Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jan 16, 2016

Earl Channing Olesen, the son of Harry and Grace (Drake) Olesen, was born March 3, 1929, at his parents’ home near Coon Rapids, Iowa, and died January 16, 2016, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 10 months, and 13 days. Earl was baptized at the First Christian Church in Coon Rapids....

Jan 13, 2016

Jan 12, 2016

Frank James Claussen, the son of William and Thelma Clara (Petersen) Claussen, was born December 16, 1947, at his parents’ home in Anita, Iowa, and died January 12, 2016, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 68 years, and 26 days. Frank was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita,...

Jan 11, 2016

John Arthur Nelson, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, at Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 28, 1927, the son of Johan (Gus) and Mable (Lundquist) Nelson. John's family moved to Red Oak, Iowa, where he attended school and graduated from Red Oak High School. Following...

Jan 10, 2016

Eric John Benton, the son of Darrell and Verleen (Christensen) Benton, was born November 8, 1962, in Audubon, Iowa and died January 10, 2016, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 2 months, and 2 days. Eric was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended Audubon...

Jan 10, 2016

Floyd Dale Ditto, the son of Allen and Kathryn (Dutler) Ditto, was born July 20, 1927, on his parent’s farm in Guthrie County, Iowa and died January 10, 2016, at the Kennybrook Village in Grimes, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 5 months, and 20 days. Floyd was baptized and confirmed at the Lone Star Church in Guthrie County....

Jan 9, 2016

Martha Belle Auerbach, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Martha was born May 10, 1924, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Lester and Martha (Bragg) Gillette. She attended Atlantic schools and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1942. She married Bill Auerbach on February 19, 1944. She was...

Jan 8, 2016

Wayne Elwood DeBord, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 8, 2016, at his home south of Atlantic, Iowa. Wayne was born October 29, 1923, in Brighton Township, Cass County, Iowa, to Arlie E. and Dorotha (Davis) DeBord. He attended the Marne School. Wayne then farmed in Cass County with his parents who settled on a farm south of...

Jan 8, 2016

Bonnie Gissible McCaskey, 98, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Bonnie was born March 19, 1917, in Anthon, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Grace (Coyle) Cole. In November, 1934, she married Melvin Gissible. They farmed in the Anita area until Melvin's death in...

Jan 7, 2016

Joan Elaine Jackson, 67, of Lewis, Iowa, died January 7, 2015. She was born May 18, 1948, in Gregory, South Dakota, the daughter of August (Gus) and Mary (Hansen) Fiebelkorn. She was one of six siblings. She married Carol Jackson on February 14, 1964, in Burke, South Dakota. Joan enjoyed reading, word searches, volunteering at the hospital, socializing over...

Jan 6, 2016

Sandra Lynn Galligo, 56, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at her home in Griswold. A memorial service and time for visitation with family will be held on Monday, January 11, 2016 from 1 to 3 p.m., at the First Assembly of God Church in Atlantic, Iowa. Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa, is assisting the...

Jan 5, 2016

Ryan Lee Miranda, 30, of Villisca, Iowa, and formerly of Liberal, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Ryan was born April 25, 1985, in Liberal, Kansas, to Marcelino and Dora (French) Miranda. Ryan grew up in Liberal, Kansas, and graduated from Liberal High School and then from Seward...

Jan 2, 2016

Donald Eugene Richter, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, at his home in Atlantic. Don was born October 13, 1939, in Exira, Iowa, to Bernald and Mary (Yurich) Richter. He was raised in the Lewis and Wiota area where he attended country school in Wiota. Don joined the United States Navy on December 26, 1956,...

Jan 1, 2016

Donald R. Hargens, 96, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016, at the Griswold Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Griswold. He was born in Manning, Iowa, on March 16, 1919, the son of Herman and Laura (Jansen) Hargens. Donald grew up in the Gray, Iowa, area and attended country school in Gray until the eighth grade....

Dec 30, 2015

David Dwayne Kirchner, 51, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at his home in Atlantic. Services will be held at a later date.

Dec 29, 2015

Letha Mae Josephsen, the daughter of Oliver and Erma (Johnson) Saxton, was born July 11, 1921, near Anita, Iowa and died December 29, 2015, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Letha Mae was baptized and confirmed at the Anita United Methodist Church in Anita, Iowa....

Dec 29, 2015

Carl R. Kemp, 45, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at his home. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 29, 1970, the son of Mark and Mahala (Garrigan) Kemp. Growing up with seven siblings, he was never alone and always had something going on. Carl's two children, Keegan and Mahala, were the love...

Dec 29, 2015

Lucille Helen Christensen, 91, of Oelwein, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the Oelwein Health Care Center in Oelwein. She was born at home in rural Malvern, Iowa, on January 9, 1924, the daughter of Burl and Lydia (Smith) Abel. Lucille was raised in the Malvern area and graduated from Malvern High...

Dec 24, 2015

Catherine LaVerne Lansman, the daughter of George Vern and Mildred (Porter) Partridge, was born October 3, 1930, in Great Falls, Montana and died December 24, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 21 days. LaVerne was baptized April 5, 1931, and confirmed in Great Falls, Montana. She attended Billings Community...

Dec 24, 2015

Sara Beth Cambage, 42, of Anita, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Sara was born October 28, 1973, in Festus, Missouri, to Gordon and Sharon (Self) Jones. Growing up, Sara attended several schools in Missouri and Iowa. She graduated from Prairie City Monroe High School in 1992 and from...