Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas

Glee Wildman

Glee Wildman

Feb 10, 2014

Glee Wildman, 88,of Atlantic, Iowa passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. As according to Glee's wishes, cremation has taken place and no further services are planned at this time. Hockenberry Family Care of Atlantic, Iowa is in charge of the arrangements.

Helen Landon

Helen Landon

Feb 10, 2014

Helen Lucille Landon, 81, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014, at the Heritage House. She was born July 1, 1932, in Griswold, Iowa. Her parents were Martin and Hyla (Vedane) Wooley. She was raised in Griswold and graduated from the Griswold High school in 1950. Helen worked in Omaha after graduation. She married Leland Landon on August...

Dennis Meyer

Dennis Meyer

Feb 7, 2014

Dennis LeRoy Meyer was born to Virgil LeRoy and Bessie Lois (Nelson) Meyer in Atlantic, Iowa, on the 15th day of May, 1943. He passed away at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic on February 7, 2014, reaching the age of 70 years, 8 months and 22 days. Preceding Dennis in death were his parents, Virgil LeRoy Meyer...

Earl Clausen

Earl Clausen

Feb 7, 2014

Earl Christian Clausen was born on April 7, 1951, the son of Marius and Vivian Elaine (Jensen) Clausen in Audubon, Iowa, and passed away Friday, February 7, 2014, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He lived in Exira and graduated from the Exira High School in 1969. After high school, Earl farmed with his father in...

John Ulveling, Sr.

John Ulveling, Sr.

Feb 6, 2014

John Frederick (Jack) Ulveling, Sr., 70, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. He was born February 8, 1943, in Le Mars, Iowa, the son of John and Wanda (Heinowski) Ulveling. Jack grew up in Remsen, Iowa, and attended St. Mary's Catholic school in Remsen until his senior year....

Leonora Jones

Leonora Jones

Feb 4, 2014

Leonora Elizabeth Mennealy was born June 15, 1921, in Griswold, Iowa, the daughter of James Albert and Laura Mae (Dale) Mennealy and went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Atlantic, Iowa. She grew up in Griswold, attending the Griswold schools. Leonora was baptized at the Christian Church in...

Biroda June Seastrom

Biroda June Seastrom

Feb 2, 2014

Biroda June Seastrom, the daughter of Dolliver and Pearl (Ruhs) Dawson, was born June 23, 1926, at her parents; home in Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died February 2, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 9 days. Biroda was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical United Brethren Church...

Grace Hansen

Grace Hansen

Feb 2, 2014

Grace Margaret (Mueller) Hansen was born April 14, 1922, on a farm one and one half miles north of Adair, in Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of John Tobias and Margaretha Wilhelmina Mueller. She was baptized on May 7, 1922, by the Reverend Otto Kohn and confirmed on April 14, 1935, by the Reverend Theodore Hoemann at the Immanuel...

Beulah Lorraine Lucas

Beulah Lorraine Lucas

Feb 1, 2014

Beulah Lorraine Lucas, the daughter of Samuel and Ella (Smith) Kopp was born September 11, 1913, in Glidden, Iowa and died February 1, 2014, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 100 years, 4 months, and 20 days. Beulah was baptized and confirmed. She attended school and graduated from High School in 1931. Beulah then attended...

Daisy Marie Schmidt

Daisy Marie Schmidt

Feb 1, 2014

Daisy Marie Schmidt, the daughter of George Peter and Gladys Edith (Snyder) Parris, was born December 31, 1923, in Hutchinson, Kansas and died February 1, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years and 1 month. Daisy was baptized and confirmed while in Hutchinson. She spent her early years in Hutchinson going to school...

Bruno Behrends

Bruno Behrends

Feb 1, 2014

Bruno Edward Behrends, a lifelong Cass County resident, left this earth peacefully at the Heritage House on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at the age of 102. Bruno was born March 7, 1911, in a small home in the middle of a corn field south of Wiota, the first of four children of John and Caroline (Euken) Behrends. He began...

Marlene Strauss

Marlene Strauss

Jan 30, 2014

Marlene Kay Christensen Strauss entered into rest January 30, 2014, at her home in Atlantic, Iowa, surrounded by her family. She was born September 13, 1946, to Arlo and Frances Briles Christensen. She grew up in Anita, Iowa, and graduated from Anita High School in 1964. Marlene married Dennis Carl Strauss September 20, 1965. They made their home in...

Michael Leed

Michael Leed

Jan 29, 2014

Michael Norman Leed was born March 4, 1944, in Council Bluffs, IA the second child of Norman Edward Leed and Shirley Elizabeth Zobrist. He grew up on the family farm east of Hancock, IA attending Hancock Elementary and Jr. High. He graduated from AvoHa High School in Avoca, IA with the Class of 1962. He attended Northwest Missouri State...

Betty Jean (Duvall) Neyenhuis

Betty Jean (Duvall) Neyenhuis

Jan 28, 2014

Betty Jean Neyenhuis, the daughter of Dolliver and Pearl (Ruhs) Dawson, was born March 1, 1924, at her parents’ home Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died January 28, 2014, at her home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 27 days. Betty and her family were baptized at the Westover Baptist Church in Des...

Marlin Frederiksen

Marlin Frederiksen

Jan 27, 2014

Marlin Kay Frederiksen was born June 27, 1936, in Exira, Iowa, the son of Kermit and Ellowene Grace (Hensel) Frederiksen, and passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up in Atlantic, Iowa, and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1954. On June 8, 1958, Marlin was married to Mardelle Fae...

Frances Richter

Frances Richter

Jan 26, 2014

Frances Bernice Richter, 87, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa. She was born December 2, 1926, in Wiota, Iowa, to Walter Raymond and Lena (Ballenseifer) Earl. Frances was raised in Wiota and graduated from Wiota High School. After graduation she enrolled in Duchesne College in Omaha, Nebraska,...

Dorothy May Betts

Dorothy May Betts

Jan 25, 2014

Dorothy May Betts, the daughter of John Edward and Ethel Delle (Farnham) Siemsen was born April 14, 1924, at her parent’s home in Cameron Township north of Audubon, Iowa and died January 25, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 9 months, and 11 days. Dorothy was baptized in the Methodist Church. She...

Mary Kearney

Mary Kearney

Jan 25, 2014

Mary Lou Rattenborg was born July 13, 1932, in Avoca, Iowa, the daughter of Simon Arnold and Cena Mary (Blevins) Rattenborg, and passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. She grew up in Oakland, Iowa, and graduated from the Oakland High School in 1950. She then attended business school in Omaha,...

Violet 'Vi' Josephine Clemsen

Violet 'Vi' Josephine Clemsen

Jan 24, 2014

Violet “Vi” Josephine Clemsen, the daughter of Ora W. and Minnie (Buckner) Fancher was born October 22, 1925, at her parents’ home in Cameron Township, Audubon County, Iowa, and died January 24, 2014, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 3 months, and 2 days. Violet attended rural school in Cameron Township...

Elsie South

Elsie South

Jan 21, 2014

Elsie Merle Peterson was born April 10, 1926, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Nels and Edna (Johnson) Peterson and passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She was a lifelong resident of Cass County and attended country school there. On September 28, 1946, Elsie married Donald C. South at the...

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