Richard "Dick" Wright
Apr 13, 2021
Richard “Dick” Wright, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Richard Charles Wright was born on August 22, 1939, in Des Moines, Iowa, the second of two children born to William “Bill” Willis and Madge Estelle (Bates) Wright. Madge and Bill participated in music and theatre production in Des Moines, and this was...
Maxine Lyon
Apr 8, 2021
Maxine Lyon, 103, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, April 8, 2021. The daughter of William V. and Hazel E. (Scott) Cupp, Maxine Elizabeth was born November 23, 1917, in Fairfield, Iowa. Graduating from Fairfield High School in 1935, she then earned her B.A. in Music and Education at Parsons College in Fairfield. She took Graduate level courses at Northwestern University...
Corrine Jeanette "Corky" Brown (Littlefield)
Apr 2, 2021
Corrine “Corky” Brown, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa passed away on April 2, 2021, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Corrine was born in Brayton, Iowa on February 13, 1939 to Lee William and Mae Nora (Jacobsen) Littlefield. She and her three sisters grew up in Exira and moved to Atlantic, when she was in the 4th grade. It was...
Mark A. Wedemeyer
Apr 1, 2021
Mark Anthony Wedemeyer passed away surrounded by family on April 1, 2021, as a result of cancer. He was born February 27, 1948, in Atlantic, IA the son of Lawrence and Loretta (Donahue) Wedemeyer. He grew up on a farm near Wiota along with his 10 siblings; who all were active in 4-H. His loving and close family learned early...
Karen Mehlmann
Mar 31, 2021
Karen A. Mehlmann, 73, of Papillion, Nebraska, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Hillcrest Country Estate Cottages Skilled Nursing Home in Papillion. Karen Ann was born on February 21, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence Carl and Peggy (O’Dell) Hartman. She grew up on a farm west of Mineola, Iowa, and loved playing with her dog, Collie....
Howard Andersen
Mar 30, 2021
Howard W. Andersen of Atlantic, Iowa died March 30, 2021, at the MercyOne Johnston Hospice House at the age of 93. Howard was born in Atlantic, Iowa on August 18,1927, to Harry “Bill” W. and Edith (Bell) Andersen. He and four siblings grew up on the family farm north of Atlantic. He attended school through the 8th grade. Being the...
Donalda Meyer
Mar 29, 2021
Donalda Meyer, 71, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Monday, March 29, 2021, at her home. Donalda was born to Harold and Marie VandeKrol on June 4, 1949, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She spent all of her early years growing up on a farm outside of Sully, Iowa, with her four siblings. She attended Lynnville/Sully community schools. As a young woman, she...
Phil Marshall
Mar 16, 2021
Phillip “Phil” Marshall, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic Phillip Eugene was born on December 15, 1945, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Paul Thomas, Sr. and Dolores Eileen (Hough) Marshall. He looked forward to spending time with his cousins at the farm. Phil attended school in Atlantic where...
Laurie Petersen
Feb 14, 2021
Laurie Petersen, 59, of Exira, Iowa, died Sunday, February 14, 2021, at her home. Laurie Sue was born on December 31, 1961, the daughter of Lyle Duane and Colleen Elaine (Kitelinger) Jeppesen of Brayton, Iowa. She was the little sister to two older brothers, and as the only girl and baby of the family, was naturally well loved and doted...
Treva Pitka (Hicks)
Feb 5, 2021
Treva Pitka of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on February 5, 2021, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Treva Eileen (Hicks) Pitka was born in her grandfather’s country home near Eldorado Springs, Missouri, on August 10, 1920, to James McKinley and Ceatta (Huff) Hicks. She graduated from Montezuma Consolidated High School in 1938. After graduation, she worked for 2 ½ years in...