Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jan 10, 2022

William “Bill” James Walker, the son of Marion “Spike” and Margery (Jayne) Walker, was born August 9, 1955 in Atlantic, Iowa and died January 10, 2022, following a brief illness, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 66, 5 months, and 1 day. A farm boy from birth, Bill and his siblings spent much of...

Jan 10, 2022

Leona B. Hemminger, age 96, of Elk Horn, IA, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Leona Hemminger, daughter of Earl and Mabel (Crouch) Weems was born April 22, 1925, on the Wooster Farm east of Irwin, Iowa. Leona attended Country School at Jefferson #6 Shelby County. After eighth grade, she went on to...

Jan 9, 2022

Mark Hugh Gustafson, the son of Bert and Joyce (Miller) Gustafson, was born August 27,1949, in Cherokee, Iowa and died January 9, 2022, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 4 months, and 12 days. Mark was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. He attended Aurelia Community Schools...

Jan 7, 2022

Lois Darlene Pardee, daughter of Ernest Rolland and Marie Lorraine (Madsen) McKibbin, was born December 16, 1923, at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died January 7, 2022, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 98 years, and 21 days. Lois had been a member of the First Christian Church in Audubon until the Church...

Jan 5, 2022

James (Jim) Calvin Dory, age 83, of Anita, IA, passed away on January 5, 2022, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. Jim was born in Union County, Iowa, just north of Creston on January 12, 1938, to Lile and Mary (Lorentzen) Dory. They later moved to a farm south of Greenfield. He attended country school as a child. He then...

Jan 5, 2022

Kelly Lee Davis, age 67 of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at his home in Atlantic. Kelly was born in Creston, Iowa on September 22, 1954, to Ronald and Mary (Cleeland) Davis. He attended Lincoln and Jackson Elementary Schools and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1972. He then went on to Westmar College and later...

Jan 4, 2022

Lois Jean Lawson, the daughter of Lorens Christian and Olga Marie (Sorensen) Nissen, was born July 1, 1936, in Audubon, Iowa and died January 4, 2022, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 6 months, and 3 days. Lois was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. She...

Jan 4, 2022

Paula L. Pringnitz, age 61, of Anita, IA, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at her residence in Anita, IA. Paula Lynn Pringnitz was born on December 14, 1960, to Homer and Margaret (Hadley) Pringnitz at Park Hospital in Mason City, Iowa. Paula came home to live on the farm south of Clear Lake, Iowa until moving to Anita,...

Jan 4, 2022

Theresa Ann Brincks, age 93, of Anita, IA, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center, IA. Theresa was born May 18, 1928, the daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Weihs) Gubbels on a farm near Westphalia, Iowa. She attended school at St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia, Iowa, and graduated with the Class of...

Jan 4, 2022

Richard Daniel (Dan) Anstey, 74, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Adair County Health System in Greenfield, Iowa. Dan was born in Massena, Iowa on June 1, 1947, to C. R. (Dick) and Alice Mary (Sunberg) Anstey. He grew up in Cass County, Iowa attending Cumberland-Massena High School where he was active in vocal and wrestling,...

Jan 1, 2022

Theodore LeRoy Hall, the son of Richard Theodore and Connie Colleen (Titus) Hall, was born August 4, 1962, in Brush, Colorado and died January 1, 2022, at his home in rural Audubon County, Iowa at the age of 59 years, 4 months, and 27 days. Ted was baptized as an infant. He attended school in Guthrie Center, Iowa and Audubon,...

Jan 1, 2022

Ida Norris, age 75, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, IA.

Cremation has been accorded, a graveside service will be held at Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne, IA at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled at this time with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home...

Dec 28, 2021

Jeff Kinzie, age 62, of Atlantic, formerly of Anita, IA, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at his residence in Atlantic, IA. Jeffery Lee Kinzie was born in Atlantic, IA, on April 1, 1959, yes, he was an April Fool’s baby! Whenever someone would say, “I’m hungry”, he’d say, “Hi hungry, nice to meet you!” He loved to make...

Dec 25, 2021

Robert E. Sams age, 76 of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at the Atlantic Specialty Care. Robert was a great brother. He loved his nieces and nephews. Robert was at home when he was working in his garden or in his shop doing the next woodworking project. Graveside service will be held at 10 am,...

Dec 25, 2021

Ronald John Wittrock, 84, of Anita was reunited with his wife, Jeanette on December 25, 2021. He was born May 1, 1937 in Carroll, Iowa to Charles and Frances (Roth) Wittrock. He graduated from eighth grade at Holy Angels School in Roselle. On June 23, 1959, he married Jeanette Hannasch at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Roselle, Iowa. They made...

Dec 25, 2021

Janel Kae (Simon) Will, age 72, of Wiota, IA passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at the Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Janel was born August 4, 1949, to Harold and Mardell (Barnholdt) Simon in Atlantic. She grew up on a farm south of Anita and loved working outside doing fieldwork. She attended country school until they opened the...

Dec 23, 2021

Jolene Rae DuVall, the daughter of Theodore “Ted” Richard and Annie Louise (Searls) Molgaard, was born December 28, 1945, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County east of Hamlin, Iowa and died December 23, 2021, at her son’s, Joel, home west of Hamlin where she had been staying during her illness at the age of 75 years, 11 months,...

Dec 23, 2021

Some lights shine bright but much too short on this earth. That was Avery. The son of Sue and Steve Andersen, Avery Carl was born in an ice storm during the state wrestling tournament on February 24, 2001, in Des Moines, Iowa. He returned to his savior on December 23, 2021, after being involved in a single-car accident just a...

Dec 20, 2021

Long time rural Marne resident Suzanne (Sue) McCormick passed away at home Monday morning, December 20, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. She was born on May 13, 1949 to Joseph and Alice (Sandell) Vratny in Fort Dodge, IA. She attended school in Fort Dodge, graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1967 and from Iowa Central Community...

Dec 20, 2021

Joseph O’Neill, age 65 of Atlantic, Iowa, died at Bergan Mercy in Omaha on Monday, December 20, 2021. He was born on May 13, 1956, to Robert and Elvilda O’Neill and raised in Hancock, Iowa. Joe met Deanna in October 2009 and they were married in August of 2017. He worked in the food and beverage industry for most of...