Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Eldon Richard Mccuen

Eldon Richard Mccuen

Aug 16, 2010

Eldon Richard McCuen, the son of Lee C. and Winifred V. Northup McCuen, was born February 6, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa, and died August 16, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 67 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Eldon was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon and in 1966 was...

Johnny Jensen

Johnny Jensen

Aug 11, 2010

Johnny E. Jensen, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Johnny Edward Jensen was born March 24, 1933, the son of Axel M. and Viva (Allen) Jensen in Kellerton, Iowa. He attended school at Pleasant Hill grade school and graduated from the Leon High School in 1951. Johnny served...

Norman Blunk

Norman Blunk

Aug 9, 2010

Norman Lee Blunk, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 9, 2010, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Norman is survived by his wife, C. Maxine Blunk of Atlantic, Iowa; his daughter, Sheryl (Fred) Vrba, of Flagstaff, Arizona; and his granddaughters, Marya (Jeremie Pichereau) Vrba of Birmingham, England, and Sarah Vrba of Flagstaff, Arizona. Cremation has taken...

Ellen Hoeck

Ellen Hoeck

Aug 9, 2010

Ellen Yvonne Rasmussen was born June 2, 1935, the daughter of Jens Frosee and Altje Ruth (Pellett) Rasmussen in Anita, Iowa, and passed away Monday, August 9, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Ellen grew up in Anita, graduating from Anita High School in 1953. Ellen then attended Commercial Extension in Omaha, Nebraska. Throughout the years she was...

Kathleen Jane Cramer

Kathleen Jane Cramer

Aug 7, 2010

Kathleen Jane Cramer, the daughter of Lawrence Jay and Mary Jane (Wollen) Ritter was born July 2, 1949, in Sioux City, Iowa and died Saturday, August 7, 2010, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the Clarkson Tower in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 61 years, 1 month and 5 days. Kathy attended Sac City Community Schools graduating...

Marian Krumm

Marian Krumm

Aug 1, 2010

Marian Hope Krumm, 94, of Adair, Iowa, passed away at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Marian was born in Adair, Iowa, February 21, 1916, the daughter of Clyde and Olive (Freeze) Correll. Marian attended school in Adair and graduated from Adair High school in 1933. After high school she attended business school at the American Institute of...

Jack Carlton Henry

Jack Carlton Henry

Jul 30, 2010

Jack Carlton Henry, the son of Ralph and Sylvia Smothers Henry, was born May 29, 1927, in Castana, Iowa and died July 30 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 2 months, and 1 day. Jack was baptized at the Methodist Church and later confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Mapleton, Iowa. He...

Donald Leroy Madsen

Donald Leroy Madsen

Jul 28, 2010

Donald Leroy Madsen, the son of Floyd Emanuel and Valetta Grace Sorensen Madsen, was born November 15, 1954, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died July 28, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 55 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Don was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran...

Love Farnham

Love Farnham

Jul 28, 2010

Love Joy Spry was born December 2, 1930, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Nellie (Denney) Spry and passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from the Anita High School in 1947, and then attended college for 2 years. On May 19, 1947, she married Wally Farnham...

Jerry Barringer

Jerry Barringer

Jul 26, 2010

Jerry E. Barringer, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atrlantic, Iowa. Survivors include his daughter, Marci Wallingford and her husband, Steve of Atlantic; his grandchildren, Tyler and Megan Wallingford of Atlantic; his brother, Jim Barringer and his wife, Fern of Fairmont, Minnesota, his sisters, Joan Wierich and...

Grace Miranda

Grace Miranda

Jul 24, 2010

Grace Louise Miranda was born Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to her parents, Ryan Lee and Kristi Louise (Weidner) Miranda and joined family and friends in heaven the same day. Grace leaves behind her parents, Ryan and Kristi; her maternal grandparents, Phil and Wanda Weidner of Marne, IA; her paternal grandparents, Dora Favela and Marcelino Miranda, both...

Edith Hofmeister

Edith Hofmeister

Jul 22, 2010

Edith Lucille Johnson was born April 23, 1917, near Griswold, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the daughter of Leland Charles and Alta Floy (Mathis) Johnson, and passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Griswold. During her high school years, the family moved to another farm near...

Richard Norman Mcglothlin

Richard Norman Mcglothlin

Jul 16, 2010

Richard Norman McGlothlin, the son of Wayne and Blanche Beghtel McGlothlin, was born June 3. 1934, at his parents home in Guthrie Center, Iowa and died July 16, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 1 month, and 13 days. Richard attended Guthrie Center Community Schools graduating from the Guthrie Center High...

Raymond William Wede

Raymond William Wede

Jul 15, 2010

Raymond William Wede, the son of Albert August and Lydia Amanda Kiesel Wede, was born April 21. 1933, at his parents home near Bloomingdale, Illinois and died July 15, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 2 months, and 24 days. Raymond was baptized and confirmed May 30, 1948, at the Lutheran Church...

Iola Lovell

Iola Lovell

Jul 15, 2010

Iola Irene Zimmerline was born on December 12, 1915, the daughter of Steven Peter and Rose (Duckett) Zimmerline in Adair County, Summit Township Iowa, and passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. She resided all of her life in Adair County where she attended Adair County rural School and was...

Barbara Krall

Barbara Krall

Jul 14, 2010

Barbara Ann Krall, 78 of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Barbara Ann Burns was born December 29, 1931, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Kenneth Theron and Emogene (Sullivan) Burns. She attended various schools in the Cleveland-Euclid area during the Great Depression and WWII. She married Charles Frank Krall March 8, 1951, at Euclid,...

Kim Simonton

Kim Simonton

Jul 14, 2010

Kim Scott Simonton, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Kim was born September 13, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Harold and Phyllis (Eshelman) Simonton. He was raised in Atlantic where he attended Atlantic Community Schools and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1972. He attended one...

Faith Bateman

Faith Bateman

Jul 12, 2010

Faith Linda Bateman was born Monday, July 12, 2010, in Omaha, Nebraska, to her parents, Joe and Christina (Hartkopf) Bateman and joined family and friends in heaven the same day. Faith's favorite food was Chinese. She liked getting her picture taken, but did not like being squished. Most of her time was spent kicking her mom. Faith leaves behind...

Vernice Knutsen

Vernice Knutsen

Jul 11, 2010

Vernice Ann Bannister was born June 3, 1936, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Bertha C. (Sexton) Bannister and passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Through the years Vernice lived in Marne, Audubon County, Lewis and Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Marne Schools obtaining her GED in Atlantic, Iowa. On...

James Hunt

James Hunt

Jul 11, 2010

James Edward Hunt, 85, life-long resident of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Heritage House of Alzheimer's disease. James was born November 10, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, to his parents, Fred Roy and Helen Willard Hunt. He grew up in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1942. His brother, Charles, and Jim...