Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Apr 1, 2020

Sandra. S Shell, 66, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, peacefully at her home.

Sandra Sue (Plagman) Shell was born June 25, 1953, in Guthrie Center, IA, to Chris and Mary Ann (Nelson) Plagman.

She attended school in the Adair-Casey School System, graduating in 1971. Upon graduation, she attended Northwest...

Mar 31, 2020

Mildred “Millie” Nelson, age 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic, IA. Millie was born February 24, 1929, in Anita, Iowa, to Archie and Nancy (Parrott) Van Aernam. She grew up in Anita and graduated from the Anita High School in 1947.

On September 12, 1948, she...

Mar 27, 2020

Jacqueline N. Hotchkin, 54, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020, in the comfort of her home.

Jacqueline Noelle was born January 16, 1966, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Luther Henry and Julia Margret (Eckenfels) Gillett. She lived her entire life in Atlantic attending the Atlantic school system and graduating from Atlantic High School...

Mar 27, 2020

Betty Marie Trailer, 94, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Betty is survived by her son, Charlie and his wife Meta of Harlan, IA; her grandchildren, Carrie (Steve) Petersen of Phoenix, AZ, Christopher (Angie) Trailer of Minneapolis, MN and Jeffrey Trailer and his friend Madison...

Mar 23, 2020

Dorothy Mae Groteluschen, the daughter of Hans J. and Edith (Anderson) Hansen was born May 13, 1927, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, west of Audubon, Iowa and died March 23, 2020 at the Paula Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 10 months, and 10 days. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed...

Mar 23, 2020

Charles “Charlie” McAfee, 83, of Anita, IA, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Charlie was born south of Anita August 17, 1936, to William D. and Maude M. (Scholl) McAfee. He attended Anita High School. In March of 1959, he joined the US Army and served...

Mar 20, 2020

Betty Jane Hansen, the daughter of Peter and Nellie (Meeker) Grandgenett, was born May 21, 1928, at her parents’ home near Mondamin, Iowa and died March 20, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 91 years, 9 months, and 29 days. Betty was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. She attended...

Mar 16, 2020

Dean “Deano” Adams, 69, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 16, 2020, at his home in Atlantic.

Per Deano's request, cremation will take place and a Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa, in Atlantic is in charge of the...

Mar 12, 2020

Don W. Chesnut, 87, of rural Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa.

Don was born December 27, 1932, in Adair County, Iowa, to Merle and Cecil Gladys (Keith) Chesnut. He grew up near Adair and graduated from the Adair High School in 1952. Don loved farming and...

Mar 9, 2020

Laura E. (James) Smith was born in Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada, on January 17, 1922. Her family returned to the Anita, Iowa, area in 1924. At that time, 1924, her mother Katherine (Ross) James died and her father Charles James died in 1934. The family moved to Adair in the care of Laura’s older sister, Anita.

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Mar 4, 2020

Everett Russell Nelson, son of Leroy and Edna (Jensen) Nelson, was born September 9, 1925 on the family farm near Fiscus, Iowa in Shelby County and died on March 4, 2020 at The Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months and 25 days. Everett was baptized and became a member of Merrill’s Grove Baptist...

Mar 2, 2020

Dennis Immel, 80, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, at Edinburg Regional Medical Center in Edinburg, TX.

Dennis was born January 4, 1940, in Adair, Iowa, to Floyd and Laura (Faga) Immel. He was raised on their family farm East of Exira. Dennis was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church,...

Feb 28, 2020

Marlene J. Hess, 89, of rural Brayton, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020, at Brighton Gardens of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Marlene was born January 4, 1931, on the family farm near Anita to Raymond H. and Myrtle (Blattner) Laartz. She grew up near Anita and attended and graduated from the Anita High School...

Feb 26, 2020

Richard Rainey, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Heritage House in Atlantic.

Richard Keith Rainey, son of Mary Victoria Smith and Leslie Sylvester Rainey, was born February 4, 1930, in Akron, Ohio. He was one of two brothers and two sisters. Richard graduated from Akron’s Hower Vocational High School....

Feb 22, 2020

Betty Lou Christensen, the daughter of Nels and Hannah (Mortensen) Buckholdt, was born February 11, 1930, at her parents’ home near Hamlin, Iowa and died February 22, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years and 11 days. Betty was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin Lutheran Church in Hamlin. She attended rural Audubon...

Feb 20, 2020

Winona Louise Huffman, daughter of Rasmus & Louise (Sorensen) Nielsen, was born October 9, 1927, in Coon Rapids, Iowa and passed away February 20, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 92 years, 4 months, and 11 days. She lived and attended school in Coon Rapids until her family moved to Bayard, Iowa in 1936....

Feb 20, 2020

Gloria Ruth Lowe Turner passed away on February 20, 2020, at the age of 84. She was born on March 23, 1935, in Atlantic to Cecil Earl and Helen Beatrice (Jahnke) Lowe. She lived most of her childhood in Adair, with a few years living in Estherville during World War II. She graduated from Adair High School...

Feb 20, 2020

Gary Oppold,76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Gary was born January 10, 1944, at Galveston, New Mexico, to Vernon and Guendata (Andrews) Oppold. In 1956 the family moved to Iowa and lived in the Griswold and Atlantic area where Gary lived ever since....

Feb 19, 2020

Beverly Jeanne Smith, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

Jeanne was born May 19, 1933, at Lewis, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Hazel (Odem) Howard. She graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1951. On October 12, 1952, she married Don Smith...

Feb 19, 2020

John L. Andersen, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.

John was born June 30, 1938, to Alvin and Mildred (Weston) Andersen in Burlington, Wisconsin. In 1943, the family moved to Iowa. In 1948 his parents divorced. He then moved to the...