Mary Lou Hoegh
Jan 2, 2020
Mary Lou Hoegh, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Mary Louise was born on September 5, 1926, in rural Stanton, Iowa, the youngest of three daughters born to Carl Magnus and Otelia (Malmberg) Peterson. Growing up she and her sisters were active in daily chores on the farm. Mary Lou attended Stanton...
Ruth Richter
Jan 1, 2020
Ruth LeAnn Richter, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 1,2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Ruth was born on October 11, 1937, the daughter of Omar J. and Merle Marie (Turner) Huffman. She lived in Missouri until moving to Oakland, Iowa, after her parents passed away. She graduated from Oakland High School in 1955. Following graduation, she moved...
Arnold Gude
Dec 26, 2019
Arnold Gude, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Elk Horn, Iowa, died Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa. The son of Elmer and Dagney (Leistad) Gude, he was born July 7, 1924, at his parents’ home in Marne, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Arnold attended...
Donna McLaren
Dec 22, 2019
Donna Mae McLaren, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, and former longtime Cumberland-Massena resident died peacefully Sunday morning, December 22, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Born on November 20, 1927, just before the Great Depression to parents of direct Swedish descent (Joseph Carl and Lillian Engstrom Walburg) Donna enjoyed a happy childhood within her loving family. Although the times were...
Gary L. Anderson
Dec 20, 2019
Gary L. Anderson, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, December 20, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care. He was born on January 4, 1940, in Exira, Iowa, the son of Ivro E. and Elsie Mae (Saltmarsh) Anderson. Gary attended school in Elk Horn and Walnut, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Judy Christensen, December 18, 1957, and they had four...
Rick Anderson
Dec 15, 2019
Rick Anderson, 58, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Clarkson Tower in Omaha. He is survived by his mother, Phyllis Anderson of Atlantic, Iowa, father, Denney Anderson of Visalia, California, and brother, Wade Anderson of Austin, Texas. A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at a later date. Roland Funeral Service is caring for Rick’s...
Wilma Weirich
Dec 14, 2019
Wilma W. Weirich, 94, of Oakland and former longtime Lewis resident, died peacefully Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Exira Care Center. Wilma Waller (Berry) Weirich was born March 25, 1925 to William Harry Berry and Lola Belle (Waller) Berry on the family farm east of Lewis where she grew up. She attended Lewis Consolidated School and graduated from Lewis...
Janice M. Blake
Dec 13, 2019
Janice M. Blake, 84 of Atlantic passed away from a sudden illness on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She was born January 12, 1935 to Jacob and Milda (Hass) Pieken. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1953. She was married to Bart Blake on December 26, 1953. She was known for cooking...
Nelda June Ruhr
Dec 12, 2019
Nelda Ruhr, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Nelda was born in Greenfield, Iowa, on June 25, 1927, the daughter of Lora (Elliott) Knight. Nelda went to school in Adair, and graduated valedictorian of the Adair High School Class of 1944. She met the love of her life at the...
Kim A. Clemons (Stein)
Dec 11, 2019
Kim (Stein) Clemons, 52, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 11, 2019, at her home. The daughter of Raymond Henry and Roberta Jean (Clements) Stein, she was born November 21, 1967, in Harlan, Iowa. Kim attended the Head Start Program in Harlan, and recalled how much she enjoyed going to school and also at the end of the day being...