Jerry "Big Jay" Wayne Miller Jr.
Aug 12, 2020
Jerry “Big Jay” Wayne Miller, Jr., 38, of Atlantic, Iowa, died at 3:17 p.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Bergan Mercy in Omaha. Jerry Wayne Miller, Jr. was born on January 17, 1982, to the late Brenda (Wendt) and Jerry Miller, Sr. in Sacramento, CA. He was raised primarily in Kentucky with his brother, James Davis. Jay met the love...
Deanna Kay Johnson
Aug 3, 2020
Deanna Johnson, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, August 3, 2020, at her home. Deanna Kay was born November 27, 1943, in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of Louis and Marguerite (Oldridge) Meyer. She graduated from Red Oak High School with the Class of 1961. On September 3, 1961, she married her high school sweetheart Dennis Johnson at Our Savior’s Lutheran...
Karen E. Riesberg
Jul 27, 2020
Karen Riesberg, 76, of Griswold, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic and Adair, died Monday, July 27, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Karen Eileen was born on March 26, 1944, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Roger Dean and Betty Jane (Rowe) Kimball. Karen grew up with a brother and sister and had many fond memories of helping...
Turner William Russell
Jul 24, 2020
Turner W. Russell, the son of Ronald and Pamela (Huntley) Russell, was born December 25, 1996 in Minot, North Dakota. He arrived two months early at 2 pounds, 3 ounces, and blessed his family as the greatest Christmas gift. Turner passed away on July 24, 2020, at home in the presence of his family, following a two-year battle with...
Caryl Miller (Schuler)
Jul 22, 2020
Caryl Sue Miller, 70, of Avondale, Arizona and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away July 22, 2020, at her home in Avondale, Arizona. Caryl was born November 27, 1949, the daughter of Murry Winfred and M. Sharlene (Knoke) Schuler at the Atlantic Hospital in Atlantic. She attended Atlantic Community Schools, graduating with the High School Class of 1967. Caryl enjoyed...
Mona Ballinger
Jul 21, 2020
Mona Ballinger, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Mona was born on September 25, 1945, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of George and Helen Mae (Green) Dill. She was the fifth born in a family of nine children and was right alongside her mother raising her younger siblings. Mona lived the majority of her childhood in Atlantic,...
Pam Juhl-Mennes
Jul 20, 2020
Pam Juhl-Mennes, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Pamela Jane was born on December 5, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Helen Lucille (Campbell) Keller. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Lewis and Gladys Campbell, in their loving Christian home, and attended school in Atlantic. During...
Deborah "Debbie" Buscher
Jul 15, 2020
Debbie Buscher, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic after having a massive stroke. The daughter of George James and Eleanor Louise (Johnson) Buscher, Deborah Ann was born December 2, 1955, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and she grew up in Humboldt, Iowa. Her mother died when she was eight years old...
Marjorie "Marge" Gehling
Jul 13, 2020
Marjorie “Marge” M. Gehling, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, July 13, 2020, at West Bridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winterset, Iowa. Marjorie May was born on March 4, 1928, near Halbur, Iowa, one of eleven children born to Fred and Anna (Eischeid) Dalhoff. She didn’t have much of a chance being a girly girl as she was born...
Jay Becker
Jul 9, 2020
Jay William Becker, 61, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2020 in Irvine, California. He was diagnosed with brain cancer just 3 months prior, while at his residence in Yakima, Washington. Jay’s life was cut short due to a fast-growing, aggressive stage IV brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (or GBM). Jay was a “free spirit” and lived an adventurous, diverse life...