Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Marvel Ginkel

Marvel Ginkel

Jul 10, 2007

Marvel J. Van Ginkel, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at her home in Atlantic. Marvel Jeannette Van Ginkel was born May 8, 1919, to John R. and Edith F. (Hummel) Crumpacker in Monroe, Iowa. After graduating from Monroe High School, she attended Simpson College in Indianola and was a member of Delta Delta...

K.R. Hill

K.R. Hill

Jul 7, 2007

Kay R. Hill, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Bergan-Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Kay Russell Hill was born June 25, 1943, in Kadoka, South Dakota, the son of Robert R. and Lucille Byrkit Hill. He grew up in Hot Springs, South Dakota; lived in Brookings, South Dakota for seven years; Strawberry...

Kenneth Schwartz

Kenneth Schwartz

Jul 5, 2007

Kenneth L. Schwartz, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. Kenneth Lloyd Schwartz was born on March 17, 1921, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, the son of Leo Neil and Lillian Rosetta (Dillinger) Schwartz. He served our country in United States Army during World War...

Ruth Vallier

Ruth Vallier

Jun 25, 2007

Ruth M. Vallier, 74, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 25, 2007, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Ruth Mae (Nelson) Vallier was born on November 6, 1932, on a farm, south of Brayton, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Cecil and Nellie Margaret (Jensen) Nelson. The family moved to a farm in northern Cass County,...

Helen Wirt

Helen Wirt

Jun 21, 2007

Helen Wirt, 90, of Denver, CO, (formerly of Atlantic) passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007, in Denver, Colorado. Helen was born on February 24, 1917, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Michael and Helen (Zbur) Petruska. Helen grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She then lived in Newark, New Jersey, where she met and married her husband, Ralph O....

Roma Dresher

Roma Dresher

Jun 19, 2007

Roma A. Dresher, 97, of Atlantic, IA (formerly of Omaha, NE) passed away June 19, 2007. Her body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, June 24, 2007, in the Hockenberry Family Care Chapel in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

Lavina Weiss

Lavina Weiss

Jun 19, 2007

Lavina M. Weiss, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Lavina Margaret was born October 22, 1916, in Walnut, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Scheef) Hansen. She attended country schools and was a graduate of the Walnut High School. Lavina taught school at Monroe District # 1,...

Cortez Stanley

Cortez Stanley

Jun 14, 2007

Cortez G. Stanley, 79, of Anita, Iowa, was called home, Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Cortez Gordon Stanley, Jr., was born on October 26, 1927, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Cortez Gordon and Alice Irene (Hamby) Stanley. Cortez joined the United States Navy at the age of 17. He was a member of the...

Andrew Weiss

Andrew Weiss

Jun 13, 2007

Andrew O. "Sunny" Weiss, 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Andrew Oren "Sunny" Weiss was born on November 8, 1915, near Manilla, Iowa, the son of Andrew C. and Linnie (Felt) Weiss. He also had four sisters. Sunny graduated from Shelby High School in 1934. He then...

Albert Hepp

Albert Hepp

Jun 6, 2007

Albert J. Hepp, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, (formerly of Omaha, Nebraska) passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. A Memorial Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2007, at the SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Al is survived by his wife, Evelyn, of Atlantic; daughter, Susan Zimmerman, and her...

Randy Maraccini

Randy Maraccini

Jun 2, 2007

Randy A. Maraccini, 39, of Atlantic, passed away, Saturday, June 2, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Randy is survived by his wife, Tammy; father, Louis and his wife, Marilyn of American Falls, ID; brothers, Louis Maraccini, Jr. of Homestead, FL and Chris Maraccini of Tracy, CA; grandmother,...

William Karwal

William Karwal

May 19, 2007

William K. "Bill" Karwal, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday evening, May 19, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. William Koob Karwal was born July 31, 1937, at the Atlantic Hospital, Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Harold and Mary Elizabeth (Miller) Karwal. Bill graduated from the Exira High School in 1956, and on June 24,...

Judy Newby

Judy Newby

May 16, 2007

Judy A. Newby, 64, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Judy Ann Newby was born August 9, 1942, in Exira, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Arletta Johnson Biggs. She grew up in the Exira area where she met Marvin Newby. On December 27, 1965, Judy and Marvin were married...

Emmert Andersen

Emmert Andersen

May 16, 2007

Emmert V. Andersen, 92, of Atlantic, passed away, Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Colonial Manor in Anita. Emmert Virgil Andersen was born on June 25, 1914, the son of L.A. and Matilda (Pedersen) Andersen in Greeley Township, Audubon County, Iowa. Emmert graduated from Elk Horn High School in 1932. On November 7, 1938, he was married to Egidia at...

Phyllis Hamilton

Phyllis Hamilton

May 6, 2007

Phyllis A. Hamilton, 77, a longtime Adair, Iowa, resident, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the Kavanagh House in West Des Moines, Iowa. Phyllis Alberta Hamilton was born July 25, 1929, on the family farm near Elliott, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Leona (Snyder) Armstrong. She graduated from the Griswold High School in 1947, and was a...

Edwin Willrich

Edwin Willrich

May 6, 2007

Edwin "Ed" Willrich, 64, of Adair, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Edwin Ernst Willrich was born on November 23, 1942, in a farm house north of Adair in Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Karl and Anna (Eichthaler) Willrich. Ed lived in the Adair community most of his...

Dean Kopp

Dean Kopp

May 3, 2007

Dean L. Kopp, 81, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dean Lenore Coon was born July 6, 1925, at home in Shelby county near Gates, northwest of Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Nellie (Smith) Coon. She attended rural schools in Shelby, Audubon, and Cass counties...

Shirley Pollock

Shirley Pollock

Apr 28, 2007

Shirley A. Pollock, 75, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Shirley Ann Pollock was born August 13, 1931, in Anita, Iowa, the daughter of Felix Howard and Anna Marie (Christensen) Scott. She was raised in Anita and was a 1949 Anita High School Graduate. On August...

Marvin Newby

Marvin Newby

Apr 24, 2007

Marvin L. Newby, 64, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Marvin Louis Newby was born May 25, 1942 in Bedford, Iowa, the son of Emory and Cordys (Cordell) Newby. He grew up in the Bedford area and in 1960, graduated from the Bedford High School. On December...

Dale Christensen

Dale Christensen

Apr 18, 2007

Dale M. Christensen, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dale Melten Christensen was born in rural Walnut on October 25, 1923, the son of Henry and Johanna Caroline (Olsen) Christensen. He graduated from Walnut High School in 1941. He worked with his father until he entered the Army...