Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Aug 4, 2019

Diana Lynn Scales, 50, of Menlo, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2019, at the Menlo Church of Christ, Menlo, Iowa.

Visitation will take place in the church fellowship hall at the lunch following...

Aug 3, 2019

Roland “Ron” Eugene Peterson, the son of Richard and Jacqueline (Drews) Peterson was born March 4, 1960, in Fremont, Nebraska and died August 3, 2019, at his home in Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 59 years, 4 months, and 29 days. Ron was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn, Nebraska. He attended Elkhorn Community Schools...

Jul 30, 2019

Nancy Anne Kessler, the daughter of Leo and Donna June (Eginoire) Kessler was born March 26, 1953 in Primghar, Iowa and died peacefully on July 30, 2019 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 66 years, 4 months, and 4 days. Nancy was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Indianola, Iowa and confirmed at...

Jul 28, 2019

Shirley Renie Fagan, 59, of Urbandale, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Shirley was born July 19, 1960, in Greenfield, Iowa, to William and Wilma (Wagner) Fagan. She graduated from Adair-Casey High School in 1978, and then graduated from the American...

Jul 22, 2019

Alice Mary (Moreland) May, daughter of Mary Ellen (Ross) Moreland and the late Lawrence Duane Moreland was born December 7, 1946 in Audubon, IA and passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019 surrounded by loved ones at the Friendship Home in Audubon at the age of 72 years, 7 months, and 15 days. Alice Mary was baptized in the spring...

Jul 20, 2019

Kim Shanandale Rudolph, the daughter of Malcom Ronald and Edith Ruth (Sanan) Janion, was born May 4, 1961, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and died peacefully on July 20, 2019, at the Oakland Manor in Oakland, Iowa at the age of 58 years, 2 months, and 16 days. On December 12, 2012, she was united in marriage to Alan Rudolph. She...

Jul 16, 2019

Elizabeth Ann (Brown) Schmidt, 91, was born December 12, 1927. The oldest child of Lloyd R. Brown and Hazel A. (Shoults) Brown at Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. She passed away July 16, 2019, at Caring Acres Retirement Home in Anita, Iowa.

Liz’ mother passed when she was only 8 years old and from there...

Jul 13, 2019

William "Bill" Maske, age 60, of Anita formerly of Council Bluffs, passed away at Caring Acers Nursing Home, in Anita, IA on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Bill's wishes were to be cremated. No services are planned at this moment for Bill and his family. Hockenberry Family Care in Anita, IA, is in charge of the arrangements.

Jul 11, 2019

Obituary of Darold A. Tessman Darold Arch Tessman, the son of A.A. (Arch) and Evelyn (Wendt) Tessman, was born November 30, 1934, at his parents’ rural home in Leroy Township, Audubon, Iowa and died from complications of Parkinson’s on July 11, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 7 months, and 11 days....

Jul 10, 2019

David Hardy Robbs, the son of Cecil and Velma (Boe) Robbs, was born December 1, 1946, in Litchfield, Minnesota and died July 10, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 7 months, and 9 days. David was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Litchfield. He attended Litchfield Community Schools graduating with...

Jul 10, 2019

David Cecil Piercy, age 63, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Caring Acers Nursing Home and Rehab in Anita, IA. A cremation has been accorded, and no services are scheduled at this time. Hockenberry Family Care in Anita, IA is in charge of the arrangements.

Jul 8, 2019

Larry Noel Chesnut, 82, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, died Monday, July 8, 2019, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center.

Larry was born in Adair, Iowa, July 7, 1937, to Merle and Cecil Gladys (Keith) Chesnut. He attended school in Adair and graduated from the Adair High School in 1955....

Jun 29, 2019

Brian LeRoy Rustvold, the son of Harold and Loretta (Borkowski) Rustvold, was born November 26, 1969 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died June 29, 2019 from a ranger accident at Lake Ponderosa near Montezuma, Iowa at the age of 49 years, 6 months, and 3 days. Brian was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran...

Jun 26, 2019

Shirley Ann Jacobsen passed away peacefully at Cass County Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, surrounded by family at the age of 85.

She was born the daughter of Clifford B and Dorothy (Lang) Wright on January 20, 1934, in Omaha but homesteaded on a farm near Aurora, NE.

In 1939, the...

Jun 26, 2019

Elmer "Lenny" Leonard Pruett III, age 41 of Massena, IA, passed away in the morning of June 26, 2019 at his residence in rural Massena, IA. Services will be held at a later date for Lenny, a full obituary with services details will be shared when created. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of...

Jun 23, 2019

James Albert Heithoff, the son of Lawrence and Helen (Ludwig) Heithoff, was born April 14, 1951, in Carroll, Iowa and died June 23, 2019, at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 68 years, 2 months, and 9 days. Jim was baptized at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton, Iowa and confirmed at St....

Jun 22, 2019

On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Aaron Jerome Newton, loving father of two children, passed away at the age of 44 while enjoying what he loved most; riding his cherished Harley.

Aaron was born January 8, 1975, in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended Atlantic High school, graduating in 1993. He began working for Schwan’s shortly after graduation....

Jun 19, 2019

Lorraine Simpson, the daughter of Jens J. and Martha (Madsen) Andersen, was born March 2, 1919, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died June 19, 2019, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the age of 100 years, 3 months, and 17 days. Lorraine was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church...

Jun 17, 2019

Willadean Duff, 91, of Denison, Iowa and formerly of Anita, Iowa, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at her home in Denison.

Willadean was born August 14, 1927, in Green City, Missouri, to Henry Esal and Reta Rose (Choate) Carr. In 1936, her family moved to Anita, Iowa, where she was a resident until she and...

Jun 16, 2019

Kay Kinzie, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at The Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Kay's wishes were to be cremated. No services are planned at this moment for the Kinzie family.

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