Wendell L. Schmidt
May 7, 2019
Wendell Lee Schmidt, better known to his family and friends as “Smitty,” 72, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at his home in Atlantic. The son of Victor Harold and Irene Leona (Johnson) Schmidt he was born August 5, 1946, in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Audubon and graduated from Audubon High School. Following graduation, he...
Laura Railsback Wyscarver
Apr 30, 2019
Laura Railsback, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She is survived by her mother Barbara Wyscarver of Atlantic. Preceding her in death is her father Ted Wyscarver. Per Laura’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a private graveside service will be held at a later date in the Atlantic Cemetery....
Helen E. Longstreth
Apr 28, 2019
Helen Elizabeth Longstreth, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 83. She was born in New York City, New York on December 8, 1935, the daughter of Elizabeth L. (Rudolph) and Dr. Clyde M. Longstreth, FACS. Helen was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. Her...
Tom Marshall
Apr 21, 2019
Tom Marshall, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of San Diego, California, died Sunday, April 21, 2019, at his home in Atlantic. Paul Thomas Marshall, Jr. was born on July 7, 1950, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Paul Thomas Sr. and Dolores E. (Hough) Marshall. Tom’s sense of adventure, fearlessness and mischievous side were very evident at an early age...
Phillip Schaberg
Apr 21, 2019
Phillip Schaberg, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Allen Place in Atlantic. Phillip was born on April 11, 1927, in Taylor, Missouri, the son of Edwin and Florence (Wagy) Schaberg. He spent his early childhood in Missouri, and the family later made Plainville, IL home. Phil attended school through the 8th grade; leaving due to the...
Shirley Warne
Apr 18, 2019
Shirley Warne, 85, of Atlantic, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Shirley Ann Bissell, the daughter of Charles Steven and Gertrude A. (Gordon) Bissell, was born on March 30, 1934, near Cumberland, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1950. On January 28, 1951, she was united in...
Larry Linn
Apr 17, 2019
Larry Linn, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at his home. Larry Gene Linn was born on November 16, 1940, in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Elmer Stewart and Ollivene Ruth (Kelley) Linn. His interest in WWII and history started at an early age with his father and one of his best friends who was in the...
Marcella Hamann (Darling)
Apr 17, 2019
Marcella Hamann, 101, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the Heritage House. Mabel Marcella Hamann (Marcella), Atlantic, Iowa, was born October 9, 1917 on a farm southeast of Anita, the daughter of Grover and Mabel Bornholdt Darling. Marcella graduated from Wiota High in 1934. Marcella taught country school after graduating from normal training in Atlantic, Iowa. On May...
Carmen Lee Reagles
Apr 7, 2019
Carmen Lee Reagles, 76, of Marne, Iowa died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at her home. The daughter of Kenneth Leon and Katherine Captola (Wilson) Stroud, she was born July 20, 1942, at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kansas. She mainly grew up in Kansas, Texas and Colorado. Her father passed away at the end of WWII, when...
Deborah "Debi" Cross
Apr 6, 2019
Deborah “Debi” Cross, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, died April 6, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Deborah Kay, the youngest daughter of Robert and Edwina (Wilhelm) Linfor was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on July 31, 1955. Debi was raised in the “Bucktown” neighborhood in Atlantic. It was there she fostered her love of animals and many lifelong...