Obituary for James W. Kemp James W. Kemp, 94, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. James White Kemp, son of James G. and Jessie (White) Kemp, was born January 23, 1922, in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from the Harlan High School in 1939. James...
Obituary for Robert L. Goeken Robert L. Goeken, 95, of Atlantic, formerly of Marne, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Robert Lee Goeken was born February 13, 1921, to Jessie Polkingharn Goeken and Arthur Goeken at his parents’ home in Cass County, near Marne. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1938 and attended Iowa State...
Obituary for DeEtte Black-McCaw DeEtte Jan Black-McCaw, 46, of Exira, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. The daughter of Roland Alden and Janice Lucille (Johnson) Black, she was born November 2, 1970, at the Denver General Hospital in Denver, CO. She was baptized and confirmed at the Federated United Church of Christ in...
Obituary for Shirley A Will Shirley Will, 72, of Atlantic, formerly of Anita, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Shirley Ann was born on September 16, 1944, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Dale F. and Dorothy May (Peterson) Will. She attended school in Anita, Iowa. Shirley's life centered around family, and her...
Obituary for Marion Reimer Marion Reimer, 89, of Atlantic, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Marion Gale Reimer was born April 1, 1927, on a farm near Walnut, Iowa, to Marx and Meta (Rossman) Reimer, the youngest of 14 children. Marion grew up in rural Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School in 1944. Following...
Obituary for Maxine F Blunk Maxine F. Blunk, 96, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The daughter of Chris and Fern (Schmidt) Johnson was born August 2, 1920, in Atlantic. She attended school in Marne through the eighth grade. She then helped her parents raise her two younger brothers. On January 4, 1941, she...
Obituary for Gyle N Conrad Gyle N. Conrad, 92, of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care. The son of Vincent and Alice (Wagner) Conrad, Gyle was born July 2, 1924, in Lewis, Iowa. He was baptized at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. After attending rural school near Lewis, he then graduated from the...
Obituary for S. Fletcher Nichols (Samuel) Fletcher Nichols was born April 6, 1923, in Atlantic, Iowa. He passed into the arms of Jesus on October 22nd, in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 93. At age eight, Fletcher moved to the farm on south Chestnut where he lived until he retired at age 72. He graduated from Lewis High School...
Obituary for Lawrence "Larry" Greufe Lawrence James Greufe of Atlantic passed away on October 13, 2016, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Celebration of Larry's life will be held at 1:00 PM, November 12, 2016, at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Williams, IA. Larry was born in Iowa Falls, IA, on September 24, 1950, to Vernon and...
Obituary for Marjorie J. Grayson Long time resident, Marjorie “Marge” Grayson died October 11, 2016, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Marge was born on February 7, 1925, in Spring Hill, Iowa, to Homer and Esther (Hansell) Lockwood, the fourth of six daughters. She graduated first in her class from high school in 1942, and attended the American Institute of Business...