Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Apr 4, 2021

Russell Emmert Blohm, the son of Emmert Henry and Eliza Jane (Buckner) Blohm, was born September 25, 1939, and died April 4, 2021, at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 6 months, and 9 days. Russell was baptized as an adult in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended rural schools Hamlin #1 then graduated...

Apr 1, 2021

Robert “Bob” Deppman Clark, the son of Clair P. and Neva I. (Deppman) Clark, was born July 26, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa and died April 1, 2021, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 8 months, and 5 days. Bob was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids,...

Mar 28, 2021

Nadine Rae Jorgensen, the daughter of Emmert and Phyllis (Simonsen) Krogh, was born February 20, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa and died March 28, 2021, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 8 days. Nadine was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. She attended rural...

Mar 27, 2021

Gary Dean Howey, the son of George William and Enid Claire (Benton) Howey was born December 28, 1937, on the family farm north of Adair, Iowa in Guthrie County. He was the fourth of five children and was certainly the tallest, towering at 6’5”. Gary died March 27, 2021, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83...

Mar 26, 2021

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Michael “Slick” Linn Elsberry, age 48, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Friday, March, 26, 2021, at University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

Michael was born July 8, 1972, in Des Moines, IA, to Merle and Margaret “Maggie” (Laursen) Elsberry. He first attended...

Mar 17, 2021

Maxine J. Umbaugh, age 92, of Adair, IA, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at The New Homestead Nursing Home in Guthrie Center, IA.

Maxine was born February 2, 1929, in Casey, IA. She was the daughter to John and Florence (Hafner) Martin. She grew up in Adair County where she attended rural schools. She...

Mar 9, 2021

Joseph Marvin Bauer, the son of Melvin and Marion (Eischeid) Bauer, was born October 22, 1950, at the St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died March 9, 2021, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 70 years, 4 months, and 18 days. Joseph was baptized on October 27, 1950, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church...

Mar 8, 2021

Merlin Leroy Guy, the son of Glen and Iva (Miller) Guy, was born May 2, 1939, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died March 8, 2021, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 10 months, and 6 days. Merlin was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Elk...

Mar 6, 2021

Karen Ann Taggart, the daughter of Harlan and Catherine (Hofbauer) Smouse, was born October 25, 1944, at the St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died March 6, 2021, at her home in Des Moines, Iowa at the age 76 years, 4 months, and 12 days. Karen was baptized at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll as an infant...

Mar 3, 2021

Samuel Scott Grabill, the son of Garland and Doris (Holloway) Grabill, was born January 21, 1943, in Harlan, Iowa and died March 3, 2021, surrounded by his family, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 12 days. Sam was baptized and became a member of the First United Methodist Church in...

Feb 28, 2021

Dennis W. Toepfer, often known as “Bluegill”, age 61, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Dennis was born in Atlantic, IA, on August 16, 1959. He is the son to Harold “Skip” Toepfer and Sharon (Barnett) and Wilbur Hansen. He started his working...

Feb 24, 2021

Leonard Melvin Jessen was born October 25, 1936, to Andrew and Elsie (Andersen) Jessen. He was a lifelong resident of the Anita area. He passed away on February 24, 2021, at the age of 84.

He married Dixie Sheumaker on December 13, 1953. She passed away in March of 1987. On March 10, 2004, he...

Feb 20, 2021

Peggy Hartkopf Robinson, age 98, passed away to be with her Lord Jesus on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at the Cass County Health system. Peggy was born July 9, 1922, to Glen and Gladys Porch of rural Anita, Iowa. After graduating from Anita High School, she married Donald C. Hartkopf of Atlantic, and they made their home...

Feb 17, 2021

Joseph Kelly Hammrich, the son of Joseph Louis and Helen Edna (Vollmer) Hammrich, was born May 20, 1960, in Aberdeen, South Dakota and died February 17, 2021, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 60 years, 8 months, and 27 days. Kelly was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Willow Lake, South...

Feb 17, 2021

Barbara Jean Larsen, the daughter of Edward and Ruby (Highly) Dunn, was born August 18, 1926 in Atlantic, Iowa and died February 17, 2021, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 29 days. Barbara was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Atlantic. She attended the Atlantic Community Schools,...

Feb 17, 2021

Janet Bornholdt, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa.

Janet Darlene (Petersen) Bornholdt, the daughter of Hans and Violet "Juletta" (Molgaard) Petersen was born May 19, 1936. She attended school in Wiota, graduating from Wiota High School. On October 15, 1957, she was united in...

Feb 16, 2021

Peggy Sue Venteicher, the daughter of Delbert and Elizabeth (Oliver) Jensen, was born April 6, 1958, at the Shelby County Myrtue Hospital in Harlan, Iowa and died February 16, 2021, at her home in rural Brayton, Iowa, at the age of 62 years, 10 months, and 10 days. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon....

Feb 14, 2021

Lois Ann Yarger (Patrick), a long-time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 14, 2021, at the Heritage House surrounded by her family at the age of 93 years, 3 months, 7 days.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with family present from 5:00 p.m....

Feb 14, 2021

Judy Ann Yaw, 76, of Anita, Iowa passed away on February 14, 2021, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita, Iowa. She was born July 15, 1944, to Rex Caldwell and Margaret Louise Howard. Judy was raised on a farm in Guthrie County with her brother Gary and sister Debbie.

Judy Howard married...

Feb 9, 2021

Vernon Link Booth Jr. was born March 26, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Vernon L. Booth Sr. and Dorothy (Peck) Booth. At the age of three, his family moved to San Diego, California.

He was the second of three sons and graduated from Mt. Miguel High School in May 1958. He played the trumpet in...