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Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Jan Mason
Feb 9, 2024
Janet "Jan" Jean Mason, age 95, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, February 09, 2024, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, IA. Jan was born on May 6, 1928, in Loup City, Nebraska, to Joe and Pauline Harenza. She grew up in North Platte, Nebraska, and attended St. Patrick's Catholic High School, graduating as salutatorian in the class of...
Arnie Jirsa
Feb 7, 2024
Arnie Jirsa, age 73 of Marne, IA, went to be with his savior on February 7, 2024, after a 3-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on March 21, 1950, to Elmer and Gladys (Zumpfe) Jirsa in Friend, NE. He grew up and graduated from High School in Geneva, NE. He then went on to obtain an associate degree...
Gregg Scott Cohrs
Feb 5, 2024
Gregg "Bud" Cohrs, age 59 of Griswold, IA, died near Lewis, IA on Monday, February 5, 2024. He was born the son of Dennis and Judy Cohrs in Omaha, NE on October 27, 1964. He graduated from the Atlantic Community Schools in 1983. Gregg, AKA Bud, was a tenured iron worker, employed by Henningsen Construction Inc. Bud began his career...
Anne M Peterson
Feb 5, 2024
Anne M. Peterson, age 87, of Anita, IA, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Caring Acres Nursing Home in Anita, IA. She was born on February 3, 1937, to Thomas Murphy and Frances (Voss) Murphy. She grew up in rural Adair, Iowa, and graduated high school there in 1955. She married Richard Lee Peterson of Anita, Iowa, on...
Lyle B Nelson
Feb 4, 2024
Lyle Byriel Nelson, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Lyle Byriel Nelson, son of Manvel and Lydia (Marcusen) Nelson, was born March 6, 1938, in Audubon, Iowa. He went to High School in Elk Horn, Iowa. Lyle joined the Army in 1956 and did six months of active duty. After...
Phyllis E Carney
Feb 3, 2024
Phyllis E. Carney, age 101, of Adair, IA, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Phyllis was born August 24, 1922, in Adair, IA, to George & DeVerda Wegner. Growing up in Adair, on Adair St, she would later graduate as part of the Adair High School Class of 1940. During her...
Timothy Lyn Nielsen
Jan 23, 2024
Timothy Lyn Nielsen, the son of Marvin and Laurel (Beeson) Nielsen, was born December 13, 1967, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died January 23, 2024, at the Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 56 years, 1 month, and 10 days.
In his youth, Tim was baptized as a member through the Merrill’s...
Ellen M Sokolowski
Jan 22, 2024
Ellen Sokolowski, age 71 of Atlantic, IA, died suddenly January 22, 2024, at her home in Atlantic. She was born the daughter of Henry T. and Freda M (Schoberg) Sokolowski in Sioux City, IA. She graduated from Sioux City East 1970 and obtained her undergraduate degree from Briar Cliff College, Sioux City in 1974 followed by her master’s degree from...
Norma Louise Gangestad
Jan 22, 2024
Mrs. Norma L. Gangestad, age 95, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Norma was born on March 12, 1928, the daughter of Roy and Martha (Berhow) Chelesvig on the farm near Huxley, Iowa. She was raised on a farm in Eagle Grove, Iowa, and graduated from Eagle Grove High School...
Debra Sue Adams
Jan 21, 2024
Debra Sue Adams, the daughter of Bobby and Leona (Brillhart) Lung, was born September 25, 1958, in Macomb, Illinois and died January 21, 2024, at the Jennie Edmundson Medical Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the age of 65 years, 3 months, and 26 days.
Debra attended the Plymouth, Illinois community schools and high school. Debra was employed as a...
Bertha Seehusen
Jan 21, 2024
Bertha Seehusen, the daughter of Pedro Sanchez and Luisa (Hernandez) Guzman, was born December 3, 1933, in Los Angeles, California and died January 21, 2024, under hospice care at her home in Exira, Iowa at the age 90 years, 1 month, and 21 days.
Bertha was baptized and confirmed at La Plaza Methodist Church in Los Angeles on November 11,...
Phyllis Marie Kline
Jan 21, 2024
Phyllis Marie (Buttler) Kline, the daughter of Kenneth Buttler and Marjorie Rumelhart was born October 22, 1934, at her parents’ home in Fansler, Iowa and died January 21, 2024 in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 2 months, and 30 days.
Phyllis was baptized at the Exira Christian Church. She attended the Exira Community Schools graduating with the...
Susan Jean Erickson
Jan 21, 2024
Mrs. Susan Jean Erickson, age 63, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Susan J. Erickson, beloved wife, devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and adored great-grandmother. She was born on September 23, 1960, to her loving parents and was preceded in death by her mother Mary. Sue will be deeply missed by...
Mariana E. Tillipau
Jan 19, 2024
Mariana Ekipwich Tillipau, age 65 passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024, at her son’s home in Oakland, IA. She was born in Sapore, Fefen to Ainrick & Enisa Tillipou. She was the 4th child out of 6. (James, Norenis, Manida, Manisy, Mariana & Delta) In 1985 she got married to Leo M Dillipau and they had kids Merlisa, Apolonia,...
Charlotte Jane Thielen
Jan 18, 2024
Charlotte Jane Thielen, age 89, passed away on Jan 18, 2024.
Charlotte Jane was born in Audubon to Jacob and Mildred Thielen on January 22, 1934. She joined an older sister, Mary Colleen, and a brother, John Mathew. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Exira, where she was baptized and confirmed. Charlotte attended and graduated from...
Ellen Janell Roberts
Jan 18, 2024
Ellen Janell Roberts, the daughter of Rasmus and Alma Marie (Peters) Nielsen, was born at her parents’ home on October 19, 1937, near Marne, Iowa and died January 18, 2024, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 2 months, and 29 days.
Janell was baptized and confirmed. She started school in Elk Horn, Iowa...
Cynthia Susan Andrews
Jan 18, 2024
Cynthia Andrews, age 68, of Exira, IA, died at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 18, 2024, in Exira, IA. Per her wishes, her body has been cremated at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home, and the family is planning a service at a later date. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA, is caring for Cynthia...
Desmond Junior Rudolph
Jan 17, 2024
Desmond Junior Rudolph, the son of Hilmer and Lorena (Borkowski) Rudolph, was born October 4, 1937, in Greene County near Jefferson, Iowa and died January 17, 2024, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 13 days.
Desmond was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church northwest of Audubon Iowa. He...
Edward "Zeke" Leroy Nielsen
Jan 14, 2024
Edward LeRoy “Zeke” Nielsen, the son of Lauritz M. and Astrid (Andreasen) Nielsen, was born December 3, 1925, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died January 14, 2024, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 98 years, 1 month, and 11 days.
Zeke was born premature and they were unsure of his...
Joan Claire Sorensen
Jan 14, 2024
George Laverne Sorensen was born at the family farm in Audubon, IA on March 26, 1938 and passed away January 10, 2024 at the age of 85. He was the third of five children born to the union of Enoch Jeppe Sorensen and Mildred Irene (Barratt) Sorensen. Mildred passed away from an unknown ailment in July of 1943 when George...
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