Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Charlette Bierbaum

Jun 8, 2020

Charlette Mary Bierbaum of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at her home in Griswold at the age of 65 years, 7 months, and 13 days.

Charlette was born October 26, 1954, to Charles and Mariette (Willemyns) Wageman in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia,...

Lynette Steele

Jun 7, 2020

Lynette Edna (Vorthmann) Steele was born July 3, 1960 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She grew up on the Vorthmann family farm south of Treynor with her parents, the late Richard and LuEtta Vorthmann and her brothers, William (Bill) and Roger Vorthmann.

Lynette was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Treynor. Growing up...

Berdine Chandler

Jun 6, 2020

Berdine Chandler, 85, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa, after a long health battle.

She was born December 11, 1935, in Readlyn, Iowa, to Edwin and Marie (Richmann) Tiedt. Berdine attended school in Readlyn and graduated from Readlyn High School in 1954.

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Rosemary Davidson

Jun 6, 2020

Mrs. Rosemary Davidson, 81, of Seymour, Indiana, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Lutheran Community Home. She was born in Atlantic, Iowa, to the late Weimer and Catherine (Wesack) Pearson.

Due to Covid-19 gathering restrictions, private family prayer services will be conducted by Voss & Sons Funeral Service at Emanuel...

Forrest "Woody" Joel Grugan

Jun 1, 2020

Forrest “Woody” Joel Grugan, the son of Bertrum “Bud” C. and Joyce (Smith) Grugan, was born on December 29, 1945 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died peacefully in his home on June 1, 2020 after a long battle with leukemia, at the age of 74 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Forrest was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Church while...

Gene Hackwell

May 30, 2020

Gene Hackwell, 80, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Gene Leo Hackwell was born August 29, 1939, to Edward and Marie (Wahlert) Hackwell in Exira, Iowa. He attended grade school in Audubon County, and then the Anita High School with the class of 1957, receiving...

Hugh Newton

May 29, 2020

Hugh B. Newton, 90, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Hugh was born December 8, 1929, in Ringgold County, Iowa, to Don Grover and Goldie Fern (Bassett) Newton. He grew up in southern Iowa. Hugh lived in San Diego, CA while in the US Navy...

Benjamin Jessen

May 29, 2020

Benjamin “Bernie” David Jessen, 30, passed away May 29, 2020, from a complication with a surgery. He was born January 18, 1990, in Atlantic, Iowa. Ben is the son of Amy Hoegh-Maes and David Jessen. Ben was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa.

As a boy, Ben participated in the...

David Popp

May 21, 2020

David Eugene Popp, 63, of Atlantic, IA was born December 23, 1956, the son of Eugene and Marilyn (Leslie) Popp of Atlantic, IA, and received his wings on May 21, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care with his family by his side.

David attended Atlantic School District where he was involved and well known in many...

Gary Milo Nissen

May 17, 2020

Gary Milo Nissen, the son of Milo Alfred Reinholdt and Ethel Mae (Aikman) Nissen, was born May 1, 1937, at the Nissen family farm near Audubon, Iowa. He passed on to eternal life with his Savior Jesus Christ on May 17, 2020, while a resident at Arbor Springs in West Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 83 years and...

Roger Metzger

May 16, 2020

Roger Raymond Metzger, 63, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at his home after battling cancer.

Roger was born July 17, 1956, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Ray Ivan and Rose Marie (Burg) Metzger. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Bridgewater-Fontanelle High School in 1974. He had been a...

Alvin Sheeder

May 13, 2020

Alvin Sheeder, 73, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at his home.

Alvin was born on the family farm in Adair County, Iowa, to Elmer Donald and Nina Ruby (Christensen) Sheeder. He grew up in rural Adair County and attended school in Greenfield. He graduated from the Greenfield High School in 1964....

Wilbert Hoeck

May 12, 2020

Wilbert “Bert” Louis Hoeck died peacefully on May 12, 2020, in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 88 years.

Wilbert was born on August 11, 1931, in Hooper, Nebraska, to Edward Herman Hoeck, a farmer and Etta Clara (Von Seggern) Hoeck, housewife. He attended country school. He dropped out of school to help on the...

Mildred Virginia Meyer

May 11, 2020

Mildred Virginia Meyer, the daughter of Albert Theodore and Emma (Hansen) Nelson, was born June 22, 1925, in Exira, Iowa and died May 11, 2020 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 10 months, and 19 days. Mildred attended rural school Oakfield #1 and later graduated from the Exira High School with...

Russell Steffens

May 11, 2020

Russell L. Steffens, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at his residence in Atlantic, Iowa.

A graveside service will be held at the Southlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, in Atlantic, IA on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, IA, is handling the arrangements.

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Fred Lloyd Rabe, Jr.

May 10, 2020

Fred Lloyd Rabe, Jr., the son of Fred Sr. and Freda (Ruhs) Rabe, was born February 24, 1927, at his parents’ home in Hamlin Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died May 10, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 93 years. Fred was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa. He...

Janet Carolyn Williams

May 10, 2020

Janet Carolyn (Black) Williams was born on March 11, 1935, to Everett and Clarice (Clemmensen) Black, on her family farm in Audubon, Iowa. She passed away on May 10, 2020 with her family at her side at the age of 85 years and 2 months. Janet was a lifetime member of the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, Iowa. There, she...

Blanche Labelle Jacobsen

May 10, 2020

Blanche LaBelle Jacobsen, the daughter of Anton and Margaret (Rasmussen) Christensen, was born April 27, 1928, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Kimballton, Iowa, and died May 10, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years and 13 days. Blanche was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton....

Robert Haszard

May 8, 2020

Bob Haszard, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Bob was born June 25, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Glenn “Bid” and Mildred (Wiese) Haszard. He grew up and attended school in Anita and graduated from the Anita High School. He then attended Dana College in...

Glea Mickelsen

May 5, 2020

Glea Mickelsen, 102, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the Allen House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Glea was born October 11, 1917, on the home farmstead in Cass County to George and Mary (Christensen) Poulsen. She attended and was a member of the last class to graduate from the old Atlantic High...