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Atlantic, IA Obituaries

Frank Howard

Frank Howard

Aug 25, 2002

Obituary for Frank Oliver Howard Frank Oliver Howard, 95, a resident of 1200 Brookridge in Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning August 25, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Guy and Emma (Smith) Howard, Frank was born June 13, 1907 northwest of Lewis in Cass County where he grew up and graduated in 1924 from Lewis High...

Wayne Gaines

Wayne Gaines

Jul 29, 2002

Obituary for Wayne Laverne Gaines Wayne LaVerne Gaines, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 29, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Clifford Homer and Elva Jane (Wallace) Gaines, Wayne was born January 4, 1915 in Atlantic where he grew up and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1933. Wayne was united in marriage to Bernice...

Clifford Eslick

Clifford Eslick

Jul 29, 2002

Obituary for Clifford Marion Eslick Clifford Marion Eslick, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 29, 2002, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.The son of Marion Wesley and Elsie Mary (Chaussee) Eslick, Clifford was born on July 16, 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa where he grew up and graduated in 1947 from Central High School in Sioux City. He...

Bruce Ehrman

Bruce Ehrman

Jul 28, 2002

Obituary for Bruce Alan Ehrman Bruce Alan Ehrman, 45, of rural Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at his home Sunday morning, July 28, 2002.The son of Fred W. and Dolores Maxine (Dorsey) Ehrman, Bruce was born August 4, 1956 in Atlantic, grew up in the rural Wiota and Anita areas, and graduated from Anita High School in 1974. He was united...

Edward Lane Jr.

Edward Lane Jr.

Jul 24, 2002

Obituary for Edward (ed) Lane Jr. Edward (Ed) Lane, Jr., 76, a resident of 1603 Oak Street in Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at his home.The son of Edwin and Zoa (Marshall) Lane, Ed was born October 8, 1925 in Atlantic where he grew up and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1943. Ed served in the United...

William Hitt

William Hitt

Jul 13, 2002

Obituary for William Courtland Hitt William Courtland Hitt, 73, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Alfred Elmer and Roma Nelle (Shelly) Hitt, William was born March 11, 1929, near Massena, Iowa. He grew up in the Massena, Villisca and Oakland areas . He quit school to serve in the United...

Bruce Thomsen

Bruce Thomsen

Jul 9, 2002

Obituary for Bruce Robert Thomsen Bruce Robert Thomsen, 79, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.The son of Thomas Baltzer and Agneta Nettie (Jorgensen) Thomsen, Bruce was born December 21, 1922 in Kimballton, Iowa where he grew up and graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1941. He served...

Elizabeth Esbeck

Elizabeth Esbeck

Jul 6, 2002

Obituary for Elizabeth Mcgaffin Esbeck Elizabeth McGaffin Esbeck, 84, a resident of 607 E. 17th St, Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2002, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.The daughter of Wesley Franklin and Eliza (McGaffin) Helmts, she was born January 29, 1918 three miles north of Wiota on a farm. Elizabeth spent some of her youth in...

Esther Stowe

Esther Stowe

Jun 30, 2002

Obituary for Esther Louise Stowe Esther Louise Stowe, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2002, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.The daughter of Henry Samuel and Elsie L. (McVey) McCrory, Esther was born August 22, 1916 in Pymosa Township, Cass County, Iowa where she grew up and attended school. She was united in...

Margaret Young

Margaret Young

Jun 27, 2002

Obituary for Margaret Iftner Young Margaret Iftner Young, 93, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on June 27, 2002 in Sedona, Arizona.The daughter of Francis Pearl and Mabel Marshall, Margaret was born July 27, 1908, in Pittsfield, Illinois where she grew up, graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1926 and attended a business college for a short time. She was...

Alice Hansen

Alice Hansen

Jun 24, 2002

Obituary for Alice D. Hansen Alice D. Hansen, 90, a resident of Heritage House, passed away there Monday morning, June 24, 2002.The daughter of John and Lucinda Emma (Keith) Rotherham, Alice was born August 4, 1911 in Atlantic, Iowa. Her mother passed away in 1923 and she was raised by her father and her Aunt Julia Rotherham. She became a...

Lucas Bomer

Lucas Bomer

Jun 18, 2002

Obituary for Lucas Eugene Edwin Bomer Lucas "Luke&" Eugène Edwin Bomer, 20, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of Dennis Eugène Bomer and Jodi Marie (Lillard) Feltner, Lucas was born August 26, 1981, in Atlantic. He grew up in attended school in the Griswold and Atlantic areas and later received his...

Madalyn Anderson

Madalyn Anderson

Jun 13, 2002

Obituary for Madalyn R. Anderson Madalyn R. Anderson, 89, a resident of Heritage House in Atlantic and formerly a long time resident of Omaha, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of James and Rose Lillian (Hassenger) Ryle, Madalyn was born October 16, 1912 near Wagner, South Dakota. At approximately age twelve, her...

Madelyn Anderson

Madelyn Anderson

Jun 13, 2002

Obituary for Madelyn R. Anderson Madelyn R. Anderson, 89, a resident of Heritage House in Atlantic and formally a longtime resident of Omaha, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The daughter of James and Rose Lillian Hassenger Ryle, Madelyn was born October 16, 1912, near Wagner, South Dakota. At approximately age 12 for family moved...

Ruth Petersen

Ruth Petersen

Jun 5, 2002

Obituary for Ruth Petersen Ruth Petersen, 91, a resident of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at the Heritage House.She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 28, 1910 to Frank L. and Adele Johanson. She attended public schools in Omaha, graduating from North High School. After graduation from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas in 1934, she worked as...

Bertha Manz

Bertha Manz

Jun 4, 2002

Obituary for Bertha Ann Manz Bertha Ann Manz, 74, a resident of 501 E. State St, Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at the St. Joseph Hospital.The daughter of Carl Peter and Gladys Marie (Razee) Giese, she was born February 18, 1928, in Shelby County and grew up north of Avoca, Iowa. during her high school years she resided...

Maxine Bell

Maxine Bell

Jun 4, 2002

Obituary for Maxine Grace Bell Maxine Grace Bell, 86, a life time resident of Cass County, passed away on June 4, 2002 at the Griswold Care Center.The daughter of Emil Henry and May Etta (Wasmer) Pelzer, Maxine was born January 10, 1916 on the Pelzer farm in Noble Township and grew up in that area near Lyman and Griswold. She...

Donald Nevins

Donald Nevins

Jun 1, 2002

Obituary for Donald Edward Nevins Donald Edward Nevins, 73, a resident of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, June 1, 2002, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.The son of John Crotty and Clara "Claire&" (Ferrell) Nevins, he was born February 11, 1929 in Stuart, Iowa. He grew up in the Stuart area and later farmed in the Menlo area. In 1947 he...

Ruby Beech

Ruby Beech

May 28, 2002

Obituary for Ruby Christina Beech Ruby Christina Beech, 94, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at the Heritage House.The daughter of Charlie E. and Amanda J. (Anderson) Erickson, Ruby was born January 6, 1908 in Audubon County and lived most of her life in Cass County. She was married to Harold (Chick) Beech on December 14, 1930 at...

Minnie Kunze

Minnie Kunze

May 27, 2002

Obituary for Minnie Alfreda Kunze Minnie Alfreda Johanna Kunze, 90, formerly of Lewis, passed away Monday evening, May 27, 2002, at the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs.The daughter of Albin and Rosetta Julia (Lofgren) Carlson, Minnie was born October 14, 1911 on a farm two miles south and four miles east of Griswold where she grew up. She...

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