Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

James Richter

James Richter

Sep 20, 2010

James Ambrose Richter was born December 12, 1923, at the Richter farm southeast of Adair, Iowa. He was the son of William and Teresa (Hollinrake) Richter. He passed away Monday, September 20, 2010, at the Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa, where he resided about three weeks. James grew up on the family farms, attended country school and later attended...

Geneva Mae Masterson

Geneva Mae Masterson

Sep 18, 2010

Geneva Mae Masterson, the daughter of Elmer and Effie Cue Jessen was born January 3, 1934, in Exira, Iowa and died September 18, 2010, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 76 years, 8 months, and 15 days. Geneva was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church. She attended Exira Community Schools graduating with...

Brian Paul Moller

Brian Paul Moller

Sep 17, 2010

Brian Paul Moller, the son of Albert C. and Irene A. Lauridsen Moller, was born February 26, 1969, in Audubon, Iowa and died September 17, 2010, at the Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City, Iowa at the age of 41 years, 6 months, and 21 days. Brian was baptized as an infant at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon...

Evelyn Ruth Petersen

Evelyn Ruth Petersen

Sep 16, 2010

Evelyn Ruth Petersen, the daughter of Gerald and Lillie Hansen Nelson, was born April 9, 1921, at her parents home west of Exira, Iowa and died September 16, 2010, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 5 months, and 7 days. Evelyn was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church west of...

Marie Wilkins

Marie Wilkins

Sep 11, 2010

Marie Antoinette Mangels Bender Hansen Wilkins was born June 15, 1915 in Adair County, Iowa, to John B. and Zoah (Means) Mangels. She died September 11, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 95. As a young girl, Marie moved with her family to Creston, where she attended school and graduated from Creston High school. The last two...

Marie Wilkins

Marie Wilkins

Sep 11, 2010

Marie Antoinette Mangels Bender Hansen Wilkins was born June 15, 1915 in Adair County, Iowa, to John B. and Zoah (Means) Mangels. She died September 11, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 95. As a young girl, Marie moved with her family to Creston, where she attended school and graduated from Creston High school. The last two...

Karen Reason

Karen Reason

Sep 10, 2010

Karen Kay Reason, 51, the daughter of Bobby Mac Reason and Janice Ann (Voss) Reason Potter passed away Friday, September 10, 2010, at the Atlantic Care Center in Atlantic, Iowa. She was born December 5, 1958, in Atlantic Iowa. Karen attended the trainable school for 15 years. Upon graduating, she began working at Cass, Inc. sheltered workshop, where she...

Richard Earl Weeks

Richard Earl Weeks

Sep 6, 2010

Richard Earl Weeks, the son of Earl and Susan (Gerber) Weeks, was born December 28, 1921, in Audubon, Iowa and died September 6, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon at the age of 88 days, 8 months, and 8 days. Richard attended rural school in Audubon County and then attended the Viola Center Consolidated School through the 11th grade....

Norma Jean Lensch

Norma Jean Lensch

Sep 5, 2010

Norma Jean Lensch, the daughter of Elton and Beulah Roush Sale, was born October 28, 1928,in Creston, Iowa and died September 5, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 10 months, and 7 days. Norma was baptized at the Presbyterian Churchin Afton, Iowa. She attended and graduated from the Afton Community Schools....

Marcella Reha

Marcella Reha

Sep 5, 2010

Marcella Edith Hall, 94, was born December 4, 1915, at Hall Hill Farm 3 miles east of Griswold, Iowa. She was the seventh and youngest child of David Reuben and Laura (Shultz) Hall. She passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010, at The Lakeside Village in Panora, where she had resided for two months. She grew up on the family...

Max Clark

Max Clark

Sep 4, 2010

Max D. Clark of Atlantic, Iowa, entered into rest Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab in Atlantic after a lengthy illness. He was 72 years, 11 months and 18 days of age. Max was born September 17, 1937, to Maurice and Gladys (Rainbow) Clark in Macedonia, Iowa. He attended Macedonia community schools and graduated from Macedonia...

Elisabeth Buggenhout

Elisabeth Buggenhout

Sep 3, 2010

Elisabeth DeKemnr was born December 30, 1914, in Buggenhout, Belgium, the daughter of Pete and Jeanette DeKemnr and passed away Friday, September 3, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. Surviving her is her husband, Theothil "Phil" Van Buggenhout of Adair. Her body has been donated to the University Of Iowa College Of Medicine in Iowa City,...

Donald Littleton

Donald Littleton

Aug 31, 2010

Donald "Duane" Littleton, 81, was born June 11, 1929, the son of William Hobart and Beatrice J. (Atkinson) Littleton in Elliott, Iowa, and passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Duane lived in Elliott until the age of 14 when the family moved to Anita, Iowa, where he attended high school....

William Fisher

William Fisher

Aug 20, 2010

William Louis Fisher was born December 2, 1915, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Murray Louis and Lillian (Miller) Fisher. He passed away Friday, August 20, 2010, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. He graduated from Central High School and St. Ambrose College in Davenport, and in 1940, received his law degree from the University of South Dakota....

Fredric Brownsberger

Fredric Brownsberger

Aug 18, 2010

Fredric Henry Brownsberger, 78 of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2010, in Anita. Fritz was born March 15, 1932, in Montrose, Missouri, and grew up in Anita, Iowa. He attended the Anita public school when he felt like it, making it through the 8th grade. He was united in marriage to Phylis Clark on October 20, 1956,...

Elizabeth Rose Hansen

Elizabeth Rose Hansen

Aug 17, 2010

Elizabeth Rose Hansen, the daughter of Sandi Hocamp and Bryan Hansen, was born December 19, 1991, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died August 17, 2010, in an auto accident southeast of Exira, Iowa at the age of 18 years, 7 months, and 28 days. Elizabeth was baptized at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa...

Eldon Richard Mccuen

Eldon Richard Mccuen

Aug 16, 2010

Eldon Richard McCuen, the son of Lee C. and Winifred V. Northup McCuen, was born February 6, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa, and died August 16, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 67 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Eldon was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon and in 1966 was...

Johnny Jensen

Johnny Jensen

Aug 11, 2010

Johnny E. Jensen, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Johnny Edward Jensen was born March 24, 1933, the son of Axel M. and Viva (Allen) Jensen in Kellerton, Iowa. He attended school at Pleasant Hill grade school and graduated from the Leon High School in 1951. Johnny served...

Norman Blunk

Norman Blunk

Aug 9, 2010

Norman Lee Blunk, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 9, 2010, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Norman is survived by his wife, C. Maxine Blunk of Atlantic, Iowa; his daughter, Sheryl (Fred) Vrba, of Flagstaff, Arizona; and his granddaughters, Marya (Jeremie Pichereau) Vrba of Birmingham, England, and Sarah Vrba of Flagstaff, Arizona. Cremation has taken...

Ellen Hoeck

Ellen Hoeck

Aug 9, 2010

Ellen Yvonne Rasmussen was born June 2, 1935, the daughter of Jens Frosee and Altje Ruth (Pellett) Rasmussen in Anita, Iowa, and passed away Monday, August 9, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Ellen grew up in Anita, graduating from Anita High School in 1953. Ellen then attended Commercial Extension in Omaha, Nebraska. Throughout the years she was...