Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Aug 15, 2018

Michael K. Lett, 71, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at his home in rural Atlantic, Iowa.

Mike was born December 18, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Kenneth Russell and Edith Rebecca (Thompson) Lett. He graduated from the Anita High School in 1965.

In April of 1966, Mike joined the...

Aug 12, 2018

Lester Leroy Larsen, the son of Hans P. and Anna M. (Andersen) Larsen, was born August 14, 1926, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County near Hamlin, Iowa and died August 12, 2018, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 11 months, and 28, days. Lester was baptized October 31, 1926, and confirmed...

Aug 9, 2018

Delmar LeRoy Berg, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa and formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. He was born May 7, 1926, the son of Nels and Hertha (Hansen) Berg in Brayton, Iowa. Delmar was raised in the Cumberland area. On March 28, 1950, he married Wanda...

Aug 8, 2018

Robert Otto Schafer, the son of Louis and Marie (Eberl) Schafer, was born October 23, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska and passed away August 8, 2018, at his home, being cared for by his family and hospice in rural Guthrie County, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 9 months, and 15 days. When Robert was a child, they moved to...

Aug 2, 2018

Donald L. Jensen, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Don was born May 25, 1936 in Atlantic, Iowa, to Alfred C. and Ada P. (Herbert) Jensen. He attended school in Atlantic and graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1954.

He married Marcella...

Jul 31, 2018

Lorraine Ardelle Hansen Knudson, the daughter of Arthur L. and Esther M. (Petersen) Stofferson, was born January 14, 1927, at her parents’ home in rural Shelby County east of Harlan , Iowa and died July 31, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 91 years, 6 months, and 17 days. Lorraine was baptized at...

Jul 25, 2018

Diana Alice Martin, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Michigan, passed away, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. To honor Diana's wishes, cremation has taken place and a private interment of her cremains will take place in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Flat Rock, Michigan at a later date.

Jul 19, 2018

Clifton Sogard Petersen, the son of Hans and Viola (Sogard) Petersen, was born October 17, 1934, in Audubon, Iowa and passed away on July 19, 2018, at his home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Clifton was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended Audubon Community...

Jul 19, 2018

De Lila “De” Ann Briles, 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold, Iowa.

De was born on July 11, 1946, in Creston, Iowa, to Walter and Anna Mae (Pond) Proehl. She was raised in Lewis and attended school in both Lewis and Griswold. De and...

Jul 13, 2018

Gloria Ann Sutton, the daughter of Robert McCulloch and Dorothy (Carlson) Girvan, was born August 9, 1939, in Odebolt, Iowa and died July 13, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 11 months, and 4 days. Gloria grew up in the town of and on farms in the Odebolt, Iowa area....

Jul 12, 2018

Kenneth Harry Searls, the son of William Harry and Edith Estelle (Ary) Searls, was born January 29, 1928, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died July 12, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 5 months, and 13 days. Kenneth was baptized and confirmed at the...

Jul 12, 2018

Richard “Dick” LeRoy Engel, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Dick was born December 1, 1933, in Washington, Nebraska, the son of LeRoy and Roma (Gottsch) Engel. He attended a one-room school and graduated at 17 from Benson High School in Omaha, Nebraska, with the class of...

Jul 10, 2018

Bobby Ray Crawley, Jr., the son of Bobby Ray Crawley, Sr. and Phyllis ( Beasley) Crawley, was born December 4, 1964, at the Guthrie County Memorial Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa and died July 10, 2018, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 7 months, and 6 days. Bobby attended Guthrie County, Iowa schools,...

Jul 9, 2018

Bryan Robert Kite, 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at his home in Atlantic.

Bryan was born on January 1, 1962, in Harlan, Iowa, the son of Robert and Jerolyn (Andersen) Kite. His family moved and lived in several small towns in Iowa and settled in Kimballton, Iowa, when Bryan was...

Jul 2, 2018

Mildred Bernice Sorber, 98, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 2, 2018, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Mildred was born July 21, 1919, at home north of Dallas, South Dakota, the daughter of Clifford and Anna (Richter) Smith. She was raised around the Dallas, SD, area and graduated from Dallas...

Jun 30, 2018

Casey Steven Bolick, the son of R. John Bolick, III and Lori (Mullenger) Bolick, was born November 10, 1988, in Hickory, North Carolina, and died June 30, 2018, from injuries sustained in a collision of his motorcycle with a deer in Webster County, Iowa at the age of 29 years, 7 months, and 20 days. Casey was baptized and confirmed...

Jun 30, 2018

Jacqueline “Jackie” Margaret Guttenfelder, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Allen House in Atlantic, Iowa. Jackie was born on September 25, 1929, to Edwin and Dorothea (Ringleb) Peyton in Avoca, Iowa. She was raised in Atlantic, Iowa, graduating from Atlantic High School with the class of 1947. Jackie was united in...

Jun 26, 2018

Allan Lee “Pete” Petersen, the son of Verner H. and Marie Christine (Miller) Petersen, was born September 7, 1929, at his parents’ home in Exira, Iowa and died June 26, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Allan was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church...

Jun 25, 2018

Arthur Nelson Duff, 92, of Denison, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.

Art was born February 24, 1926, in Silver City, Iowa, to Robert Nelson and Effie Mae (Wilson) Duff. The family moved to rural Anita, Iowa, in 1940, where Art...

Jun 25, 2018

Michael D. Hespen, 62, of Marne, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Marne Road House in Marne, Iowa. Michael leaves behind Doreen Obermeier and Corey Obermeier. Hockenberry Funeral Home in...