Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jan 23, 2019

Donald D. Pollock, 88, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was born November 30, 1930, the son of Rowley and Ida (Dorale) Pollock, at his grandparents’ home in Anita, Iowa. Don attended schools in Anita and graduated from Anita High School in...

Jan 22, 2019

Rudolph “Rudy” Anton Anthofer, the son of Rudolph Louis and Norma Kay (Liewer) Anthofer, was born March 7, 1947, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died January 22, 2019, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 71, years, 10 months, and 15 days. Rudy was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church...

Jan 22, 2019

Marilyn Mae (Dory) Bernhardt was born October 21, 1931, in Cumberland, Iowa, to Valera (Edwards) and Clark C. Dory.

Marilyn grew up in Cumberland, attended Cumberland Community Schools, and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1949. On September 4, 1949, Marilyn married Richard Bernhardt. They had three children: Sheryl, Vickie, and Terry. In 1952, Richard...

Jan 19, 2019

LaVonne Leone Godfrey, the daughter of Lloyd and Oma (Steinhilber) Godfrey, was born December 10, 1934, in Fort Dodge, Iowa and died January 19, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 9 days. LaVonne’ s mother died when LaVonne was 15 months old, and her grandparents had a large impact...

Jan 19, 2019

Geraldine Ann (Woosley) Hemmingsen “Jerri”, age 75, passed from this life on the morning of January 19, 2019, with her dear husband, Frank, at her bedside. At the time of her passing she was in her winter home of Apache Junction, Arizona. She courageously battled cancer for nearly four years.

Jerri was born in Omaha,...

Jan 18, 2019

Diane Dee Cappel, 76, of West Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa.

Diane was born July 5, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Wayne and Ethel (Nelson) Hoffman. They lived in various towns in southwest Iowa while Diane was...

Jan 17, 2019

Bryan “Barney” Lee Baier, the son of Fred and Elaine (Brannan) Baier, was born August 28, 1957, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died January 17, 2019, at the Mercy Hospital/Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 61 years, 4 months, and 19 days. Barney was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic...

Jan 17, 2019

Irene Margaret Hansen, the daughter of Rasmus and Alma (Peters) Nielsen, was born November 13, 1925, at her parents’ home near Shelby, Iowa and died January 17, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 4 days. Irene was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn,...

Jan 15, 2019

Harold Edward Wahlert, Sr. 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away early Tuesday morning January 15, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital.

He was born September 19, 1926, to Christian and Bertha (Hammann) Wahlert in Guthrie County, Iowa. He grew up in Adair County where he attended country school. Harold graduated from Adair High School in...

Jan 15, 2019

Robert Charles Larson, Jr., 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille E. Larson; his parents, Robert and Lois Larson; and his sisters, Linda and Peggy.

Robert is survived by his children, Joel (Flor), Nikki,...

Jan 6, 2019

Violet May Andersen, the daughter of Hans and Magdalena (Mayer) Hansen was born January 2, 1930, at her parents’ home in Cameron Township Audubon County, Iowa and died January 6, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years and 4 days. Violet was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. When...

Jan 6, 2019

Arnold “Arnie” LeRoy Krauel, 77, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

He was born August 23, 1941, in Carroll, Iowa, the son of LeRoy and Mable (Hudspeth) Krauel. He was raised in Audubon, Iowa, and graduated from Audubon High School with the class of 1959....

Jan 5, 2019

Kathleen Ann Johnston, the daughter of Leonard J. and Margaret (Vonesh) Stoberl, was born February 23, 1958, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died January 5, 2019, at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 60 years, 10 months, and 12 days. Kathy was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church...

Jan 5, 2019

Jane Lee Deter, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019, at her home in Atlantic.

Jane was born February 25, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kansas, to Reese Edward and Elizabeth Lorene (McCormack) Laughlin. She lived in Pleasanton, Kansas, until the family moved to California in 1941 where they lived in Auburn, Isleton,...

Jan 4, 2019

Richard Lee Wulf, the son of Mary Ann (Nissen) Wulf and Arnold (Pat) William Wulf, was born October 19, 1940, and died January 4, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 78 years. Rick grew up in Iowa and served in the National Guard before locating to San Antonio, Texas, where he was employed as a salesman before...

Dec 31, 2018

Loretta Mae Petersen, the daughter of Clarence and Katherine (Knight) Heiken, was born June 11, 1938, at her parents’ home in Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died December 31, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Loretta was baptized and confirmed at the First...

Dec 29, 2018

Terry Lee Lauridsen, the son of Emmert and Florence (Schwab) Lauridsen, was born March 24, 1945, in Exira, Iowa and died December 29, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 5 days. Terry was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church. He attended the Exira Community Schools, graduating...

Dec 26, 2018

Michael Herman “Mick” Thompson, of Exira, Iowa passed away on December 26, 2018, comforted by his family, after a courageous fight with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Mick was born April 25, 1945 in Maryville, Missouri to Herman Edward and Dorothy (Cordell) Thompson. Mick grew up on the family farm in Quitman, MO, and attended school there until his sophomore year in...

Dec 24, 2018

Irene Nelson, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away on Christmas Eve morning December 24, 2018, and went Home to be with her Lord.

On September 11, 1930, Irene Ethel Newman was born to John and Bertha (Guttenfelder) Newman in Grant Township, Guthrie County, Iowa. She was baptized into the Christian faith on October 19, 1930,...

Dec 24, 2018

Shirley Ann Long, 69, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at her home in Marne.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Broadway Park Kingdom Hall, 2601 S. 10th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa.