Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Marvin Howell

Marvin Howell

Oct 7, 2007

Marvin J. Howell, 69, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2007, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Marvin John Howell was born on August 10, 1938, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Marvin Hewitt and Dorothy Elizabeth (Wade) Howell. He was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Colfax, Iowa. After his departure...

Leona Herren

Leona Herren

Oct 4, 2007

Leona Heeren, 94, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Leona Elizabeth Tibken Heeren was born May 29, 1913, the daughter of Fritz & Elise "Lizzie" (Euken) Tibken. She was baptized in the home of her parents on June 22, 1923, by Pastor F.W. Heinke of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church. She...

Louise Krogman

Louise Krogman

Oct 1, 2007

Louise A. Krogman, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, October 1, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Louise Matilda Anna Krogman was born January 17, 1910, south of Wiota in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Theodor and Eleonore (Schmieding) Krogman. She attended Cumberland schools and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1927. She extended her education...

Gertrude Anderson

Gertrude Anderson

Sep 25, 2007

Gertrude "Wini" Anderson, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, (formerly of the Lyman and Griswold areas) passed away September 25, 2007, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Gertrude Winifred Anderson was born on June 12, 1919, in Rockford Township, Pottawattamie County, near Loveland, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Noble and Anna Barbara (Henry) Hildebrand. She grew up on a farm northwest...

Wally Roscoe

Wally Roscoe

Sep 23, 2007

Wally Roscoe, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 23, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Wallace Ray Roscoe was born January 23, 1928, in Lafayette, Indiana, to Bernice (Antcliff) and Franklin W. Roscoe. A sister, Ellen Jean was born when the family lived in Danville, Illinois. In December of 1944, the family...

Benjamin Sanders

Benjamin Sanders

Sep 22, 2007

Benjamin J. Sanders, Jr., 59, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2007, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des, Moines, Iowa. He was born December 31, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Ben and Evelyn (Hunt) Sanders. Ben attended High School in Anita, Iowa, and was a 1967 graduate. He then...

Jeannie Brodersen

Jeannie Brodersen

Sep 4, 2007

Jeannie Delores Brodersen, former Cass County Recorder, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the age of 76 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where she had been a patient for two days. She was born on December 10, 1930, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard F. and Madeline A. (Holleran) Brodersen. Jeannie was a...

Norma Jayne

Norma Jayne

Sep 3, 2007

Norma Jean Jayne, 76, a longtime Exira resident, passed away Monday, September 3, at the Exira Care Center, Exira, Iowa. Norma Jean Jayne was born on May 31, 1931, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Verl and Ethel (Templeman) Freeman. She lived the majority of her life in Exira and graduated from Exira High School. Jeanie married Gus Struble...

William Bergen

William Bergen

Aug 24, 2007

William H. Von Bergen, 90, of Twin Falls, Idaho (formerly of Casey, Iowa) passed away Friday, August 24, 2007. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, Iowa. Hockenberry-Mullen Funeral Home in Casey is in charge of the arrangements.

Helen Redburn

Helen Redburn

Aug 23, 2007

Helen M. Redburn 97, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Helen Marjorie Scarlett was born on January 21, 1910, in Nevada, Missouri, the daughter of John Frederick and Ella (Scholl) Scarlett. She lived in Missouri until she was seven when her and her family moved to Anita. Helen graduated from...

Melodie Rubel

Melodie Rubel

Aug 21, 2007

Melodie A. Rubel, 49, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Melodie Ann Rubel was born February 18, 1958, in Greenfield, Iowa, the daughter of Ray D. and Marilyn A. (Bireline) Chesnut. She was raised on a farm northwest of Adair, Iowa. On March 9, 1958, she was baptized...

William Miller

William Miller

Aug 12, 2007

William W. Miller, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on August 12, 2007, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. William Wendell Miller was born on January 23, 1933, to Lewis Dale and Elva (Bolton) Miller in the Wheeler Grove area near Carson, Iowa. In December of 1952, he was married to Mildred Botts. Bill graduated from Elliott...

Mary Houchin

Mary Houchin

Aug 11, 2007

Mary "Elizabeth" Houchin, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, (formerly of Anita), passed away Saturday, August 11, 2007, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Mary Elizabeth Houchin was born May 18, 1910, on a farm in Adair County, Iowa, the daughter of George and Pearl (Crees) Anderson. She attended rural school in Adair County and graduated from Greenfield High. After graduation...

Emily Mccullough

Emily Mccullough

Aug 11, 2007

Emily Jean McCullough was born Saturday, August 11, 2007, at the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa. After spending several minutes on Earth, God called her back to heaven. She was the daughter of Randy and Stacey (Veach) McCullough of Gowrie, Iowa. Emily is survived by her parents, Randy and Stacey McCullough of Gowrie, Iowa; her maternal...

Leila Zike

Leila Zike

Aug 8, 2007

Leila Zike, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Leila Fay Zike was born on August 21, 1931, in Bridgewater, Iowa, the daughter of Samuel Hutton and Bertha Eunice (Jensen) Mitchell. She graduated from the Fontanelle High School in 1949. Leila was a member of the Zion...

Marjorie Grubbs

Marjorie Grubbs

Aug 5, 2007

Marjorie Grubbs, 81, of Adair, Iowa, passed away from cancer Sunday evening, August 5, 2007, at her residence. Marjorie Alice Grubbs was born December 9, 1925, in rural Lewis, Iowa, to George and Lena (Beisser) Kirchhoff. She attended Lewis School and graduated in 1943. She married Bernard Grubbs on March 2, 1952, in the Methodist Parsonage in Lewis. After...

Ivan Brix

Ivan Brix

Aug 4, 2007

Ivan W. Brix, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Ivan Walter Brix was born on January 9, 1919, on a farm east of Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Henry and Grace (Walter) Brix. He was raised on that same farm. Ivan graduated from the Atlantic High School...

Russell Hoegh

Russell Hoegh

Aug 3, 2007

Russell Hoegh, 64, a lifelong Atlantic, Iowa, resident, passed away Friday, August 3, 2007, at his home. Russell Eugene Hoegh was born May 27, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Wilbert Clausen and Esther Ellnor (Mumgaard) Hoegh. He graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1962 and then attended the Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska. On October...

Ted Wohlenhaus

Ted Wohlenhaus

Jul 30, 2007

Ted W. Wohlenhaus, 84, of Cumberland, passed away Monday, July 30, 2007, at his home in Cumberland. Ted William Wohlenhaus was born on August 10, 1922, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Dietrich F. and Bessie Roberta (Brindley) Wohlenhaus. He was a resident of Cass County his entire life and attended the Atlantic High School. Ted farmed for...

Darleen Euken

Darleen Euken

Jul 27, 2007

Darleen Euken, 85, a lifelong Cass County resident, passed away Friday, July 27, 2007, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Darleen was born October 12, 1921, in Cumberland, Iowa, the daughter of John and Lula (Howell) Mattheis. She graduated from Cumberland High School in 1939 and attended Drake University. At the age of 23, Darleen...

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