Janet Mae Hodges, age 91, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, IA, with a burial to follow at Atlantic Cemetery. A luncheon will be provided following the committal at Zion Lutheran. Visitation with family present will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in...

Earl Albert Vorrath, 88 years 1 month and 15 days, of rural Casey, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at his home. Earl was born on October 2, 1933, in Adair County to Don and Katie (Marckmann) Vorrath. He was raised south of Richland and Fontanelle areas where he attended Richland School. At 19, he enlisted in the Navy and was on active duty during the Korean War from 2/18/52 to 2/9/56 plus 4 years in ready reserve. He traveled to many different countries aboard the Tanker USS...

Phyllis Jean (Carlson) Aupperle was born in Anita, Iowa on August 29, 1939, to Lawrence H. and Leona M. (Witte) Carlson. She entered into rest on November 15, 2021, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, IA. She grew up and attended school in Anita, and some of her favorite memories from high school were playing guard on the basketball team and being a drum majorette. After high school, she was united in marriage to Raymond Dean Aupperle at the Church of Christ in Anita, IA on May 26,...

Keith William Maynes, 67, of Red Oak, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Keith was born on November 26, 1953, in Red Oak Iowa, the son of John Russell Maynes and Avis Owen (Noel) Maynes. He graduated from Red Oak High School with the class of 1972. While still in school, Keith helped his dad with farming and purchased his first farm in 1973. Later in 1985-1997, he started Maynes Sprayer Supply. Also, in 1985 he met Mike Post and started selling...

Sharilynne Maude Denny, age 83, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the Atlantic Specialty Care. Shari was an only child. She was born on November 7, 1938, to Don and Genevieve (Wheelock) Summy in Ponca, Nebraska. She attended high school in Custer, South Dakota. She moved to Atlantic from Omaha, NE, three years ago, where she was a long-distance truck driver for 20 years. Shari is survived by three daughters; Cindy (Steve) Koll of Atlantic, IA, Kristi (Chad)...

Susan Holm, age 59 of Kimballton, Iowa, died at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic on Saturday, November 6, 2021. She was born the daughter of Richard and Alice (Muchon) Straw on December 20, 1961 in Auburn, Nebraska. After graduation from High School, she would pursue additional college education in Accounting and Psychology. On August 13, 2003, Susan was united in marriage to Marc Holm. She worked for many years at Dubuque Foods and later Farmland Foods. She is preceded in death...

Laura Alice Ihnken, age 87, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Graveside service will take place at 1:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the Atlantic Cemetery. A reception will be held in the community room at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home following the service. Laura is survived by her two siblings, sister Yvonne Harrelson, and a brother Jim (Caroleen) Butcher both of Atlantic; and many nieces and nephews. She is...

Brad Peter Bonnesen, age 61, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Brad was born in Atlantic, Iowa on April 29, 1960, to Dallas Bonnesen and Dorothy (Holiday) Bonnesen. He attended high school in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School. As a young adult, Brad found enjoyment in his cars and motorcycles. His record collection was a symbol of his passion for music, and he expressed himself creatively through playing the...

Nancy Lea (Gustafson) Slayton, 68, formerly of Adair, IA, passed away peacefully on Oct. 30th in her home in Phoenix, AZ after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. Nancy was born on August 17, 1953, in Atlantic, IA, and was raised on a farm in Adair, IA. Nancy graduated from Adair Casey High School in 1971 then moved to Des Moines to work for Northwestern Bell. Her job transferred her to Omaha, NE in 1987 then in 1999 she relocated to Glendale, AZ to enjoy the sunshine. She...

Gale Newman, age 59, of Lyman, Iowa passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 after a hard fought battle with breast cancer. Gale was born on March 28, 1962 and was a lifelong resident of Southwest Iowa. Gale graduated from Griswold High School in 1980 and married her high school sweetheart, David, on October 6, 1984. Gale worked at Hyvee in Atlantic, Iowa for over forty years and truly enjoyed her job and took great joy in helping others and getting to see so many people every day. Gale...