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...
Mary Chase
Jul 8, 2020
Mary Joan Chase, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mary was born on May 23, 1935, the daughter of Harold Edward and Josephine Maggie (Freilinger) Johnson in Atlantic, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church. She graduated from...
Jim Bartelson
Jul 7, 2020
Ronald James (Jim) Bartelson of Anita died July 7, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Ronald James Bartelson was born on October 11, 1941 in Harlan, Iowa to Ronald LeRoy Bartelson and Cecil Gladys (McDowell) Bartelson. He attended country school near Fiscus, Iowa until 8th grade and then graduated from Irwin-Kirkman in 1960. He continued his education at Iowa...
Leona Gard
Jul 5, 2020
Leona Gard, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at her home in Atlantic. Leona June Carr was born on June 2, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa, the 5th of 10 children born to George Grant and Clara Mary (Brosam) Carr. She grew up in town until the family moved to an acreage on the west side of Atlantic....
John Shannon
Jul 5, 2020
John Shannon, 65, of rural Pottawattamie County, Iowa, formerly of Lewis, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. John Kevin Shannon was born on May 8, 1955, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Randal and Shirley Shannon. John’s early years were basically known as the “Jimmy and Johnny” years, where he...