Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Arlene Waterbury

Dec 6, 2020

Arlene Faye Waterbury, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elkhorn, Iowa.

Arlene was born June 25, 1925, in Glenvil, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Anton and Helena Classen.

On January 20, 1946, Arlene married Stanley Max Waterbury of Blue Hill, Nebraska, in the...

Allan Hansen

Dec 1, 2020

Allan T. Hansen, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Allan was born February 9, 1940, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Theodore and Mildred (Krough) Hansen. He grew up in rural Anita and attended the Anita schools.

He was married to Rosie Lilienthal...

Margaret Ann Andersen

Nov 30, 2020

Margaret Ann Andersen, the daughter of Vernon and Cora (Roe) Swolley, was born November 5, 1939, at the Atlantic Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died November 30, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 81 years and 25 days. Margaret was baptized into the Baptist church. She attended Atlantic Community Schools in Atlantic. In...

Becky Ferris

Nov 30, 2020

Becky Ferris, age 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at her residence in Atlantic, Iowa.

Cremation has been taken place, services are not scheduled at this time. Arrangements are being handled by Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Dolores "Dee" Elaine Aagaard

Nov 29, 2020

Dolores Elaine Aagaard, the daughter of Ira and Anna Clemensen Potter, was born March 10, 1927 in Audubon, Iowa and went peacefully to be with the Lord on November 29, 2020 as a result of Covid-19, at Lantern Park Specialty Care in Coralville, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 8 months and 19 days. Dee was baptized and confirmed...

Dennis Preister

Nov 29, 2020

A celebration for Dennis will be held at the Derailed Grill in Marne, Iowa, at 2:00 p.m, Saturday, May 22, 2021. Come early if you want.

Dennis was born April 21, 1951, in West Point, NE, to Mark and Deloris (Block) Preister. He was raised in Omaha, NE, the oldest of five siblings....

Cleo Berger

Nov 29, 2020

Cleo M. Berger, age 89, of Brayton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at the Exira Care Center, Exira, Iowa.

Cleo was born August 19, 1931, in Scranton, IA, son of Mathias and Rose (Hoffman) Berger. He attended school in Carroll County. He enlisted in the United States Army on December 1, 1952, and...

Lois Thelma Lacy

Nov 26, 2020

Lois Thelma Lacy, the daughter of Frederick Isaac and Ella Ida (Friedricksen) Stewart, was born July 19, 1918, at her parents’ home in Cameron Township Audubon County, Iowa and died November 26, 2020, at the Bickford of Urbandale Assisted Living and Memory Care in Urbandale, Iowa at the age of 102 years, 4 months, and 7 days. Lois was baptized...

Dorothy A. Grogan

Nov 26, 2020

Dorothy Ann Grogan, the daughter of Thomas R. and Caroline (Hauck) Edelman, was born April 14, 1948, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, and died November 26, 2020, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 7 months, and 12 days. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran...

Claude Winchell Jr.

Nov 25, 2020

Claude “Sid” Winchell Jr., 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at the Heritage House in Atlantic.

Sid was born May 20, 1933, on a farm a mile southwest of Rippey, Iowa, to Claude and Nellie (Cody) Winchell.

He lived in Jefferson, IA for a short time then moved to...

Edith Petty

Nov 25, 2020

Edith M. Petty, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

Per Edith’s wishes, cremation will take place. There will be a private family graveside service at a later date.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

Gay Bannister

Nov 22, 2020

Gay J. Bannister, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away November 22, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Gay was born November 28, 1933, in Audubon County, Iowa, to Arnold Carl and Anna Madelene (Hansen) Christensen. She grew up in Audubon, attended school in Audubon and graduated from the Audubon High School in 1953....

Rosie Hansen

Nov 21, 2020

Rosie Hansen, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha, NE.

Rosie Irene Hansen was born September 23, 1939, in Glenwood, Iowa, and adopted by Henry and Beulah (Schoonober) Lilienthal.

She attended school in Exira and graduated from the Exira High School.

She...

Mary Denison

Nov 21, 2020

Mary Jean Denison, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Salem Lutheran Nursing Home in Elk Horn, Iowa.

Mary was born May 29, 1923, in Anita, Iowa, to Cleo and Eva (Morrison) Reeves. She attended country school Grant #9 west of Anita. She graduated from the Anita High School with the...

Marlene Jensen

Nov 19, 2020

Marlene Gail (Barnett) Jensen, 83 of Audubon, passed away November 19, 2020, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Marlene was born in Harlan, Iowa, on September 3, 1937, to Cly Ray Barnett and Alta Mae (Baker) Barnett. Marlene attended school in Harlan and graduated with the class of 1955.

On February 22,...

Duane Gettler

Nov 19, 2020

Duane Charles Gettler was born February 3, 1946, to Walter and Elaine (Wedemeyer) Gettler. He passed away November 19, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, of complications of Covid-19. He graduated from Adair-Casey Schools in 1964, was drafted in the Army in 1965 and served in Vietnam from 1966-1967. He was very proud...

Melvin Andersen

Nov 18, 2020

Melvin O. Anderson, 79, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.

Melvin Olla Andersen was born December 5, 1940. He was the son of Olla Andrew Andersen and Elna Rasmussen Andersen.

He graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1959. Then attended Simpson...

Paul Calhoun

Nov 18, 2020

Paul Wesley Calhoun was born in Grand City, MO, February 13, 1935, to Percy and Ester (Porter) Calhoun. He passed Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Jenny Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, of complications of Covid-19. He graduated from Grant City School. On June 8, 1955, Paul married Louise Marie Priest.

Paul started out working...

M. Marie (Nelsen) Myers

Nov 16, 2020

(Margaret) Marie Myers, daughter of Margaret and Emmert Nelsen, was born November 18, 1939 at her parents’ home in Guthrie County, Iowa. Marie was welcomed into heaven on November 16, 2020. Marie attended grade school in a one-room schoolhouse in Melville Township just east of Audubon, Iowa. During her youth, Marie was a member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in...

Peggy Davis

Nov 16, 2020

Peggy Jane Davis, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Per Peggy’s wishes, cremation will take place and memorial services will be held at a later date.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.