Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Apr 13, 2018

Edgar Ray Hemphill, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at Heritage House in Atlantic.

He was born January 31, 1923, to Elmer and Fannie (DeLozier) Hemphill near Osceola, Missouri. His family moved to Griswold, Iowa, in 1935. He was married to Meta Green on February 10, 1945, in Omaha, NE. They...

Apr 12, 2018

Calvin Lee Hoegh, 85, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa.

Calvin was born June 30, 1932, in Audubon County, Iowa, to Edward and Christina (Jorgensen) Hoegh. He grew up in the Brayton area and attended Elk Horn Community High School.

On...

Apr 10, 2018

Emery James Reinier, born October 4, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Bernard Alfred Reinier and Elsie Lee Oler Reinier, passed away April 10, 2018, at Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 69 years, 6 months and 6 days.

Emery lived in Anita, Iowa, and attended Anita...

Apr 7, 2018

Ron Lynn Petersen, the son of Kenneth and Nancy (Markley) Petersen was born May 26, 1959, and died April 7, 2018, at his home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 58 years, 10 months, and 11 days. Ron attended the Audubon Community Schools graduating with the High School Class of 1977. From the age of 16, Ron worked with...

Apr 7, 2018

Jeremy Michael Ecklin, 42, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018, at his home.

He was born June 18, 1975, the son of Dale and Lois (Henke) Ecklin, in Atlantic, Iowa, and spent his life there growing up with his family and close friends.

Jeremy graduated from Atlantic High School with...

Apr 4, 2018

Teresa Ann Boysen, the daughter of Marvin Russell and Donna Jean (Ludwig) Thygesen, was born July 20, 1957, in Audubon, Iowa and died April 4, 2018, at her home in rural Custer, South Dakota at the age of 60 years, 8 months, and 14 days. Teresa was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin Lutheran Church in Hamlin, Iowa. She attended...

Apr 4, 2018

Eldon Wayne Turner, 88, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at the home he was born in and lived in his entire life. He was born April 29, 1929, to Merle Eldon and Lillian Rosella (Scholl) Turner on the century family farm owned since 1894. Eldon helped his dad on the farm when he...

Mar 28, 2018

Gwendolyn Anna Frederiksen, the daughter of Chris and Mable (Christensen) Thygesen, was born June 9, 1928, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died March 28, 2018, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Gwendolyn was baptized August 5, 1928, and later confirmed at Our...

Mar 27, 2018

Hazel Lenore (Brownsberger) Bengard, the daughter of Edward and Gertrude (Michael) Brownsberger, was born February 12, 1934, in Mount Rose, Missouri. She died March 27, 2018, at her home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 15 days, after a long and private battle with breast cancer. Hazel was baptized in Mount Rose, Missouri and...

Mar 27, 2018

Clara Jean Gill, (96), of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

She was born September 28, 1921, in Wiota, Iowa, to Sam and Pearl Wood. Jean was raised in Wiota and graduated from the Wiota High School. On September 18, 1946, she...

Mar 23, 2018

Cynthia Camille Lansman, the daughter of Robert and Josie (Minnich) Clark was born June 1, 1961, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died March 23, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 56 years, 9 months, and 22 days. Cindy was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in...

Mar 21, 2018

David “Hoss” Lynn Anderson, the son of H. Gene and Wynona (Jensen) Anderson, was born August 21, 1956, in Audubon, Iowa and died March 21, 2018, at the Panora Specialty Care in Panora, Iowa at the age of 61 years and 7 months. David was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended Viola...

Mar 19, 2018

Ralph Huffman Jr., the son of Ralph, Sr. and Goldie (Hammer) Huffman, was born September 9, 1929, at his parents’ home near Scranton, Iowa and died March 19, 2018, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 6 months, and 10 days. The family moved to Farlin, Iowa in 1936 where he attended school until...

Mar 18, 2018

Wayne E. Elsberry, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at his home in Atlantic.

Wayne was born March 25, 1940, in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa, to Virgil and Selma (Kienast) Elsberry. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Audubon on April 21, 1940, confirmed on April...

Mar 18, 2018

Maggie Jo Zaiger was born September 19, 2012, at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center and died March 18, 2018, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Maggie was a smart, sassy, brave, beautiful little girl. She was a girly girl, who loved clothes, shoes (but not wearing them), pink and purple, makeup, unicorns, and dollies.

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Mar 18, 2018

Dan Anderson, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

He was born in Atlantic, Iowa, October 13, 1946, to Reed and Evangeline “Bonnie” (Freilinger) Anderson. Dan graduated from the Anita High School in 1965. In November of 1965, he enlisted...

Mar 16, 2018

Norma Thomas Bell Petersen, the daughter of Herbert Leland and Betsy Lee Bell was born on February 5, 1923, in Boyd, Kentucky and died March 16, 2018, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 1 month, and 11 days. She attended school in Berry, Kentucky graduating with the High School Class of 1941. She...

Mar 13, 2018

MILFORD – Jean LaVose (Welcher) Milford died on March 13, 2018. She was 97. Born August 13, 1920, to Clifford and Eleanor (Patterson) Welcher, Jean was a native of Atlantic, IA.

She received her B.S. in textiles and clothing at Iowa State College (now University) in 1942, marking her as a pioneer among women. Jean...

Mar 13, 2018

Jeanette Wittrock, 78, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Jeanette Louise was born August 26, 1939, in Carroll, Iowa, to Leo and Margaret (Haverman) Hannasch. She attended school in Carroll, Iowa, and was in the first graduating class of Kuemper Catholic High School....

Mar 11, 2018

Joni Faye Bauer, the daughter of George Alan Bauer, Jr. and Marlene F. (Rubel) Bauer, was born June 5, 1961, in Manning, Iowa and died March 11, 2018, at her home in Exira, Iowa at the age of 56 years, 9 months, and 6 days. When the children were young their mother, Marlene, married Frank Derby and he helped raise...