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Phyllis Pedersen

Phyllis Pedersen

Jun 22, 2003

Obituary for Phyllis Joan Pedersen Phyllis Joan Pedersen, 59, a resident of Oakland, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2003, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.Phyllis was born March 7, 1944 in Atlantic, Iowa to Carroll and Frieda Hoyt Fudge. She grew up in Atlantic and attended the Atlantic schools. She married Lawrence Paul Pattersen on September 23, 1966...

James Howell

James Howell

Jun 18, 2003

Obituary for James E. Howell James E. Howell, 78 , a resident of rural Atlantic, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 18, 2003, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Bud was born March 8, 1925 at Anita, IA. to William and Miriam Alexander Howell. In 1927, the family moved to Rantoul, IL for a period of two years in...

Bertha Bagley

Bertha Bagley

Jun 9, 2003

Obituary for Bertha Lottie Bagley Bertha Lottie Bagley, 88, a longtime resident of Lewis, IA. passed away at the Griswold Care Center on Monday, June 9, 2003 where she has resided since 1999.Bertha was born in Bridgewater, IA, February 20, 1915, to Frank W. and Clara Pauline Croissant Strong. She grew up in the Cumberland and Massena areas and attended...

Pearl Sien

Pearl Sien

Jun 8, 2003

Obituary for Pearl Adelia Sien Pearl Adelia Sien, 98, passed away June 8, 2003 at Brighton Gardens in Scottsdale, AZ. where she was a resident since December 1994. She was the daughter of John and Dagmar Westphalen, born January 8, 1905 in rural Cass County, Iowa. She was raised north of Atlantic, Iowa on the family farm. She attended rural...

Vera Bennett

Vera Bennett

Jun 8, 2003

Obituary for Vera Anita Bennett Vera Anita Bennett, 81, of Kimballton and formerly of Atlantic, passed away early Sunday morning, June 8, 2003, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. She was born June 20, 1921 to Walter and Sylvia (Overton) Kuhl in Dallas County, Iowa and was raised by her Uncle George and Aunt Nora Mae Kuhl...

Nellie Zellmer

Nellie Zellmer

Jun 1, 2003

Obituary for Nellie Zellmer Nellie Zellmer, age 103, a former Atlantic resident passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Karen Acres Care Center in Urbandale, Iowa.Nellie was the daughter of Marc C. and Johanna (Martens) Hansen. She was born south of Atlantic on September 16, 1899 and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1917. She was married to...

Eleanor LaRue

Eleanor LaRue

May 23, 2003

Life Story for Eleanor Ursella LaRue

Rowena Nolte

Rowena Nolte

May 12, 2003

Obituary for Rowena Nolte Rowena Nolte, 80, of Wiota, Iowa passed on May 12, 2003 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rowena was the only child born to Frank L. Lorey and Pearl (Rector) Lorey. She was raised by her beloved Grandparents Ella and Enoch Rector and lived in the Atlantic and Wiota area. She married Vernon...

Ethel Westphalen

Ethel Westphalen

May 11, 2003

Obituary for Ethel Westphalen Ethel Westphalen, 92, a resident of Allen House in Atlantic, IA passed away Sunday, May 11, 2003, at the Cass County Memorial hospital.Ethel was born the daughter of Mary and Edward Nelson on July 19, 1910 eight miles north of Atlantic. She attended Oakhill Township No. 8, better known as Smokey Hill School. Ethel was also...

Edward Freese

Edward Freese

May 9, 2003

Obituary for Edward John Freese Well-known retired teacher and coach, Edward John Freese, 80, a resident of 104 East 22nd St Atlantic, Iowa passed away Friday, May 9, 2003 at his home.The son of William John and Frieda Hermine (Euken) Freese, he was born May 10, 1922 on the family farm in Union Township and graduated from Wiota High School...

