Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jul 31, 2023

    John Sornson, age 79, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 31, 2023 at his home. He was born on January 1, 1944 in Audubon, Iowa to John Walter Scotland Sornson and Mae Peterson Sornson.

He grew up in Viola and Audubon, Iowa and in 1972 he started a Yamaha, Honda, and Kawasaki dealership in Nebraska City, Nebraska called Johnny’s Cycle.

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Jul 29, 2023

Edward Marlow Wiederstein of Audubon, Iowa, was lovingly greeted into the arms of our Lord and Savior on July 29, 2023, on the Century Farm upon which he lived for most of his life. The son of Edward John Wiederstein and Ramona Madeline (Lansman) Wiederstein, Edward was born in Carroll, Iowa, on April 28, 1948. Eddie, as he was known...

Jul 26, 2023

    Debra Kae Otten, the daughter of Melvin and Opal (Haufschild) Austad, was born August 5, 1955, in Madison, South Dakota and died July 26, 2023 at her home under hospice care, surrounded by her family at the age of 67 years, 11 months, 21 days. Debra was raised in the rural Oldham, South Dakota area. She was baptized and confirmed...

Jul 26, 2023

Bernice Alma Thobe, known to her loved ones as "Bird," passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Audubon, Iowa. A daughter of Leonard and Sabina (Heithoff) Sporrer, she was born on November 25, 1942, in Dedham, Iowa.

 

On January 27, 1962, she was united in marriage to Marvin Thobe. In her professional life, Bernice held various positions...

Jul 25, 2023

     Virginia Ruth Conklin was born in Clinton, IA on August 23, 1947, daughter of Robert A. And Marian (Howell) Conklin. Virginia died July 25, 2023 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, a month short of her seventy-sixth birthday.

     Virginia’s early years were spent in the LeClaire and Bettendorf, Iowa area, where her father worked as an industrial...

Jul 21, 2023

Joyce Kapanke Hurford, age 96, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Formerly of Greenbush, Michigan she moved to Atlantic, Iowa in 2020. She was born August 29, 1926, in Port Huron, MI, to Arthur and Mildred (McConnell) Kapanke. Joyce was united in marriage to James Phillip Hurford on February 17, 1950, in Flint,...

Jul 20, 2023

Alan Brewer, age 67 of Atlantic, passed away on July 20, 2023, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. No services are planned at this time.

Jul 15, 2023

Donald "LeRoy" Hansen, age 93, of Exira, IA, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn, IA. LeRoy was born in Osage, Iowa, the son of Sophus and Sara (Gross) Hansen. Growing up, he attended country schools and later enrolled in the Exira Community Schools. In 1952, LeRoy married Dorothy Frederick. Five boys were...

Jul 14, 2023

     Micheal Adam Warnaca, the son of Carl and Diana (Sickles) Warnaca, was born April 4, 1980 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died in an automobile accident south of Interstate 80 on Highway 71 in Cass County, Iowa on July 14, 2023 at the age of 43 years, 3 months, and 10 days.

     Micheal was baptized...

Jul 14, 2023

     Robert Allen Christensen, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on July 14, 2023 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center burn unit in Lincoln Nebraska, due to severe burns sustained from a fire five weeks prior.

     Robert was born on Tuesday, July 27, 1943, in Exira, Iowa. He is the son of the late Nels Christen Christensen and Anna Marie (Lund).

     On...

Jul 8, 2023

Jim “Moon” Richard Mullen, was born February 5, 1942, to Helen Mae (Anderson) & Carl Lavern Mullen in Atlantic, IA. He passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at his home in Atlantic, IA, at the age of 81. Jim graduated from Cumberland/Massena High School in 1960 and began working at Henningsen’s Construction. He married Joan Dougherty in 1961 and...

Jul 6, 2023

James Arthur Bireline was born on January 5, 1939, at the Adair Hospital to Art and Emma (Heckman) Bireline. He grew up on the Bireline family farm north of Adair and attended schools in the Adair area, graduating from Adair High School in 1957. He married his high school sweetheart, Jean Noland, on November 23, 1957, and they lived on...

Jun 23, 2023

Brent Alan Gallaher, age 42, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. He is survived by his wife, Danielle Gallaher, and their son Xilus all of Atlantic, IA; and other family members. A full life story will be published once completed. Celebration of Life: His birthday is July 16th, 2023, at...

Jun 22, 2023

Robert Duane Bebensee…or as he preferred, Bob with one O… was born the second son to William Hans Bebensee and Pearl Marie (Christensen) Bebensee on August 5, 1935. He grew up in the Avoca area and graduated from Avoca High School. After graduation, he met Delores Johnson when he was invited by friends to go and watch Walter Johnson’s daughter...

Jun 21, 2023

Jun 20, 2023

Constance "Diane" Knutsen, age 72, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, IA. Per Diane's wishes, cremation has been accorded, and no services are held this time. Arrangements are handled with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Atlantic, IA.

Jun 15, 2023

     Katelin Mary McAlpin, the daughter of James Michael Mahoney and JeenLee Droll, was born March 17, 1997, in Atlantic, Iowa and died June 15, 2023, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Loma Linda, California at the age of 26 years, 2 months, and 28 days.

     Katelin attended some of her schooling in Villisca, Iowa, then Omaha, Nebraska, and...

Jun 14, 2023

Gary Osby, age 71 of Atlantic, Iowa died on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. The son of Gordon and Lucille Osby was born and raised in Kanawha, Iowa. He graduated from Kanawha High School with the class of 1970. He furthered his education at Waldorf College, graduating in 1972, and then attended the University of...

Jun 13, 2023

    Henrietta Marie (Hecker) Wheeler, age 94, of Des Moines, IA and Rochester, MN passed away peacefully on June 13, 2023. She was born and grew up in Audubon, IA. 

 

    She married Charles Wheeler in 1950 and both were school teachers in the Des Moines Public Schools until they retired. After Charles died, she moved to Rochester, MN to...

Jun 11, 2023

Nona Kopp, age 88, of Anita, IA, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Nona was born in 1934, and her daddy had said that she was the only thing the farm produced that year in the "dirty thirties." She grew up on a farm north of Anita. Nona married George Kopp in 1956,...