2024 Annual Remembrance Gatherings

Nov 7, 2024

“Sharing The Season”

Video Includes:

Memorial Slideshow

&

Highlights from the Program & Open House

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...