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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Mary Frisbie

Mary Frisbie

Nov 28, 2024

Mary Frisbie, 67, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2024, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

Mary Helen Osborn was born on March 15, 1957, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Joseph and Margarett (Lett) Osborn. She was the youngest of four siblings. Mary attended school in Underwood, Iowa, until third grade, when her family moved to Missouri Valley,...

Jeanette Carlson

Jeanette Carlson

Nov 27, 2024

Jeanette Carlson, 51, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Jeanette E. was born May 2, 1973, in Atlantic, Iowa and grew up in Anita, graduating in 1993. She was a worker from the beginning and was co-managing McDonald’s within a few years of starting out. She met Brian Carlson...

Verna Schuler

Verna Schuler

Nov 26, 2024

Verna Schuler, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Griswold, died Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic.

Verna was born December 20, 1931 in Montgomery County Iowa to the late George D. and Iva M. (Cozad) Bishop. She was united in marriage to Dorland Schuler on October 9, 1955. They farmed in Cass County Iowa until 1964. Then, together...

John R. Smith

John R. Smith

Nov 23, 2024

**The slideshow and service recording is available below the obituary.**

John R. Smith, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

John Raymond was born on January 1, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Wayne Gale and Laura Ellen (James) Smith. He grew up on the family farm...

Diane Kay Esbeck Nichols

Diane Kay Esbeck Nichols

Nov 22, 2024

Diane Esbeck Nichols, 69, of Atlantic and Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, November 22, 2024, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

Diane Kay Esbeck was born on October 22, 1955, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth Milton and Elizabeth McGaffin (Helmts) Esbeck. She was baptized at and attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. At age 10, she joined Benton Townships 4-H Club. The...

Craig Woodard

Craig Woodard

Nov 13, 2024

Craig Bruce Woodard, 55, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

Craig was born January 24, 1969 to Donald Woodard and Shirley Dempsey in Fontana, California. At a young age of four, he and his father and brother moved to Arkansas where he was raised by his Aunt Joyce and Uncle Charles along...

George Oleson

George Oleson

Nov 9, 2024

George Wesley Oleson, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Wesley Heritage House in Atlantic.

He was born October 3, 1928, in Kingsley, Iowa, to Henry L. and F. Agnes (Knight) Oleson. George attended Kingsley Public Schools and graduated in the Class of 1948. Following graduation, he started working for a paving company, Boothe &...

Shirley Christensen

Shirley Christensen

Nov 8, 2024

Shirley Christensen, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, November 8, 2024, at Allen Place in Atlantic.

Shirley Mae was born on July 3, 1935, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Alva and Bertha (Jessen) Kite. She graduated from Walnut High School and went to work as a switchboard operator at AT&T in Atlantic.

On September 5, 1959, she was united in marriage...

2024 Annual Remembrance Gatherings

2024 Annual Remembrance Gatherings

Nov 7, 2024

“Sharing The Season”

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Memorial Slideshow

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Highlights from the Program & Open House

Audrey Nielsen

Audrey Nielsen

Nov 3, 2024

Audrey V. Nielsen, 95, of Lewis, Iowa, died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Greenfield.

Audrey Verlee Bissell, the daughter of Charles Steven and Gertrude A. (Gordon) Bissell was born on September 13, 1929, in Massena, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm and attended rural school near Massena, graduating from Cumberland High...

Don Schlotzhauer

Don Schlotzhauer

Oct 28, 2024

Don Schlotzhauer, 82 of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 28, 2024, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

 Donald John was born on the family farm near Massena, Iowa, on September 24, 1942, (his brother Bill’s birthday). He was the son of Arthur John and Pearl Agnes (Tracy) Schlotzhauer. His ornery spirit started at a young age and he seemed...

Joanne Pross

Joanne Pross

Oct 26, 2024

Joanne Pross, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

The daughter of Roland “Rollie” and Margaret Mae (Hoden) Baker, Joanne Lynn was born August 8, 1943, in Omaha, Nebraska.  After graduating from Atlantic High School in 1961, she was united in marriage to Frank Pross Jr. on August 12th, 1961. Together they...

Alice Shriver

Alice Shriver

Oct 25, 2024

Alice Jean Shriver of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday afternoon, October 25, 2024, at the Heritage House in Atlantic at the age of 93.

Alice was born February 2, 1931, in Shelby County, Iowa, to Ray and Ethel (Cunningham) Delph. She graduated from Shelby Consolidated Schools. 

On November 16, 1952, Alice was united in marriage to Elmer Rudolph Shriver, the son of...

Doris Gude

Doris Gude

Oct 23, 2024

Doris Gude, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Elk Horn, passed Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic.

Doris Luella, the daughter of Fred Thomas and Agnes Caroline (Christensen) Jacobsen, was born on August 3, 1929, five miles south of Elk Horn, Iowa, on the family farm. She was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church,...

Carl Yowell

Carl Yowell

Oct 11, 2024

Carl Yowell, 47, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 11, 2024, at his home.

Carl Albert was born on February 28, 1977, in Hamburg, Iowa, the son of Jean Peterson. Following graduation from high school in Sioux City in 1995 he moved to Atlantic. He worked in food service all his life and for the last 18 years at Pizza...

Muriel Kay

Muriel Kay

Oct 4, 2024

Muriel Kay, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 12th at the Atlantic Cemetery, with Reverend Dr. Rachelle McCalla of the First United Presbyterian church officiating.

Roland Funeral Service is caring for Muriel's family and her arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Marlene Pangburn

Marlene Pangburn

Oct 4, 2024

Marlene Pangburn, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, October 4, 2024, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

Marlene Kay, the daughter of Erwin Frederick and Eldren Catherina Orvilla (Ranniger) Popp was born on September 17, 1942, in Manilla, Iowa. She moved with her family to Walnut, Iowa, in 1943, where she grew up attending Walnut Community School, graduating with the class...

Barbara Wollenhaupt

Barbara Wollenhaupt

Oct 3, 2024

Barbara Ann (Masteller) Wollenhaupt, age 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Barbara was born on November 26, 1927, in Atlantic, to Curtis and Elsie (Campbell) Masteller. She grew up on a farm southeast of Atlantic with her sister, Mary Ellen and brother, Curtis Campbell Masteller. 

Barbara attended Grove Country...

Bill Lillard

Bill Lillard

Sep 30, 2024

William “Bill” Lillard, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024, at his home.

William Warren was born to Howard Anthony and Eva Christina (Parham) Lillard, March 1, 1936, in Laclede County, Missouri, near Lebanon. His family moved to Oakland, Iowa, when he was four years old, and at age 12 relocated to a farm south of Atlantic. He...

Betty Thompson

Betty Thompson

Sep 30, 2024

Betty Rose Thompson, age 98, of Atlantic, Iowa and formerly of Lewis, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024, under the compassionate care of staff at Heritage House and St. Croix Hospice.

Betty was born November 17, 1925, to Bill and Elsie (Cron) Bode on their farm near Lewis, Iowa; the youngest of three daughters. On October 11, 1945, she married her...

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