Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Robert William Hansen (Bob), age 71 of Atlantic, died Monday, September 1, 2025 at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. He was born on July 27, 1954, in Audubon, Iowa to Woodrow and Wilma Hansen...

Avis Marie Mortensen was born January 2, 1930 in Des Moines, Iowa, to Burton and Lucy Kenfield Richards. She went home to her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2025. Burton was a depot agent for the Rock ...

Eleanor "Ellie" Marjorie Pelzer, age 90 years, 7 months, and 26 days, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Ellie was...

Randall Larsen, of Walnut, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025. No services are planned at this time. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Survivors include his daughter Chantil Elli...

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Dennis Thomas, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at the Clarinda Regional Health Center. Dennis Lee Thomas was born on March 22, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Albert Jr...

Benita Augusta (Bissen) Schiltz, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Erlbacher) Bissen was born on January 11, 1921 in Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church, and gradu...

Deloris Lillian Adams, daughter of Perrin and Agnes (Sanders) Van Fleet, was born January 30, 1931, in Crawford County, Iowa. She grew up in Denison, where she attended school. On August 29, 1946, Del...

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