Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Dec 11, 2019

Melvin R. Enfield, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa (formerly of Anita) passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at his home in Atlantic.

Mel was born February 9, 1947, in Adair, Iowa, to Arnold and Shirley (Uhlig) Enfield. He grew up on the family farm north of Anita. Mel graduated from Anita High School in 1965 and...

Dec 10, 2019

Roger Malmberg, the son of Harold and Hazel (Knight) Malmberg, was born July 6, 1939, in Randolph, Iowa and died December 10, 2019, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 4 days. Roger was baptized, confirmed, and received his first communion as an adult at the Catholic Church in Maryville,...

Dec 9, 2019

Carrie Marie (Poulsen) Jensen, the daughter of Henry and Trina (Bork) Poulsen, was born May 12, 1930, at her parents’ home north of Fiscus, Iowa and died December 9, 2019, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 6 months, and 27 days. Carrie was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended...

Dec 9, 2019

Virginia Lou (Steinkamp) Wernimont of Atlantic, IA, passed away at her home on December 9, 2019, attaining the age of 90 years, nine months and 21 days.

Virginia “Jean” was born to Frank and Emma (Damm) Steinkamp on February 17, 1929, near Mt. Carmel, IA. She grew up and lived on a farm outside of...

Dec 8, 2019

Charles “Bill” W. Hutchins, the son of Jack and Hazel (Knox) Hutchins, was born March 29, 1931 in Guthrie County, Iowa, and died on December 8, 2019 in Johnston, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 8 months, and 10 days. Bill attended Audubon Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1948, and quickly enlisted in the United States Air...

Dec 6, 2019

Mark Albert Wede, the son of Raymond and Audrie (Hughes) Wede was born October 31, 1968 in Audubon, Iowa, and died December 6, 2019 near Carson, Iowa, at the age of 51 years, 1 month, and 5 days. Mark was baptized and confirmed at the Gray United Methodist Church and attended Gray Consolidated Schools through sixth grade, then attended Audubon...

Dec 6, 2019

On December 6, 2019, at the age of 87 Jean Cleao Wilkins Michalski passed peacefully into heaven.

Jean was born May 2, 1932, to Lee and Mable (Bruner) Wilkins in Massena, Iowa. Jean, the youngest of eleven children, spent her childhood and young adult life growing up in Atlantic, and attending Atlantic Schools. In Atlantic,...

Dec 5, 2019

Kelly Dean Paulsen, son of Larry and Betty (Wahlert) Paulsen, was born on February 12, 1967, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 5, 2019, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 52 years, 9 months, and 23 days. Kelly was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church...

Dec 4, 2019

Mary Muller, age 97, of Atlantic, IA, formerly of Griswold, IA, and most recently of Lyman, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA

Mary was born August 15, 1922, in Red Oak, IA, to Jesse and June (Wright) Knoke.

She was married to Everett Ellis Muller...

Nov 29, 2019

Victor Norman Doonan, Jr., the son of Victor, Sr. and Delores (Robertson) Doonan, was born on August 15, 1960 in Harlan, Iowa and died November 29, 2019 at his home in Brayton, Iowa at the age of 59 years, 3 months, and 14 days. Victor attended the Exira Community Schools in Exira, Iowa graduating with the High School Class of...

Nov 28, 2019

Ronald Lee Kunce, the son of Nile J. and Emma (Volkmer) Kunce, was born June 15, 1944, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa and died November 28, 2019, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 75 years, 5 months, and 13 days. On June 1, 1963, he was united in marriage...

Nov 26, 2019

Erik Michael Mardesen, 43, of De Soto, Iowa, formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at his home in De Soto. Erik was born November 17, 1976, in Colorado Springs, CO, the son of Curt Mardesen and Peggy (Harris) Berg. Erik grew up in Anita and graduated from CAM High School in 1995, where...

Nov 25, 2019

Myrna Faye Akers, the daughter of James Edward and Martha (Johnson) Wentworth, was born October 30, 1938, in Buffalo Center, Iowa and died November 25, 2019, at her home in rural Brayton, Iowa at the age of 81 years and 26 days. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Thompson, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Thompson...

Nov 11, 2019

Paula Barbette Randeris, the daughter of Paul and Barbara Beatrice (Gross) Wise, was born August 8, 1955, at Mytrue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa and died November 11, 2019, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 3 days. She attended AvoHa Community Schools graduating with the High School Class of...

Nov 11, 2019

Arlene Roselle (Root) Raub, the daughter of Merritt and Tilda (Christensen) Root, was born on January 4, 1925 on her family farm in Greeley Township, Audubon County and died on November 11, 2019 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 10 months, and 7 days. Arlene attended rural schools and eventually attended Audubon High...

Nov 6, 2019

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut, Iowa.

Mabel Elizabeth Stahl, 102, formerly of Walnut, passed away Nov. 6, 2019 at Heritage House in Atlantic.

Mabel was born March 12, 1917, in Anita to Mabel and Stewart Trimmer...

Nov 5, 2019

Richard Scott “Ole” Olson, the son of Robert (Bob) and Susan (Sittler) Olson, was born December 8, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska, and lost his battle fighting cancer on November 5, 2019, at home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 60 years, 10 months, and 27 days. Scott was baptized at Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha. He attended grade school...

Nov 5, 2019

William “Chris” Wilson, 54, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2019, at the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Griswold, Iowa.

Chris was born May 5, 1965, in Atlantic, Iowa, to William Wilson and Linda Lou (Auerbach) McCurdy.

Chris, as everyone knew him, resided in Shenandoah with a very special...

Nov 4, 2019

William Louis Anciaux, the son of Roy and Hazel (Hensley) Anciaux was born September 2, 1923, at his parents’ home in Greeley Township in Audubon County, Iowa, and died November 4, 2019 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital at the age of 96 years, 2 months, and 2 days. He attended Exira Community Schools, participating in basketball and baseball and...

Nov 2, 2019

Tommy “Thud” Gene Young, the son of Gene and JoAnn Mae (Harter) Young, was born March 27, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa and died November 2, 2019, in a motorcycle accident at the age of 60 years, 7 months, and 5 days. JoAnn and Gary married on November 6, 1966, and Gary raised the children as his own. Tommy was baptized...