Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

May 4, 2017

Andrew “Andy” Lynn Fredrickson, 66, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017, at his home.

Andy was born July 2, 1950, to Anders and Doris (Moree) Fredrickson in Red Oak, Iowa.

He moved with his family when he was seven years old to Atlantic, Iowa. He attended Atlantic Community Schools and...

May 2, 2017

Lloyd Laverne Oakley, the son of George and Nellie (Howey) Oakley, was born February 4, 1932, at his parents’ home in Audubon County, Iowa and died May 2, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 28 days. Lloyd was baptized at the Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended the...

May 2, 2017

Ruth Virginia Peppers, the daughter of Roy J. and Florence (Whitmore) Chase, was born June 17, 1917, at her grandparents’, Warren and Minnie Chase, home in Oakfield, Iowa and died May 2, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 99 years, 10 months, and 15 days. Ruth was baptized at the Christian Church...

May 2, 2017

Evelyn Mabel Mortensen, 101, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Evelyn was born December 28, 1915, on the family farm in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Horace and Anna (Knop) Heiken. She was raised on the family farm and talked about riding the trolley to Atlantic...

Apr 28, 2017

Keith Boyd Robinson, the son of Earl and Ethel (Mayberry) Robinson, was born August 6, 1929, in Atlantic, Iowa, and passed away April 28, 2017.

Keith attended and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1946. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the United States Army where he served in the Korean Conflict....

Apr 25, 2017

Erma Lucille Larsen, the daughter of Erick C. and Lisa (Lizzie) M. Andersen Christensen, was born June 23, 1927, at her parents’ home west of Brayton, Iowa and died April 25, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 2 days. Erma was baptized at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church...

Apr 24, 2017

Ruth Evelyn Tibben, 93, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Ruth was born October 19, 1923, on her parents’ farm in Audubon Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Fred W. and Anna (Hess) Vokt. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel...

Apr 23, 2017

Mary Elaine Tunman Bowen, the daughter of John Michael and Mary Belle Law Tunman, was born in Melville Township, Audubon, IA on October 15, 1916 and passed away at Friendship Home, Audubon, IA on April 23, 2017. She attended country school at Melville #8 and graduated from Audubon High School in 1933. She attended Simpson College, graduating with a Bachelor...

Apr 22, 2017

Kenneth Roscoe Struble, the son of Earl and Bertha (Johnson) Struble, was born October 31, 1924, at his parents’ home in Hartley, Iowa and died April 22, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 5 months, and 21 days. Kenny was baptized at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Exira, Iowa. He...

Apr 21, 2017

Brad O. Yarger, age 65, of Centerton, Arkansas, died on Friday, April 21, 2017, after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week.

Brad was born August 29, 1951, in Hampton, Iowa, to Bruce O. and Lois A. (Patrick) Yarger. His family moved to Atlantic, Iowa, in 1953. He attended Atlantic schools and graduated from...

Apr 20, 2017

Joan Marie Heller, the daughter of James T, III and Margaret (Patterson) Brady, was born June 11, 1935, in Albion, Nebraska and died April 20, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 10 months, and 9 days. Joan was baptized at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Albion, Nebraska. Later she made her...

Apr 17, 2017

Richard Lee Kent, the son of Elmer Forrest and Mary Rose (Nelson) Kent, was born September 28, 1945, in Jefferson, Iowa and died April 17, 2017, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 71 years, 6 months, and 19 days. Richard was baptized as an adult at the First Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa....

Apr 12, 2017

Agnes Marie Lykke Jacobsen the daughter of John and Anna Marie (Juel) Lykke was born March 1, 1917, at her parents’ home in Audubon County, east of Kimballton, Iowa and died April 12, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 100 years, 1 month, and 11 days. Agnes was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran...

Apr 11, 2017

Kathryn Jane Ladehoff, the daughter of Earle Raymond, Jr. and Eliza Jane (Buckner) Phares, was born August 19, 1934, at her grandparents’, Loren and Auda Buckner’s home, in Audubon, Iowa and died April 11, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 22 days. Kathy was baptized at the Christian Church...

Apr 10, 2017

Robert Louis Possehl, 67, of Hampton, Virginia, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, April, 10, 2017, at the Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton.

He was born July 10, 1949, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Frederick “Fritz” and Hazel (Dalzell) Possehl. Robert was raised in Eagle Grove until his sophomore year in...

Apr 8, 2017

Melvin Earl Tessman, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, from acute myeloid leukemia.

He was born August 29, 1943, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Earl and Alma (Wendt) Tessman. At the age of three, the family moved to Atlantic where Mel resided the rest of...

Apr 6, 2017

Nicolas Ryan Zimmerman went to be with the Lord Thursday evening April 6, 2017, after a two year battle with leukemia. Nic left this world peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife, his children and his mother.

Nic enjoyed twenty-one years, six months and sixteen days in this world. He was born September 22,...

Apr 3, 2017

Ruth Ena Tibben, the daughter of Chris and Inger A. (Madsen) Olsen, was born October 6, 1916, at her parents’ home in Douglas Township, Audubon County east of Exira, Iowa and died April 3, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 100 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at...

Apr 2, 2017

Doris Ilene Simpson, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born July 16, 1943, to Alonzo and Ruby (Simpson) Sams in Marion County, Iowa. Doris was raised in the Knoxville, Iowa, area. She married Lowell "Pete" Phipps and three sons were born, Neal, Brian and...

Mar 31, 2017

Rolando “Chino” Santisteban, Jr., the second son of five children of Rolando, Sr. and Dolores (Valdez) Santisteban, was born January 14, 1954, at the Tampa Municipal Hospital in Tampa, Florida and died peacefully in his loving home surrounded by his family on March 31, 2017, at the age of 63 years, 2 months, and 17 days. Rolando was baptized on...