Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

May 5, 2019

Marilyn Darlene Lybarger, age 73, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA.

Marilyn was born August 7, 1946, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, daughter of Sever Oliver and Beulah Mae (Golden) Mallum. She graduated from Audubon High School in 1965 and Estherville Junior College in 1967 with a degree in...

May 4, 2019

Bertha Mae Nielsen, the daughter of Christian W. and Emma (Thygesen) Hansen, was born December 21, 1922, at her parents’ home in rural Guthrie County, Iowa and died May 4, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 4 months, and 13 days. Bertha Mae was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Guthrie...

May 3, 2019

Verla Marjorie Huffman, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Jeppesen) Lund, was born January 15, 1931, at her parents’ home near Kimballton, Iowa and died May 3, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 3 months, and 18 days. Verla was baptized at the Bethany Lutheran Church northeast of Kimballton and confirmed at...

May 3, 2019

Michael Dale Dawson of Anita, Iowa, finished his earthly course on Friday, May 3, 2019, at 66 years of age.

He is survived by his daughters, Nicole Adams and Abbey Cromer (Wes); his grandchildren, Easton Adams, Marley Adams, Olivia Cromer, Natalie Cromer, Caitlin Cromer and Will Cromer; his sister, Kelly Flud; and one niece and...

May 2, 2019

Bob Miller, a lifelong resident of the Adair community, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday, May 2, 2019. He was 73.

Robert Glen Miller was born at the Atlantic Memorial Hospital on Feb. 18, 1946, to Fred A. and Clara J. (Nielsen) Miller. He grew up on the family farm south of Adair, was baptized...

Apr 30, 2019

Linda Lee Griffin, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

Per Linda’s wishes she is being cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.

Apr 22, 2019

Nancy Lea Munch, the daughter of Meridith and Martha (Christensen) Markley, was born March 8, 1941, in Exira, Iowa and died April 22, 2019, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 14 days. Nancy was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira, Iowa and attended the Exira Community Schools....

Apr 19, 2019

Frances “Frankie” Nichelson, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Frankie was born January 19, 1936, in Chalco, Nebraska, to Robert Franklyn and Sylvia Adelene (Grim) Erdelt.

She lived in Ashland, NE, until 1967 at which time she moved to Grand Island,...

Apr 17, 2019

Abby Dean Ward, 57, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in rural Atlantic, Iowa.

Abby was born March 20, 1962, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Albert and Ada (Kellogg) Ward. He lived in Lewis for the majority of his life and attended Griswold High School receiving his GED from Iowa Western Community...

Apr 15, 2019

Karen Ann Spittler, age 70, formerly of Stockton, IL, died Monday, April 15, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Karen had lived in Atlantic, IA, for the past 41 years working as a Speech and Language Pathologist for Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13, serving several school districts in Cass and Shelby...

Apr 11, 2019

JoAnne Black, 84, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

JoAnne was born August 27, 1934, in Manning, Iowa, to Leonard and Hattie (Pearson) Jorgensen Sr. She grew up in the Wiota and Anita area and attended school there, graduating from the Anita High...

Apr 7, 2019

Marian L. Pedersen, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Marian was born February 24, 1927, in Greely County, Nebraska, to Martin and Marianne (Bager) Overgaard. She grew up in Wolbach, Nebraska, and Gray, Iowa.

She was married to Elmer Pedersen October...

Apr 5, 2019

Frank Reyna, 79, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

He was born October 6, 1939, to Marcelino and Aurelia (Castro) Reyna in Clarion, Iowa. He grew up in Clarion and graduated from St. John’s Catholic High School in Clarion. He served with...

Apr 2, 2019

Thelma Lorraine Ditto, the daughter of Glenn and Ruth (Beers) Scott was born February 25, 1923, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died April 2, 2019, at the Manning Plaza in Manning, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 1 month, and 7 days. Lorraine was baptized and confirmed at the Lone Star Presbyterian Church. Lorraine...

Apr 1, 2019

Captain Jeanette Ione LaFoy, born February 16, 1974, to Dr. Mary Mountain and Mr. Randall LaFoy in Audubon, Iowa, died on April 1, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. Jeanette recently retired from the United States Army. Jeanette was an avid traveler who had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and new experiences. Her decades-long post in Germany fed this adventurous side,...

Mar 31, 2019

Alveda (Allie) Gronewold, 81, of Atlantic passed away March 31, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

Allie was born September 13, 1937, to Chris and Bertha (Baehr) Meints at Cortland, Nebraska, the youngest of four children. Raised on a farm, she attended country schools and then high school in Adams, Nebraska, graduating in 1954. She then...

Mar 22, 2019

Richard Lee Foresman, 83, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2019 at the Rowley Masonic Home in Perry, Iowa where he lived since 2015. He was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, January 16, 1936. Born to Oscar and Anne (Nelson) Foresman, he was the second of five children. Richard attended Guthrie Center schools until he enlisted in the US Army...

Mar 19, 2019

Ronnie Lynn Paulsen, 74, of Anita, Iowa, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita.

Ronnie was born March 18, 1945, to Henry J. and Annabell (Anderson) Paulsen in Cass County, Iowa. He attended country school and the Anita Community Schools until his senior year, when he left...

Mar 12, 2019

Rosalie Lorraine Davis, the daughter of Harley and Lucille (Lucas) Chaney, was born January 16, 1925, at her parents’ home near Cumberland, Iowa and died March 12, 2019, at her home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 1 month, and 26 days. Rosalie was baptized at the Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended the Audubon Community...

Mar 12, 2019

Kyle Mark Sothman, 60, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

Kyle was born August 8, 1958, to Robert L. and Karen (Anderson) Sothman in Greenfield, Iowa. He lived in the Griswold area his entire life except for going to college. He graduated...