Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Nov 18, 2022

Madoline Rose Boulware (Baker) the daughter of Alva Boulware and LoEtta Stiles Boulware was born November 5, 1928 in Scranton lowa and died November 18, 2022, at the Greater Regional Hospital in Creston, lowa at the age of 94 years.

Madoline graduated from Scranton High School and worked factory jobs in nearby towns. On January 6, 1951, she was united in...

Nov 18, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

     John Dean Burns, the son of Howard and Geraldine (Nelson) Burns was born April 12, 1955 in Lake City, Iowa and died November 16, 2022, at the Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 67 years, 7 months, and 4 days. When John was young his mother died and John was raised by Richard and Lela Gleason.

     John...

Nov 15, 2022

Helen Delores Tisthammer Hutchinson was born the youngest of six children to Andrew B. and Minnie Tisthammer on Feb. 25, 1930. She was confirmed in South Branch Lutheran Church. She walked one and a half miles to country school until ninth grade when she boarded in Albion throughout high school and graduated valedictorian. She excelled at shorthand and took secretarial...

Nov 13, 2022

Arlyn Leroy Lund was born on a farm north of Anita on October 4th, 1938. He was the son of George and Bertha (Bauer) and passed away on November 13th, 2022 at Caring Acres in Anita at the age of 84. Arlyn was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita and attended Grant #3 Rural School...

Nov 11, 2022

     Alice Mae Owen, the daughter of Holger and Mable (Nelson) Knudsen, was born October 10, 1927, in her parent’s home one mile west of Hamlin, Iowa and died November 11, 2022, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 1 month, and 1 day.

     Alice was baptized at the Hamlin Lutheran Church in Hamlin,...

Nov 10, 2022

Ethel Anna Marie (Rodekohr) Schlueter age 96 passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Born July 19, 1926, to Edwin and Rose Rodekohr in Battle Creek, NE. Ethel attended Lutheran Parochial School in Battle Creek, NE. Graduating with the class of 1944. Ethel attended nurse’s training at Lincoln General Hospital, graduating as a Registered...

Nov 9, 2022

Scott Edward “Skip” Rochholz, age 66 of Adair, Iowa, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at MercyOne in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born to Leroy and Marjorie (Sachau) Rochholz on 18 April 1956 in Atlantic, Iowa. He lived in Adair Iowa throughout his childhood where he was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He began building things at...

Nov 9, 2022

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Erma Thomson Lange. She was 102 years old and lived a life full of kindness, generosity, and love. She lived longer than a century! Can you imagine the things she experienced in her lifetime? As a child, she rode on horseback through the countryside to...

Nov 8, 2022

Dorothy Ann (Marnin) Tibben, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, under St. Croix Hospice Care at Heritage House in Atlantic IA. Her family was blessed to have been able to spend her last days at her side. She was born November 17, 1930, near Adair Iowa, to Michael and Lelia (Plowman) Marnin. She was baptized on...

Nov 6, 2022

     Mary Ann Thysen, the daughter of Thorvald and Mabel (Anderson) Wad, was born February 10, 1937, at her parent’s home in rural Audubon County near Hamlin, Iowa and died November 6, 2022, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 8 months, and 26 days.

     Mary Ann was baptized and confirmed at the...

Nov 6, 2022

Joe Vincent Mullen passed away and went home to the Lord on Nov. 6, 2022, the same day he would celebrate his 57th wedding anniversary with his wife, Yvonne. He was born in Monticello, Iowa to Robert V. and Gertrude Mattke Mullen on June 22, 1942. Joe attended Monticello Schools where he graduated from high school in 1960. With...

Nov 3, 2022

Oct 29, 2022

Geraldine “Gerry” Elaine Robinson, the daughter of Harry and Maude (Nymeyer) Moore, was born July 27, 1932, in Hampton, Iowa, and entered into her Heavenly home on October 29, 2022. Gerry graduated from Hampton High School in 1950. She graduated from Simpson College with an Elementary Education Teaching Degree in 1952. She taught 4th and 5th grades in Mapleton,...

Oct 27, 2022

     Margaret Ann Gust, the daughter of Hans and Marie Florence (Christensen) Albertsen, was born March 16, 1934, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died October 27, 2022, at her home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 11 days. Margaret was one of five children: her sisters Dorothy, Martha, and Sharon,...

Oct 25, 2022

Brittany Husted, age 24 of Arlington, TX, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Texas Health Harris Methodist in Fort Worth, TX with her family at her side. Brittany was born on May 6, 1998, in Arlington, Texas. Despite her short life here on Earth Brittany was surrounded by love and affection. Brittany was an angel and a beacon...

Oct 24, 2022

Donald Otis Norris, age 56 of Anita, died on Monday, October 24, 2022, at his home in Anita. Arrangements are pending with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Oct 24, 2022

Wynn Owen Winston, age 67, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, under hospice care in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. Wynn was born on January 19, 1955, to Forrest and Shirley (Behnken) Winston. He graduated from Atlantic High School in 1973 and attended Iowa Western Community College for Automotive Mechanics. He worked a...

Oct 24, 2022

Donald Otis Norris, age 56 of Anita, died on Monday, October 24, 2022, at his home in Anita. Arrangements are pending with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Oct 22, 2022

Susan Marie Jensen, the daughter of Farmer William and Harriet Ann (Thompson) Moor was born March 15, 1953, in Guthrie County near Guthrie Center, Iowa and died October 22, 2022, at the Methodist Hospital Downtown in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 69 years, 7 months, and 7 days.

Susan was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Guthrie...