Obituary for LaVern Gerald Alexander LaVern G. Alexander LaVern G. Alexander, age 84 and a lifetime resident of Cass County, passed away Friday, Nov. 2nd, 2012, at the Heritage House where he had been a resident. The son of Gerald V. and Clair (Sheets) Alexander, he was born August 9th, 1928 in Atlantic. He grew up on the family farm...
Obituary for Sophia Marie Sherwin (Ortgies) SOPHIA SHERWIN Sophia Marie (Ortgies) Sherwin, age102, passed away Friday, November 11, 2012. A lifetime resident of Cass County, Sophie will be missed by all whose lives she touched. She possessed a century of love and wisdom that she shared with her family and friends. Of all the inventions she witnessed in her lifetime...
Obituary for Richard Floyd "Dick" Anderson RICHARD “DICK” FLOYD ANDERSON Richard “Dick” Floyd Anderson , 80, of Atlantic peacefully passed away November 2, 2012 at Heritage House. Dick was born at home to Richard Alvin and Treva (Carson) Anderson, of Atlantic on July 2, 1932, the third of nine children. He attended Atlantic schools and remained a lifelong resident working...
Obituary for Maxine Juanita "Mickey" Scybert (Lang) MAXINE JUANITA LANG SCYBERT Maxine Lang Scybert, age 93 of Atlantic, Iowa, died on October 29, 2012 at The Heritage House in Atlantic. Maxine (Mickey), lifelong resident of the Atlantic area, was born on September 10, 1919 to Josephine Cady and Earl Lang. She attended school in Atlantic, graduating with the High School...
Obituary for Pamela K. Steffen (Alexander) Pamela “Pam” K. (Alexander) Steffen Pam Steffen, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Saturday October 27, 2012 at her residence south of Atlantic. The daughter of LaVern G. and Lorraine (Ingram) Alexander, she was born February 11, 1956 in Atlantic. She loved music, singing, crossword puzzles, and cross stitching. She also loved spending time...
Obituary for Robert Luellen "Bob" Pauls Robert Luellen Pauls Robert "Bob" Pauls, a long time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 82 years. Robert Luellen Pauls was born on July 11, 1930 in Ogden, Iowa. He was the only child of Jerry Detlaf Pauls and...
Obituary for William "Bill" Murphy William “Bill” T. Murphy William “Bill” Thomas Murphy, the son of Cecil and Kathryn Murphy, was born July 2, 1936, in Atlantic, Iowa, and passed away October 20th, 2012 at Southern Hills Specialty Care Facility in Osceola at the age of 76. A life long resident of Cass County, Bill attended and graduated from the...
Obituary for Betty J Jensen BETTY JANICE JOYCE JENSEN Betty Jensen, 91, longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away on Friday morning, October 12, 2012 at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Betty Joyce was the youngest child born to John R and Dula (Lanphere) Joyce on March 23, 1921 in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Pymosa’s country school until the 8th grade,...
Obituary for James Purl "Jim" Pierce JAMES "JIM" PURL PIERCE James “Jim” Purl Pierce, 76, of Atlantic passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, October 2, 2012 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Jim was born February 14, 1936 on the family farm at Minburn, Iowa. He was the son of Purl and Martelle (McCarthy) Pierce. Jim arrived...
Obituary for Kenneth Dean Hansen KENNETH DEAN HANSEN Kenneth Dean Hansen, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital at the age of 75 years following a brief illness. Ken was born November 11, 1936 in Carroll, Iowa, the son of Martin Emil and Anna Marie Nelsen Hansen. He attended school in Exira...