Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jul 4, 2020

Rodney G. Schroeter, 85, of Audubon and formerly of Brayton and Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa.

Rodney Gene Schroeter, the son of Louis C. and Harriett Elaine (Winther) Schroeter, was born June 25, 1935, on a farm west of Audubon, Iowa. He attended the Lone...

Jul 4, 2020

Danny Joe Lovell, 48, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Danny was born July 19, 1971, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Jack and Nancy (Mangeldorf) Lovell. He attended Adair-Casey Schools and graduated in 1990.

He had been a resident of the Adair...

Jul 2, 2020

Inga Henry, the daughter of Edward and Johanna (Schewe) Zittlau, was born September 13, 1931, in Lonska, Poland and died July 2, 2020, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Inga was baptized in December of 1931 and later confirmed in Berne, Germany in 1946 in the Lutheran Faith....

Jun 27, 2020

Shawn Robert King, 62, of Adair, Iowa, formerly of Ute, IA, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at his residence in Adair.

Shawn was born April 21, 1958, in Denison, IA, to Vernon and La Donna (Klaus) King. Shawn grew up in Charter Oak and Ute and graduated from Charter Oak – Ute High School...

Jun 26, 2020

Kenneth “Ken” LeRoy Burns, the son of Howard and Geraldine (Nelson) Burns, was born October 3, 1949, at the Green County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa and died June 26, 2020, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 70 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Ken was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s...

Jun 24, 2020

Margaret Ann Slepsky, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, died peaceably on her own terms in her residence surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

Margaret was born February 1, 1933, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Childs Dorsey and Margaret Ann (Wentz) Emmert. She attended and graduated from the Atlantic High School. She then attended Colorado Women’s...

Jun 23, 2020

Harold Aden Rochholz was born March 11, 1936, to Harold and Ruth (Benedict) Rochholz in Cass County, Iowa. He passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Atlantic Specialty Care, in Atlantic, Iowa.

Harold was the fifth of seven children. He grew up attending country schools in Guthrie County and graduated from Casey High School in...

Jun 22, 2020

Dorothy Anna Larsen, the daughter of Eustace and Pauline (Ress) Lake, was born April 10, 1932 in Manning, Iowa, and passed away in her sleep on June 22, 2020 at Accura Health Care in Stanton, Iowa, at the age of 88 years, 2 months, and 12 days. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning, where...

Jun 18, 2020

Judith Elaine (Andersen) Deist, daughter of Marvin and Elaine (Schnack) Andersen, was born August 22, 1946 in Harlan, Iowa. Judy passed away peacefully at the Audubon Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, listening to country music on June 18, 2020 at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 26 days. Judy was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan,...

Jun 16, 2020

Collin Edward Williamson, the son of Lester L. and Esther M. (Nailor) Williamson, was born on November 23, 1946 in Carroll, Iowa and died June 16, 2020 at Audubon Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 6 months, and 23 days. Collin was baptized, confirmed, and remained a member at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon....

Jun 14, 2020

Rose Anne Larsen Poldberg, the daughter of Kie and Ina (Kemp) Petersen was born January 22, 1930 in a snow storm accompanied by 30-below-zero temperatures at her parents’ home in rural Shelby County, near Jacksonville, Iowa. Because of the extreme weather, the local doctor was unable to attend the birth and Rose Anne was delivered by her namesake, Aunt Rosie...

Jun 8, 2020

Marilyn Ruth Ihnken, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Monday, June 8, 2020, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa.

Marilyn was born January 21, 1938, in Marion County, Iowa. At the age of six, she and her brother Jack were adopted by Hans Jessen and Ethel Marie (Karstensen) Carstensen. The family resided on a...

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,...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...