Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Feb 13, 2019

Marjorie Eleanor Karns, 85, a longtime Anita resident, passed away February 13, 2019, at Bickford Cottage of Marshalltown, Iowa.

Marjorie Eleanor Roots was born January 18, 1934, on a farm north of Massena, Iowa. Marjorie (Marge) was one of twin daughters born to J. Burl and Carrie (Hundorf) Roots. There were two other children in...

Feb 9, 2019

Violet Griffin, 96, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

Violet was born August 15, 1922, in Adair County, Iowa, to Lloyd Liston and Maude (Reese) Chandler. She attended country school in Adair County.

She married Arthur Wiechman in March of 1941. An only child, Peggy was...

Feb 7, 2019

Dorothy Elizabeth Christoffersen, the daughter of Henry F. and Olga (Weller) Beermann, was born August 12, 1925, on her parents’ farm in Crawford County, Iowa and died February 7, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 5 months, and 25 days. Dorothy was baptized September 30, 1925, in Buck Grove, Iowa and was...

Feb 6, 2019

Ethel Louise Rasmussen, the second child of ten children born to William “Bill” Murray and Mina (Newell) Murray, was born January 22, 1923, on her parents’ farm in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died February 6, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years and 14 days. Ethel was baptized and confirmed in...

Feb 6, 2019

Shirley May Law, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

Shirley was born May 14, 1931, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Christy and Mabel (Clemsen) Knudsen. She was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic and attended school in Atlantic graduating with the Atlantic...

Feb 6, 2019

Anne Mary Kinsey Williams, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the Mercy West Lakes Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa.

She was born September 3, 1934, the daughter of John and Hildred (Findley) Kinsey, in Grimes, Iowa. She was raised in Grimes and graduated from Grimes High School. She continued...

Feb 5, 2019

Feb 4, 2019

Marjorie Elaine Hansen, the daughter of Einer K. and Esther (Andersen) Jensen, was born March 10, 1933, at her parents’ farm near Audubon, Iowa and died February 4, 2019, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 10 months, and 24 days. Marjorie was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in...

Feb 2, 2019

Rex Monreal Mehrhoff, 63, of Anita, Iowa, loving husband, father, grandfather, coach, teacher, and friend, passed away at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, February 2, 2019.

Rex was born July 26, 1955, in Ida Grove, Iowa, to Francis and Dalia (Monreal) Mehrhoff. He received his business degree from Morningside College in 1978,...

Jan 23, 2019

Elnora “Norie” Grace Fett, the daughter of Charles and Elsie (Blunt) Duvall, was born October 10, 1920, at her parents’ home in Melville Township Audubon County, Iowa and died January 23, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 98 years, 3 months, and 13 days. Elnora was baptized and confirmed as an adult on October...

Jan 23, 2019

Donald D. Pollock, 88, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was born November 30, 1930, the son of Rowley and Ida (Dorale) Pollock, at his grandparents’ home in Anita, Iowa. Don attended schools in Anita and graduated from Anita High School in...

Jan 22, 2019

Rudolph “Rudy” Anton Anthofer, the son of Rudolph Louis and Norma Kay (Liewer) Anthofer, was born March 7, 1947, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died January 22, 2019, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa at the age of 71, years, 10 months, and 15 days. Rudy was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church...

Jan 22, 2019

Marilyn Mae (Dory) Bernhardt was born October 21, 1931, in Cumberland, Iowa, to Valera (Edwards) and Clark C. Dory.

Marilyn grew up in Cumberland, attended Cumberland Community Schools, and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1949. On September 4, 1949, Marilyn married Richard Bernhardt. They had three children: Sheryl, Vickie, and Terry. In 1952, Richard...

Jan 19, 2019

LaVonne Leone Godfrey, the daughter of Lloyd and Oma (Steinhilber) Godfrey, was born December 10, 1934, in Fort Dodge, Iowa and died January 19, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 9 days. LaVonne’ s mother died when LaVonne was 15 months old, and her grandparents had a large impact...

Jan 19, 2019

Geraldine Ann (Woosley) Hemmingsen “Jerri”, age 75, passed from this life on the morning of January 19, 2019, with her dear husband, Frank, at her bedside. At the time of her passing she was in her winter home of Apache Junction, Arizona. She courageously battled cancer for nearly four years.

Jerri was born in Omaha,...

Jan 18, 2019

Diane Dee Cappel, 76, of West Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa.

Diane was born July 5, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Wayne and Ethel (Nelson) Hoffman. They lived in various towns in southwest Iowa while Diane was...

Jan 17, 2019

Irene Margaret Hansen, the daughter of Rasmus and Alma (Peters) Nielsen, was born November 13, 1925, at her parents’ home near Shelby, Iowa and died January 17, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 2 months, and 4 days. Irene was baptized and confirmed at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn,...

Jan 17, 2019

Bryan “Barney” Lee Baier, the son of Fred and Elaine (Brannan) Baier, was born August 28, 1957, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died January 17, 2019, at the Mercy Hospital/Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 61 years, 4 months, and 19 days. Barney was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic...

Jan 15, 2019

Harold Edward Wahlert, Sr. 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away early Tuesday morning January 15, 2019, at Cass County Memorial Hospital.

He was born September 19, 1926, to Christian and Bertha (Hammann) Wahlert in Guthrie County, Iowa. He grew up in Adair County where he attended country school. Harold graduated from Adair High School in...

Jan 15, 2019

Robert Charles Larson, Jr., 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille E. Larson; his parents, Robert and Lois Larson; and his sisters, Linda and Peggy.

Robert is survived by his children, Joel (Flor), Nikki,...