Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

May 27, 2006

Frances M. Johnson, 89, of Marne, Iowa, peacefully passed away Saturday morning, May 27, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, with her two daughters at her side. Frances Marie Johnson was born February 14, 1917, in Defiance, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (VonTersch) Majerus. Earlier in her life, she had lived in Oakland,...

May 11, 2006

Mary A. McClung, 75, of Casey, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa, where she had been a resident for the last couple of months. Mary Alice Barnes was born on February 27, 1931, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Ralph and Johanna (Schildt) Barnes. She grew up in Greenfield and...

May 9, 2006

Eugene H. Christensen, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Eugene Harvey Christensen was born December 27, 1927 in Avoca, Iowa, the son of Harvey and Anne (Schneider) Christensen. He graduated from the Atlantic High School, Atlantic, Iowa, in 1945. On February 23, 1946, Gene married Inez...

May 9, 2006

Karlene A. Rasmussen, 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at her home. Karlene Ann Rasmussen was born on December 10, 1944, in Harlan, Iowa, to Chris and Lula (Boeck) Rasmussen. She graduated from Harlan High School and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri. After school she lived numerous places, but has...

May 5, 2006

Georgia Manson Davis Blackman, 82, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 5, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Georgia Nell Manson was born on May 10, 1923, in Clarinda, Iowa, to Peter Alexander and Amelia M. (Kryselmier) Manson. She was raised in Clarinda, Iowa, and graduated from Newberg High School in Newberg, Oregon, in...

May 4, 2006

Geneva "Jenny" Blum Zimmer, 80, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Geneva Blum Zimmer was born on April 28, 1926 in Panama, Iowa, the daughter of Margaret and Joseph Blum. After graduation from St. Mary's Catholic High School, she was married to Art Zimmer on May 31, 1945....

Apr 28, 2006

Betty L. Riley, 76, of Forsyth, Missouri, and formerly of Lyman, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson, Missouri. Betty Lou Riley was born March 30, 1930, in Lyman, Iowa, the daughter of Calvin G. and Alma S. (Wohlenhaus) Lindeman. She was a 1948 graduate of the Atlantic High School and on...

Apr 26, 2006

Darlene Hunt, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Darlene (McClain) Hunt was born on April 2, 1944, in Shenandoah, Iowa, to Carl and Irene Christine Elizabeth (Thorne) McClain. She attended Red Oak Community High School in Red Oak, Iowa, and then on April 22, 1960, Darlene was...

Apr 14, 2006

Mary Cody, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday evening at the Oakland Manor, Oakland, IA. Mary Geneva Ann Cody was born to George Francis Lynch and Barbara Bridget Higgins on July 2, 1921, on a farm near Grand Junction, Iowa. She graduated from Grand Junction High School. On August 9, 1939, she married George Edward Cody and lived on...

Dec 7, 1941

Eli Olsen, one of nine children born to Danish immigrants Chris and Inger (Madsen) Olsen, was born February 26, 1918, at his parents’ home near Audubon, Iowa. Eli was baptized and confirmed at the then Danish Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He attended rural schools and graduated from the Viola High School in Viola, Iowa. Eli then helped on the...

Cemetery: Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Dedham, Iowa. Visitation: The family will meet friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. with a rosary at 4:00 P.M. and a scripture service at 7:30 P.M. at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon. Service: The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 10:30...