Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Lenore Lafoy

Lenore Lafoy

May 20, 2016

Lenore LaFoy, the daughter of Willard and Lula (Martin), Oakley, was born September 7, 1930, in Audubon, Iowa and died May 20, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Lenore was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon and later confirmed on April 25, 1943. She attended...

Shirley Rush

Shirley Rush

May 19, 2016

Shirley C. Rush, 68, of Tabor, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Shirley was born February 5, 1948, in Marne, Iowa, to Duane and Marjorie (Woods) Hughes. She grew up in the Atlantic area and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1966. She...

Barbara Hughes

Barbara Hughes

May 17, 2016

Barbara Joann Hughes, 85, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born January 19, 1931, the daughter of Albert and Bertha (Mann) Rotach in Gulf Port, Mississippi. She was raised in New York State. On October 9, 1948, she married Stewart Major Hughes in Newport, New York. She...

Donald Hilyard

Donald Hilyard

May 16, 2016

Donald Lee Hilyard, 90, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born September 21, 1925, on the family farm (now a 125 year old century farm) in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Ida Mae (Harper) Hilyard. He attended school in Cumberland...

James Stokley

James Stokley

May 15, 2016

James "Jim" Barry Stokley, 65, of Anita, Iowa, died peacefully Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born May 14, 1951, in Connersville, Indiana, to James Allen and Elda (Hockersmith) Stokley. He grew up in Sawyer, Oklahoma where he graduated high school. Jim was married to Patricia Lett on June 9, 1973,...

Richard Wohlenhaus

Richard Wohlenhaus

May 13, 2016

Richard Charles Wohlenhaus, 63, of rural Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Richard was born April 3, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Richard Frederick and Betty Joan (Mercer) Wohlenhaus. He attended Atlantic High School graduating with the class of 1971. He attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. On May...

Gary Dean  Bald

Gary Dean Bald

May 10, 2016

Gary Dean Bald, the son of Harry and Gladys (Jensen) Bald, was born January 12, 1945, in Audubon, Iowa and died May 10, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 71 years, 3 months, and 28 days. Gary was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended...

James Snyder

James Snyder

May 7, 2016

James Robert Snyder, 70, of Adair, Iowa, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jim was born April 7, 1946, in Hampton, Iowa, to Robert H. and Opal A (Anderson) Snyder. He grew up in Dows, Iowa, and graduated from Dows Community School in 1964. He...

Mark Kemp

Mark Kemp

May 1, 2016

Mark Joseph Kemp, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the home of his daughter in Dallas Center, Iowa, with the support from Care Initiatives Hospice. Mark was born March 8, 1936, in Oyens, Iowa, to Alphonse and Mary E. (Christoffel) Kemp. He attended school through the eighth grade. He grew up in Le Mars, IA....

Jerry Leroy Christensen

Jerry Leroy Christensen

Apr 22, 2016

Jerry Leroy Christensen, the son of Alfred O. and Irene (Faaborg) Christensen, was born September 17, 1937, at his parents’ home near Kimballton, Iowa and died April 22, 2016, at his home in Salina, Kansa at the age of 78 years, 7 months, and 5 days. Jerry was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He...

Jim Modrell

Jim Modrell

Apr 22, 2016

Jim Dale Modrell, 71, of Anita, Iowa, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. There will be a service at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the Anita Community Center in Anita, Iowa. Surviving Jim is his wife, Carolyn Modrell of Anita, Iowa.

William Paul Roth

William Paul Roth

Apr 21, 2016

William Paul Roth, The son of John and Ida (Winters) Roth, was born January 28, 1921, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died April 21, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 2 months, and 23 days. Bill was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Audubon,...

Peggy Louise Jensen

Peggy Louise Jensen

Apr 20, 2016

Peggy Louise Jensen, the daughter of Junior and Elaine (Christiansen) Jensen, was born April 6, 1950, in Carroll, Iowa and died April 20, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 66 years and 14 days. Peggy was baptized and confirmed at the Gray United Methodist Church in Gray, Iowa. She attended Gray...

F.M. Jorgensen

F.M. Jorgensen

Apr 19, 2016

Francis "Bud" Jorgensen, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Bud was born November 9, 1928, the son of George and Hilda (Mailander) Jorgensen, at home in Wiota, Iowa. He attended Wiota community schools and graduated from Wiota High School in 1946. Bud served in the United States...

Ethel Euken

Ethel Euken

Apr 14, 2016

Ethel Eileen Euken, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. She was born January 6, 1930, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Harry "Bill" and Edith (Bell) Andersen. Ethel grew up on a family farm five miles south of Elk Horn on old Elk Horn Road. She attended school in...

Edward Carl Nelson

Edward Carl Nelson

Apr 13, 2016

Edward Carl Nelson, son of Charles and Margaret (Schlict) Nelson, was born February 3, 1924, on a farm west of Atlantic near Walnut, Iowa and died April 13, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 2 months, and 10 days. Ed was the youngest of 9 children and when he was...

Clifford Harris

Clifford Harris

Apr 10, 2016

Clifford Raymond Harris, 94, of Adair, Iowa, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at his home in Adair, Iowa. Raymond was born February 21, 1922, on a farm northeast of Berea, Iowa, to Clifford Adair and Vera Frankie (Brown) Harris. He attended school at Eureka No. 3, Fontanelle and graduated from Adair High School in 1939. Raymond enlisted in the...

James  "Buzz"  Henry Cavanaugh, Jr.

James "Buzz" Henry Cavanaugh, Jr.

Apr 9, 2016

James “Buzz” Henry Cavanaugh, Jr., the son of James Henry, Sr. and Ethel (Simonsen) Cavanaugh, was born June 13, 1941, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died April 9, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 74 years, 9 months, and 26 days. Buzz was baptized in 1957 at the First...

Robert  "Robby"  Ernest Robinson

Robert "Robby" Ernest Robinson

Apr 9, 2016

Robert (Robby) Robinson was the second of 7 children of Samuel E. and Bessie L. ( Miller) Robinson. He was born in Redfield, IA November 30, 1923, moved to Stuart in 1924 and was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist Church. He attended school in Casey, IA before moving to Guthrie Center in 1940 where he graduated from High...

Eugene Leroy Potter

Eugene Leroy Potter

Apr 5, 2016

Eugene Leroy Potter, the son of Alfred Minter and Marlene Marie (Nolte) Potter, was born September 21, 1958, at Grant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He died April 5, 2016, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 57 years, 6 months, and 14 days. Eugene was baptized at the Lutheran Church in McHenry, Illinois....

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