Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

May 17, 2020

Gary Milo Nissen, the son of Milo Alfred Reinholdt and Ethel Mae (Aikman) Nissen, was born May 1, 1937, at the Nissen family farm near Audubon, Iowa. He passed on to eternal life with his Savior Jesus Christ on May 17, 2020, while a resident at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 83 years and...

May 16, 2020

Roger Raymond Metzger, 63, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at his home after battling cancer.

Roger was born July 17, 1956, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Ray Ivan and Rose Marie (Burg) Metzger. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Bridgewater-Fontanelle High School in 1974. He had been a...

May 13, 2020

Alvin Sheeder, 73, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at his home.

Alvin was born on the family farm in Adair County, Iowa, to Elmer Donald and Nina Ruby (Christensen) Sheeder. He grew up in rural Adair County and attended school in Greenfield. He graduated from the Greenfield High School in 1964....

May 12, 2020

Wilbert “Bert” Louis Hoeck died peacefully on May 12, 2020, in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 88 years.

Wilbert was born on August 11, 1931, in Hooper, Nebraska, to Edward Herman Hoeck, a farmer and Etta Clara (Von Seggern) Hoeck, housewife. He attended country school. He dropped out of school to help on the...

May 11, 2020

Mildred Virginia Meyer, the daughter of Albert Theodore and Emma (Hansen) Nelson, was born June 22, 1925, in Exira, Iowa and died May 11, 2020 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Mildred attended rural school Oakfield #1 and later graduated from the Exira High School with...

May 11, 2020

Russell L. Steffens, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at his residence in Atlantic, Iowa.

A graveside service will be held at the Southlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, in Atlantic, IA on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, IA, is handling the arrangements.

May 10, 2020

Janet Carolyn (Black) Williams was born on March 11, 1935, to Everett and Clarice (Clemmensen) Black, on her family farm in Audubon, Iowa. She passed away on May 10, 2020 with her family at her side at the age of 85 years and 2 months. Janet was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, Iowa. There, she...

May 10, 2020

Blanche LaBelle Jacobsen, the daughter of Anton and Margaret (Rasmussen) Christensen, was born April 27, 1928, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Kimballton, Iowa, and died May 10, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years and 13 days. Blanche was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton....

May 10, 2020

Fred Lloyd Rabe, Jr., the son of Fred Sr. and Freda (Ruhs) Rabe, was born February 24, 1927, at his parents’ home in Hamlin Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died May 10, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 93 years. Fred was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa. He...

May 8, 2020

Bob Haszard, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Bob was born June 25, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Glenn “Bid” and Mildred (Wiese) Haszard. He grew up and attended school in Anita and graduated from the Anita High School. He then attended Dana College in...

May 5, 2020

Glea Mickelsen, 102, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the Allen House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Glea was born October 11, 1917, on the home farmstead in Cass County to George and Mary (Christensen) Poulsen. She attended and was a member of the last class to graduate from the old Atlantic High...

May 4, 2020

Dorothy Ann Wolf, the daughter of Henry “Hank” and Ethel “Petie” (Harvey) Petersen was born July 20, 1939, at her parents’ home in Hamlin Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died May 4, 2020, at her home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 7 months, and 14 days. Dorothy was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira....

May 4, 2020

PLEASE NOTE: Because of Covid possibly affecting some family members the visitation has been cancelled and the funeral and graveside services are now PRIVATE. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date.

Jeffrey Lynn Hansen, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at CHI Health Mercy Hospital in...

May 3, 2020

Judy Darlene Kiger, the daughter of Joseph and Beulah (Buck) Richeal, was born July 11, 1948, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and died peacefully May 3, 2020, surrounded by her beloved family at her home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 71 years, 9 months, and 11 days. Judy was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Watertown,...

May 2, 2020

Jason D. Juelsgaard, age 56, of Galt, IA, formerly of Kimballton, IA, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.

No services are being planned.

Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA is handling the arrangements.

May 2, 2020

Gene Arbaugh, age 79, of Anita, IA, formerly of Council Bluffs, IA, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Caring Acers Nursing Home in Anita, IA.

No services have been planned.

Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA is handling the arrangements.

Apr 30, 2020

Robert Van Cleave, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Jenny Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Bob was born September 6, 1928, to Ralph and Anna (Christensen) Van Cleave in Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating from North High School in 1946 he entered the Navy, serving as a Seabee on...

Apr 26, 2020

Clayton Ellingson, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away April 26, 2020, in Atlantic following a short illness, not covid related. He lived in his home until shortly before he died.

Clayton Elwood Ellingson was born Jan. 26, 1927, as a twin, to James and Ada (Johnson) Ellingson in Clarkfield, Minnesota.

At the age...

Apr 25, 2020

Robert “Bob” Lansdown, 69, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Bob was born February 28, 1951, in Atlantic, Iowa, to James Lansdown and Nadine Petersen. He lived in Atlantic until the family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, when Bob started high school. He graduated from Lincoln High...

Apr 25, 2020

Randy “Fingers” Clark, 67, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Randy was born December 1, 1952, in Glendale, California, to Chester Delos and Betty Lou Clark. He grew up in the Anaheim and Corona, California, area. He graduated from Loara High School...