Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

James Ortbals

Jun 2, 2018

James Richard Ortbals, 66, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Per his wishes, private family services will take place.

Jaimie Colette Behrens

May 30, 2018

Jaimie Colette Behrens, the daughter of James and Vickie (Hartvigsen) Brannan, was born November 8, 1974, at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died May 30, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 43 years, 6 months, and 22 days. Jaimie was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in...

Betty Jean Young

May 27, 2018

Betty Jean Young, the daughter of Albert and Emma (Rostermundt) Umland, was born July 20, 1930, in Manning, Iowa and died May 27, 2018, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 10 months, and 7 days. Betty was baptized as a child. She attended rural schools near Manning then helped at home for several...

Rodney Watkins

May 26, 2018

Rodney Watkins, 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

As per Rodney’s wishes, he has been cremated. A graveside service is planned for a later date at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel, Iowa.

Jean Vais

May 23, 2018

Jean B. Vais, 78, of Exira, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at her home in rural Exira, Iowa.

Jean Bridgid McElroy Vais was born June 20, 1939, to Edward Patrick and Martha Cecilia (Roeder) McElroy in Creston, Iowa. She grew up in Creston where she attended school and graduated from Creston High School...

Marilyn Wedemeyer

May 22, 2018

Marilyn Joyce Wedemeyer, 94, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center.

Marilyn Joyce (Ernst) Wedemeyer was the only daughter of Karl Adam Ernst and Minnie Edna (Simon) Ernst. She was born January 23, 1924, at the farm home of her aunt...

Betty Lou Dennis

May 16, 2018

Betty Lou Dennis, the daughter of Arthur and Beatrice (Hodson) Martin, was born June 22, 1938, in Anderson, Indiana and died May 16, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 10 months, and 24 days. Betty started school in Anderson, Indiana. The family moved to Elwood, Indiana and she attended school there...

Warren Ralph Bowman

May 15, 2018

Warren Ralph Bowman, the son of Ralph and Almyra (McLaughlin) Bowman, was born April 13, 1919, at his parents’ home in rural Greene County near Jefferson, Iowa and died May 15, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 99 years, 1 month, and 2 days. Warren was baptized at the Christian Church in Coon...

Dean Dickson

May 12, 2018

Dean Todd Dickson, 67, of Anita, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 12, 2018, in his home.

Dean was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on January 19, 1951, to Dwight and Erma (Gramenz) Dickson. He graduated from West High School in 1969 and attended Waldorf College and the University of Northern Iowa until his parents...

Ruth Harrison

May 8, 2018

Ruth E. Harrison, 93, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab in Anita.

Ruth Elaine was born February 8, 1925, in Macedonia, Iowa, to Fay L. and Celia E. (Young) Holladay. The family moved to the Anita area when Ruth was young and she attended rural school...

Doris Newell

May 8, 2018

Doris Newell, 91, long time resident of Anita, Iowa, died at the Senior Suites Residential Care Facility in Urbandale, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

Doris was born to Ruth Carlson Anderson and Vernon Anderson in her parents’ farmhouse in Boone County on Monday, April 25, 1927. She was the second child in the family...

Carroll Channon Sampson

May 7, 2018

Carroll Channon Sampson, the son of Ernest Carroll and Thelma Glyde (Jensen) Sampson, was born January 3, 1944, at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, and died May 7, 2018, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the ag of 74 years, 4 months, and 4 days. Carroll attended Exira Community Schools graduating with the High...

Deloris Leola Knudsen

May 5, 2018

Deloris Leola Knudsen, the daughter of Leo and Beulah (Johnson) Borkowski, was born January 8, 1930, at her parents’ home in Audubon County south of Viola, Iowa and died May 5, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 3 months, and 27 days. Deloris was baptized at the Evangelical Lutheran...

Neil Fryer

May 5, 2018

Neil Scott Fryer, 52, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at his home in Atlantic.

He was born December 25, 1965, to Richard and Evelyn (Steffen) Fryer in Omaha, Nebraska. Neil was raised in Omaha and attended community schools there. After his high school graduation he attended...

Robert Hardy

May 3, 2018

Robert Dean Hardy, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Robert is survived by his wife, Marian Hardy, of Atlantic, Iowa, four children, nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, May...

Cheryl Watson

Apr 28, 2018

Cheryl Annette (Lay) Watson, 69, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, with her husband by her side. She was born February 12, 1949, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Douglas C and Marguerite Lay. She grew up South of Anita and attended country school before attending Anita Elementary. She graduated from Anita High School in...

Sara Burney

Apr 26, 2018

Sara Ann Burney, 39, of Kansas City, Missouri, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas.

Sara was born December 19, 1978, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Darrell and LuAnn (Andersen) Begley. She attended the Atlantic Schools and graduated from the Atlantic High School in...

Connie Beymer

Apr 24, 2018

Connie M. Beymer, 58, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty in Atlantic.

Connie Marie Beymer was born July 21, 1959, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Kenneth and Marie (Boch) Beymer. She spent her entire life in Atlantic graduating from the Atlantic High School. She was a member of SS Peter...

Orville Gard

Apr 18, 2018

Orville Dale Gard, 97, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was born April 9, 1921, to Wesley and Ella (Osborn) Gard in Sargent, Nebraska, in a sod house. The family moved and he attended school in Cass and Audubon Counties. During the war time,...

Robert Just

Apr 17, 2018

Robert “Bob” Just, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

Bob was born December 16, 1938, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Frank and Thelma (Butler) Just. He grew up on a farm near Wiota and attended school in Anita, graduating from the Anita High School in...