LiaRuth Miller

Jan 4, 2023

Lia Miller, 64, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. 

LiaRuth was born on December 19, 1958, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of James Burton and Jeannette May (Hood) Miller.  She grew up in rural Anita and graduated from Anita High School in 1977.  Following graduation, she...

Gail Lange

Dec 30, 2022

Gail Lange, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa died Friday, December 30th, 2022, at Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa.

The son of John and Irma (Bramer) Lange, Gail was born November 29, 1935, in Atlantic and attended country school in Shelby County.  He was united in marriage to Annabelle Walter, November 17, 1955, at Elk Horn Lutheran Parsonage in Elk Horn, Iowa. ...

Doug Howard

Dec 30, 2022

Doug A. Howard, age 65, passed away on December 30, 2022, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. 

Douglas Allan was born on November 4, 1957, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of George and Sharon (Dollen) Howard.  He graduated from Atlantic High School in the Class of 1976. Doug received his insurance license in 1986, and worked...

Arma Re "Amy" Roby

Dec 29, 2022

Arma Re “Amy” Roby, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

Amy was born June 24, 1947, to Raymond William and Della (Nelson) Fouts in Dunlap, Iowa.  During her early years, her family was very active in all church activities at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dunlap.  A lively...

Terry Bringleson

Dec 26, 2022

Terry Bringleson, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, December 26, 2022, at CHI Health - Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

Terry Allen Bringleson was born on November 30, 1953, in Iowa City, Iowa the son on Mary Ann Bringleson. He lived most of his life in Atlantic. He worked at Midway Distributing for a few years and also kept busy...

Ray Erickson

Dec 26, 2022

Ray Erickson, 53, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Jefferson, SD, passed away peacefully December 26, 2022, surrounded by family and friends at UNMC in Omaha, NE.

Raymond Harlon, Jr. was born on April 5, 1969, in Sydney, Australia, the eldest son of Raymond, Sr and Patricia (Hyland) Erickson. In June of 1970, the family moved to the United States.  He...

Maxine Hagen

Dec 23, 2022

Maxine Hagen passed away at the age of 92 on December 23, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic surrounded by family. 

Maxine, the youngest of three daughters of George Edward and Agatha Elizabeth (Feick) Bolz, was born December 13, 1930, in Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa, and baptized as an infant in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle.  She...

Lanny Kite

Dec 16, 2022

Lanny Howard Kite passed away at home on December 16th, 2022, at the age of 77 in Marne, Iowa.

He was born to Bertha and Alva Kite on September 13, 1945, near Hancock, Iowa. Lanny lived in rural Hancock and Walnut during early childhood before moving to Marne and attending Atlantic High School where he loved to play baseball. Lanny...

Michael "Wardy" Ward

Dec 8, 2022

Michael "Wardy" Ward, 65, of Buffalo, Missouri, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 8, 2022, at home. 

Michael Laurance was born on May 28, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Donald “Pappy” Laurance and Geraldine “Jeri” Elva (Cross) Ward.  He graduated from Atlantic High School in the Class of 1975.  Following graduation, he started working for A.M. Cohron...

Janice Follmann

Dec 5, 2022

Janice Follmann, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, December 5, 2022, at her home.

Janice Jean was born on February 1, 1948, in Colorado, the daughter of Dale and Leota “Lee” (Larsen) Fritz.  She grew up on a dairy farm near Fontanelle and attended Bridgewater-Fontanelle Community Schools.  Janice often told the story of how her and her best friend, Verlee...