Obituaries
Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas
Kenny Hess
Aug 18, 2025
Kenneth Herman Hess, the son of Herman and Blanche Elsberry Hess, was born June 27, 1936, at his parents’ home in Shelby County, southwest of Jacksonville, Iowa, and died August 18, 2025, at the Audubon Friendship home at the age of 89. He was one of eight children born into this union. Kenny went to school in Jackson Township #9....
George W. Fiebelkorn
Aug 16, 2025
George W. Fiebelkorn, age 89, formerly of Audubon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Born on July 21, 1936, in his grandmother’s home in Dallas, South Dakota, George Walter Fiebelkorn was the eldest of six children born to Walt and Evelyn (Hansen) Fiebelkorn. From a young age, George cultivated...
Geneva J Oakley
Aug 10, 2025
Geneva Jane Oakley, the daughter of Milton and Ethel (Randolph) Crees was born June 10, 1936, in Audubon County and died August 10, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 89 years and two months.
Geneva was baptized at the First Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended schools in Audubon County and graduated with the...
Magda M Esbeck
Aug 8, 2025
Magda M Esbeck, age 90, of Elk Horn, IA, passed away on Friday, August 08, 2025. Magda was born on April 14, 1935, in rural Shelby County, Iowa. A daughter of Albert Albertsen and Martha (Hansen) Albertsen. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton, Iowa. She attended rural schools near Audubon, Iowa. She remembered walking three...
Loretta M Campbell
Aug 5, 2025
Loretta Mae Oakley Campbell, the daughter of Willard and Lula Oakley, was born January 3, 1933, in Audubon, Iowa, and died August 5, 2025, at the Audubon Hospital at the age of 92. Loretta was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon. She attended Audubon Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1951. On September 16,...
Carlene Deist
Aug 2, 2025
Carlene Deist, age 89, formerly of Audubon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the Madrid home in Madrid. Carlene Emily, daughter of Clarence and Beata (Schade) David, was born on January 27, 1936 on a farm in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church on March 15, 1936 and confirmed at St. John’s...
Charlene Martha McLaughlin
Aug 1, 2025
Mrs. Charlene Martha McLaughlin, age 97, of Audubon, IA, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, IA.
Charlene Martha (Yost) McLaughlin, daughter of Sewell and Nettie Yost, was born in her maternal grandmother's home in Russell, Iowa, on May 6, 1928. Her family moved to Audubon, Iowa, when she was 6 months old. Charlene was...
Norman August Nelson
Jul 31, 2025
Norman August Nelson, 93, of Argyle, Texas passed away peacefully, at his home on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Norm was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 6, 1932, the son of Johan (Gus) and Mable (Lundquist) Nelson. Norm’s family moved to Red Oak, Iowa where he attended school and graduated from Red Oak High School. Following high school, he joined...
Jay Clifton Heiny
Jul 31, 2025
Jay Clifton Heiny, 78, of Walnut, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa. Jay was born on October 22, 1946, in San Diego, California—he was the eldest of two sons. In 1968, he met and married the love of his life, Donna Harris of Walnut, Iowa, beginning a lifelong partnership marked by...
Rex Wiederholt
Jul 30, 2025
Rex Wiederholt, age 70 of Cumberland, Iowa passed away Wednesday, July 30 2025 at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.
No services are planned at this time.
Gary Glenn Maas
Jul 29, 2025
Gary Glenn Maas, age 83 of Atlantic, Iowa, died at Heritage House on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. He was born to Glenn and Ruth (Edwards) Maas in Atlantic, Iowa. He and older brother, Max, lived on the family farm where they raised crops and livestock. He went to Massena Country School #6 for K-8 and graduated from Massena High School...
Diana Jean Schuler
Jul 27, 2025
Mrs. Diana J. Schuler, age 61, of Atlantic IA, passed away on Sunday, July 27th, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, surround by her loving family. Diana was born the daughter to Keith and Beth Bruce in Iowa City, Iowa on December 12th, 1963, the third of four children. She graduated from Atlantic Community Schools,...
Lois M Nelson
Jul 27, 2025
Mrs. Lois Marie Nelson, age 93, of Exira, IA, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the MJ Estates - Exira Care Center. Lois Marie Nelson was born on March 17, 1932, in Audubon County – Hamlin Township, daughter of Marius and Hanna (Larsen) Christensen. Lois was baptized on May 8, 1932, at the Hamlin Lutheran Church, and was...
Darrell Dean Kilworth
Jul 24, 2025
Mr. Darrell D. Kilworth, age 92, of Exira, IA, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Exira Care Center. Darrell Dean Kilworth was born at the family home on September 14, 1932 to Alonzo and Sadie Kilworth. He was the second of four children. He attended elementary school in a one-room country schoolhouse at Exira Township #6, Pleasant...
Verna Zimmerman
Jul 22, 2025
Verna Zimmerman, age 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, with Pastor Kyle McBee officiating. Burial will follow at the Atlantic Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Church following the burial.
The...
Francis Hollinrake
Jul 22, 2025
Francis Hollinrake, age 68, of Adair, IA, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at St. John Catholic Church in Adair with Father Antony Mathew as Celebrant. Burial will follow at the St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Adair. A...
Joel Dee Flug Sr.
Jul 21, 2025
Mr. Joel Dee Flug Sr, age 88, of Audubon, IA, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2025, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.
Joel Dee Flug was born in Anita at his parents' home on June 4, 1937, to Daniel Flug and Evelyn Larsen Flug. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Adair....
Gary O Johnson
Jul 19, 2025
Gary Oliver Johnson, age 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Brayton, IA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic. He was born on February 17, 1954, in Manning, Iowa, the son of Oliver "Bud" Johnson and LaDeane (Christensen) Johnson. A proud member of the Exira Jr.-Sr. High School Class of 1972, Gary spent...
Marvel Roscoe Larsen Jr.
Jul 16, 2025
Marvel R. Larsen, age 79 of Tucson, Arizona passed away on July 16, 2025 at his home. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the Exira Cemetery in Exira with Rev. Loren Christensen officiating.
Luther "Luke" Larsen
Jul 16, 2025
Luther “Luke” Jay Larsen, 60, of Casey, Iowa passed away on July 16, 2025.
Luke was born on February 4, 1965 to Dale and Beverly Larsen. Luke was a proud father, gifted mechanic, and beloved friend to many. From a young age he had a deep curiosity about how things worked - often taking apart his sister’s cassette players and walkie-talkies,...
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