Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Aug 18, 2019

Alex Laehle, 53, of Atlantic, IA, died Sunday, August 18, 2019, at his residence in Atlantic.

Alex was born October 1, 1965, in South Gate, California, to John Laehle and Janice (Ristau) Krieger. He graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA. He was married to his wife, Kathleen, for 23 years. Alex lived...

Aug 18, 2019

Inez Rosemary (Klindt) Dreager, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019, at her home in Atlantic.

Inez was born January 17, 1937, in Defiance, Iowa, to George and Helen (Schuning) McKnabb. She grew up in rural Harlan and attended school there graduating from Harlan High School in 1954.

On February...

Aug 17, 2019

Ruth A. Brown, 92, of Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Anita, Iowa, and most recently of Redfield, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Edencrest at Riverwoods in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ruth was born May 26, 1927, in Letts, Iowa, to Glen and Blanche (Lamb) Plowman.

She was married to Bruce Brown...

Aug 15, 2019

Thomas J. Godwin, the son of Thomas Harry and Eva Lulu (Hay) Godwin, was born February 11, 1923, in Exira, Iowa and died August 15, 2019, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 6 months, and 4 days. Tom was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira, Iowa. He attended the...

Aug 15, 2019

John Frederick Schroeder, the son of Frederick C. and Emelia (Stamp) Schroeder, was born April 25, 1924, in Preston, Iowa, and died August 15, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 95 years, 3 months, and 21 days. John attended and graduated High School and later attended the University of Connecticut graduating with a Bachelor’s...

Aug 15, 2019

Kenneth Vincent Meisinger, Jr, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019, at his home in Atlantic.

Ken was born July 7, 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Kenneth Vincent and Barbara Arlene (Anderson) Meisinger, Sr. He was the first child and grandchild for both sides of the family, and he was loved and...

Aug 13, 2019

Roberta (Brown) Weppler, 83, of Atlantic, IA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

Roberta was born October 18, 1935, in Atlantic, IA, to Darrel and Ruth (Douthart) Slocum. Roberta’s first five years were lived in Massena, IA. She attended school in Gray, IA. She then moved to Lewis, IA, for three...

Aug 11, 2019

Hazel Marjorie Weston, the daughter of Albert and Madeline (Bills) Petty was born April 9, 1924 in Exira, Iowa and died August 11, 2019 at the Exira Care Center in Exira at the age of 95 years, 4 months, and 2 days. Hazel was baptized at the Audubon Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa and attended the Gray Consolidated Schools in...

Aug 8, 2019

Beverly Jean Brown, the daughter of Harold and Nellie (Jones) Brown was born March 13, 1944, in Oakfield, Iowa and died August 8, 2019, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 75 years, 4 months, and 26 days. Beverly was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Nebraska. She attended rural school Audubon #3 through the 8th grade and...

Aug 5, 2019

Roy Dean McCance, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Gothenburg, Nebraska, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Roy was born June 18, 1946, in Gothenburg, Nebraska, to Lawrence and Mable (Griffis) McCance. He attended Cozad High School. Roy spent the majority of his life in Gothenburg....

Aug 4, 2019

Diana Lynn Scales, 50, of Menlo, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2019, at the Menlo Church of Christ, Menlo, Iowa.

Visitation will take place in the church fellowship hall at the lunch following...

Aug 3, 2019

Roland “Ron” Eugene Peterson, the son of Richard and Jacqueline (Drews) Peterson was born March 4, 1960, in Fremont, Nebraska and died August 3, 2019, at his home in Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 59 years, 4 months, and 29 days. Ron was baptized and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn, Nebraska. He attended Elkhorn Community Schools...

Jul 30, 2019

Nancy Anne Kessler, the daughter of Leo and Donna June (Eginoire) Kessler was born March 26, 1953 in Primghar, Iowa and died peacefully on July 30, 2019 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 66 years, 4 months, and 4 days. Nancy was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Indianola, Iowa and confirmed at...

Jul 28, 2019

Shirley Renie Fagan, 59, of Urbandale, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Shirley was born July 19, 1960, in Greenfield, Iowa, to William and Wilma (Wagner) Fagan. She graduated from Adair-Casey High School in 1978, and then graduated from the American...

Jul 22, 2019

Alice Mary (Moreland) May, daughter of Mary Ellen (Ross) Moreland and the late Lawrence Duane Moreland was born December 7, 1946 in Audubon, IA and passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019 surrounded by loved ones at the Friendship Home in Audubon at the age of 72 years, 7 months, and 15 days. Alice Mary was baptized in the spring...

Jul 20, 2019

Kim Shanandale Rudolph, the daughter of Malcom Ronald and Edith Ruth (Sanan) Janion, was born May 4, 1961, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and died peacefully on July 20, 2019, at the Oakland Manor in Oakland, Iowa at the age of 58 years, 2 months, and 16 days. On December 12, 2012, she was united in marriage to Alan Rudolph. She...

Jul 16, 2019

Elizabeth Ann (Brown) Schmidt, 91, was born December 12, 1927. The oldest child of Lloyd R. Brown and Hazel A. (Shoults) Brown at Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. She passed away July 16, 2019, at Caring Acres Retirement Home in Anita, Iowa.

Liz’ mother passed when she was only 8 years old and from there...

Jul 13, 2019

William "Bill" Maske, age 60, of Anita formerly of Council Bluffs, passed away at Caring Acers Nursing Home, in Anita, IA on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Bill's wishes were to be cremated. No services are planned at this moment for Bill and his family. Hockenberry Family Care in Anita, IA, is in charge of the arrangements.

Jul 11, 2019

Obituary of Darold A. Tessman Darold Arch Tessman, the son of A.A. (Arch) and Evelyn (Wendt) Tessman, was born November 30, 1934, at his parents’ rural home in Leroy Township, Audubon, Iowa and died from complications of Parkinson’s on July 11, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 7 months, and 11 days....

Jul 10, 2019

David Hardy Robbs, the son of Cecil and Velma (Boe) Robbs, was born December 1, 1946, in Litchfield, Minnesota and died July 10, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 7 months, and 9 days. David was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Litchfield. He attended Litchfield Community Schools graduating with...