Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Mar 20, 2014

Anna Margaret Madsen was born June 17, 1919, in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Hans Christian Andersen Madsen and Elizabeth Cecelia (Conrad) Madsen and passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

She lived in rural Audubon County and attended country school. Anna worked at the M&M...

Mar 19, 2014

Harold Leroy Littlefield, the son of A. F. and Sara Wahlert Littlefield, was born September 23, 1927, at his parents’ home in Exira, Iowa and died, March 19, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 5 months, and 26 days. Harold was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira. He attended...

Mar 19, 2014

Veda Christena Larsen, the daughter of Ejler and Hansine Kristine “Christena” Nielsen Anderson was born April 25, 1927, at her parents’ home west of Exira, Iowa and died March 19, 2014 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 10 months, and 24 days. Veda was baptized on July 3, 1927, at the Danish Lutheran...

Mar 19, 2014

Gordon Lyle Wittrup, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Lyle was born June 14, 1924, on the family farm in rural Elk Horn, Iowa, to Walter and Meta (Laursen) Wittrup. He attended the Elk Horn Community Schools and graduated high school with...

Mar 18, 2014

Donald D. Spoo, age 81, passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2014, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was born February 17, 1933, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Ronald and Velma (Schwab) Spoo. He spent his childhood in Exira, Iowa, where he graduated from Exira High school in 1951. He was a pitcher...

Mar 15, 2014

Charles Parmley, longtime resident of Brayton, Iowa, passed away Saturday evening, March 15, 2014, at the age of 91, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa.

Charles Lester Parmley, son of Lester Dea and Eula Addie (Garside) Parmley was born January 30, 1923, in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended country schools in Cass County...

Mar 14, 2014

Kenneth Dale Petersen, the son of Alfred and Mabel Christensen Petersen, was born July 9, 1937, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died March 14, 2014, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 8 months, and 5 days. He attended rural school in Audubon County, Iowa. After school he helped on the family...

Mar 11, 2014

Robert Lee Landon, the son of John Dallas and Margaret Ann Zallaha Landon was born October 6, 1939 in Lakefield, Minnesota and died March 11, 2014 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 74 years, 5 months, and 5 days. Bob was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Lakefield, Minnesota and was confirmed at...

Mar 11, 2014

Harold William “Bill” Hocamp Jr., 79, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Bill was born October 3, 1934, at home in Adair, Iowa, to Harold William Sr. and Beryl Irene (Kempster) Hocamp. He was raised in Adair and attended Adair Community Schools. Bill...

Mar 7, 2014

Abel Jonathan Kinzie was born Friday, March 7, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Nathan Kinze and Jodi Brookshire and joined family and friends in heaven the same day. He joins in heaven his papaw, Dana Brookshire; his cousin, Alivia Reed; his great-grandparents, Cecil and Joyce Kinzie, Barb Edwards, mamaw and papaw...

Mar 6, 2014

Gail Marsha Bald, the daughter of Hazen Lloyd and Helen Katherine (Huncosky) Raettig, was born March 15, 1939, in Iron River, Michigan and died March 6, 2014, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 74 years, 11 months, and 21 days. Gail was baptized as a teenager at the Methodist Church in Boone, Iowa. She...

Mar 5, 2014

Nadene Mae Peppers, the daughter of Walter and Arlene (Blohm) Hansen was born May 16, 1942, at her parents’ home in Greeley Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died March 5, 2014, at the Hospice Family Care in Prescott, Arizona at the age of 71 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Nadene was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist...

Mar 4, 2014

Kate Marie Griffith, the daughter of Andrew Donald and Heather Jo Bylund Griffith, was born March 4, 2014, at the Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska and died March 4, 2014, at the Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Kate was preceded in death by her great grandparents: Don and Lorinda Tasler; Milo Bylund; Levi and Lovila Hansen; and Merlin...

Mar 1, 2014

Kenneth Cramer Hinson, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, entered into rest Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. Kenneth was born October 27, 1925, in Covington, Kentucky, to Ira and Anna Belle (Cramer) Hinson. He grew up and attended schools in the Covington area. After he was given special permission by his mother to...

Feb 24, 2014

Scott Ronald Stephenson was born January 17, 1990, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Alan Stephenson and Debra Nokes and passed away February 24, 2014, at his home in Adair, Iowa. Scott was a long time employee at Wal-mart in Atlantic, Iowa. Scott is survived by his daughter, Gabriella Embry of Illinois; his mother, Debra Nokes of Lytton, Iowa; brothers, Chad...

Feb 22, 2014

William Oliver Steele was born April, 23, 1929, in Cass County, Iowa, southeast of Anita, the son of Lewis Edwin Arden and Cleo Dell (Gipple) Steele, and passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita, Iowa. Bill started country school in Cass County and later attended in Adair County when the...

Feb 18, 2014

Elsie Mozella Porsch, the daughter of Charles and Marie (Dahlke) Avey, was born October 12, 1918, at her parent’s home east of Hamlin, Iowa and died February 18, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 4 months, and 6 days. Elsie was baptized April 6, 1919, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adair,...

Feb 18, 2014

Richard Lee Granger, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dick was born June 11, 1928, in Clyde, Ohio, the son of Lee and Stella Granger. He attended school in Delta, Ohio, graduating with the class of 1946. He continued his education at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas....

Feb 16, 2014

Leland Lewis Landon, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center in Atlantic. Leland was born October 31, 1930, in Cass County, Iowa, to Ralph and Jessie Mildred (Sprague) Landon. He was raised on the family farm in Edna Township, attended Maple Valley School and graduated from Cumberland High School....

Feb 14, 2014

Lovila Ann Christensen Hansen, the daughter of Soren and Annie (Petersen) Christensen was born June 16, 1929, in Audubon, Iowa and died February 14, 2014, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 7 months, and 28 days. Lovila was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. Lovila attended...