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Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Sally Kay Kerwin
Oct 14, 2022
Sally Kay Kerwin, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Ruth Naomi (Stanley) Kerwin, was born March 16, 1936, at her parents’ home in Melville Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died October 14, 2022, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 86 years, 6 months, and 28 days.
Sally was baptized and confirmed and was a life-long...
Dale Christensen
Oct 11, 2022
Dale Lloyd Christensen, 67, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Cass Health in Atlantic. Dale was born December 31, 1954, the son of Lloyd and Norma (Anderson) Christensen, in Creston, Iowa. He was raised in the rural Cumberland area and attended C&M school. Dale was a farmer and continued to farm up until he passed away....
Phyllis Elaine Hoffman
Oct 9, 2022
Phyllis Elaine Hoffman, the daughter of Herman and Margaret (Porsch) Schmidt, was born March 27,
1947, in Carroll, Iowa and died October 9, 2022, in an automobile accident in Exira, Iowa at the age of 75
years, 6 months, and 12 days.
Phyllis was baptized and confirmed at the Ebenezer Lutheran Church west of Audubon, Iowa. She
attended rural Audubon County schools then graduated...
Robert Franklin Fry
Oct 9, 2022
Robert Franklin Fry, the son of Harry Harold and Viola Lucille (Brensel) Fry, was born October 22, 1937, on his parent’s farm in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died October 9, 2022, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 11 months, and 17 days.
Robert was one of seven children and grew up on...
Mr Steven Lovell
Oct 9, 2022
Steven Albert Lovell, age 71, of Atlantic and formerly of Adair, IA, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA. Steven is survived by his sister Linda Lovell of Atlantic, Iowa; and may other relatives and friends. Graveside service will take place at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Canby Cemetery just...
Mrs. Connie Viether
Oct 7, 2022
Connie Viether, age 75, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA. Connie is survived by her husband Dennis of Atlantic; children Cindy Hawkinson of Atlantic, Rachel (Jeff) Clausen of Atlantic, Kevin Viether of Council Bluffs; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one on the way; brother, Richard (Carol Roberts) Blanchard of...
Margret Kerns Heater
Oct 6, 2022
Margret Kerns Heater, age 100 of Adair, Iowa, died at New Homestead in Guthrie Center, Iowa. She was born August 31, 1922, in Casey, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Elizabeth Ernst. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Casey and graduated from Casey High School in 1939. After graduation, she decorated wedding cakes in Barbara’s Bake...
Michael Vernon Marshall
Oct 2, 2022
Michael Vernon Marshall, the son of Wayne and Shirley (Marxen) McFadden, was born June 23, 1954, in Des Moines, Iowa and died October 2, 2022, surrounded by his at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa under hospice care at the age of 68 years, 3 months, and 9 days.
Michael attended the Atlantic Community Schools graduating with the High School...
Phyllis Curtis
Oct 1, 2022
Phyllis Marie Curtis, age 93 of Atlantic, died on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA. She was born the daughter of Albert and Hazel (Westover) Adams on December 24, 1928, at her parent’s home out on the farm in Montgomery County, IA. She attended country school near her home and later graduated from Elliott...
Mildred Miller
Sep 30, 2022
Mildred Ione (Johnson) Miller, 89, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away peacefully Friday, September 30th, 2002, at the Heritage House in Atlantic Iowa. She was united in marriage to Robert Miller on August 12th, 1956. They moved to the farm south of Wiota after getting married, and then later moved to Atlantic in 1989. Christmas time was always a special...
Elaine Christine Tessman
Sep 28, 2022
Elaine Christine Tessman was born July 25, 1937 on the family farm west of Hamlin, Iowa to Alfred Marinus and Hilda Minona (Marcusen) Christensen. She died on September 28th, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months and 3 days.
The Christensen family moved when Elaine...
Dorothy Elaine (Anderson) Sloth
Sep 27, 2022
Dorothy Elaine Sloth, the daughter of H. Gene and Wynona (Jensen) Anderson, was born December 29, 1946 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died September 27, 2022, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 75 Years, 8 months, and 28 days.
Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon,...
Elaine Louise Witt
Sep 23, 2022
Elaine Louise Witt, 86, was born January 12, 1936 in Audubon County, Iowa, and grew up attending Audubon County rural school, Gray, Iowa elementary school, and later graduating from the Audubon Community High School in 1953 with honors, and lettering in band. Elaine studied photography at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska for two years. Her fellow graduate, William “Bud” J....
Robert Soults
Sep 20, 2022
Robert “Bud” Soults, son of Marion and Alice Whetstone Soults, was born in Bedford, Iowa on September 9, 1935. In March of 1936 he moved with his family to the farm northwest of Adair, Iowa. He attended school at Grant Township # 5 and graduated from Adair High School in 1954. He then attended Iowa State University, majoring...
Diane Elaine Bladt
Sep 19, 2022
Diane Elaine Bladt, the daughter of Daniel and Hazel (Joens) Christensen, was born May 20, 1950 in Audubon, Iowa and died September 19, 2022, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 3 months, and 28 days.
Diane was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. She attended the Audubon Community Schools...
Lyle Junior Joens
Sep 16, 2022
Lyle Junior Joens, the son of William and Elna (Groteluschen) Joens, was born June 15, 1926, on the family farm south of Manning, Iowa in Audubon County and died September 16, 2022, at the Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 3 months, and 1 day.
Lyle was baptized July 18, 1926 at the Trinity Lutheran...
Jerry Allan Jensen
Sep 15, 2022
Jerry Allan Jensen the son of Harold E. and Thelma (Rasmussen) Jensen was born February 20, 1937 at his grandparent Rasmussen’s home in Audubon, Iowa and died September 15, 2022 at the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 15 days.
Jerry was baptized and confirmed at Exira Lutheran Church. He received...
Roger Eugene Johnson
Sep 15, 2022
Roger Eugene Johnson, 94, of Iowa City, formerly of Sioux City, IA, passed away at Lantern Park Specialty
Care in Coralville on September 15, 2022.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM at Lensing’s Oak Hill, 210 Holiday
Road, Coralville. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Burial will be...
Kathryn Leander
Sep 14, 2022
Kathryn Marie Leander, age 62, of Lewis, IA, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at her home in Lewis, IA. According to Kathryn’s wishes, cremation has been accorded. No services are scheduled at this moment. The staff of Schmidt Family Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Cheri Schwenke
Sep 14, 2022
Cheri LaVonne (Beebe) Schwenke, 75, passed away Wednesday morning, September 14, 2022, at Cass County Memorial Hospital. She was born to William and Helen (Campbell) Beebe in Atlantic and was the second child of five. Cheri graduated from Atlantic High School and married Ivan on the 20th of June 1965, after a four-year courtship that began 4 years earlier...
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