Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Mildred Mary Martin

Mildred Mary Martin

May 15, 2010

Mildred Mary Martin, the daughter of John (Jack) L. and Goldie E. Mueller Murray, was born June 2, 1924, at her parents home in Audubon County near Sharon, Iowa, and died May 15, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 11 months, and 13 days. Mildred was baptized and confirmed at St....

Betty Carlene Coglon

Betty Carlene Coglon

May 13, 2010

Betty Carlene Coglon, the daughter of Douglas and Lola Maye Golaway Landrum, was born October 23, 1939, in Clovis, New Mexico and died May 13, 2010, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 70 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Betty accepted Christ in her heart at the age of five. She attended...

Max Stephenson

Max Stephenson

May 13, 2010

Max Lawrence Stephenson, 86, lifelong resident of Adair and Cass county, passed away on May 13, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Max was born on March 7, 1924, in Adair County, on the Stephenson family farm. He was born to Avery and Erma (Marsh) Stephenson. Max attended country school in Adair County through the eighth grade. He...

Larry Marxen

Larry Marxen

May 13, 2010

Larry Lee Marxen, 71, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 17, 2010, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa. Visitation with family will be from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic. Burial...

Mary Werth

Mary Werth

May 11, 2010

Mary (Jean) Virjean Werth, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Jean was born October 22, 1919, in Casey, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Estella (Betts) Cameron. She grew up and attended rural schools in the Casey and Menlo areas. She attended Menlo High School and...

Lynda Mcvey

Lynda Mcvey

May 11, 2010

Lynda Lorene Vairo was born September 11, 1966, the daughter of Eddie Ray and Linda Kay (Celander) Vairo in Chariton, Iowa, and passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up in Williamson and Chariton, Iowa, graduating from Chariton High School in 1985. On February 23, 2004, she was united in...

Beulah Miller

Beulah Miller

May 10, 2010

Beulah P. Miller, 94, of Sun City West, Arizona and formerly of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2010, at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, Arizona, with her family at her side. Beulah Pearl Biggs was born to Royce and Grace Biggs January 26, 1916, on a farm near Emmetsburg, Iowa. In 1918 her family moved to...

Peggy Lucille Zajicek

Peggy Lucille Zajicek

May 5, 2010

Alice Peggy Lucille Zajicek, the daughter of Roy and Nina Rundle Winget, was born July 9, 1923, at her parents home in Wentworth, South Dakota and died May 5, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 9 months, and 26 days. Peggy was baptized in 1926 and confirmed in 1935 at the Presbyterian...

Merrilyn Olsen

Merrilyn Olsen

May 5, 2010

Merrilyn Olsen, the daughter of F.M. and Helen Voss Northup, was born March 27, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa and died May 5, 2010, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 1 month, and 18 days. Merrilyn was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon. She attended Audubon Community Schools...

Carl Kirkpatrick

Carl Kirkpatrick

May 5, 2010

Carl Reed Kirkpatrick born October 23, 1919, in Guthrie County, Iowa, to Eugene and Elsie Irene (Caltrider) Kirkpatrick and passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He was a life long Guthrie County resident, graduating from Casey High School in 1938. As a teenager, Carl worked as a milkman with his...

Leroy Merk

Leroy Merk

May 3, 2010

LeRoy Roger Merk was born the son of Raymond and Mary (Koenig) Merk on November 4, 1933, in Audubon, Iowa, and passed away May 3, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. He lived in Audubon County his entire life, attending Audubon High School graduating with the Class of 1951. After high school, LeRoy spent a few years...

Alverta Helen Hansen

Alverta Helen Hansen

May 1, 2010

Alverta Helen Hansen, the daughter of Amiel and Hulda Fries Troll, was born February 10, 1917, at her parents home north of Walnut, Iowa and died May 1, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 19 days. She attended rural school, Monroe #5 in Shelby County, Iowa. After school, she...

Mary Jane Nielsen

Mary Jane Nielsen

Apr 30, 2010

Mary Jane Nielsen, the daughter of Donald and Lila Wickham Hunt, was born October 10, 1927, at her parents home in Gray, Iowa and died April 30, 2010, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, IA at the age of 82 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Mary Jane was baptized and confirmed at the Ross Evangelical Church in Ross,...

John Brincks

John Brincks

Apr 30, 2010

John W. Brincks, 89, of Anita, Iowa, passed away early Friday morning April 30, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita. John William Brincks was born June 14, 1920, in Carroll, Iowa, the son of John B. Brincks and Anna (Reineke) Brincks. He attended school in Carroll. John was a WWII veteran serving in the Army for 3 ½ years....

Peggy S. Juhl

Peggy S. Juhl

Apr 29, 2010

Peggy S. Juhl, the daughter of John and Carol Swolley Osborn, was born November 13, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa. Peggy was raised by her great grandparents: Rex and Carrie Marshall in Brayton, Iowa. Peggy died April 29, 2010, at her home in Brayton at the age of 52 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Peggy was baptized at the Brayton...

Marlan 'Pete' Lee Feltner, Sr.

Marlan 'Pete' Lee Feltner, Sr.

Apr 26, 2010

Marlan Pete Feltner, the son of Opal Grace Sheets, was born September 30, 1936, at his grandparents home John and Cluppia Feltner in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died April 26, 2010 at the Friendship Hone in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 6 months and 27 days. Marlan attended Audubon Community Schools and Audubon High School....

Ruby Scholl

Ruby Scholl

Apr 26, 2010

Ruby Kristine Scholl, long-time resident of Anita, IA passed away peacefully Monday, April 26, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Born to Danish immigrants, George and Laura Andersen on May 17, 1921, on their farm near Brayton, IA; Ruby started country school speaking only Danish. As she learned the English language at school she taught...

Donald Sanny

Donald Sanny

Apr 24, 2010

Donald Dean Sanny, 75, a life long resident of Cass County passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the Atlantic Nursing Rehab Center. Don was born January 15, 1935, to John Henry and Mary Esther (Ryan) Sanny in Atlantic, Iowa. He resided outside of and attended school at Lewis, Iowa. He was briefly in the U.S. Marine Corps in...

Dean Beecher

Dean Beecher

Apr 22, 2010

Dean Ervin Beecher was born April 3, 1928, the son of Charles S. and Lizzie (Marsch) Beecher in Scotland, South Dakota, and passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Dean's family moved to Anita when he was in the 5th grade. He graduated from the Anita High School in 1946. Dean...

Doris Elaine Hollister

Doris Elaine Hollister

Apr 20, 2010

Doris Elaine Hollister, the daughter of Adolph and Christine Rasmussen Christensen, was born September 28, 1928, at her parents home in Hamlin Township,Audubon County, Iowa and died April 20, 2010, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 22 days. Doris was baptized May 19, 1929, at the Danish Lutheran Church in...