Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jan 31, 2018

Ronald Earl Boehme, 69, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa.

He was born January 17, 1949, in Audubon, Iowa, the son of Earl R. and Marie Pearl (Whitford) Boehme. Ronald grew up in the Audubon and Exira area and attended school in Audubon,...

Jan 30, 2018

Maynard Joseph Miller, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was born September 12, 1929, near Anita, Iowa, the son of Otto and Georgia (Mullin) Miller. Maynard attended one room country school through the eighth grade and graduated from the Anita High School with...

Jan 27, 2018

Donald Leroy Fredericksen, the son of Verner Victor and Dorothy I. (Hinkle) Fredericksen, was born March 12, 1937, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died January 27, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 10 months, and 15 days. Don was baptized as an adult at the...

Jan 27, 2018

Richard Lee Anderson, the son of Ejler Harold and Hansena Christena (Nielsen) Anderson, was born July 29, 1936, near Exira, Iowa and died January 27, 2018, at his home in Quartzsite, Arizona at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 28 days. Richard was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He attended rural Audubon...

Jan 27, 2018

Clifford Leroy Fries, 88, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa.

He was born at his home on December 18, 1929, the oldest son of Elmer and Kristine (Nielsen) Fries in Wiota, Iowa. He attended school in Wiota and Anita, graduating from Anita High...

Jan 23, 2018

Douglas E. Hughes, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

Douglas was born in Atlantic, Iowa on December 6, 1960, the oldest of three children born to Philip C. and Myrtle J. (Linfor) Hughes. He was forever “The Big Brother” as little sister Laura arrived...

Jan 22, 2018

Larry Gordon Jones, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away January 22, 2018, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Larry was the son of Lowell and Leonora Jones. He was born December 12, 1942, in Griswold, Iowa, and eventually moved to the family farm north of Atlantic. Larry graduated from Atlantic High School in 1961.

He...

Jan 21, 2018

David John Rydl, 72, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Dave was born March 5, 1945, in rural Exira, Audubon County, Iowa, to Joseph and Mary Frances Rydl. He attended school in Exira and graduated from the Exira High School in 1963.

Jan 19, 2018

Richard Dale “Dick” Cappel, 76, of West Des Moines, Iowa and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dick was born May 15, 1941, in Independence, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Lavonne (Glazier) Cappel. They moved to Atlantic in 1944, where Dick was raised and graduated...

Jan 15, 2018

Dorothy Marie Henriksen, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday January 15, 2018, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Dorothy was born December 14, 1925, the daughter of Otto and Mabel (Sorensen) Schwartz, at her grandparents’ home near Walnut, Iowa. She attended rural elementary schools when her parents farmed in Cass County (Washington Township, then Brighton...

Jan 15, 2018

Kenneth Dale Twidt, 90, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kenneth was born July 4, 1927, in Adair, Iowa, to Nels and Anna (Jensen) Twidt. He attended school in Adair and graduated from the Adair High School in 1946.

On March 22, 1949,...

Jan 13, 2018

Born in a car on the way to a hospital in Hidalgo County, Texas, Keary Brian Hogue arrived in this world February 26, 1950. He was the second child of eight to Lawrence and Shirley (Ewing) Hogue.

The Hogue family lived in Edinburg, McAllen and Brownsville, Texas, until moving back to Onawa, Iowa, in 1959,...

Jan 12, 2018

A funeral mass for Jack A. DeWulf will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic, Iowa. Visitation with family will be from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. prior to mass at the church. Father Chinna will be the mass celebrant. Interment in Saints Peter and...

Jan 10, 2018

Jerame Todd Brooks, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Jerame was born October 29, 1971, in Omaha, Nebraska, to William Brooks and Debra (Benson) Blum. He grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jerame attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs and...

Jan 9, 2018

Mary Patricia Lee, age 69, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mary was born September 22, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa to Joseph and Josephine (Richter) Ballensiefer. She graduated from the Anita High School in 1966. After graduation, she attended and graduated from the...

Jan 6, 2018

Nancy Louise Bireline, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, January 6, 2018.

She was born May 12, 1934, to Benjamin and Rebecca (Lawson) Fisher in Des Moines, Iowa. Her favorite memories included attending Tech High School, working at Woolworth's Department Store, and being on a bowling team....

Jan 6, 2018

Sharon Kaye Scholl, 75, of Anita, IA, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Sharon was born October 11, 1942, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Philip and Elma (Lohman) McSparen. She attended school in Ottumwa until her family moved to Moravia, Iowa. She attended and graduated...

Jan 5, 2018

Nancy Kaye Wanninger, the daughter of Leslie Dean and Carma Imogene (Hogueisson) Hutchins, was born October 29, 1954, in Audubon, Iowa and died January 5, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 63 years, 2 months, and 6 days. Nancy was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended...

Jan 4, 2018

James “Jim” Harvey Thomas, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.

James was born November 1, 1933, to Harry and Hazel (Lavelleur) Thomas in Colfax, Iowa. Jim attended school in Colfax through the tenth grade at which time he left school to help on the family...

Jan 1, 2018

Norman Maynard Merk, the son of Raymond and Mary (Koenig) Merk, was born April 22, 1928, at his parents’ home in Douglas township north of Audubon, Iowa and died January 1, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 8 months, and 9 days. Norman was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical...