Mary J. Angell
Mar 13, 2019
Mary Jo Angell, 81, of 1903 Hillcrest Drive in Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019. She was born on January 5, 1938, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Allan and Freda (Schuster) Connors of rural Barnum, Iowa. She resided on a farm near Barnum. Mary attended school in Barnum, and graduated from high school in 1956. In...
Ray Zellmer
Mar 13, 2019
Ray Zellmer, 76, of Wiota, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Wiota. Raymond Ervin Zellmer was born on October 24, 1942, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Ervin Edward and Lela Gertrude (Turner) Zellmer. As a child he became a member of 4-H, and from then on it was an important part of his life. Ray graduated from...
Daniel Joseph McLaren
Mar 9, 2019
Daniel McLaren, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Daniel Joseph McLaren was born on February 11, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Donald and Rosemary (Casey) McLaren. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Massena. Dan attended rural school, south of Cumberland,...
Richard "Rich" L. Swolley Jr.
Mar 5, 2019
Richard L. Swolley, Jr., 55, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Richard Lee Swolley, Jr. was born on June 7, 1963, in Atlantic, Iowa, the oldest of five children born to Richard Lee Sr. and Virginia Marie (Cerka) Swolley. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1983, and as any big...
Patricia "Pat" A. Dvorak
Feb 28, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Dvorak, 86, of Elk Horn, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Patricia Ann was born on March 17, 1932, in Scotia, Nebraska, the daughter of Edwin Steven and Irene Josephine (Sintek) Kaminski. She was raised in Columbus, Nebraska, with her two brothers, Donald and John, and graduated...
Daniel Kirk Schwarte
Feb 10, 2019
Daniel Kirk Schwarte, son of Kirk and Erin Schwarte, was born on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines and entered into Heaven Sunday, February 10, 2019, at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. Daniel was the light of Kirk and Erin’s world – he was their sweet, perfect boy. He was a true blessing...
Grace Rathkamp (Lindeman)
Feb 1, 2019
Grace Rathkamp, 94, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Griswold, Iowa, died Friday, February 1, 2019, at Addington Place in Kansas City. Grace was born on May 11, 1924, in rural Lyman, Iowa, the daughter of Calvin George and Alma Sophia (Wohlenhaus) Lindeman. She received normal training, graduated from Atlantic High School in 1942, and following graduation, taught in a...
Catherine Elizabeth Ackerman
Jan 30, 2019
Catherine Elizabeth Ackerman, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Catherine Elizabeth was born on August 23, 1938, in Atlantic, Iowa, and was the third of nine children born to James Burnell and Florence Amelia (Stangl) Anderson. Of her warm childhood memories, she would tell of going to Catholic school in...
Paul D. Conrad
Jan 28, 2019
Paul D. Conrad, 63, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Wiota, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019, in Las Vegas. Paul is survived by his husband, Kerry John McNellis and his sister, Brenda Roberts. Private graveside services will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery. Palm South Jones Mortuary in Las Vegas, NV and Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic, IA are...
Donald Jorgensen
Jan 27, 2019
Donald Jorgensen, 91, of Anita, Iowa, died Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Caring Acres in Anita. Donald Edwin was born on January 26, 1928, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Fritz Edward and Esther L. (Iversen) Jorgensen. He learned early on the value of hard work and developed that principle even more at the age of 14 when he...