Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

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...

Rev. Flugstad

Rev. Flugstad

Apr 7, 2010

Rev. Luther M. Flugstad, 83, of Adair, Iowa, (and formerly of Palmyra, NE) died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at his home in Adair. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 12, 2010, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Adair, with the Rev. Ray Holmquist officiating. Visitation with family present will be Sunday, April 11, 2010, from 2:00 - 4:00...

Stanley Craig Worster

Stanley Craig Worster

Apr 6, 2010

Stanley Craig Worster, the son of Paul C. and Norma J. Bruun Worster, was born November 7, 1951, at the St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died April 6, 2010, at his home in Denver, Colorado at the age of 58 years, 4 months, and 29 days. Stan was baptized April 13, 1951, and confirmed April 11, 1965,...

Delma Harris

Delma Harris

Apr 5, 2010

Delma Mary Ferguson was born on a farm near Mitchell, South Dakota on March 8, 1923 to John William and Lessie Ruth (Clapsaddle) Ferguson. She passed away on April 5, 2010, at her home north of Atlantic where she farmed with her husband, Lyle, and where they raised their three sons. Delma moved to Iowa with her family in...

Carlton (Moss) Leander Jensen

Carlton (Moss) Leander Jensen

Apr 3, 2010

Carlton (Moss) Leander Jensen, the son of Carl and Elizabeth Leander Jensen, was born October 13, 1925, in Brayton, Iowa, and died April 3, 2010, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 21 days. Carlton attended rural schools in Oakfield. Moss didnt have a lot of schooling but learned a lot from life...

Sidney Vernal Christiansen

Sidney Vernal Christiansen

Mar 30, 2010

Sidney Vernal Christiansen, the son of Lars J. and Amalie Jeppesen Christiansen, was born December 11, 1922, near Kimballton, Iowa and died March 30, 2010, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 19 days. Sid was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. He attended parochial school in Kimballton, rural...

Marie Schafer

Marie Schafer

Mar 30, 2010

Marie (Eberl) Schafer passed away March 30, 2010, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 92 years. She was born in Omaha on June 8, 1917, the daughter of Charles and Anne (Formanek) Eberl. Her mother died of pneumonia when Marie was four years old, after which she and her sister Anne moved to Lindsay,...

Billy Ray Bolin

Billy Ray Bolin

Mar 29, 2010

Billy Ray Bolin, the son of John Curtis and America Odessa Ballew Bolin, was born July 31, 1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas and died March 29, 2010, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 55 years, 7 months, and 28 days. Billy was baptized at the Pentecostal Church in Lake City, Arkansas. He attended Bay...