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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Alma Tessman

Alma Tessman

Nov 25, 2009

Obituary for Alma Clara Tessman Alma Tessman, 95, passed away at Heritage House in Atlantic on Wednesday evening, November 25, 2009. Alma Clara Tessman was born the daughter of Fred and Sophia (Grulke) Wendt, on June 22, 1914, west of Atlantic, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. She attended schools near Walnut and in Exira, graduating with the Exira High School Class...

Harold Wagner

Harold Wagner

Nov 23, 2009

Obituary for Harold Emmett Wagner HAROLD EMMETT WAGNER Harold Wagner, 91, of Atlantic, passed on to be with his Savior at Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa on Monday, November 23, 2009. He was born the son of August W. and Henrietta Anna Louise (Dose) Wagner on October 16, 1918 in the Carson area. He was educated and grew...

Helen Wohlenhaus

Helen Wohlenhaus

Nov 21, 2009

Obituary for Helen Wohlenhaus HELEN M. WOHLENHAUS Helen Wohlenhaus, born November 21, 1919, went to be with her Lord and Savior on her 90th birthday, November 21, 2009. The daughter of Lewis and Mary Lindeman, she attended school in rural Cass County and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1939. She also attended the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar...

Velma Marchant

Velma Marchant

Nov 15, 2009

Obituary for Velma Marchant Velma MarchantVelma Marchant, 97, of Atlantic, daughter of Russell & Mary (Clouse) Deardorff, was born April 21, 1912 in Guthrie County, Iowa. She passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.She graduated from Yale High School in 1930. She then married Lester Marchant and they made their home in Des Moines,...

Jeanette Lechner

Jeanette Lechner

Nov 2, 2009

Obituary for Jeanette Isabelle Lechner Jeanette Isabelle Lechner Jeanette Isabelle Lechner, a longtime resident of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center on November 2, 2009 at the age of 87. Jeanette was born on June 16, 1922 to John and Caroline(Euken) Behrends in rural Wiota, Iowa. She attended schools in Cumberland and Wiota graduating from...

Edna Ackerman

Edna Ackerman

Oct 23, 2009

Obituary for Edna Luella Ackerman EDNA LUELLA ACKERMAN Edna Luella Ackerman passed away Friday, October 23, 2009, at the age of 89 years at the Oldorf Hospice in Hiawatha, Iowa. Edna was born December 30, 1919 to Knud Christian and Anna Marie (Leistad) Nelson west of Elk Horn, Iowa, where she grew to adulthood. She attended the local country school...

Marjorie Hockom

Marjorie Hockom

Oct 23, 2009

Obituary for Marjorie Louva Hockom Marjorie L. Hockom, 82, of Atlantic, passed away at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic on Friday, October 23, 2009. Marjorie Louva McDermott was born the daughter of Joyce and Ruby (Goodwin) McDermott on March 6, 1927 in Cass County near Anita, Iowa. She grew up attending school in Anita. Marjorie was married to Robert...

Kathleen McFadden

Kathleen McFadden

Oct 17, 2009

Obituary for Kathleen Georgia McFaddenKathleen McFadden, 91, life long resident of Atlantic, passed away at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, October 17, 2009.Kathleen Georgia was born south of Atlantic in Bear Grove Township, the daughter of Floyd L. and Eva (Abhau) McFadden on March 1, 1918. She attended country school at Bear Grove #2 and resided...

Orris Rogers

Orris Rogers

Oct 13, 2009

Obituary for Orris B. Rogers ORRIS B. ROGERS Orris B. Rogers, age 84, of Atlantic, Iowa and formerly of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, October 13, 2009, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Orris was born the son of Samuel Toby and Vina (Gress) Rogers on August 29, 1925. He grew up in East Pottawattamie County attending school in...

Lloyd Pedersen

Lloyd Pedersen

Oct 13, 2009

Obituary for Lloyd Emmanuel Pedersen LLOYD EMMANUEL PEDERSEN Lloyd Emmanuel Pedersen, life long resident of Atlantic, passed away early Tuesday morning, October 13, 2009, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital at the age of 82. Lloyd was born December 18, 1926 to Nels Emmanuel and Edna Christina (Gerhardt) Pedersen in Gates, Iowa. He attended rural grade schools in Audubon and...

