Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Marvin Russell Thygesen

Marvin Russell Thygesen

Jan 18, 2011

Marvin Russell Thygesen, the son of Ejner S. and Anna Jacobsen Thygesen, was born January 19, 1932 at his parents home in Viola Township Audubon County, Iowa and died January 18, 2011 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 11 months, and 29 days. Marvin was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours...

Helen Elaine Hansen

Helen Elaine Hansen

Jan 17, 2011

Helen Elaine Hansen, the daughter of Chris and Christine Sonksen Albertsen, was born December 24, 1934, at her parents home in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died January 17, 2011, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 76 years and 24 days. Helen was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lincoln Township northwest...

Donald Ault

Donald Ault

Jan 17, 2011

Donald Edward Ault was born on November 27, 1958, in Clearwater, Florida, the son of William Clarence and Delpha Marie (Prye) Ault and passed away Monday, January 17, 2011, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Delpha Ault. Don is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ault...

Courtney Ray

Courtney Ray

Jan 15, 2011

Courtney Craig Ray, 35, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa. Courtney was born January 21, 1975. He loved all his brothers and his sister. Courtney adored his nieces and nephews. He was like a brother to his three uncles. He graduated from Anita High School...

Erma Elvira Nelson

Erma Elvira Nelson

Jan 13, 2011

Erma Elvira Nelson, the daughter of Andrew and Mary Johnson Hansen, was born May 28, 1919, at her parents home east of Audubon, Iowa in Melville Township, Audubon County an died January 13, 2011 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 7 months, and 15 days. Erma was baptized at Our Saviours Lutheran Church...

William (Bill) Tessman Burr

William (Bill) Tessman Burr

Jan 11, 2011

William (Bill) Tessman Burr, the son of Emmert A. and Ellowene Tessman Burr, was born July 1, 1951, in Carroll, Iowa and died January 11, 2011, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 59 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Bill was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon. He attended...

Wayne Lynn Madsen

Wayne Lynn Madsen

Jan 10, 2011

Wayne Lynn Madsen, the son of Robert Edward and Barbara Jane Trachsel Madsen, was born May 27, 1952, in Carroll, Iowa and died January 10, 2011, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 58 years, 7 months, and 13 days. Wayne was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa....

Melvin Eugene Layland

Melvin Eugene Layland

Jan 10, 2011

Melvin Eugene Layland, the son of George and Hansena Hansen Layland, was born January 3, 1931, at his Aunts home in rural Exira, Iowa and died January 10, 2011, at his home in Glenwood, Iowa at the age of 80 years and 7 days. Melvin attended school in Hamlin, Iowa and later received his GED in 1973. Melvins parents were...

Maxine Orstad

Maxine Orstad

Jan 10, 2011

Maxine J. Orstad, 89, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center. Maxine June Orstad was born June 15, 1921, on a farm near Grant, Iowa, the daughter of Ralph and Louise (Lindner) Vetter. She attended school in Grant and graduated in 1939 from Grant High School. She was united in marriage...

Viola Juhler

Viola Juhler

Jan 9, 2011

Viola Ruth Juhler, 89, of Winterset, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011, at the Winterset Care Center South in Winterset, Iowa. Viola was born May 8, 1921, in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Bernhard and Clara (Nagel) Eilts. She graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1939. Following her graduation, Viola taught...

Alan Eugene Henriksen

Alan Eugene Henriksen

Jan 8, 2011

Alan Eugene Henriksen, the son of Virgil and Betty Hindman Henriksen, was born August 8, 1959, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died January 8, 2011, at the Friendship Home in Audubon at the age of 51 years and 5 months. Alan was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Audubon. He attended Gray...

Michael Larsen

Michael Larsen

Jan 6, 2011

Michael Phillip Larsen was born January 27, 1955, the son of Darrel James and Agnes Monica (Muell) Larsen in Harlan, Iowa, and passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa. He graduated from the Harlan High School in 1974. Mike attended Iowa State University for two years where he was a member of...

Norma Larsen

Norma Larsen

Jan 6, 2011

Norma Jean Larsen, 76, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Jeanie was born to Nellie and Floyd Chambers on a farm in rural Adair County on March 25, 1934. She graduated from the Casey Community School in 1951 and moved to Omaha Nebraska, to attend secretarial school....

Robert Einhaus

Robert Einhaus

Jan 5, 2011

Robert "Bob" G. Einhaus, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Bob was born July 1, 1922, in Hampton, Iowa, the son of John and Bertha (Heitman) Einhaus. He graduated from Hampton High with the class of 1940. Bob also served in the Untied States Army were he...

Annis Marie Zinke

Annis Marie Zinke

Jan 4, 2011

Annis Marie Zinke, the daughter of Chris and Sena Christensen Krogh, was born April 13, 1918, at her parents home in Greeley Township, Audubon County, Iowa, and died January 4, 2011, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 8 months and 21 days. Annis was baptized and confirmed at the Danish Lutheran Church...

Barbara Taylor

Barbara Taylor

Jan 4, 2011

Barbara Louise Nottleson Taylor, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Cass County Hospice Center. She was born in Iola, Wisconsin, to Roy and Edith Nottleson of Scandinavia and was united in marriage to Curtis Lee Taylor of Iola on June 16, 1951. She graduated second in her class...

Ellen Patrea Rasmussen

Ellen Patrea Rasmussen

Dec 31, 2010

Ellen Patrea Rasmussen, the daughter of Peter Thomas and Hansina Petersen Hansen, was born September 6, 1919, at her parents home in Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died December 31, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 3 months, and 25 days Ellen was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran Church...

Mildred Christensen

Mildred Christensen

Dec 31, 2010

Mildred Rose Cameron was born at her parents' home in Menlo, Iowa, February 8, 1918, the daughter of Chester and Grace (Mills) Cameron and passed away Friday, December 31, 2010, at her home in Adair, Iowa. She lived most of her life in Guthrie County. On June 27, 1938, Mildred was married to George Edward Christensen in Greenfield, Iowa....

Ollivene M. Larsen

Ollivene M. Larsen

Dec 29, 2010

Ollivene M. Larsen, the daughter of Dewight L. and Bessie Miller Wickham, was born February 18, 1919, at her familys home in Audubon, Iowa and died December 29, 2010, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon at the age of 91 years, 10 months, and 11 days. Ollivene was baptized and confirmed at the First Methodist Church in Audubon....

Verda Paulsen

Verda Paulsen

Dec 29, 2010

Verda "Bert" Mae Haszard was born July 13, 1932, in Persia, Iowa, the daughter of Merlyn Leroy and Esther Mae (Rosenbeck) Haszard and passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Bert was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Anita. She graduated from the Anita High School. On November 5, 1949,...

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