Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Aug 11, 2020

Wayne Eugene Pedersen passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab.

Wayne was born in Audubon County, Iowa, October 5, 1928, to Edna Gerhardt Pedersen and Nels Pedersen. Wayne attended country school until the eighth grade. In 1951 he enlisted in the army. After the army, Wayne farmed for three years in...

Aug 10, 2020

Arlene Ruth Wiederstein, the daughter of Evan Lowell and Helen (Amman) Anderson, was born March 12, 1944, in Carroll, Iowa and died August 10, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 4 months, and 28 days. Arlene was baptized and confirmed at the Vail Presbyterian Church in Vail, Iowa. She attended rural...

Aug 10, 2020

Ruth Knop, 100, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Ruth was born August 10, 1920, in Burt, Iowa, the daughter of Rev. M.E. and Emma (Schneider) Seltz, who later was a Pastor in Atlantic. He died while in office here in 1947. There being...

Aug 8, 2020

Joan C. Larsen, age 90, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at The Heritage House in Atlantic.

Joan was born March 13, 1930, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, daughter to Thomas and Ella (Pieper) Cavanaugh. She graduated from the Persia, Iowa, High School in 1948. On April 16, 1950, Joan married Lyle Lawrence...

Aug 6, 2020

Mardell Mable Hansen, the daughter of Jens Peter and Sena (Larsen) Munch, was born May 3, 1926, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Kimballton, Iowa and died August 6, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 3 days. Mardell was baptized at the Bethany Lutheran Church northeast...

Aug 5, 2020

Elvie Katherine Scott was born to Holger and Sophia (Bosche) Larsen on March 12, 1928 at her parents’ home in rural Shelby County, Iowa, and passed away at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa on August 5, 2020 at the age of 92 years, 4 months, and 23 days. Elvie was baptized at the Presbyterian Manse in Manilla, Iowa. She...

Aug 4, 2020

Beverly Ruth Redler passed away peacefully August 4, 2020. She was born March 6, 1934, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to her mother Evelyn and father Henry. During her youth she had many opportunities to travel with her family, ending up in Richmond, Virginia, and then traveling to Atlantic, Iowa, to be with her sister. Bev fell in...

Aug 3, 2020

Diane Marie Denney, age 64, of Wiota, IA, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.

Diane was born June 22, 1956, daughter to Kenneth and Lelia (Cue) Christensen. She graduated from the Anita High School in 1975. Later that same year she married Joe Denney at the...

Aug 2, 2020

Warren Beck Kelloway was born May 23, 1955, near Anita, IA, the son of Rhoda and Ranny Kelloway and passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at his home.

Warren grew up in Anita, graduating from Anita High School in 1973. He then attended Ellsworth Community College and Iowa State University. He completed his degree in...

Aug 1, 2020

Philip Marvin Weidner, 70, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Phil Weidner was born November 23, 1949, to Otto and Esther (Pullmann) Weidner in Crofton, NE. He was the third of four children.

Growing up, Phil moved to Colorado as an infant,...

Jul 29, 2020

Annette E. Carlson, 95, of Atlantic, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Annette is survived by a daughter, Jo (Lance) Lage of Atlantic, Iowa.

Per Annette's wishes, cremation will take place and a family graveside service will take place at a later date at the...

Jul 26, 2020

Richard Allan Rhoads, 73, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Jenny Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Celebration of Life gathering will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Rhoads Residence, 510 Oregon St. Lewis, IA 51544. Memorials may be directed to the family in honor...

Jul 26, 2020

Joel Mark Weidner, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Joel Mark Weidner was born December 4, 1956, to Otto and Esther (Pullmann) Weidner at the Freeman Hospital in Freeman, South Dakota. He was the youngest of four children.

Joel attended...

Jul 22, 2020

Jul 21, 2020

Helen Bonita Nielsen, the daughter of Frank and Chella (Long) Myers, was born February 19, 1925, on her parents’ farm in rural Guthrie County, Iowa and died July 21, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 5 months, and 2 days. Helen was baptized at the First Christian Church in Guthrie Center,...

Jul 17, 2020

Terry Arnold McCoy, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020, at his home in Atlantic.

Terry was born March 27, 1941, in Shelby County, Iowa, to Wilbur and Vivian Iona (Sorensen) McCoy.

He was in the Marines and trained as a Naval Air Technician. For most of his life, Terry...

Jul 15, 2020

Gerald “Jerry” Herman Tibken, the son of Herman and Minnie (Claussen) Tibken, was born January 17, 1928, at his parents’ home in Wiota, Iowa, and died on July 15, 2020, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 5 months, and 29 days. Jerry was baptized as in infant at the First Lutheran...

Jul 15, 2020

June 1, 1928, was a pleasant spring evening with yellow roses blooming when Carma Imogene, the fifth and youngest daughter of Clyde Lewis and Susan (Law) Hogueisson, was born on her parents’ farm in Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa. Carma died peacefully on July 15, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years,...

Jul 14, 2020

Patricia “Pat” Bullock-Gipple, 50, of Lindenhurst, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2020, at home with her family by her side. She was born March 24, 1970, in Creston, IA.

On June 20, 1992, in Atlantic, IA, Pat married the love of her life, Ken Gipple. Pat and Ken met while attending the University...

Jul 12, 2020

Nadine Lucille Olson Christensen, the daughter of V. Lynn and Wilma (Seastrom) Olson, was born February 18, 1939, at her parents’ home in Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died July 12, 2020, at her home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 4 months, and 14 days. Nadine was baptized and confirmed at Mt. Zion Evangelical United...