Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Sep 8, 2016

Mildred Lavaun Fancher, the daughter of Roy Henry and Clara Bertha (Cerka) Somers, was born August 21, 1923, at her parents’ home in Viola Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died September 8, 2016, at the Stanton Care Center in Stanton, Iowa at the age of 93 years and 17 days. When Lavaun was a child she attended the Evangelical Church...

Sep 4, 2016

Carolyn Lee Steele was born April 25, 1932, in Hebron, Iowa, the daughter of Carl Simon and Eloise Opal (Binns) Busch, and passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita, Iowa. The family moved to Casey, Iowa, where Carolyn attended country school and then graduated from Casey High School with the...

Sep 3, 2016

Sally Jo Coulthard, the daughter of Fred and Clara (Petersen) Frederiksen, was born February 5, 1943, at her parents’ home near Hamlin, Iowa and died September 3, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 73 years, 6 months, and 28 days. Sally’s father died when she was very young and she was raised in the loving care of her...

Sep 3, 2016

Wilma Jean Christensen Juel, the daughter of Cyrus G. and Blanche (Campbell) Peterson, was born December 31, 1922, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died September 3, 2016, at The Comfort House in Pella, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Wilma was baptized at the Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa...

Sep 3, 2016

Ruby Leona Byriel, the daughter of Samuel Winfred and Mabel Oranna (Oakley) Stewart was born May 22, 1925, in Audubon Iowa at her Grandparent’s home and died September 3, 2016 at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Ruby was initially raised in Audubon and later after the family moved...

Aug 31, 2016

Ronald Edwin Burk, 81, of Urbandale, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the Urbandale Health Center in Urbandale, Iowa. Ronald Edwin Burk was born in Hopkins, Missouri, on August 5, 1935, to Ivan and Edra (Garten) Burk. He attended schools in Missouri, Walnut, Iowa, and Lewis, Iowa. After school he worked at farming...

Aug 29, 2016

Donald Wayne Bornholdt, 79, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa. He was born February 19, 1937, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Orville and Margaret (Brink) Bornholdt. Donald grew up in and spent his entire life mostly in Cass County. He attended Walnut community schools until the 11th grade. Donald then...

Aug 29, 2016

Ray D. Dreher, 75, of Hamlin, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016, at St. Anthony's Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. Services are currently pending. Hockenberry Family Care in AUDUBON, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.

Aug 28, 2016

Mary Ann Plagman, 86, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. She was born at home in Thompson Township, Iowa, on November 13, 1929, the daughter of Aylor and Leota (Overmeyer) Nelson. Mary Ann graduated from Casey High School. She lived her whole life in rural Guthrie County, Iowa,...

Aug 27, 2016

Phyllis Marie Larsen, one of eleven children of John Jr. and Ida (Winters) Roth, was born May 22, 1929, in Audubon, Iowa and died August 27, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 5 days. Phyllis was baptized and received her First Holy Communion at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church...

Aug 24, 2016

Aug 22, 2016

Ron was born to Andrew Petersen and Florence Nissen Petersen at their home in rural Exira on May 24, 1929. He loved to tell the story that his mother named him Roland, but there was a misprint on his birth certificate. Rather than make a fuss and asking for a corrected document, his parents just decided to call him the...

Aug 20, 2016

Robert “Bob” Lafayette Simpson the son of Ted Estelle and Violet (Dalzell) Simpson, was born February 10, 1935, in Exira, Iowa and died of natural causes on August 20, 2016, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Robert was raised on the family farm in Brayton which was...

Aug 18, 2016

John Paul Deist, the son of Allison J. and Ollivene F. (Kauffman) Deist, was born July 8, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa and died August 18, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 76 years, 1 month, and 10 days. John was baptized at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Ross, Iowa and later...

Aug 16, 2016

Robert Carl Madsen, the son of Mads Christian and Margrete (Steen) Madsen, was born May 16, 1922, his parents’ home near Exira, Iowa and died August 16, 2016 at the Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca, Iowa at the age of 94 years, and 3 months. When Robert was one year old they moved to Kathryn, North Dakota. Robert attended schools...

Aug 16, 2016

Norma Darlene Wanninger, the daughter of Samuel B. and Elvira (Kristensen) Andersen, was born July 17, 1925, in Lewis, Iowa and died August 16, 2016, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 91 years, and 29 days. Norma was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended rural school #3...

Aug 16, 2016

Billy Otis Hoover, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Bill was born September 13, 1930, in Afton, Iowa, the son of Robert H. and Georgia M. (Otis) Hoover. He attended Atlantic Community schools graduating with the Atlantic High School Class of 1948. He joined the Iowa National Guard in...

Aug 15, 2016

Barry Lee Spitler, the son of Freddie and Carol (Duling) Spitler, was born May 30, 1959, in Audubon, Iowa and died August 15, 2016, at his home in Cambridge, Iowa at the age of 57 years, 2 months, and 15 days. Barry was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended Audubon Community Schools then...

Aug 15, 2016

Betty Jo DeBruin, the daughter of John Charles and Ruby Louise (Parrish) Donahue, was born January 10, 1966, in Goldsboro, North Carolina and died August 15, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 50 years, 7 months, and 5 days. Betty was baptized in Winona, Minnesota and confirmed at Our Lady of the...

Aug 11, 2016

Darlene Marie Dittman, the daughter of Lawrence and Christina (Jensen) Krogh, was born February 15, 1931, at her parents’ home in Audubon County near Brayton, Iowa and died August 11, 2016, at the Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 5 months, and 26 days. Darlene was baptized October 11, 1932, at Our Saviour’s...