Richard Jespersen
Dec 28, 2021
Richard Chris Jespersen, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on December 28, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care Nursing Home in Atlantic.
Richard was born on November 28, 1927, in Rockwell City, Iowa, the son of musical parents, Christian and Robena (Leonard) Jespersen. He grew up in Rockwell City and at 15 Richard joined his parents’ band playing drums and singing....
Bert Carr, Jr.
Dec 27, 2021
***See change of service location below due to the expected wind chills.***
Bert Carr, Jr., 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Bert Lawrence was born on April 24, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Bert Lawrence and Lulu (Andersen) Carr. He attended school in Atlantic until his help was needed working alongside his...
Jeffrey Sjolin
Dec 26, 2021
Jeffrey Sjolin, 79, of Atlantic, formerly of Des Moines, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care.
Jeffrey was born on September 22, 1942, in Newton, Iowa to Ernest and Edith Sjolin. Shortly after his birth, his father went into World War II, at which time he and his mother moved to Oaks, North Dakota. After the war,...
Dennis L. Reed
Dec 23, 2021
Dennis Reed, 75, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Cumberland, died Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Dennis Lee was born on December 12, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Ben Evans and Beulah Rose (Pedersen) Reed. While in school he was active in the band, as a basketball manager, and as a...
Lana DeVoss
Dec 22, 2021
Lana Marie (Guske) DeVoss, 78, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.
Lana was born on October 31, 1943, in Griswold, Iowa. She was the daughter of Frank George and Elna Christina (Karstensen) Guske. She grew up on a small farm,...
Laura Burg
Dec 22, 2021
Laura Jean Burg, 87, of Greenfield, formerly of Bridgewater, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Immanuel Fontenelle Home in Omaha, Nebraska.
Laura was born on August 2, 1934 to Ralph and Rose Cron of Lewis, Iowa, where they lived until moving to Bridgewater, Iowa, where she also attended public school. Laura loved farm life, playing outdoors, riding her horse,...
Linda Smith
Dec 17, 2021
Linda Smith, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.
Linda Kaye was born on December 10, 1945, in Coon Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Virgil R. and Velma Blanche (Fulton) Thompson. She grew up in Coon Rapids and graduated in the Class of 1963.
On February 14, 1965, she...
Gary Lantz
Dec 6, 2021
Gary Lantz, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, December 6, 2021, at his home.
Gary Leland was born on June 3, 1943, at home west of Anita, Iowa, the son of Leland and Marilyn (Hayter) Lantz. His father passed away when he was a teenager; he had to grow up fast to care for his mother and three sisters. Gary was...
Roger Denison
Dec 5, 2021
Roger Lee Denison, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on December 5, 2021, peacefully at home surrounded by his family.
He was born to Dale and Mary Jean (Reeves) Denison on December 22, 1946, and spent his younger years living on a farm in Anita. After graduating from Atlantic High School in 1965, he enlisted into the Iowa Army National...
Wayne Johnson
Dec 4, 2021
Wayne Chester Johnson, 84, of Atlantic, formerly of Lyman, went Home to be with his Lord & Savior, Jesus, on December 4, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care, with his wife at his bedside. He was born to Chester (Chet) and Mabel (Rabe) Johnson on a family farm in Lyman, IA on May 28, 1937. He attended Pringey Country School east...