Barbara "Bobbie" Harris

Aug 26, 2019

Barbara “Bobbie” Harris, 85, of Greenfield, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Barbara M. was born on February 24, 1934, in Bridgewater, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Helen (Anthony) Barnhart. She attended school in Omaha for a short time during her childhood and later graduated from Bridgewater...

Barbara Lou Mewhirter

Aug 18, 2019

Barbara Lou Mewhirter, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, August 18, 2019, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Barbara was born February 11, 1934 south of Elliott, Iowa to Gerald Ivan and Lula "Lou" Mae (Edwards) Milner. She graduated from Elliott High School in 1951 and attended the Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, Nebraska. On August 10, 1952, Barbara was...

Linda Osborn

Aug 17, 2019

Linda (Hansen) Osborn of Wiota, Iowa, was born July 1, 1960, in Denison, Iowa, to Eugene Harry and JoAnn Catherine (Smouse) Hansen. She passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the young age of 59 years. Linda graduated from Exira High School with the class of 1978, and as a young adult she traveled to California to visit...

Richard Tibken

Aug 12, 2019

Richard “Rich” Tibken, 78, of Atlantic, formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, died Monday, August 12, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Richard Lee Tibken was born on November 10, 1940, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Albert Henry and Eleanor Collier (Knop) Tibken. He was baptized at the Wiota First Evangelical Lutheran Church on December 29, 1940, and later confirmed on...

Wayne Kirchhoff

Aug 5, 2019

Wayne Kirchhoff, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, August 5, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Wayne Johnny Kirchhoff was born on November 30, 1934, in Bear Grove Township, Cass County, Iowa, the son of Walter McKinley and Marie Hattie (Beisser) Kirchhoff. He was baptized at Fletcher Chapel. He was the youngest of three brothers, and was always happy to share...

Harold Goold

Jul 31, 2019

Harold “Bub” Goold, 90, lifelong resident of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at CHI Health Mercy in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Harold Gilbert Goold was born on October 16, 1928, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of John Charles and May Elizabeth (Geiger) Goold. During his childhood he grew up having a close relationship with his aunts, uncles and their...

Violet Huntley

Jul 29, 2019

Violet Elaine (Nelson) Huntley of Williston, ND, was born in Williston on August 20,1938, to Edward and Vivian Nelson of Alamo, ND. She passed away on July 29, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care, in Atlantic, Iowa, where she had resided the past three years. She married Herbert Dale Huntley on May 4, 1957. Together, they had two daughters, Pam and...

Violet J. Kardell

Jul 28, 2019

Violet Jensena Kardell, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. She was born at home in rural Atlantic, Iowa, June 26, 1923, the third child born to Jens Jensen, and Anna Marie (Christensen) Juhler. She grew up on the farm, along with one brother and two sisters. She attended rural schools through...

Gladys Pauline McCrory

Jul 25, 2019

Gladys McCrory, 94, a lifelong resident of Cass County, Iowa, died Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Gladys Pauline Holland McCrory was born in Audubon County, Iowa to Danish immigrants Jens and Anna Lade Holland on Nov. 21, 1924. The family moved to a farm near Anita in 1929. Gladys and her four siblings attended Grant #4...

Freeman "Mike" H. Forrest

Jul 23, 2019

Freeman H. “Mike” Forrest, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Mike Forrest was born December 14, 1923 in Mankato, Minnesota, where he resided with his parents until 1930, when the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Des Moines public school in 1941, and commenced college that fall at Iowa...