Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Mary Werth

Mary Werth

May 11, 2010

Mary (Jean) Virjean Werth, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Jean was born October 22, 1919, in Casey, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Estella (Betts) Cameron. She grew up and attended rural schools in the Casey and Menlo areas. She attended Menlo High School and...

Beulah Miller

Beulah Miller

May 10, 2010

Beulah P. Miller, 94, of Sun City West, Arizona and formerly of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2010, at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, Arizona, with her family at her side. Beulah Pearl Biggs was born to Royce and Grace Biggs January 26, 1916, on a farm near Emmetsburg, Iowa. In 1918 her family moved to...

Merrilyn Olsen

Merrilyn Olsen

May 5, 2010

Merrilyn Olsen, the daughter of F.M. and Helen Voss Northup, was born March 27, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa and died May 5, 2010, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 1 month, and 18 days. Merrilyn was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon. She attended Audubon Community Schools...

Peggy Lucille Zajicek

Peggy Lucille Zajicek

May 5, 2010

Alice Peggy Lucille Zajicek, the daughter of Roy and Nina Rundle Winget, was born July 9, 1923, at her parents home in Wentworth, South Dakota and died May 5, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 26 days. Peggy was baptized in 1926 and confirmed in 1935 at the Presbyterian...

Carl Kirkpatrick

Carl Kirkpatrick

May 5, 2010

Carl Reed Kirkpatrick born October 23, 1919, in Guthrie County, Iowa, to Eugene and Elsie Irene (Caltrider) Kirkpatrick and passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He was a life long Guthrie County resident, graduating from Casey High School in 1938. As a teenager, Carl worked as a milkman with his...

Leroy Merk

Leroy Merk

May 3, 2010

LeRoy Roger Merk was born the son of Raymond and Mary (Koenig) Merk on November 4, 1933, in Audubon, Iowa, and passed away May 3, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. He lived in Audubon County his entire life, attending Audubon High School graduating with the Class of 1951. After high school, LeRoy spent a few years...

Alverta Helen Hansen

Alverta Helen Hansen

May 1, 2010

Alverta Helen Hansen, the daughter of Amiel and Hulda Fries Troll, was born February 10, 1917, at her parents home north of Walnut, Iowa and died May 1, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 19 days. She attended rural school, Monroe #5 in Shelby County, Iowa. After school, she...

Mary Jane Nielsen

Mary Jane Nielsen

Apr 30, 2010

Mary Jane Nielsen, the daughter of Donald and Lila Wickham Hunt, was born October 10, 1927, at her parents home in Gray, Iowa and died April 30, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, IA at the age of 82 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Mary Jane was baptized and confirmed at the Ross Evangelical Church in Ross,...

John Brincks

John Brincks

Apr 30, 2010

John W. Brincks, 89, of Anita, Iowa, passed away early Friday morning April 30, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita. John William Brincks was born June 14, 1920, in Carroll, Iowa, the son of John B. Brincks and Anna (Reineke) Brincks. He attended school in Carroll. John was a WWII veteran serving in the Army for 3 ½ years....

Peggy S. Juhl

Peggy S. Juhl

Apr 29, 2010

Peggy S. Juhl, the daughter of John and Carol Swolley Osborn, was born November 13, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa. Peggy was raised by her great grandparents: Rex and Carrie Marshall in Brayton, Iowa. Peggy died April 29, 2010, at her home in Brayton at the age of 52 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Peggy was baptized at the Brayton...

Marlan 'Pete' Lee Feltner, Sr.

Marlan 'Pete' Lee Feltner, Sr.

Apr 26, 2010

Marlan Pete Feltner, the son of Opal Grace Sheets, was born September 30, 1936, at his grandparents home John and Cluppia Feltner in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died April 26, 2010 at the Friendship Hone in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 6 months and 27 days. Marlan attended Audubon Community Schools and Audubon High School....

Ruby Scholl

Ruby Scholl

Apr 26, 2010

Ruby Kristine Scholl, long-time resident of Anita, IA passed away peacefully Monday, April 26, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Born to Danish immigrants, George and Laura Andersen on May 17, 1921, on their farm near Brayton, IA; Ruby started country school speaking only Danish. As she learned the English language at school she taught...

Donald Sanny

Donald Sanny

Apr 24, 2010

Donald Dean Sanny, 75, a life long resident of Cass County passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the Atlantic Nursing Rehab Center. Don was born January 15, 1935, to John Henry and Mary Esther (Ryan) Sanny in Atlantic, Iowa. He resided outside of and attended school at Lewis, Iowa. He was briefly in the U.S. Marine Corps in...

Dean Beecher

Dean Beecher

Apr 22, 2010

Dean Ervin Beecher was born April 3, 1928, the son of Charles S. and Lizzie (Marsch) Beecher in Scotland, South Dakota, and passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Dean's family moved to Anita when he was in the 5th grade. He graduated from the Anita High School in 1946. Dean...

Doris Elaine Hollister

Doris Elaine Hollister

Apr 20, 2010

Doris Elaine Hollister, the daughter of Adolph and Christine Rasmussen Christensen, was born September 28, 1928, at her parents home in Hamlin Township,Audubon County, Iowa and died April 20, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 22 days. Doris was baptized May 19, 1929, at the Danish Lutheran Church in...

Clarence Gustafson

Clarence Gustafson

Apr 16, 2010

Clarence Leonard "Short" Gustafson was born February 10, 1921 on a farm near Griswold, Iowa, and was called home to heaven by his Lord Jesus on April 16, 2010. He was the second son of Leonard and Agnes (Nord) Gustafson. Clarence was baptized into the Christian faith on December 10, 1921 in Red Oak and was later confirmed in...

Irlyn Johnson

Irlyn Johnson

Apr 14, 2010

Irlyn Elaine Johnson, 92, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Irlyn was born December 18, 1917, in Benton Township, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Ella (Husmann) Walker. She was raised in rural Wiota and graduated from Anita High School with the class of 1935. She worked in...

Elsie Mabel Johnson

Elsie Mabel Johnson

Apr 9, 2010

Elsie Mabel Johnson, the daughter of Earl and Elizabeth (Libby) Hoover Griffin, was born April 22, 1910, east of Exira, Iowa and died April 9, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira at the age of 99 years, 11 months and 17 days. Elsie was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira, Iowa by Pastor Robert Hennick. She...

Maxine Nelsen

Maxine Nelsen

Apr 8, 2010

N. Maxine Nelsen, 90, of Anita, Iowa, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at Hockenberry Family Care in Anita, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010, from 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Marilyn Marie Smith

Marilyn Marie Smith

Apr 7, 2010

Marilyn Marie Smith, the daughter of Peter and Marie Rasmussen Brown, was born March 29, 1925, at her parents home in Oakfield Township, west of Brayton, Iowa and died April 7, 2010 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 85 years and 8 days. Marilyn was baptized and confirmed at the Oakhill Lutheran Church west...

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