Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Nov 4, 2017

Virginia Lee Mortensen, the daughter of Gordon and Lela (Bristol) Dent, was born September 25, 1922, on her parents’ farm, the 1st place west of Fiscus, Iowa in Shelby County and died November 4, 2017, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 95 years, 1 month, and 9 days. Virginia accepted Christ as her...

Nov 4, 2017

Lois Marie Nelson, the daughter of George and Susannah (Heckman) Schlater, was born April 26, 1924, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County east of Exira, Iowa and died November 4, 2017, at her home at the Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 6 months, and 8 days. Lois was baptized as an adult...

Oct 31, 2017

Marvin Nielsen was born on July 4, 1928, at a farm west of Irwin, Iowa. Marvin Leroy Nielsen, the son of Rasmus and Alma (Peters) Nielsen, he was one of 10 children. He attended school at Clay No. 9 near Elk Horn, Iowa for some of his grade school years, and went through the 8th grade. He then worked for...

Oct 30, 2017

Delbert Norman Killen, the son of Peter “Pete” and Mary (Johnson) Killen, was born November 17, 1929, at his parents’ home southeast of Exira, Iowa and died October 30, 2017, at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 11 months and 23 days. Delbert was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church...

Oct 30, 2017

Diane Marie Dominick, the daughter of Marvin James and Norma (Kelly) Dominick was born December 3, 1949, in LeMars, IA, and died October 30, 2017, at the Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, IA, at the age of 67 Years, 10 months, and 27 days. Diane was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. She attended school in Humboldt,...

Oct 27, 2017

Duane Russell Schrader, the son of Russell Franklin and Bernice Francis (Christensen) Schrader, was born April 17, 1940, at his parents’ home in rural Audubon County, northeast of Audubon, Iowa and died October 27, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 77 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Duane was baptized and...

Oct 26, 2017

Franklin D. Schmitt, born July 5, 1936, to Glenn Herald and Mabel Olena (Anderson) Schmitt in Cass County, IA, passed away at age 81 on October 26, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care.

He was the fourth of thirteen children, having six brothers and six sisters; Violet, Elmer, MaryAnn, Olena, Lee, Betty, John, Della, Jessie, Joe,...

Oct 24, 2017

Joyce Emgarten

December 22, 1935 – October 24, 2017

Joyce Ardith Emgarten was born on December 22, 1935, in Adair, Iowa, to Harry and Nona (Juhl) Westergaard. Joyce entered the world in the community she called home for 81 years at the family’s home on the corner of North Street and...

Oct 20, 2017

Paul Elmer Pedersen, son of Elmer and Marian (Overgaard) Pedersen was born February 12, 1950, in Exira, Iowa, and passed away October 20, 2017, in his home in Atlantic, Iowa, at the age of 67 years 8 months 8 days.

Paul was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa.

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Oct 17, 2017

Carroll Edward Bouchard, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Creighton Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Carroll was born November 2, 1933, to Carroll P. and Mary R. (Haberkorn) Bouchard on a farm west of Jefferson, Iowa. He was the older of two children. Carroll graduated from Grand Junction High School...

Oct 14, 2017

Delores “Dee” June Hallett, the daughter of Robert Edwin and Ruby Mae (Bacon) Crom, was born September 14, 1940, at her parents’ home in Tekamah, Nebraska and died October 14, 2017, at her home in Audubon surrounded by her family at the age of 77 years and 1 month. Delores was baptized at the Baptist Church in Union, Nebraska. She...

Oct 13, 2017

Ben G. Flathers, born July 21, 1956, lost his battle with cancer at the age of 61, on Friday October 13, 2017, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Ben G. Flathers was born the fifth of eight children to Harley Glen and RoseMary (Stormer) Flathers. He lived in and went to school in the Atlantic...

Oct 11, 2017

Ruth L. Steffen, 88, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa, where she had been a resident recently.

On October 18, 1928, Ruth Leone was born the daughter of Louie Ray and Edith Bessie (Smith) Gerlock southwest of Cumberland, Iowa, at the farm house...

Oct 10, 2017

Terry Lyle Claussen, 69, of Audubon, Iowa died October 10, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. A Celebration of Life Memorial Graveside Service will be held November 6, 2017, at 2:00 P.M. at the Iowa Veteran's Cemetery near Van Meter, Iowa. The family would like to invite everyone to the Exira Lion's Center in Exira following the graveside service...

Oct 10, 2017

David Kent Hart, 69, of Atlantic, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

David was born November 1, 1947, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Donald Ray and Ruby Francis (Galbraith) Hart. He grew up in the Griswold and Avoca area until his family moved to Atlantic in 1961....

Oct 10, 2017

Claude L. Jayne, of Exira, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa.

Claude Leroy Jayne was born October 9, 1934, the son of Fred Jayne and Nola Jayne. In 1954, Claude enlisted with the United States Marine Corp. When he returned from the Marine Corp, he made his...

Oct 8, 2017

Alberta Heckman-Lees, 96 of Anita, IA, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center, IA, after gradually declining in health and went to be with her Lord.

Alberta was born April 23, 1921, at Adel, IA, the daughter of Noah and Ida (Scott) Nance. She attended and graduated from Linden High School...

Oct 7, 2017

Veronica Kesting, 93, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and formerly of Algona, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Wesley Oaks in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017, at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Adair, Iowa.

Memorials may be left to the family’s wishes to be...

Oct 5, 2017

Elizabeth Katherine Anderson, the daughter of Peter C. and Anna (Lauritsen) Petersen, was born March 1, 1917, at her parents’ home in rural Audubon County, Iowa and died October 5, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 100 years, 7 months, and 4 days. Elizabeth was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in...

Oct 3, 2017

James “Jim Bob” Robert Vesper, the son of James Eldon and Deborah Sue (Jones) Vesper, was born October 7, 1984, in Audubon, Iowa, and died from injuries received in a falling accident on October 3, 2017, near Viborg, South Dakota at the age of 32 years, 11 months and 26 days. James was baptized. He attended Audubon Community Schools graduating...