Eric Johnson
Aug 3, 2025
Eric Johnson, 82, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025, at home.
Eric was born on April 6, 1943, in Denver, CO, the son of Alvin and Josephine Johnson. He grew up on the Chadron State College Campus in Chadron, NE, until his family moved to West 9th Street. He attended Chadron State College Preparatory School and was active...
Fannielee "Lee" Grandquist
Jan 2, 2025
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Fannielee "Lee" Grandquist, 88, of Marne, Iowa, died Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic.
Fannie “Fannielee” Lavon was born on April 11, 1936, in Cairo, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Raymond and Mary Isett (Marshall) Pontzius. She graduated from West High School in Denver, Colorado in the Class of...
Jim Murray
Jul 15, 2025
James “Jim” Alan Murray, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, Suzy, and son, Michael. He was 69 years old.
Jim grew up in Indianola, Iowa, and spent the last 40 years in Atlantic, where he built a life grounded in love, service, and quiet strength. He retired from the Iowa Department of Transportation in 2023...
Kathy Caudill
Jul 11, 2025
Kathy Caudill, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, July 11, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family.
The daughter of Jess Franklin and Katherine Louise (Gibson) Caudill, Kathy grew up in Ashland and Louisa, Kentucky, with her siblings, Jesse Grant “Bud”, Paul, Tony, Brian, Phillip and Nanza Caudill and attended Boyd County High School. Through her life, she travelled up and...
Floyd E. Knop
Jul 9, 2025
Floyd Knop, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Floyd Emil Knop was born on March 12, 1929, to Emil John and Vina L. (Feldman) Knop. He grew up on a farms in Southwest, Iowa with his two sisters, Darlene and Maxine, and brother, Dwayne. He attended grade school in Hancock, Iowa,...
D. Duane "Bax" Baxter
Jul 4, 2025
D. Duane “Bax” Baxter, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 4, 2025, at his home.
Bax is survived by his wife of 42 years, Susan; son, Jesse (Whitney) Baxter; sister, Janie (Darrell) Staley and kids, Kelli, Karri and Korey (Andrea); aunts and uncles; in-laws and out-laws; nieces and nephews; and many extended family and friends.
He is preceded in death...
Ronald "Ron" Amaral
Jun 24, 2025
Ronald “Ron” Amaral, 75, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Ron was born on December 30, 1949, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Ralph Joseph and Catherine Ruth (Duell) Travers. He grew up with an older brother, Edward and younger sister, Joanne.
From an early age, Ron had an exceptional eye for...
Tom Cooper
Jun 18, 2025
Tom Cooper, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon.
Thomas Leo the son of Harold Herbert and Hallie Anita (Dement) Cooper was born on August 18, 1935, north of Anita, Iowa, in his parents’ farmhouse. He graduated from Adair High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War...
John "W.L." Johnson
Jun 14, 2025
John “W.L.” Johnson, 94, of Elk Horn, Iowa, died Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Wilbur Lewis Johnson was born on April 15, 1931, in the homeplace in rural Cainsville, Missouri, the son of Frank Wayne and Bonnie Pearl (McClain) Johnson. John rode a horse (and even a cow with his sister, Kate) to school at...
Gene Lensch
Jun 9, 2025
Gene Lensch, 62, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Monday, June 9, 2025, at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center in Red Oak.
The son of Vernon Edwin and Erma Elizabeth (Euken) Lensch, Gene Edward was born October 14, 1962, in Greenfield, Iowa. Growing up on the farm near Cumberland, he was working with his dad and uncle by age 12. He loved...