Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

James Stone

Jul 6, 2017

James Albert Stone, 88, of Burnsville, MN, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Emerald Crest in Burnsville.

He was born on December 1, 1928, the only child of Ernest Alfred and Georgia Brown Stone, in Yankton, South Dakota. James' father grew up in Anita and brought Jim to visit his grandparents when he was...

Douglas Witt

Jul 5, 2017

Douglas E. Witt, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Services are pending at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

Henry Fugate

Jul 3, 2017

Henry Lee Fugate, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic

A gathering of family and friends will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Sunnyside Park at the Camblin edition.

There is no scheduled visitation.

Irma Schaaf

Jul 2, 2017

Irma G. Schaaf, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

Irma was born on August 15, 1926, in Cumberland, Iowa to John and Margaret (Ihnen) Eilts. She grew up in Cumberland and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1944.

She was married to Ronald...

Larry Marion Hansen

Jun 26, 2017

Larry Marion Hansen, the son of Leonard “Babe” and Nyretta O. (Winger) Hansen, was born April 18, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa and died June 26, 2017, at the St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Iowa at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 8 days. Larry was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira,...

Eldon Faga

Jun 26, 2017

Eldon J. Faga, 90, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Eldon John Faga was born October 17, 1926, to Otto and Martha Ellen (Hocamp) in Guthrie County, Iowa. He was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church north of Adair.

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Otto Behnken

Jun 26, 2017

Otto H. Behnken, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Otto was born March 9, 1931, in Cass County, Iowa, to Otto and Pauline (Mott) Behnken. He grew up in the Wiota area and graduated from the Wiota High School in 1949. Otto...

Irene Barnes

Jun 24, 2017

Helen Irene Barnes, 93, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, Iowa.

Patrick John Mcgovern

Jun 17, 2017

Patrick John McGovern, the son of John and Catherine (Crawley) McGovern, was born June 3, 1932, in Waterloo, Iowa and completed his earthly journey on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Round Rock, Texas at the age of 85 years and 14 days. Patrick attended the Waterloo Community schools graduating from Waterloo East High School with the Class of 1950. On...

Rhoda Carolyn Jorgensen

Jun 15, 2017

Rhoda Carolyn Jorgensen, the daughter of Martin G. and Hannah (Petersen) Johansen, was born August 12, 1928, at her parents’ home near Latimer, Iowa, and died June 15, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 88 years, 10 months and 3 days. Rhoda was baptized and confirmed at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in...

George Peter Christian Nelsen

Jun 10, 2017

George Peter Christian Nelsen, the son of Kristian Peter and Anna Marie (Leander) Nelsen, was born February 28, 1923, at his Aunt Lizzie’s home in Brayton, Iowa and died June 10, 2017, at the Salem Lutheran Homes, in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 12 days. George was baptized and confirmed. He attended rural...

Joy Downing

Jun 10, 2017

Joy Ardelle Downing, 85, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa.

She was the oldest child of Richard Murray Maas and Rose Robison Maas, born March 4, 1932, on the family farm eight miles southeast of Wiota, Iowa. She attended rural Cass County schools, graduating...

Jim Olsen

Jun 9, 2017

Jim Olsen, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim Anders Olsen was born January 10, 1940, in Elk Horn, Iowa, to Eddie and Leota (Madsen) Olsen. He was raised in Elk Horn and attended school there graduating from Elk Horn High School with the...

Bertha Fudge

Jun 9, 2017

Bertha J. Fudge, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. There will be a graveside ceremony at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2017, at the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne, Iowa.

Marlene Marie Potter

Jun 7, 2017

Marlene Marie Potter, the daughter of Leo Albert and Clara Pearl (Burtcheard) Nolte, was born June 1, 1935, in rural Cass County near Elliott, Iowa and died June 7, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 82 years and 6 days. Marlene was a baptized Christian. She attended rural Cass County schools then...

Charles Winchell

Jun 7, 2017

Charles Rondel Winchell, 83, of Caring Acres in Anita, IA, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Bergen Mercy hospital in Omaha, NE.

Charles was born October 2, 1932, in a three room house, seven miles southwest of Chariton, IA, to Benjamin and Zula (Davenport) Winchell. He was the third of four children, and the...

Norma Bernice Nelson

Jun 5, 2017

Norma Bernice Nelson, the daughter of Andrew C. and Helga (Leistad) Lange, was born January 30, 1928 at her parents’ farm 3 miles west of Elk Horn, Iowa and 1 mile south and died June 5, 2017, at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 4 months, and 5 days. Norma was baptized and...

Stephen Darling

Jun 5, 2017

Stephen Allen Darling, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home in Atlantic. He was born on January 28, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Max and Margaret (Pigg) Darling. Steve attended school in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High school in 1971. He later obtained his associates degree in Electronics...

Virgil Christian Sorensen

Jun 1, 2017

Virgil Christian Sorensen, the son of Hans H. and Alice M. (Christensen) Sorensen, was born February 5, 1938, at his parents’ home in Hamlin Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died June 1, 2017, at his home half a mile from his birth home, northwest of Exira, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and 26 days. Virgil was...

Keith Eugene Vokt

May 29, 2017

Keith Eugene Vokt, the son of Merle Eugene and Muryl Jean (Rathman) Vokt, was born February 2, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa and died May 29, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 27 days. Keith was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Adair, Iowa. He attended...