Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jason Juelsgaard

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.

Gene Arbaugh

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.

Robert Cleave

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...

Clayton Ellingson

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...

Robert Lansdown

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...

Randall Clark

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...

Dorothy Dimple Mccune

Apr 24, 2020

Dorothy Dimple (Dodge) McCune, the daughter of Grover and Ruby (Kirkman) Dodge, was born January 11, 1917, at her parents’ home near Massena, Iowa, and died peacefully April 24, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 103 years, 3 months, and 13 days. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church near Massena. She...

Edith Clark

Apr 22, 2020

Edith Marlene Clark, age 81, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Marlene was born September 9, 1938, to Wayne and Mattie (Andersen) Hackett in Oakland, IA. She attended Oakland community schools and graduated from Oakland High School in 1956. Later she married Max David...

Kevin Robert Christensen

Apr 20, 2020

Kevin Robert Christensen, the son of Robert R. and Donna (Larsen) Christensen, was born on September 24, 1966, in Harlan, Iowa and died on April 20, 2020 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 53 years, 6 months, and 25 days. Kevin was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Harlan and confirmed at the Brayton Lutheran...

John Carns

Apr 19, 2020

Due to Covid-19 the service for John is as follows:

Visitation: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. with a Masonic service at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020, at Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorial Service with military rites: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa. A...

Delmar Dwayne Yager

Apr 17, 2020

Delmar Dwayne Yager, the son of Gifford and Helen (Stone) Yager, was born January 27, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa and died April 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 2 months, and 20 days. Delmar was baptized at the Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church south of Viola Center in Audubon...

Arden Grieshaber

Apr 7, 2020

A Celebration of Life service and burial will be held at at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in Cumberland, Iowa.

Arden “Leroy” Grieshaber was born May 11, 1948, in Riverside, California, to Arden Given and Stella Maxine (Newberg) Grieshaber. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Leroy suffered a cardiac...

Case Jacob Wilson

Apr 4, 2020

Case Jacob Wilson, the infant son of Tyler and Brookelyn (Fiebelkorn) Wilson, blessed their lives on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Mercy Hospital/Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Case is survived by his parents, Tyler and Brookelyn and his brothers Trigg and Koy Wilson, all of Exira, Iowa; his grandparents, Randy and Brandy Fiebelkorn and his step-grandfather, Frank Olsen,...

Maryellen Miller

Apr 2, 2020

Maryellen Miller, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, April 02, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

No services for Maryellen are planned at this time.

Florence Campbell

Apr 1, 2020

Florence May Campbell, age 93 of Atlantic, IA passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Exira Care Center, in Exira, IA.

No public services are planned at this moment. A private burial will be take place at Monteith Cemetery in Monteith, Iowa.

Memorials designated to the family, and may be mailed to...

Thomas Barringer

Apr 1, 2020

Mick Barringer, 78, passed away in the comfort of his own home on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Mick was born August 16, 1941, in Atlantic Iowa, to John and Bessie Barringer. He grew up in Atlantic and graduated in 1959. He joined the Army and served from 1963 to 1965, serving time in Germany as...

Ramona Larsen

Apr 1, 2020

Ramona Marie (Cordes) Larsen, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away April 1, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona.

She was born November 25, 1930, in rural Cumberland, Iowa, to Richard H. and Wilhelmina (Huhnerkopf) Cordes. Ramona attended country school for eight years and then Atlantic Schools graduating in 1949.

Ramona married Norman “Red” Larsen on...

Sandra Shell

Apr 1, 2020

Sandra. S Shell, 66, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, peacefully at her home.

Sandra Sue (Plagman) Shell was born June 25, 1953, in Guthrie Center, IA, to Chris and Mary Ann (Nelson) Plagman.

She attended school in the Adair-Casey School System, graduating in 1971. Upon graduation, she attended Northwest...

Mildred Nelson

Mar 31, 2020

Mildred “Millie” Nelson, age 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Millie was born February 24, 1929, in Anita, Iowa, to Archie and Nancy (Parrott) Van Aernam. She grew up in Anita and graduated from the Anita High School in 1947.

On September 12, 1948, she...

Jacqueline Hotchkin

Mar 27, 2020

Jacqueline N. Hotchkin, 54, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020, in the comfort of her home.

Jacqueline Noelle was born January 16, 1966, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Luther Henry and Julia Margret (Eckenfels) Gillett. She lived her entire life in Atlantic attending the Atlantic school system and graduating from Atlantic High School...