Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Charles  Clarence Moser

Charles Clarence Moser

Nov 4, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Clarence Moser, the son of Robert and Mary (Butts) Moser, was born August 16, 1950, in Shenandoah, Iowa and died November 4, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 71. Chuck was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. He attended the Council Bluffs Community Schools and graduated from Lewis Central High School...

Marian Marie Froker

Marian Marie Froker

Nov 4, 2021

Marian Marie Froker, the daughter of Peter B. and Metta Marie (Hjuler) Sorensen, was born November 21, 1928, at her parents’ home near Kimballton, Iowa and died November 4, 2021, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 11 month, and 13 days. Marian was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church near of...

Brad Bonnesen

Brad Bonnesen

Nov 3, 2021

Brad Peter Bonnesen, age 61, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Brad was born in Atlantic, Iowa on April 29, 1960, to Dallas Bonnesen and Dorothy (Holiday) Bonnesen. He attended high school in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School. As a young adult, Brad found enjoyment in his cars and...

Cindy Ann Holloway

Cindy Ann Holloway

Nov 2, 2021

Cindy Ann Holloway, the daughter of Dallas and Esther (Bates) Thomlison, was born April 1, 1960, in Omaha, Nebraska and died November 2, 2021, at her son’s home in Massena, Iowa surrounded by her family at the age of 61 years, 7 months, and 1 day. Cindy was baptized at the Baptist Church. She attended the Omaha Public Schools and...

Marlene Lucille Jensen

Marlene Lucille Jensen

Nov 1, 2021

Marlene Lucille Barrett Jensen 75, died Monday November 1, 2021 at Seasons Hospice. Marlene was born October 21, 1946 to Merlin and Lucille (Rees) Barrett. She was baptized at the Methodist Church in Audubon. She was raised on a farm near Ross, Iowa until her parents bought a farm in Melville Township. She attended a one room school house until...

Nancy Slayton

Nancy Slayton

Oct 30, 2021

Nancy Lea (Gustafson) Slayton, 68, formerly of Adair, IA, passed away peacefully on Oct. 30th in her home in Phoenix, AZ after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease.

Nancy was born on August 17, 1953, in Atlantic, IA, and was raised on a farm in Adair, IA. Nancy graduated from Adair Casey High School in 1971 then moved...

Howard Dean Gregersen

Howard Dean Gregersen

Oct 29, 2021

Howard Dean Gregersen, the son of George and Thelma (Mardesen) Gregersen, was born May 25, 1930, at his parents’ home near Exira, Iowa and died October 29, 2021, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 5 months, and 4 days. Howard attended rural Audubon County schools near Exira then graduated from the...

Gale Newman

Gale Newman

Oct 29, 2021

Gale Newman, age 59, of Lyman, Iowa passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 after a hard fought battle with breast cancer. Gale was born on March 28, 1962 and was a lifelong resident of Southwest Iowa. Gale graduated from Griswold High School in 1980 and married her high school sweetheart, David, on October 6, 1984. Gale worked at Hyvee...

Wayne Birchard

Wayne Birchard

Oct 28, 2021

Wayne Birchard passed away peacefully in his home on October 28, 2021, at 70 years of age in Atlantic, Iowa. He was born in Lake City, IA on January 15, 1951, the son of Eugene and Donna (Alcox) Birchard. After graduating from Lake City High School in 1969, he entered military service as a Private in the US Marine Corps....

Cynthia Rae Bates

Cynthia Rae Bates

Oct 27, 2021

Cynthia Rae Bates, the daughter of Richard Elvin and Marville Qurida (Kjar) Lebeck, was born March 2, 1958, in Audubon, Iowa and died October 27, 2021, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 63 years, 7 months, and 25 days. Cynthia was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. She...

Betty Wahlert

Betty Wahlert

Oct 26, 2021

Betty Jean (Hackwell) Wahlert, 94, of Anita, went to her heavenly home on October 26, 2021. Betty was born on July 22, 1927, to Goldie (Wahlert) and John Hackwell in Audubon county on the Hackwell farm. She grew up with her parents and siblings in rural Audubon and Guthrie counties. Betty attended rural country schools until her high school years....

Rick Don Bybee

Rick Don Bybee

Oct 24, 2021

Rick Don Bybee was born August 26, 1949, in Osceola, Iowa and died October 24, 2021, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 1 month, and 28 days. Rick attended the Viola Schools then graduated from the Audubon High School with the Class of 1967. On January 6, 1969, Rick enlisted into The...

Wanda May Nelson

Wanda May Nelson

Oct 18, 2021

Wanda May Nelson, the daughter of Nels and Edna (Gerhardt) Pedersen, was born July 27, 1931, in Oakfield Township, Audubon County near Brayton, Iowa and died October 18, 2021, at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 2 months, and 21days. Wanda was baptized and confirmed at the Oak Hill Lutheran Church west...

Rodger Oettchen

Rodger Oettchen

Oct 18, 2021

Rodger L Oettchen, age 74, of Atlantic, IA, and originally of Adair, IA, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at CHI Health Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Rodger and Linda met in Stuart, IA at the skating rink. He impressed her with his fancy footwork. In his later years, he taught their kids how to roller-skate too. Rodger...

Sandra Farnsworth

Sandra Farnsworth

Oct 16, 2021

Sandra A. Farnsworth, age 79 of Adair, Iowa, died at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa on Saturday, October 16, 2021. Sandra Ann Gaines was born on December 21, 1941, in Watson, Missouri, the daughter of I.B. and Evangeline Burke Gaines. She graduated from Watson High School in 1959. Sandy graduated from Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri with a...

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Oct 12, 2021

Robert “Bob” Armstrong, age 78 of Atlantic, Iowa, died at his home in Atlantic on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. He was born in Atlantic on November 18, 1942, to Gail and Glendale (Grennell) Armstrong. He grew up on what is now the Armstrong Research Farm west of Lewis, IA. Bob received his education in Lewis, and later graduated from Griswold...

Kieth Beerman

Kieth Beerman

Oct 12, 2021

Kieth Beerman, age 47 of Anita, IA, died at his home on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. He was born the son of Dalton and Carol (Waterhouse) Beerman on September 2, 1975 in Wayne, NE. He graduated from Anita High School in 1993. Kieth work for Anita Supply Center in Anita, Iowa. He is survived by: his girlfriend, Sarah Prall of...

Ronald Dean Graham

Ronald Dean Graham

Oct 10, 2021

Ronald Dean Graham, the son of Wesley James and Lydia (Jensen) Graham, was born March 4, 1939, in rural Audubon County east of Exira, Iowa and died October 10, 2021, at the Exira Care Center in Exira at the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 6 days. Ron was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira,...

Gerald Hayes

Gerald Hayes

Oct 10, 2021

Gerald Thomas Hayes, age 82 of Atlantic, IA, died peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Jerry was born in Des Moines, IA on May 10, 1939. His family moved to Cedar Falls, IA where Jerry attended high school at Cedar Falls High class of 1957. High...

Darrell James Rudolph

Darrell James Rudolph

Oct 6, 2021

Darrell James Rudolph, the son of Andrew Larsen and Darlene May (Schmidt) Rudolph, was born June 17, 1946, on his parents’ farm in Audubon County west of Audubon, Iowa and died October 6, 2021 at his home in Audubon at the age of 75 years, 3 months, and 19 days. Darrell was baptized July 7, 1946 and confirmed July 3,...