Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas

Mildred Weddum

Mildred Weddum

Jan 2, 2017

Mildred Elaine Lange Weddum was born November 3, 1927, the 8th child of 11, in the 2nd twin set of 3, to Peter and Dagmar Lange, in Sharon Township near Audubon Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church rural Kimballton. She attended Sharon #9 country school receiving an 8th grade certificate in 1941. She met the...

Junette Kees

Junette Kees

Dec 30, 2016

Junette Emilia Kees, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Junette was born August 22, 1922, in Cass County, Iowa, to Edward and Frieda (Scherrinsky) Poulson. She attended school through the tenth grade. She was married to Donald Kees in Atlantic. She worked in the janitorial department...

Loren Scholl

Loren Scholl

Dec 29, 2016

Loren Scholl, 75, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born February 1, 1941, in Adair, Iowa, the son of Leo and Martha (Moore) Scholl. Loren was raised on the family farm in rural Anita, Iowa, with his brother Galen. Growing up, he enjoyed sports. Loren left...

Irene Jeanette Baylor

Irene Jeanette Baylor

Dec 22, 2016

Irene Jeanette Baylor, the daughter of Herman and Jane (Taylor) Selvan, was born January 13, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died December 22, 2016, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 9 days. Irene was baptized in January of 1929 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and confirmed...

Mary Elizabeth Dentlinger

Mary Elizabeth Dentlinger

Dec 19, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Dentlinger, the daughter of Frank X. and Katie (Bierl) Fischer, was born October 30, 1928, at her parents’ home near Templeton, Iowa and died December 19, 2016, at the Manning Plaza in Manning, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 19 days. Mary was baptized and confirmed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton,...

Vernon Albinus Larsen

Vernon Albinus Larsen

Dec 17, 2016

Vernon Albinus Larsen, the son of Holger and Sophie (Bosche) Larsen, was born April 13, 1925, at his parents’ home near Botna, Iowa and died December 17, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 Years, 8 months, and 4 days. Vernon was baptized at the Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa and confirmed at the...

David Kinen

David Kinen

Dec 17, 2016

David C. Kinen, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. David Christopher Kinen was born December 22, 1969, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Eugene and Shirley (Bennett) Kinen. He attended Atlantic High School and graduated with the class of 1988. He then went to Dana...

Merle Stangl

Merle Stangl

Dec 15, 2016

Merle Elmer Stangl, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa. Merle Stangl was born April 9, 1924, in Mount Carmel, Iowa. He was one of 13 children born to Frank and Julia (Bruning) Stangl. He graduated from Carroll Public High School. In 1950, he and his wife, Phyllis, moved...

Neil Lundy

Neil Lundy

Dec 15, 2016

Neil Louis Lundy, 82, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Neil was born July 19, 1934, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Louis and Mary (Meisenheimer) Lundy. He attended Greenfield High School and graduated with the class of 1954. On January 29, 1956, he married Sandra Ann Noland at the...

Jamison Toby Steckler

Jamison Toby Steckler

Dec 10, 2016

Jamison Toby Steckler, the son of Toby Ray and Pamela Kay (Bauer) Steckler was born September 17, 2002, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 10, 2016, in an auto accident in rural Cass County, Iowa at the age of 14 years, 2 months, and 23 days. Jamison was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church...

Gavin Michael  Steckler

Gavin Michael Steckler

Dec 10, 2016

Gavin Michael Steckler, the son of Toby Ray and Pamela Kay (Bauer) Steckler was born May 11, 2005, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 10, 2016, in an auto accident in Cass County, Iowa at the age of 11 years, 6 months, and 29 days. Gavin was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in...

Bruce Dean Nelson

Bruce Dean Nelson

Dec 9, 2016

Bruce Dean Nelson, the son of Lloyd and Lowene Hansen Nelson was born April 22, 1954, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 9, 2016, in rural Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 62 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Bruce was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. He attended Exira...

David Knox

David Knox

Dec 9, 2016

David Lionel Knox, 59, of Smyrna, Delaware, and formerly of Casey, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at his home in Smyrna. David's family strongly request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to www.cadasilfoundation.org in his memory. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey,...

Ivan Joens, Sr.

Ivan Joens, Sr.

Dec 4, 2016

Ivan Joens Sr., 95, formerly of Anita, Iowa, died December 4, 2016, at his home in Waukee, Iowa. Ivan was born in Manning, Iowa, on July 5, 1921, the son of Henry and Ida (Schroeder) Joens of rural Manning. Ivan enlisted in 1942 and served in World War II, fighting with the First Calvary in the Philippines and Japan....

Brian    "Swede" Lavern Johnson

Brian "Swede" Lavern Johnson

Dec 3, 2016

Brian Lavern “Swede” Johnson, the son of Raymond and Carol (Rubel) Johnson was born August 12, 1955, in Audubon County, Iowa and died December 3, 2016, surrounded by his family at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 61 years, 3 months, and 21 days. Swede was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira. He...

Darrell Eugene Jensen

Darrell Eugene Jensen

Dec 1, 2016

Darrell Eugene Jensen, the son of Harold E. and Thelma (Rasmussen) Jensen, was born August 28, 1933 at his parents’ farm in rural Audubon County, IA and died December 1, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 3 months, 3 days. Darrell was raised on the family farm in rural Audubon County, near...

Nora Jean Bertelsen

Nora Jean Bertelsen

Nov 30, 2016

Nora Jean Bertelsen, the daughter Harry Fry, Sr. and Viola Lucille (Brensel) Fry, was born October 14, 1936, at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died November 30, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 1 month, and 16 days. Nora Jean was baptized as an adult. She attended rural school “Melville...

Dr. Peterson

Dr. Peterson

Nov 29, 2016

Dr. William "Bill" Charles Peterson was born September 7, 1939, in Exira, Iowa, to parents Weir "Scoop" T. and Wynona E. (Avey) Peterson. He lived in Exira and Brayton, Iowa, in his early years. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State College in 1963. He served in the Air Force for 7 years as an Air Force Officer. Upon leaving...

Michael Mcconnell

Michael Mcconnell

Nov 29, 2016

Michael Ray McConnell, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born February 27, 1959, the son of Milo and Darlene (Nelson) McConnell in Des Moines, Iowa. Mike was raised in rural Atlantic and has lived his entire life in rural Atlantic. Mike attended school in Atlantic...