Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Lucile Maas

Lucile Maas

Apr 2, 2007

Lucile G. Maas, 94, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Lucile Glendora Floyd was born on October, 23, 1912, in Thompson Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence Harrison and Minnie (Petri) Floyd. She graduated from Casey High School in 1930, after which she attended Normal Training...

Charles Bailey

Charles Bailey

Mar 31, 2007

Charles L. "Chuck" Bailey, 79, a lifelong Atlantic, Iowa resident, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Charles Lindberg Bailey was born June 30, 1927 in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Merritt Eugene and Clara Mae (Richardson) Bailey. Chuck attended Atlantic schools and graduated from the Atlantic High School. He served...

Stanley Whetstone

Stanley Whetstone

Mar 30, 2007

Stanley Duane "Dewey" Whetstone, 76, of Menlo, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007, at the Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. He was born October 12, 1930, in Casey, Iowa, the son of Stanley and Bess (Madsen) Whetstone. Dewey attended and graduated from the Casey High School in 1947. On September 14, 1952, Dewey married Patricia Curry of Dexter,...

Ruth Rudy

Ruth Rudy

Mar 30, 2007

Ruth M. Rudy, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007, at her home. Ruth Mae Rudy was born on September 11, 1922, in Stuart, Iowa, the daughter of Dayton Earl and Mabel (Jones) Johnston. She had lived in Stuart, Anita, and Lorah, Iowa, before moving to Atlantic in the early 1950s. Ruth attended various country schools...

Kathryn Ward

Kathryn Ward

Mar 25, 2007

Kathryn M. Ward, 68, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Kathryn Mardell Ward was born on August 15, 1938, in Bridgewater, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Zella (Sewell) Hair. She attended school in Corning and Fontanelle. On July 10, 1958, Kathryn was married to Larry L....

Daryll Peterson

Daryll Peterson

Mar 25, 2007

Daryll L. Peterson, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, March 25, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Daryll Lee Peterson was born November 14, 1934, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Clarence August and Emilie Anna Gretchen Brehmer Peterson. He was baptized at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran...

Carole Parker

Carole Parker

Mar 24, 2007

Carole Mae Parker was born on August 17, 1933, to Clarence and B. Muriel (Thompson) Brown in Atlantic, Iowa. She passed away on March 24, 2007, at the age of 73. Carole graduated from Wiota High School in 1951. Following graduation, she was employed as a legal secretary in Atlantic. Carole was married to Billie B. Parker in 1953....

Zaeden Hoflen

Zaeden Hoflen

Mar 23, 2007

Zaeden James Gregory Hoflen, 2 year old son of Jim and Lori Hoflen, of Elk Horn, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, at Nebraska Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. The celebration of Zaeden's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. No public...

Charles Saltmarsh

Charles Saltmarsh

Mar 21, 2007

Charles A. Saltmarsh, 85, of Exira, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Exira Care Center. Charles Allen Saltmarsh was born on March 1, 1922, in Edgerton, Wisconsin, the son of Arthur E. and Alma L. (Debord) Saltmarsh. He attended school in the Marne area. On February 1, 1942, he was united in marriage to Pearl A....

Barbara Ballinger

Barbara Ballinger

Mar 16, 2007

Memorial services, following cremation, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007, in the chapel at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic. Visitation is scheduled for Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.at Hockenberrys.

Albert Thomas Jr.

Albert Thomas Jr.

Mar 14, 2007

Albert "Bud" Thomas, Jr., longtime Cass County farmer, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Albert "Bud" Thomas, Jr., was born August 4, 1918 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of Albert George and Retta R. (Kraft) Thomas. He attended schools in the Council Bluffs area. The family farmed near Council Bluffs and when...

Melvin Cooley

Melvin Cooley

Mar 12, 2007

Melvin H. Cooley, 74, of Anita, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007, north of Anita, Iowa. Melvin Henry Cooley was born March 6, 1933, to Herbert (Ted) and Anna C. (Jepsen) Cooley. He attended country schools through the 8th grade. On December 2, 1955, he married Marilyn Schrader at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita. He farmed for...

Laura Fisher

Laura Fisher

Mar 9, 2007

Laura L. Fisher, 93, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 9, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Laura Louise (Matousek) Fisher was born January 19, 1914, on the prairie near Redig, South Dakota, the daughter of Otto E. Matousek and Judith (Hlava) Matousek. She grew up on the family ranch until 1926 when the...

Meryl Whetstone

Meryl Whetstone

Mar 4, 2007

Meryl L. Whetstone, 80, of Stuart, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Meryl LeRoy Whetstone was born March 5, 1926, in Thompson Township near Casey, Iowa, the son of Walter R. and Maggie (Sloss) Whetstone. He attended rural grade school in Thompson Township, spent one year in the Guthrie Center High...

Jero Guzinski

Jero Guzinski

Mar 2, 2007

Jero D. Guzinski, 62, of Casey, Iowa, passed away, Friday, March 2, 2007, at his home in rural Casey. Jero Darrel Guzinski was born on January 12, 1945, in Jefferson, Iowa, the son of Pete and Helen (Waryden) Guzinski. Jero attended school in Panora, Iowa, and graduated from Panora High School in 1963. On February 27, 1965, he was...

Robert Watson

Robert Watson

Mar 1, 2007

Robert D. Watson, 54, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Robert Dale Watson was born October 28, 1952 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Walter and Wilma (Rowe) Watson. On May 28, 1975, Robert married Linda Franklin in Folkston, Georgia. He had lived in Shenandoah, Red Oak...

Georgia Andersen

Georgia Andersen

Feb 27, 2007

Georgia C. Andersen, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at the Colonial Manor in Anita. Georgia Claretta Andersen was born on May 1, 1921, in Hemmingford, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Bertha Marie (Jensen) Jessen. Shortly after her birth they moved to a farm north of Walnut, Iowa. She attended school in Walnut and...

Pearl Scarf

Pearl Scarf

Feb 26, 2007

Pearl L. Scarf, 97, of Atlantic, passed away Monday, February 26, 2007, at the Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Pearl Louise Scarf was born on July 4, 1909, in Guthrie County, Iowa, the daughter of Adam and Emilie (Pross) Krause. Pearl grew up on a farm southeast of Anita. She attended country school through the 8th grade in Anita....

Marian Carstens

Marian Carstens

Feb 24, 2007

Marian E. Carstens, 97, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2007, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa Marian E. Carstens was born on January 11, 1910, in Casey, Iowa, the daughter of Warren E. and Grace (Thompsen) Cline. She attended school and graduated from Casey High School. On October 19, 1928, she was married to...

Pauline Harris

Pauline Harris

Feb 22, 2007

Pauline M. Harris, 77, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Pauline Marie Harris was born March 23, 1929 in Section 1 of Lincoln Township, Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of Howard S. and Phyllis J. (Steele) Gissibl. She graduated from the Anita High School in 1946 and taught...