Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Feb 10, 2017

Emmert Enevold Paulsen, the son of Hans Peter and Alma (Jensen) Paulsen, was born December 25, 1919, at his parents’ home in Sharon Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died February 10, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age 97 years, 1 month, and 15 days. Emmert was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church...

Feb 10, 2017

Ruth Anna Troll, 90, of Peachtree City, Georgia, and formerly of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017, at Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City, Georgia. She was born July 20, 1926, at the family farm in Fairview Township, Shelby County, Iowa. Ruth was second of five children to Edward and Linda (Vogt) Bintz. Her sisters were Lois...

Feb 4, 2017

Burnal Gene Kleen, 77, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Griswold, Iowa.

He was born March 29, 1939, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Henry and Emma (Tibken) Kleen. He attended country school until eighth grade and graduated from Atlantic High School with...

Feb 2, 2017

Feb 1, 2017

Franklin Jens Andersen, the son of Anders H. and Kristina (Andersen) Andersen, was born August 6, 1923, at his parents’ home in Audubon County near Hamlin, Iowa and died February 1, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 5 months, and 25 days. Franklin was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany...

Feb 1, 2017

Jan 31, 2017

Jan 30, 2017

Norma June Campbell, the daughter of Carsten and Anna (Toft) Larsen, was born June 6, 1927, at her parents’ home in Sharon Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died January 30, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 7 months, and 24 days. June was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church...

Jan 29, 2017

Virginia C. Archibald, 87, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at her home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will take place at a later date.

Jan 28, 2017

Gertrude Edith Krauel, the daughter of Alvin and Mary (Schrader) Robinson, was born July 26, 1921, at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died January 28, 2017, at the Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 95years, 6 months, and 2 days. Gertrude was baptized and confirmed at the First Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa....

Jan 28, 2017

James Julius Wolf, the son of Julius Jens and Cecelia Leone (Thielen) Wolf, was born February 22, 1935, at his parents’ home in Hamlin Township Audubon County, Iowa and died January 28, 2017, after a short illness surrounded by his family in his home north of Exira, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 11 months, and 6 days. Jim...

Jan 27, 2017

Donald E. Deter, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, at his home in Atlantic. Don was born October 26, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Frank H. and Besse (Carlson) Deter. Don grew up in Papillion, NE and graduated from high school in 1946. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during WWII. He...

Jan 24, 2017

The biggest heart in the world stopped beating on January 24th 2017. Milo Dean Clemmensen passed away at age 89. He was born on July 15th 1927 to Fred and Emelia (Steffensen) Clemmensen. His brothers and sisters included Emaline, Clarice, Marvin, Imo, Gladys, Alma, Delma, Lee, Glen, Darlene, and Nadine. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church....

Jan 21, 2017

Verna Louise Fett, 87, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2016, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Verna was born February 3, 1929, on the family farm south of Casey, Iowa, to John Frederick and Hattie Bertha (Raduenz) Schmeling. She grew up in the Casey, Iowa, area and graduated from Casey High School in 1947....

Jan 20, 2017

Clifton Charles Moore, 56, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, after a short stay in The Taylor House in Des Moines, IA. Clif was born September 27, 1960, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Charles R. and Patricia A (Dutton) Moore. Clif grew up in Atlantic where he graduated from the Atlantic High School. After high school, he...

Jan 17, 2017

Colleen "Coke" Marie Rhodes, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at her home in Atlantic. She was born June 8, 1930, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Rollie and Anne (Michaelson) Hoffman. Colleen lived in Atlantic her entire life attending school there and graduating from the Atlantic High School with the class of 1948. On...

Jan 16, 2017

Mardelle Angeline Gilbert, the daughter of Herman and Helene (Hansen) Hansen, was born May 29, 1929, at her parents’ home in Sharon Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died January 16, 2017 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 17 day. Mardelle was baptized December 29, 1929, and confirmed April 2, 1944,...

Jan 16, 2017

Karl L. Aldag, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Karl LeRoy Aldag was born December 11, 1930, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Otto and Ruth (Pont) Aldag. He attended country school at Gold Hill and graduated from Wiota High School with the class of 1948. On June 17,...

Jan 15, 2017

Velma F. Peterson, 98, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born October 26, 1918, at home near Medora, Iowa, in southern Warren County, Iowa, the daughter of Ivan and Iva (Hamilton) Calaway. Velma attended country schools in Squaw Township and graduated from Indianola High School...

Jan 14, 2017

Lottie Marie (Leeper) Kinney was born February 2, 1928, to Lee and Laura (Carmichael) Leeper near Casey, Iowa. She passed away January 14, 2017, in Atlantic, Iowa. Lottie was raised in the Menlo, Iowa, area where she also took her schooling. She worked as a mother's helper before her marriage. On June 20, 1945, she was united in marriage...