Cecil Erickson

Cecil Erickson

Apr 20, 2003

Obituary for Cecil Erickson Cecil Loyd Erickson, 87, a former resident of Cumberland, Iowa passed away Sunday, April 20, 2003, at the Exira Care Center.The son of Loyd and Rose Erickson, Cecil was born in Mitchell, Nebraska on November 12, 1915. The family moved south of Cumberland when Cecil was one year old where he attended Cumberland rural school.Cecil was...

Guelda Jones

Guelda Jones

Apr 17, 2003

Obituary for Guelda Jones Guelda Jones, 95 years, passed away on April 17, 2003 at her residence in the Colonial Manor in Anita.The daughter of Isaac F. and Lois L. (Callen) Tharp, Guelda was born August 9, 1907, in Delphos, Iowa which is in Ringgold County. When Guelda was about 16, she moved to Des Moines with her family. She...

Frankie Jave

Frankie Jave

Apr 13, 2003

Obituary for Frankie Marie Jave Frankie Marie Jave, 98, a resident of the Heritage House in Atlantic passed away Sunday, April 13, 2003 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.The daughter of Frank and Fannie (Boiler) Schmitt, Frankie was born west of Lewis on December 8, 1904. The family moved north of Atlantic when Frankie was one year old...

Francis Johnson

Francis Johnson

Apr 7, 2003

Obituary for Francis Bud Johnson Francis "Bud&" Johnson, 68 a resident of Atlantic died Monday, April 7, 2003 at St. Joseph Hospital at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.The son of Frank and Evelyn (Hood) Johnson, Francis was born in Mason City, Iowa on February 18, 1935. They moved to Council Bluffs while he was a child, and...

Verna Hastings

Verna Hastings

Apr 3, 2003

Obituary for Verna Hastings Verna Hastings, 93, passed away at the Cass County Memorial Hospital April 3, 2003. She was a resident of the Heritage House in Atlantic and lived with Gary and Jackie Muller of rural Griswold the past several years.The daughter of John and Rose Kaiser Winkle, Verna was born on March 10, 1910 near Sanborn, Iowa. She...

Deane Layland

Deane Layland

Apr 2, 2003

Obituary for Deane Leroy Layland Deane LeRoy Layland, son of Alice Layland in the late LeRoy Layland, passed away due to liver failure, April 2, 2003 at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 52 years, 4 months and 4 days.He graduated from Exira High School in 1969 and attended Northwest Missouri State College at Maryville. After...

Dorothea Ruth

Dorothea Ruth

Apr 2, 2003

Obituary for Dorothea Ruth Dorothea Ruth, 91, longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2003 at the Stuart Community Care Center.Dorothea was born in rural Adair, June 24, 1911, the daughter of Henry and Matilda (Marten) Kimm. Dorothea was married to Roy Ruth who managed a gas station and tank wagon service in Atlantic. They farmed...

Zeta Alexander

Zeta Alexander

Apr 1, 2003

Obituary for Zeta Iola Alexander Zeta Iola Alexander, age 91, a resident of Brookridge in Atlantic, passed on at the Heritage House on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2003. Zeta was born the daughter of Raymond and Myrtle (Berry) Neal on September 25, 1911, in Randolph County, Nebraska. She grew up in Atlantic and graduated from the Atlantic High School here.Zeta...

Elinor Blakely

Elinor Blakely

Mar 28, 2003

Obituary for Elinor L. Blakely Elinor L. Blakely, 84, a longtime resident of Lewis, Iowa passed away on Friday, March 28, 2003 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.Elinor was born the daughter of Fay and Marguerite (Steller) Johnson on July 27, 1918 in Hugo, Colorado. She and her family moved back to Griswold while she was quite young....

Norma Vollmuth

Norma Vollmuth

Mar 28, 2003

Obituary for Norma Jean Vollmuth Norma Jean Vollmuth, 76, longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away in her home on Friday, March 28, 2003. The daughter of Elmer and Elsie Cook, Norma was born in Atlantic on November 5, 1926.She married Ferd Vollmuth on September 5, 1943 in Oakland, Iowa. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who...

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