Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

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

Bonnie Mardi

Bonnie Mardi

Jul 21, 2006

BONNIE O. MARDI Bonnie O. Mardi, 73, of Ponca, Nebraska, and formerly of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006, at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca. Bonnie Opal Mardi was born August 5, 1932, in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Otis and Hyla (Robertson) Smith. She graduated from the Wiota High School and moved to Omaha,...

Phil Uhlman

Phil Uhlman

Jul 14, 2006

Phil J. Uhlman, 80, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Colonial Manor in Anita, Iowa. Phil John Uhlman was born October 5, 1925, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of John C. and Anna E. (Wedemeyer) Uhlman. He attended country school in Adair county. Phil served his country in the U.S. Army during...

Donald Wahlert

Donald Wahlert

Jul 14, 2006

DONALD (DEAN) WAHLERT Donald (Dean) Wahlert, 77, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 14, 2006, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Donald Dean Wahlert was born March 26, 1929, in rural Guthrie County, Iowa, the son of Christian Edward and Bertha Katherine (Hammann) Wahlert. He was baptized in St. John's Lutheran Church, northwest of Adair,...

Raymond Meyer

Raymond Meyer

Jul 10, 2006

Raymond H. Meyer, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Ray's life began on May 12, 1926, in Fonda, Iowa. His mother, Edna died within weeks of his birth and he was raised by his maternal grandmother in Whittemore, Iowa. After completing eighth grade, he...

Freda Alff

Freda Alff

Jul 2, 2006

Freda Cecilia Lund Alff, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa, at the age of 94 years, 11 months and two days. Freda was born August 1, 1911, in Douglas Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Jens J. and Martha N. (Madsen) Andersen. She was baptized at...

Vada Caltrider

Vada Caltrider

Jul 2, 2006

Vada E. Caltrider, 85, of Adair, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2006, at Midland Community Hospital in Papillion, Nebraska. Vada Elsie Caltrider was born on April 14, 1921, in rural Cass County, near Anita, Iowa, to William Adolph and Amelia Magdeline (Wahlert) Huss. She grew up in Adair and attended school there, graduating from Adair High School...

Barry Buchanan

Barry Buchanan

Jun 11, 2006

Barry A. Buchanan, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away June 11, 2006, at his home. Barry Allison Buchanan was born on September 1, 1946, in Guymon, Oklahoma to Bobby and Willibelle (Smith) Buchanan. He graduated from Hooker High School in Hooker, Oklahoma, in 1964 and majored in math and statistics at Oklahoma State University, where he graduated in 1969....

Madonna Einhaus

Madonna Einhaus

Jun 9, 2006

Madonna E. Einhaus, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Madonna Estelle Einhaus, was born June 17, 1922, in Johnville, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Henry and Catherine (McGrath) Allison. She graduated from the Mount Carmel Academy High School in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Madonna then...

Dawna Massie

Dawna Massie

Jun 1, 2006

Dawna Lynne Hendricks Massie, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2006, in rural Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Dawna was born September 25, 1948, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, the daughter of Stanley and Dawna J. (Asay) Hendricks. She was raised in Concord, California, and was a 1966 graduate of the El Cerrito, California, High School. Dawna...

Delmer Fudge

Delmer Fudge

May 31, 2006

Delmer L. Fudge, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center of heart failure. Delmer Lee Fudge was born on July 19, 1932, in Massena, Iowa, to Carroll and Freda (Hoyt) Fudge. He was a life long resident of Cass County and worked as a laborer at various places including Henningsen...

Frances Johnson

Frances Johnson

May 27, 2006

Frances M. Johnson, 89, of Marne, Iowa, peacefully passed away Saturday morning, May 27, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, with her two daughters at her side. Frances Marie Johnson was born February 14, 1917, in Defiance, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (VonTersch) Majerus. Earlier in her life, she had lived in Oakland,...

Mary Mcclung

Mary Mcclung

May 11, 2006

Mary A. McClung, 75, of Casey, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at the Stuart Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa, where she had been a resident for the last couple of months. Mary Alice Barnes was born on February 27, 1931, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Ralph and Johanna (Schildt) Barnes. She grew up in Greenfield and...

Karlene Rasmussen

Karlene Rasmussen

May 9, 2006

Karlene A. Rasmussen, 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at her home. Karlene Ann Rasmussen was born on December 10, 1944, in Harlan, Iowa, to Chris and Lula (Boeck) Rasmussen. She graduated from Harlan High School and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri. After school she lived numerous places, but has...

Eugene Christensen

Eugene Christensen

May 9, 2006

Eugene H. Christensen, 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Eugene Harvey Christensen was born December 27, 1927 in Avoca, Iowa, the son of Harvey and Anne (Schneider) Christensen. He graduated from the Atlantic High School, Atlantic, Iowa, in 1945. On February 23, 1946, Gene married Inez...

Georgia Blackman

Georgia Blackman

May 5, 2006

Georgia Manson Davis Blackman, 82, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 5, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Georgia Nell Manson was born on May 10, 1923, in Clarinda, Iowa, to Peter Alexander and Amelia M. (Kryselmier) Manson. She was raised in Clarinda, Iowa, and graduated from Newberg High School in Newberg, Oregon, in...

Geneva Zimmer

Geneva Zimmer

May 4, 2006

Geneva "Jenny" Blum Zimmer, 80, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006, at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Geneva Blum Zimmer was born on April 28, 1926 in Panama, Iowa, the daughter of Margaret and Joseph Blum. After graduation from St. Mary's Catholic High School, she was married to Art Zimmer on May 31, 1945....

Betty Riley

Betty Riley

Apr 28, 2006

Betty L. Riley, 76, of Forsyth, Missouri, and formerly of Lyman, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson, Missouri. Betty Lou Riley was born March 30, 1930, in Lyman, Iowa, the daughter of Calvin G. and Alma S. (Wohlenhaus) Lindeman. She was a 1948 graduate of the Atlantic High School and on...

Darlene Hunt

Darlene Hunt

Apr 26, 2006

Darlene Hunt, 62, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Darlene (McClain) Hunt was born on April 2, 1944, in Shenandoah, Iowa, to Carl and Irene Christine Elizabeth (Thorne) McClain. She attended Red Oak Community High School in Red Oak, Iowa, and then on April 22, 1960, Darlene was...

Mary Cody

Mary Cody

Apr 14, 2006

Mary Cody, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday evening at the Oakland Manor, Oakland, IA. Mary Geneva Ann Cody was born to George Francis Lynch and Barbara Bridget Higgins on July 2, 1921, on a farm near Grand Junction, Iowa. She graduated from Grand Junction High School. On August 9, 1939, she married George Edward Cody and lived on...

Eli Olsen

Eli Olsen

Dec 7, 1941

Eli Olsen, one of nine children born to Danish immigrants Chris and Inger (Madsen) Olsen, was born February 26, 1918, at his parents’ home near Audubon, Iowa. Eli was baptized and confirmed at the then Danish Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He attended rural schools and graduated from the Viola High School in Viola, Iowa. Eli then helped on the...