Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jan 19, 2018

Richard Dale “Dick” Cappel, 76, of West Des Moines, Iowa and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dick was born May 15, 1941, in Independence, Iowa, the son of Ivan and Lavonne (Glazier) Cappel. They moved to Atlantic in 1944, where Dick was raised and graduated...

Jan 15, 2018

Dorothy Marie Henriksen, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday January 15, 2018, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. Dorothy was born December 14, 1925, the daughter of Otto and Mabel (Sorensen) Schwartz, at her grandparents’ home near Walnut, Iowa. She attended rural elementary schools when her parents farmed in Cass County (Washington Township, then Brighton...

Jan 15, 2018

Kenneth Dale Twidt, 90, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kenneth was born July 4, 1927, in Adair, Iowa, to Nels and Anna (Jensen) Twidt. He attended school in Adair and graduated from the Adair High School in 1946.

On March 22, 1949,...

Jan 13, 2018

Born in a car on the way to a hospital in Hidalgo County, Texas, Keary Brian Hogue arrived in this world February 26, 1950. He was the second child of eight to Lawrence and Shirley (Ewing) Hogue.

The Hogue family lived in Edinburg, McAllen and Brownsville, Texas, until moving back to Onawa, Iowa, in 1959,...

Jan 12, 2018

A funeral mass for Jack A. DeWulf will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic, Iowa. Visitation with family will be from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. prior to mass at the church. Father Chinna will be the mass celebrant. Interment in Saints Peter and...

Jan 10, 2018

Jerame Todd Brooks, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Jerame was born October 29, 1971, in Omaha, Nebraska, to William Brooks and Debra (Benson) Blum. He grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jerame attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs and...

Jan 9, 2018

Mary Patricia Lee, age 69, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mary was born September 22, 1948, in Atlantic, Iowa to Joseph and Josephine (Richter) Ballensiefer. She graduated from the Anita High School in 1966. After graduation, she attended and graduated from the...

Jan 6, 2018

Nancy Louise Bireline, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, January 6, 2018.

She was born May 12, 1934, to Benjamin and Rebecca (Lawson) Fisher in Des Moines, Iowa. Her favorite memories included attending Tech High School, working at Woolworth's Department Store, and being on a bowling team....

Jan 6, 2018

Sharon Kaye Scholl, 75, of Anita, IA, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Sharon was born October 11, 1942, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Philip and Elma (Lohman) McSparen. She attended school in Ottumwa until her family moved to Moravia, Iowa. She attended and graduated...

Jan 5, 2018

Nancy Kaye Wanninger, the daughter of Leslie Dean and Carma Imogene (Hogueisson) Hutchins, was born October 29, 1954, in Audubon, Iowa and died January 5, 2018, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 63 years, 2 months, and 6 days. Nancy was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, Iowa. She attended...

Jan 4, 2018

James “Jim” Harvey Thomas, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.

James was born November 1, 1933, to Harry and Hazel (Lavelleur) Thomas in Colfax, Iowa. Jim attended school in Colfax through the tenth grade at which time he left school to help on the family...

Jan 1, 2018

Norman Maynard Merk, the son of Raymond and Mary (Koenig) Merk, was born April 22, 1928, at his parents’ home in Douglas township north of Audubon, Iowa and died January 1, 2018, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 8 months, and 9 days. Norman was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical...

Jan 1, 2018

Karen Kay Bell (nee Claussen) was born August 27, 1956, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Victor and Betty Claussen (nee Hayter). She was the only daughter out of four children. She entered into rest on January 1, 2018.

Karen grew up on Rose Hill in Anita and attended Anita High School. She loved to play cards,...

Dec 29, 2017

Anton “Tony” Petersen, 94, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

Anton Peter Petersen was born September 29, 1923, in Audubon, Iowa, to Peter Nels and Rachel M. (Gillpatrick) Petersen. He lived his entire life in the Audubon and Anita area. He attended country school in...

Dec 27, 2017

Virginia Mae Nichols was born on her family’s farm west of Atlantic on March 31, 1928, (her Dad’s birthday). Her parents were Bert Carr Sr. and Lulu Andersen Carr. She attended Country School Washington #3 graduating from the 8th grade. Then it was time to help on the farm milking cows and raising chickens and pigs. She...

Dec 26, 2017

Betty Jean Christensen Frederiksen, 85, former resident of Elk Horn, Iowa passed away peacefully at Lakeside Village in Panora, Iowa on December 26th, 2017. Betty was born on November 30, 1932 at her paternal grandparents’ home in Audubon, Iowa. She was baptized at her parents’ home in Hamlin Township. Betty was the only child of George and Fritzie (Hansen) Christensen....

Dec 25, 2017

Teresa Leigh (Nelsen) Kardell, daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Andersen) Nelsen, was born February 23, 1964, in Audubon, Iowa and passed on December 25, 2017, surrounded by her family in her home in rural Avoca, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 10 months and 2 days. Teresa was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. While she...

Dec 25, 2017

Susan Jane Lanier, 70, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Susan was born on July 22, 1947, to Robert and Helen Genevieve (Dement) Lanier in Lake Charles, LA. She lived in Metairie, LA, for 10 years at which time, she...

Dec 25, 2017

Elaine Michaelsen, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa.

Elaine was the daughter of Otto and Ella (Andersen) Reich. She was born on November 9, 1927, in Shelby County, Iowa. She attended Clay County Township #5 country school and Sunday school in Rorbeck. She graduated...

Dec 23, 2017

Marjorie Lois Knudsen, the daughter of Raymond Jess and Lillian (Jensen) Roberts, was born July 5, 1923, at her parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died December 23, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 5 months, and 18 days. Marjorie was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Audubon, Iowa. She...