Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Leroy Edwin Madsen

Leroy Edwin Madsen

Jan 5, 2010

LeRoy Edwin Madsen, the son of Edwin and Ardith Keasey Madsen, was born February 9, 1951 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died January 5, 2010 at his home in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 58 years, 10 months, and 26 days. LeRoy was baptized at the Hamlin Lutheran Church in Hamlin, Iowa and confirmed...

David Andrew Walker

David Andrew Walker

Jan 5, 2010

David Andrew Walker, the son of William Lawrence and Barbara Jean Ashley Walker, was born December 31, 1966, in Des Moines, Iowa and died from complications of cancer on January 5, 2010, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 43 years and four days. Dave was baptized and confirmed at the Central Lutheran Church in Des Moines,...

Edward Benjamin Lauritsen

Edward Benjamin Lauritsen

Jan 5, 2010

Edward Benjamin Lauritsen, the son of Benjamin and Lena Jorgensen Lauritsen, was born November 27, 1927, at his parents home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died January 5, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 1 month, and 8 days. Ed was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Audubon....

Larry Kline

Larry Kline

Jan 5, 2010

Larry Roger Kline, 63, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson, Iowa. Larry was born on November 23, 1946, in Anita, Iowa, the son of Chester and Edith Christina (Knudsen) Kline. Survivors include his brothers, Ronald (Jane) Kline of Anita, Iowa, Alan (Patricia) Kline of Toledo, Iowa; his sister, Doris Heistand of...

Fredrick Wilhelm Reinhold Nissen

Fredrick Wilhelm Reinhold Nissen

Dec 31, 2009

Fredrick Wilhelm Reinhold Nissen, the son of Fred C.R. and Ella Olsen Nissen, was born June 23, 1915 in his parents home on the family farm near Hamlin, Iowa and died December 31, 2009 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 6 months, and 8 days. Fred was baptized November 7, 1915 at the...

Earl Peter Lauritsen

Earl Peter Lauritsen

Dec 29, 2009

Earl Peter Lauritsen, the son of Benjamin Immanuel and Lena Christena Jorgensen Lauritsen, was born June 9, 1936, at his parents home near Audubon, Iowa and died December 29, 2009, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon at the age of 73 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Earl was baptized March 23, 1950, and confirmed April 2, 1950,...

Larry Louis Hill

Larry Louis Hill

Dec 27, 2009

Larry Louis Hill, the son of Louis N. and Margaret E. Wulf Hill, was born September 16, 1940, at his parents home southeast of Exira, Iowa and died December 27, 2009, at the Exira Care Center in Exira at the age of 69 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Larry was baptized at the Exira Christian Church. He attended rural...

Shirley Ann Railsback

Shirley Ann Railsback

Dec 26, 2009

Shirley Ann Railsback, the daughter of Marion and Arlene McDonald Miller, was born May 5, 1924, at her parents home in Lewis, Iowa and died December 26, 2009, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 21 days. Shirley moved with the family to Audubon when she was a young girl. Shirley...

Charmion Stewart

Charmion Stewart

Dec 26, 2009

Charmion Venita Hanson was born May 14, 1918, in Oneida, Iowa, the youngest of five children of Bertel Kris and Thea Olive (Bang) Hanson. She grew up in Oneida with her siblings, Rose, Pearl, Ruby, and Otis. Charm attended school in Oneida where she was active in basketball and music. She graduated from Oneida High School in 1935. Her...

Beulah Bills

Beulah Bills

Dec 20, 2009

Beulah Bills, the daughter of Thomas and Amanda Keightley Crees, was born August 11, 1915, at her parents home in Greeley Township, Audubon County, east of Exira, Iowa and passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 4 months, and 9 days. Beulah was baptized at the Federated United...

James Lee Haskins

James Lee Haskins

Dec 18, 2009

James Lee Haskins, the son of Lyle and Mae Elsworth Haskins, was born August 25, 1934, at his parents home in Scranton, Iowa and died December 18, 2009, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 75 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Jim was baptized at the Audubon Christian Church. He attended school in...

Marie Byriel

Marie Byriel

Dec 17, 2009

Nina Marie Byriel, the daughter of William and Nina Belle Hays Alt, was born July 26, 1919, at her parents home east of Exira, Iowa and died December 17, 2009, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 90 years, 4 months, and 21 days. Marie attended rural schools near Exira, and then attended High School in Audubon. On...

Ruby Littleton

Ruby Littleton

Dec 16, 2009

Ruby Joyce Robison was born November 29, 1929, the daughter of Byron "Bynie" William and Florence (Bailey) Robison in Wiota, Iowa, and passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Ruby was a life long resident of Anita, graduating from Anita High School. In 1946, she was married to Cecil Littleton. To this union...

Ida Mae Hagedorn

Ida Mae Hagedorn

Dec 15, 2009

Ida Mae Hagedorn, the daughter of Fred D. and Georgia Whitaker Morrison, was born May 31, 1910 at her parents home in Oakland, Iowa and died December 15, 2009 at the Carroll Health Center in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 99 years, 6 months, and 14 days. Ida Mae was baptized at the Congregational Church in Oakland, Iowa. Her...

Albert John Owen

Albert John Owen

Dec 14, 2009

Obituary to follow. Service: No services are planned at this time.

Deane Laverne St. Peter

Deane Laverne St. Peter

Dec 13, 2009

Deane LaVerne St. Peter, son of Willard and Fern Royce St. Peter, was born November 7, 1927, at his parents home in Greene County, near Grand Junction, Iowa and died December 13, 2009, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 1 month, and 6 days. Deane was baptized at the Providence...

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Dec 12, 2009

Thomas LeRoy Smith was born on June 23, 1937, the son of Loren Cecil and Zelma (Wicham) Smith in Denver, Colorado, and passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009, at his son's home in Audubon, Iowa. Tom moved from Denver to Crook, Colorado, in the 1940s and resided there until he joined the U.S. Marines. After he was discharged, Tom...

Bertha Lund Andersen

Bertha Lund Andersen

Dec 11, 2009

Bertha Lund Andersen, the daughter of Chris and Alvilda Lund Andersen, was born November 6, 1922, at her parents home in Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died December 11, 2009, at the Exira Care Center In Exira, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 1 month and 5 days. Bertha was baptized December 10, 1922, at the Brayton Lutheran...

Teresa Brown

Teresa Brown

Dec 3, 2009

Teresa Jo Brown was born July 15, 1962, in Audubon County, the daughter of Richard L. and Bobbie Jo (Davis) Anderson and passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. She grew up in Anita where she graduated from Anita High School and then continued her education at Maryville College in Missouri. In the past,...

Olive Marie Petersen

Olive Marie Petersen

Dec 2, 2009

Olive Marie Petersen, the daughter of George Lee and Katherine Margaret Killen Wulf, was born April 7, 1914, at her parents home south of Exira, Iowa and died December 2, 2009 at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 7 months, and 25 days. Olive was baptized and confirmed at Holy Trinity Catholic...