Lawonna Fredericksen

Lawonna Fredericksen

Oct 10, 2009

Obituary for Lawonna Fredericksen LAWONNA FAYE (CHASE) FREDERICKSEN Lawonna Fredericksen, 44, of Atlantic, passed away at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa on Saturday, October 10, 2009 following a brave battle with cancer. Lawonna Faye Chase was born April 17, 1965, in Council Bluffs, Iowa the daughter of Wayne E. and Mary J. (Johnson) Chase. She attended schools in...

Ronald Ridenour

Ronald Ridenour

Oct 10, 2009

Obituary for Ronald Dean Ridenour RONALD DEAN RIDENOUR Ronald Dean Ridenour, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Iris House at the age of 69. Ronald was born to Ronald Faye and Ruth Adell (Koob) Ridenour on December 1, 1939 in Adair, Iowa. In 1952 the family moved to Denver, Colorado and remained there the rest of...

Donald Witte

Donald Witte

Sep 30, 2009

Obituary for Donald William Witte DONALD "DON" WITTE Don Witte, 90, longtime resident of Atlantic and formerly of Anita, passed away unexpectedly, at Veterans Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Donald William Witte was born the son of Henry and Louise (Wahe) Witte on September 26, 1919 in Exira, Iowa. He grew up attending school in Anita...

Viola Peterson

Viola Peterson

Sep 28, 2009

Obituary for Viola Nell Peterson VIOLA PETERSON Viola Peterson, a resident of Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa, passed away at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa on Monday, September 28, 2009 at the age of 86.Funeral Information There will be a visitation for Viola at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Atlantic at 10:00,...

Wilma Henderson

Wilma Henderson

Sep 17, 2009

Obituary for Wilma Hayes Henderson Wilma Cecilia Henderson, a lifetime resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009, at the age of 90 years at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Wilma was born August 17, 1919 to Henry J. and Louise (Kreinhopf) Janss in Atlantic and spent her entire life in the area. She graduated from Atlantic High...

Marjorie Sams

Marjorie Sams

Sep 12, 2009

Obituary for Marjorie M. Sams MARJORIE M. (BAIER) SAMS Mrs. Marjorie M. Sams, a resident of Atlantic, Iowa for the last 45 years, died at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at the age of 94. The daughter of Edward and Lizzy J. (White) McLaughlin, Marjorie was born March 15, 1915 at Anita, Iowa and...

Dorothy Podolak

Dorothy Podolak

Sep 11, 2009

Obituary for Dorothy M. Podolak Dorothy Marie Podolak, lifetime resident of Atlantic passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Heritage House. She was 90. Dorothy was the daughter of Edward George Pont and Sarah Nevada Hancock Pont. She was born November 6, 1918 on her parents" farm near Atlantic. She attended Country School in Bear Grove Township and graduated...

Agnes Brooks

Agnes Brooks

Sep 11, 2009

Obituary for Agnes Mary Brooks Agnes Mary Brooks Agnes Brooks, 93, long time resident of Atlantic, passed away Friday evening, September 11, 2009 at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Agnes Mary was born the daughter of Frank and Julia (Berger) Foltz on December 5, 1915 in Greeley, Nebraska. She grew up there and graduated from the Greeley High School....

Juanita Turner

Juanita Turner

Sep 11, 2009

Obituary for Juanita E. Turner Juanita Estelle Turner Juanita Estelle (Parsons) Turner passed away Friday, September 11, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of John Amos and Beulah Ruth Mallon Parsons, she was born in Casey, Iowa April 13, 1919 and attended school in Walnut and Lewis, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Jess Turner in 1935...

Ellen Davis

Ellen Davis

Sep 3, 2009

Obituary for Ellen Marie Davis Ellen Marie Davis Elba, Nebraska native Ellen Marie (Taylor) Davis passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at the Weatherly Inn (care center) in Tacoma, Washington. She was 83. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 29, 1926 to Roy D. and Ellen M. (Jacobsen) Taylor. She was raised in Elba from the...

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