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...
Phyllis Hancock, 89, of Atlantic, died peaceably in her sleep following complications from heart surgery on Tuesday, July 1, 2020. Phyllis was born on May 20, 1931, in Atlantic, IA, to Walley and Emma Kline. She graduated from Atlantic High School in 1950. Following graduation, Phyllis worked at Enocksen Ice Cream Shop in Atlantic. She then worked at the Iowa...
Doug R. Seemann, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, June 21, 2020, at his home. Douglas Ray Seemann was born on January 11, 1947, in Britton, South Dakota, the son of Clayton and Muriel Arylene (McDermott) Seemann. His dad was a salesman for Ford Tractor so the family moved during his childhood, the majority of it living in Creston and...
Alma Tallman, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, June 21, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Alma Irene was born on January 13, 1936, in Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of Verle Clifford and Blanche Elizabeth (Knox) Utterback. She grew up on the family’s dairy farm with her three sisters, and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1954. Following...
Linda Key, 100, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, May 29, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Linda Ferne Hawthorne was born on January 26th, 1920, near Afton, Iowa to Page Lemoine and Mary Muzetta (Gray) Hawthorne. She was the 5th child in a family of seven children. She graduated from Lenox High School and then was able to attend AIB...
Brandon Harry, 30, of Cumberland, Iowa, died Thursday, May 28, 2020. He was born on August 25, 1989, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Laureen Lynae Harry. Brandon was baptized at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. He attended Cumberland Massena Community School District until the school merged with Anita and then...
Angela (Harris) McCuddin, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Angela Raena was born on June 2, 1955, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and later adopted by Earl Eugene and Barbara Ann (Goff) Harris with two of her sisters and one brother. Her other siblings were also adopted and they remained in...
Gerald (Jerry) Bert Behrens, 83, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of southwest Iowa, passed away May 18, 2020, at Ramsey Village in Des Moines, Iowa. Jerry was born January 25, 1937, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Bertus and Laura (Tiarks) Behrens. He graduated from Shelby Consolidated School with the class of 1955. Jerry held a multitude of jobs...
William “Bill” Lippincott, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, May 18, 2020, at Mercy One Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. William Ross was born on August 23, 1937, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of A.R. William and Rose (Stangl) Lippincott. He was baptized and confirmed at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Bill attended Atlantic Community Schools; graduating in...
Robert C. Mullen, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Bob Mullen was born on February 27, 1946, in Cumberland, Iowa, the son of Carl LaVerne and Helen Mae (Anderson) Mullen. He graduated from Cumberland/Massena High School in 1964. After graduation he worked in Omaha before enlisting in...