Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Dec 19, 2013

Nancy Joe Dasher was born February 14, 1944, the daughter of Otis and Grace (Shaw) Dasher in Cass County, Iowa, and passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. She attended school in Elliot, Iowa, and graduated from Atlantic High School. Nancy obtained a diploma in Practical Nursing from Iowa Western Community College...

Dec 13, 2013

Larry Joe Schettler, the son of Joseph and Annabelle (Ocken) Schettler, was born May 5, 1946, in Carroll, Iowa and died December 13, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa following a courageous battle against cancer at the age of 67 years, 7 months, and 8 days. Larry was baptized and confirmed at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church...

Dec 11, 2013

Ernest Albert Kulla, the son of Franz and Mina Minert Kulla, was born July 12, 1926, at his parents’ home in Manning, Iowa and died December 11, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 4 months, and 29 days. Ernie was baptized and the Trinity Lutheran Church northwest of Audubon and later confirmed...

Dec 9, 2013

Rita Dorothy Briggs, the eighth child of ten children of John H. and Rose (Wilwerding) Erlbacher, was born February 25, 1925, at her parents’ home in Grove Township, Shelby County near Earling, Iowa and died December 9, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 9 months, and 14 days. Rita was baptized and...

Dec 9, 2013

Dec 8, 2013

Dellabelle Herbert, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at Caring Acres in Anita, Iowa. She was born October 20, 1919, the daughter of Delmar and Carrie (Osborne) Herbert, in Massena, Iowa. Dellabelle is survived by nieces, nephews and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Delmar and Carrie Herbert. Memorials, in lieu of...

Dec 7, 2013

Elaine Ruby Wedemeyer, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. She was born February 27, 1918, in Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of James and Cora (Hampel) Smith. Elaine was raised and lived her whole life in the Atlantic, Cumberland and Adair communities. She attended and...

Dec 3, 2013

Jeanette Mary Obermeier was born December 4, 1928, to Frank Xavier and Catherine Marie (Bahlman) Obermeier and passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at the Exira Care Center in Exira Iowa. She attended kindergarten at a country school in Carroll County and then attended Catholic School in Templeton. The family moved to a farm 5 miles east of Audubon...

Nov 29, 2013

Dennis Dean Brown was born May 6, 1940, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of George and Burnidette Irene (Doty) Brown and passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm outside Cumberland. After his mother passed away he was raised by his grandmother and...

Nov 25, 2013

Deborah Lynn Johnson was born March 4, 1961, in Bottineau, North Dakota, the daughter of Robert Oliver and Gloria May (Fallen) Johnson. She passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Deb grew up in Sutton, North Dakota, where she graduated from the Glenfield - Sutton High School in 1979. On May...

Nov 24, 2013

Cemetery: Inurnment will be held in the Exira Cemetery in Exira. Visitation: The family will meet with friends on Saturday morning from 10:30 A.M. until the time of the service at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira, Iowa. Service: Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2013, at 11:30 A.M. at the Kessler Funeral Home in...

Nov 23, 2013

Ruby Nadine Andersen, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born northeast of Griswold on July 3, 1933, the daughter of Edgar and Nellie (Morton) High. At 8 years old her family moved to Cumberland, Iowa, for two years. Her father then died so her family...

Nov 19, 2013

Leslie Joseph Marousek was born to the late Leslie Joseph Marousek, Sr. and Cecelia Katherine (Oibelka) Marousek in Plant City, Florida, on May 5th, 1926. He passed away at the age of 87 on November 19, 2013, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa. Les and his wife, Mary Beth, met while in high school in Omaha, Nebraska. They were...

Nov 17, 2013

Earnest LaVerne Madsen, the son of Hans and Sofie Kathrine Pedersen Madsen, was born August 5, 1926, at his parents’ home east of Hamlin, Iowa and died November 17, 2013, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 3 months, and 12 days. Earnest was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church...

Nov 17, 2013

David Gregory Hawkins, 53, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, November 17, 2013, at his home in Atlantic. He was born July 6, 1960, in Waverly, Missouri, the son of David Hawkins and Nina Turner. Greg grew up in Missouri and attended school in Paris, Missouri. He graduated from Maryville High School with the class of 1978. On May 31,...

Nov 14, 2013

Marlis Lavonne Pelzer was born in Atlantic, Iowa, February 21, 1938, the daughter of Maurice Russell and Violet Margaret (Erickson) Pelzer and passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. She lived in Shelby and Cass Counties, attending country schools and later graduating from the Elk Horn High School. On February 20, 1958, she...

Nov 6, 2013

Susan Jane Young, the daughter of William and Alice (Black) Ferguson, was born June 6, 1945, in San Diego, California and died November 6, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 68 years, and 5 months. Susan was confirmed at the Methodist Church in Glidden, Iowa. She attended Glidden Community Schools graduating...

Nov 6, 2013

Raymond Roger Underwood was born May 4, 1930 in his parents' home in Ringsted, Iowa. He died November 6, 2013 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, at the age of 83. Ray was the son of Phil Herbert and Dimple Dot (Dorothy) (Gaylord) Underwood. He was the youngest of five brothers and one sister. Ray graduated...

Nov 5, 2013

Joyce Maxine Jorgensen, the daughter of Samuel Clifford and Marie (Heiken) Reser, was born October 27, 1930, at her parents’ home in rural Kossuth County near Algona, Iowa and died November 5, 2013, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years and 8 days. Joyce was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended...

Nov 4, 2013

Doris Mae Jorgensen, the daughter of Chris and Nina (Lund) Jensen, was born May 16, 1928, at her parents’ home in Audubon County near Audubon, Iowa and died November 4, 2013, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Doris was baptized on June 24, 1928, and confirmed at...