Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Aug 27, 2018

Bruce G. Ohms, 65, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018, at his home in Anita, Iowa.

Bruce was born December 10, 1952, in Washington, Iowa, to Dewey Nicholas and Marilyn Joann (Gibson) Ohms.

He graduated from the Anita High School in 1971. He then attended Iowa State University and graduated...

Aug 26, 2018

Kenneth Orval Wester, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Allen Place in Atlantic.

Kenny was born May 9, 1939, to Emerson and Cora (Sievers) Wester in Atlantic. He attended schools in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1957. He joined the United States Air Force...

Aug 25, 2018

Leland Roy Weber, the son of William and Freda (Jensen) Weber, was born November 6, 1931, at his parents’ home in Shelby County and died August 25, 2018, at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Leland was baptized as an adult at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended rural school in western Audubon...

Aug 25, 2018

James "Jim" Waters, 77, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018, on his farm south of his residence. James David Waters was born to Noel P. and Bertha C. (Clinton) Waters February 14, 1941, in Atlantic, Iowa. Jim was the eldest of eleven children.

Jim attended school in Atlantic, graduating from Atlantic High...

Aug 22, 2018

Drew Marvin Lewis Boger, the son of Tim and Terri (Sears) Weilenman, was born August 14, 1989, in Denison, Iowa and died August 22, 2018, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 29 years and 8 days. Drew was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Denison, Iowa. He attended school in Sac City, Iowa. The family moved...

Aug 21, 2018

Kathleen R. Flair, 70, of rural Harlan, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at her brother's home in rural Atlantic, Iowa.

Kathleen was born October 18, 1947, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Arthur and Anna (Harmsen) Gardner. She attended school in Griswold, Iowa, graduating with the class of 1965. She was married to Larry Flair until his...

Aug 18, 2018

Joyce LaRee Peterson, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care, in Atlantic.

Joyce was born August 1, 1936, at the hospital in Sioux City, Iowa, the youngest twin, by 13 minutes, to Louis and Bessie “Jerry” (Van Syoc) Peterson. Joyce was born with Down syndrome and was raised...

Aug 16, 2018

Barbara Jane Madsen, the daughter of Ralph and Vera (Paridon) Trachsel, was born July 20, 1931, in Moline, Illinois and died August 16, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 87 years and 26 days. Barbara was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church. She attended rural Audubon County Schools then graduated from the...

Aug 15, 2018

Jodi Irene Thelen, 53, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at the Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Jodi was born September 24, 1964, the daughter of Edward and Annette (Schroeder) Lehmann in Atlantic, Iowa. She was raised in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of...

Aug 15, 2018

Michael K. Lett, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at his home in rural Atlantic, Iowa.

Mike was born December 18, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Kenneth Russell and Edith Rebecca (Thompson) Lett. He graduated from the Anita High School in 1965.

In April of 1966, Mike joined the...

Aug 12, 2018

Lester Leroy Larsen, the son of Hans P. and Anna M. (Andersen) Larsen, was born August 14, 1926, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Hamlin, Iowa and died August 12, 2018, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 28, days. Lester was baptized October 31, 1926, and confirmed...

Aug 9, 2018

Delmar LeRoy Berg, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa and formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. He was born May 7, 1926, the son of Nels and Hertha (Hansen) Berg in Brayton, Iowa. Delmar was raised in the Cumberland area. On March 28, 1950, he married Wanda...

Aug 8, 2018

Robert Otto Schafer, the son of Louis and Marie (Eberl) Schafer, was born October 23, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska and passed away August 8, 2018, at his home, being cared for by his family and hospice in rural Guthrie County, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 15 days. When Robert was a child, they moved to...

Aug 2, 2018

Donald L. Jensen, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Don was born May 25, 1936 in Atlantic, Iowa, to Alfred C. and Ada P. (Herbert) Jensen. He attended school in Atlantic and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1954.

He married Marcella...

Jul 31, 2018

Lorraine Ardelle Hansen Knudson, the daughter of Arthur L. and Esther M. (Petersen) Stofferson, was born January 14, 1927, at her parents’ home in rural Shelby County east of Harlan , Iowa and died July 31, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 6 months, and 17 days. Lorraine was baptized at...

Jul 25, 2018

Diana Alice Martin, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Michigan, passed away, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. To honor Diana's wishes, cremation has taken place and a private interment of her cremains will take place in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Flat Rock, Michigan at a later date.

Jul 19, 2018

Clifton Sogard Petersen, the son of Hans and Viola (Sogard) Petersen, was born October 17, 1934, in Audubon, Iowa and passed away on July 19, 2018, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Clifton was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended Audubon Community...

Jul 19, 2018

De Lila “De” Ann Briles, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa.

De was born on July 11, 1946, in Creston, Iowa, to Walter and Anna Mae (Pond) Proehl. She was raised in Lewis and attended school in both Lewis and Griswold. De and...

Jul 13, 2018

Gloria Ann Sutton, the daughter of Robert McCulloch and Dorothy (Carlson) Girvan, was born August 9, 1939, in Odebolt, Iowa and died July 13, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 11 months, and 4 days. Gloria grew up in the town of and on farms in the Odebolt, Iowa area....

Jul 12, 2018

Kenneth Harry Searls, the son of William Harry and Edith Estelle (Ary) Searls, was born January 29, 1928, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died July 12, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 5 months, and 13 days. Kenneth was baptized and confirmed at the...