Obituary for Denise Moon (Drager) Denise (Drager) Moon, age 56, died at home in Mora, New Mexico, on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. She died of complications from breast cancer. Born August 11, 1956, in Mankato, Minnesota, she lived in multiple states before settling in New Mexico. She graduated from high school in Mesa, AZ. Survivors include her husband Dannie Moon....
Obituary for Merle Orville Funk Merle Orville Funk, 87, a long time resident of rural Griswold, Iowa, passed away Thursday February 7, 2013, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Merle was born May 15, 1925, south of Lyman, to Laura (Knoke) and Orville Funk. As a child he attended rural school and graduated from Griswold in 1943. After graduation Merle farmed...
Obituary for Vernon Dietrich Wohlenhaus Vernon Dietrich Wohlenhaus Vernon Wohlenhaus, a long-time resident of rural Atlantic, IA, passed away Tuesday, January 29 at the age of 92. Vernon Dietrich Wohlenhaus, the son of William Henry and Anna (Martens) Wohlenhaus, was born July 17, 1920 in a farm house near Cumberland, IA. He attended Custer School and graduated from Cumberland High...
Obituary for Harold Charles Johnson HAROLD C. JOHNSON Harold Charles Johnson, 92, longtime area farmer passed away Sunday morning, January 27, 2013 at Heritage House in Atlantic. He was born May 22, 1920 to Leland and Alta (Mathis) Johnson on a farm west of Griswold. Harold was raised in the Griswold and Lewis areas, graduated from Lewis High School in...
Obituary for Irene Starrett (Jensen) Irene Starrett E. "Irene" Starrett, daughter of Bertel and Marie Rasmussen Jensen, was born February 12, 1916 at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at The Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96. She was baptized and confirmed at the Danish Lutheran Church in...
Obituary for Fred Scherdin Frederick "Fred" Scherdin Frederick "Fred" B. Sherdin, 61, lifetime resident of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013, at The Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Fred was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on January 27, 1951, to Raymond E. and Marjorie (Quick) Scherdin. He grew up and attended school in his hometown of Atlantic, where...
Obituary for James Eugene "Sam" Donahue JAMES "SAM" EUGENE DONAHUE James "Sam" Donahue, 86, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. James Eugene was born on May 8, 1926. He Served 40 years in the United States Navy and retired with military honors as a Master Chief Petty Officer. He was...
Obituary for Frederick Henry Nagel Frederick (Fred) Henry Nagel Fred Nagel of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center at the age of 90 years. Fred was born on September 15, 1922 in Guthrie Center, Iowa to Lloyd Earl and Mabel Clare Gustin Nagel. The family later moved to Wiota and...
Obituary for Helen Ruth Pigg (Jensen) Helen Ruth Jensen Pigg Helen Ruth Jensen Pigg was born on a farm west of Atlantic in Cass County, IA on May 3, 1922, the first born daughter of Wolmer and Ruth Jensen. She attended Grade School at Brighton Township No. 9 about three miles southwest of Marne, IA near their farm home on...
Obituary for Rowenna Ratzlaff Rowenna Ratzlaff Rowenna Ratzlaff, age 79, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa Rowenna was born in Atlantic to John Ephraim and Bessie Obera (Woolsey) Barringer on May 18, 1933. She attended school in Atlantic and lived in the area her entire life. Rowenna enjoyed cooking for...