Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Mar 25, 2017

Austin Brooks Alt, the son of Scott E. Alt and Sue (Gleason) Alt, was born April 19, 1993, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died March 25, 2017, in rural Audubon County at the age of 23 years, 11months, and 6 days. Austin was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa and confirmed April...

Mar 25, 2017

Karel Marie Farnsworth, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa.

Karel was born January 21, 1940, to Earl and Mabel (Miller) Koboldt on the family farm near Winterset, Iowa. She grew up in the Earlham area and attended and graduated from the Earlham High...

Mar 24, 2017

Ethel Christensen, the daughter of Laurits (Lars) and Alma (Petersen) Sorensen, was born March 11, 1921, at her parents’ home west of Jacksonville, Iowa and died March 24, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years, and 13 days. Ethel was baptized at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Jacksonville in May of...

Mar 24, 2017

Kathryn E. Paulsen, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

Kathryn was born December 5, 1957, to Darrell E. and Georgia E. (Mounger) Paulsen in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended school in Atlantic and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1976. After graduation, she...

Mar 21, 2017

Diane Kay Fenton, the daughter of Arthur “Buzz” Sylvester and Alice Florence (Kisting) Haggin, was born August 29, 1940, in Moville, Iowa and died March 21, 2017, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 6 months, and 22 days. Diane was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Moville, Iowa. She...

Mar 16, 2017

Barbara Ann Ulveling, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born March 14, 1946, in Creighton, Nebraska, the daughter of James and Dorothy (Klosner) Casteel. Barbara grew up in Le Mars, Iowa, and graduated from Gehlen Catholic High School in Le Mars in 1964. On May...

Mar 15, 2017

Maxine Frances Christensen, the daughter of Francis Xavier and Ethel Emeline (Parker) Stager, was born March 14, 1921, at her parents’ home in Oakfield Township near Brayton, Iowa and died March 15, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years and 1 day. Maxine was baptized in the Methodist Church in Anita,...

Mar 15, 2017

Susan Mae Neumann, 44, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Per Susan wishes, cremation will take place and private family services will be held at a later date.

Mar 14, 2017

Craig LeRoi Wheeler, the son of Leonard and Nadine (Meyer) Wheeler, was born June 23, 1950, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died March 14, 2017, at the Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 66 years, 8 months, and 21 days. Craig was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira, Iowa. He attended...

Mar 14, 2017

Frank Junior Smith, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Lydia (Blohm) Smith, was born May 23, 1924, at his parents’ home in Exira Township near Brayton, Iowa and died March 14, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 9 months, and 21 days. Frank was baptized and confirmed on April 2,...

Mar 12, 2017

Lyle Lawrence Larsen, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Lyle was born February 3, 1926, in Hutchinson, Minnesota, to Lawrence Chris and Blanche Pauline (Carter) Larsen. He grew up in the Exira/Audubon area and graduated from the Audubon High School. He also attended...

Mar 11, 2017

Anthony “Antman” Michael Jessen, 23, passed away March 11, 2017, at his home. He was born April 18, 1993, in Omaha, Nebraska, son to Amy Hoegh-Maes and David Jessen. As a boy, he participated in the Boy Scouts and was a member of Troop 54. He attended Atlantic schools and graduated from Atlantic High School in 2011....

Mar 10, 2017

Bernard Dale Davis, 95, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Bernard was born August 2, 1921, in Washington Township, Adair County, Iowa, to Frederick Leon and Lula Emma (Antisdale) Davis. He attended Washington #7 country school. He worked at home on the farm until...

Mar 7, 2017

Jeffrey Lyn Neighbors, 48 of Anita, Iowa, and formerly of Modesto, California, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Anita, Iowa. He was born October 24, 1968, in Modesto, California, the son of Bill and Sandra (Wright) Neighbors. Jeff attended grade school in Salida, California, and graduated from Modesto High School in Modesto, California.

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Mar 6, 2017

Margaret Ann Parmley Sonntag was born to Wilbert and Eva (Plambeck) Hansen on April 14, 1944, in Atlantic, Iowa and died peacefully surrounded by her family on March 6, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 10 months, and 22 days. Margaret was baptized at the Oak Hill Lutheran Church west of Brayton,...

Mar 3, 2017

Bernard Frederick Maeder was born Nov. 9, 1921, near Corning, Iowa. He passed away on March 3, 2017, at his home at the age of 95 years, 3 months, and 22 days. He was the first born of five children to Edward LeRoy (Roy) and Lois (Frederick) Maeder. Bernard was drafted into the U.S. Army Aug. 19, 1942. He...

Feb 28, 2017

Ardella Theresia Schlichte, the daughter of Anton J. and Mary (Irlmeier) Halbur, was born April 11, 1934, at her parents’ home near Roselle, Iowa and died February 28, 2017 at her home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 10 months, and 17 days. Ardella was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Roselle. She...

Feb 18, 2017

Ingrid Maria (Schwarz) Hemmingsen, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away from heart complications on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the University of California Medical Center, Hillcrest, San Diego, California.

She was born September 6, 1940, in Schwetzingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, to Lydia Schwarz and Werner Feihler. She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelische Kirche (Lutheran...

Feb 15, 2017

Larry John Hansen, the son of LeRoy John and Dorothy Mae (Hansen) Hansen, was born October 20, 1958, in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died peacefully at his home in Exira, Iowa on February 15, 2017, at the age of 58 years, 3 months, and 25 days. John attended Council Bluffs Community schools graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School with the...

Feb 14, 2017

Marjorie Bertha McMillan, the daughter of Clarence F. and Verna S. (Olson) Kischer, was born March 7, 1920, in Storm Lake, Iowa and died February 14, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 11 months, and 7 days. Marjorie was baptized on May 2, 1920, at the Lutheran Church in Albert...