Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Dec 25, 2017

Teresa Leigh (Nelsen) Kardell, daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Andersen) Nelsen, was born February 23, 1964, in Audubon, Iowa and passed on December 25, 2017, surrounded by her family in her home in rural Avoca, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 10 months and 2 days. Teresa was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. While she...

Dec 25, 2017

Susan Jane Lanier, 70, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Susan was born on July 22, 1947, to Robert and Helen Genevieve (Dement) Lanier in Lake Charles, LA. She lived in Metairie, LA, for 10 years at which time, she...

Dec 25, 2017

Elaine Michaelsen, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Elaine was the daughter of Otto and Ella (Andersen) Reich. She was born on November 9, 1927, in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended Clay County Township #5 country school and Sunday school in Rorbeck. She graduated...

Dec 23, 2017

Marjorie Lois Knudsen, the daughter of Raymond Jess and Lillian (Jensen) Roberts, was born July 5, 1923, at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died December 23, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Marjorie was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa. She...

Dec 23, 2017

Lois Marie Oakley, the daughter of Forest (Jack) Wiley and Hazel (Knox) Hutchins, was born February 11, 1927, at her parents’ home in Bear Grove Township, Guthrie County, Iowa and died peacefully December 23, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 12 days. Lois attended the First Christian Church in...

Dec 21, 2017

Ruth Marie Olsen, the daughter of Einer C. and Clara (Gregersen) Rasmussen, was born November 26, 1930, at her parents’ home in Exira, Iowa and died December 21, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 87 years and 25 days. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira. She attended...

Dec 20, 2017

Dec 19, 2017

Carol Ann Schuler, 82, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Carol was born in Anita, Iowa, July 11, 1935, to Lesile and Mary (Kearns) Dorsey. She attended the consolidated Wiota Elementary School, country school around Anita and graduated from Anita High School in...

Dec 15, 2017

Randy D. Hagen, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017, at his home in Atlantic.

Randy was born September 13, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Robert and Evelyn Joyce (Aupperle) Hagen. He attended and graduated from the Anita High School in 1972.

On May 3,...

Dec 14, 2017

Sandra Sue (Turner) Everett, 76, passed away peacefully, December 14, 2017 after a courageous battle with Dementia. Sandra was born October 16, 1941 in McPherson, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents William F. and Susan Turner and brother Frankie Turner. She is survived by her children, Kelly Reinert (Brad), Jacquie Albertsen (Dave), Anthony Lopez (Clara Moravec) and...

Dec 13, 2017

Elaine Marie Lauritsen, the daughter of Enoch Jeppe and Mildred Irene (Barratt) Sorensen, was born January 13, 1935, on her parents’ farm in rural Audubon, Iowa and died December13, 2017 at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 82 years and 11 months. Elaine and her sister, Rose, were baptized on the same day March 22,...

Dec 8, 2017

Georgia Ann Reyna, 71, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

She was born July 4, 1946, to George and Harriet (Hill) Pagliuso in Derby, Iowa. She graduated from Clarion High School in 1964 in Clarion, Iowa. On July 11, 1964, she was united in marriage...

Dec 3, 2017

Dale Mason Edwards, the son of Roy and Gretta (Yager) Edwards, was born November 13, 1924, at his parents’ home near Moore, Montana and died December 3, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years and 20 days. Dale was baptized in Montana. He began his education riding a horse to the Seewright rural...

Dec 1, 2017

Kathy Ann Hansen, the daughter of Levi Silvers and Lovila Ann (Christensen) Hansen, was born February 1, 1964, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 1, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 53 years and 10 months. Kathy was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon....

Nov 19, 2017

Larry August Schwanke, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Larry was born October 13, 1941, in Shelby County, Iowa, to August J. and Marie (Schraeder) Schwanke. In 1947, the family moved to Atlantic. Larry attended country school through the seventh grade. He graduated from...

Nov 18, 2017

Troy Allan Grimes, 42, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Troy was born December 24, 1974, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Dewayne Boblett and Phyllis (Grimes) Westfall. He graduated from the Anita High School in 1993.

He had worked for Henningsen...

Nov 17, 2017

Elaine Marie (Mumgaard) Sornson, the daughter of Anders Antonius (Tony) and Eva (Christensen) Mumgaard, was born October 12, 1931, in Audubon, Iowa, and died November 17, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 86 years, 1 month, and 5 days. Elaine was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. She...

Nov 16, 2017

Stuart Wayne Fuhrman, 66, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, in San Antonio.

He was born February 17, 1951, in Omaha, NE, to Robert and Alberta Fuhrman. Not long after his birth, the family moved to San Francisco, CA, and lived there until 1953 when they moved to South Sioux City,...

Nov 16, 2017

Wilma Margaret Fagan, 89, of Adair, IA, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA.

Wilma was born March 18, 1928, in rural Adair County, near Stuart, IA, to Charles Leo and Lura (Nelson) Wagner. She attended school in Adair County, and graduated from the Greenfield High School in 1946.

Nov 12, 2017

Dorine Joan Koob, the daughter of William and Emma (Larsen) Koob, was the youngest of their five children and was born September 28, 1924, at her parents’ home in Brayton, Iowa and died November 12, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 1 month, and 15 days. On April 22, 1956, Dorine became...