Valjean Lehman, 57, of Griswold, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at his home in Griswold. He was born on November 21, 1962, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Paul Francis and Maxine Isabel (Belding) Lehman. A private family graveside service will be held at Pleasant Township Cemetery, south of Griswold. Roland Funeral Service is caring for Valjean’s family...
David T. Smith, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. On April 3rd, 1943, David Thomas Smith was born to Herbert and Mildred Smith on the family farm on Buck Creek Road in Cass County, Iowa. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1961. As a graduation present, Dave’s parents purchased him a...
Kim Ferry, 68, of Earlham, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 23, 2020, in rural Madison County, Iowa, doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle. Kim was born November 14, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri to James Ferry and Catherine Pickett. Kim graduated from Bliss High School, Bliss, Idaho in May of 1970. In January of 1971, he was drafted into...
Beverly Webb, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Beverly was born in Cass County, Iowa, on December 1, 1928, the 3rd of 6 children born to Harvey A. and Florence L. (Prall) Kinnersley. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1946. Beverly worked for Northwestern Bell in Atlantic from 1946...
Jenny Shannon Smith, 67, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Atlantic Specialty Care, Atlantic, Iowa surrounded by her loving and caring family. Jenny was born on March 18, 1952 in Oakland, California to Edward and Barbara McGahan. She married Michael Beckman and together they had two children, Michael Beckman Jr. and Tiffany Nobles. She then married Robert...
Joe B. Mewhirter, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Joe was born September 18, 1931 north of Elliott, Iowa to Lee Allen and Effie Susanna (Maxell) Mewhirter. He graduated from Elliott High School in 1949 and farmed with his dad for two years before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps...
Val LaRue Sothman, 63, of Lewis, Iowa, died Saturday, February 8, 2020, at his home. Val was born on June 29, 1956, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Lawrence Irvin and Doris (Peterson) Sothman. His love of farming stemmed from his childhood; always wanting to be alongside his dad on the daily chores. At a very early age it was...
Dennis William Graham, 69, Charter Oak, IA, formerly of Atlantic, died at 7:40 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020, from an intentional overdose at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dennis was born on May 19, 1950, in Council Bluffs, IA to Lora Eugene Graham and Elaine Mary Parr. Dennis was a successful artist who built intricate wooden tractor models, windmills and...
Michael Shane Trotter, 40, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at his home. He was born on July 19, 1979, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ronald James Cunningham and Margaret Ann Trotter. As a kid he looked forward to playing baseball with neighbor kids and also in the local leagues. Mike had to take on a...
Elsiebel Kasch-Noe, 96, of Weslaco, Texas, formerly of Marne, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. Elsiebel was born on July 2, 1923, on the Harvelawn Farm north of Marne, Iowa, the daughter of Fred R. and Rilla W. (Harvey) Long. She attended country school at Clay #8 and graduated from Atlantic High School in...