Colleen Shumaker (Kerr)
Sep 3, 2020
Colleen M. Shumaker, 61, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, died Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, following health complications due to COVID-19. Colleen Marie was born on July 10, 1959, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Stuetelberg) Kerr. While she was a child, the family moved to Atlantic....
Mark Johnson
Sep 3, 2020
Mark Johnson, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Mark Alan Johnson was born on October 30, 1956, in Creighton, Nebraska, the son of Kenneth Arland and Charlene Ann (Moore) Johnson. As a kid Mark was a little mischievous and schemed up ways to get his younger brothers in trouble. It...
Nancy Lee Farley (Alff)
Aug 31, 2020
Nancy Farley, born to Henry and Harriet (Clausen) Alff in Atlantic, Iowa on February 17, 1949, died Monday, August 31, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Anita, Iowa at the age of 71. Nancy grew up on a farm near Anita, and graduated from Anita High School in 1967. Following graduation, she worked for the State of Iowa in Des...
Lorraine Williams
Aug 28, 2020
Lorraine L. Williams, 97, of Grant, Iowa, died Friday, August 28, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care. She trusted Jesus as her Lord and Savior when 24 years old and that decision shaped the rest of her life. We will miss her beautiful smile and loving hand. Lorraine Lucille was born on October 6, 1922, the daughter of Lester Lionel and...
Deb Baker
Aug 16, 2020
Deb Baker, 60, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Debra Jo was born on September 23, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Johnnie E. and Talena B. (Cook) Wheatley. She grew up in Lewis and enjoyed snowmobiling, playing in the town softball league and being a part of 4-H,...
Mable (Amy) Earhart
Aug 13, 2020
Mable (Amy) Earhart, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Altoona, died Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Mable was born on November 9, 1927, on a farm south of Fonda, Iowa, the daughter of Clyde August and Alvina Alma (Ohrtman) Geisinger. Mable was the sixth of eight children born to Clyde and Alvina. Mable...
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...