Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas

John Frederick Schroeder

John Frederick Schroeder

Aug 15, 2019

John Frederick Schroeder, the son of Frederick C. and Emelia (Stamp) Schroeder, was born April 25, 1924, in Preston, Iowa, and died August 15, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 95 years, 3 months, and 21 days. John attended and graduated High School and later attended the University of Connecticut graduating with a Bachelor’s...

Kenneth Meisinger

Kenneth Meisinger

Aug 15, 2019

Kenneth Vincent Meisinger, Jr, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019, at his home in Atlantic.

Ken was born July 7, 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Kenneth Vincent and Barbara Arlene (Anderson) Meisinger, Sr. He was the first child and grandchild for both sides of the family, and he was loved and...

Roberta Weppler

Roberta Weppler

Aug 13, 2019

Roberta (Brown) Weppler, 83, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

Roberta was born October 18, 1935, in Atlantic, IA, to Darrel and Ruth (Douthart) Slocum. Roberta’s first five years were lived in Massena, IA. She attended school in Gray, IA. She then moved to Lewis, IA, for three...

Hazel Marjorie Weston

Hazel Marjorie Weston

Aug 11, 2019

Hazel Marjorie Weston, the daughter of Albert and Madeline (Bills) Petty was born April 9, 1924 in Exira, Iowa and died August 11, 2019 at the Exira Care Center in Exira at the age of 95 years, 4 months, and 2 days. Hazel was baptized at the Audubon Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa and attended the Gray Consolidated Schools in...

Beverly Jean Brown

Beverly Jean Brown

Aug 8, 2019

Beverly Jean Brown, the daughter of Harold and Nellie (Jones) Brown was born March 13, 1944, in Oakfield, Iowa and died August 8, 2019, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 75 years, 4 months, and 26 days. Beverly was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Nebraska. She attended rural school Audubon #3 through the 8th grade and...

Roy Mccance

Roy Mccance

Aug 5, 2019

Roy Dean McCance, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Roy was born June 18, 1946, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Lawrence and Mable (Griffis) McCance. He attended Cozad High School. Roy spent the majority of his life in Gothenburg....

Diana Scales

Diana Scales

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...

Roland Eugene Peterson

Roland Eugene Peterson

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...

Nancy Anne Kessler

Nancy Anne Kessler

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...

Shirley Fagan

Shirley Fagan

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...

Alice M. May

Alice M. May

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...

Kim Shanandale Rudolph

Kim Shanandale Rudolph

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...

Elizabeth Schmidt

Elizabeth Schmidt

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...

William Maske

William Maske

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.

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Darold  Arch Tessman

Darold Arch Tessman

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....

David Hardy Robbs

David Hardy Robbs

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...

David Piercy

David Piercy

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.

Larry Chesnut

Larry Chesnut

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....

Brian Leroy Rustvold

Brian Leroy Rustvold

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...

Shirley Jacobsen

Shirley Jacobsen

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...