Ethel Westphalen

May 11, 2003

Obituary for Ethel Westphalen Ethel Westphalen, 92, a resident of Allen House in Atlantic, IA passed away Sunday, May 11, 2003, at the Cass County Memorial hospital.Ethel was born the daughter of Mary and Edward Nelson on July 19, 1910 eight miles north of Atlantic. She attended Oakhill Township No. 8, better known as Smokey Hill School. Ethel was also...

Edward Freese

May 9, 2003

Obituary for Edward John Freese Well-known retired teacher and coach, Edward John Freese, 80, a resident of 104 East 22nd St Atlantic, Iowa passed away Friday, May 9, 2003 at his home.The son of William John and Frieda Hermine (Euken) Freese, he was born May 10, 1922 on the family farm in Union Township and graduated from Wiota High School...

Cecil Erickson

Apr 20, 2003

Obituary for Cecil Erickson Cecil Loyd Erickson, 87, a former resident of Cumberland, Iowa passed away Sunday, April 20, 2003, at the Exira Care Center.The son of Loyd and Rose Erickson, Cecil was born in Mitchell, Nebraska on November 12, 1915. The family moved south of Cumberland when Cecil was one year old where he attended Cumberland rural school.Cecil was...

Guelda Jones

Apr 17, 2003

Obituary for Guelda Jones Guelda Jones, 95 years, passed away on April 17, 2003 at her residence in the Colonial Manor in Anita.The daughter of Isaac F. and Lois L. (Callen) Tharp, Guelda was born August 9, 1907, in Delphos, Iowa which is in Ringgold County. When Guelda was about 16, she moved to Des Moines with her family. She...

Frankie Jave

Apr 13, 2003

Obituary for Frankie Marie Jave Frankie Marie Jave, 98, a resident of the Heritage House in Atlantic passed away Sunday, April 13, 2003 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.The daughter of Frank and Fannie (Boiler) Schmitt, Frankie was born west of Lewis on December 8, 1904. The family moved north of Atlantic when Frankie was one year old...

Francis Johnson

Apr 7, 2003

Obituary for Francis Bud Johnson Francis "Bud&" Johnson, 68 a resident of Atlantic died Monday, April 7, 2003 at St. Joseph Hospital at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.The son of Frank and Evelyn (Hood) Johnson, Francis was born in Mason City, Iowa on February 18, 1935. They moved to Council Bluffs while he was a child, and...

Verna Hastings

Apr 3, 2003

Obituary for Verna Hastings Verna Hastings, 93, passed away at the Cass County Memorial Hospital April 3, 2003. She was a resident of the Heritage House in Atlantic and lived with Gary and Jackie Muller of rural Griswold the past several years.The daughter of John and Rose Kaiser Winkle, Verna was born on March 10, 1910 near Sanborn, Iowa. She...

Deane Layland

Apr 2, 2003

Obituary for Deane Leroy Layland Deane LeRoy Layland, son of Alice Layland in the late LeRoy Layland, passed away due to liver failure, April 2, 2003 at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 52 years, 4 months and 4 days.He graduated from Exira High School in 1969 and attended Northwest Missouri State College at Maryville. After...

Dorothea Ruth

Apr 2, 2003

Obituary for Dorothea Ruth Dorothea Ruth, 91, longtime resident of Atlantic, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2003 at the Stuart Community Care Center.Dorothea was born in rural Adair, June 24, 1911, the daughter of Henry and Matilda (Marten) Kimm. Dorothea was married to Roy Ruth who managed a gas station and tank wagon service in Atlantic. They farmed...

Zeta Alexander

Apr 1, 2003

Obituary for Zeta Iola Alexander Zeta Iola Alexander, age 91, a resident of Brookridge in Atlantic, passed on at the Heritage House on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2003. Zeta was born the daughter of Raymond and Myrtle (Berry) Neal on September 25, 1911, in Randolph County, Nebraska. She grew up in Atlantic and graduated from the Atlantic High School here.Zeta...