Sandhorst, 74, a long-time resident of Cass County, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Betty Lou was the daughter of Ronald Lawrence & Edna Agnes McCurdy Piearson, born March 19, 1939 in Massena, Iowa. She attended Catholic School in Ottumwa, Iowa...

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