Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Frances Mae Jensen

Jul 12, 2017

Frances Mae Jensen, the daughter of Raymond and Pauline (Pross) Hoover, was born January 19, 1928, at her parent’s home near Walnut, Iowa and died July 12, 2017, at the Trinity Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 5 months, and 23 days. Frances was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Walnut, Iowa....

Wynona Elaine Anderson

Jul 11, 2017

Wynona Elaine Anderson, the daughter of Laust F. and Dorthea (Steffensen) Jensen was born on November 27,1924, at her parent's home northeast of Audubon, Iowa; and died July 11, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 92 years, 7 months and 14 days. Wynona was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Audubon....

William Lassen

Jul 9, 2017

William “Bill” Rohwer Lassen, 95, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs.

Bill was born to Will and Anna (Rohwer) Lassen on August 18, 1921, in Bear Grove Township in Cass County, Iowa. He graduated with the class...

Loraine Anshutz

Jul 7, 2017

Loraine Mariam Anshutz, 80, formerly of Casey, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.

She was born in Guthrie County, Iowa, on November 27, 1936, the daughter of Lee and Laura (Carmicheal) Leeper.

Loraine is survived by her four children, Nadine Bender of Casey, IA, Jinger...

James Stone

Jul 6, 2017

James Albert Stone, 88, of Burnsville, MN, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Emerald Crest in Burnsville.

He was born on December 1, 1928, the only child of Ernest Alfred and Georgia Brown Stone, in Yankton, South Dakota. James' father grew up in Anita and brought Jim to visit his grandparents when he was...

Douglas Witt

Jul 5, 2017

Douglas E. Witt, 73, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Services are pending at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

Henry Fugate

Jul 3, 2017

Henry Lee Fugate, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic

A gathering of family and friends will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Sunnyside Park at the Camblin edition.

There is no scheduled visitation.

Irma Schaaf

Jul 2, 2017

Irma G. Schaaf, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.

Irma was born on August 15, 1926, in Cumberland, Iowa to John and Margaret (Ihnen) Eilts. She grew up in Cumberland and graduated from Cumberland High School in 1944.

She was married to Ronald...

Larry Marion Hansen

Jun 26, 2017

Larry Marion Hansen, the son of Leonard “Babe” and Nyretta O. (Winger) Hansen, was born April 18, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa and died June 26, 2017, at the St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Iowa at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 8 days. Larry was baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira,...

Eldon Faga

Jun 26, 2017

Eldon J. Faga, 90, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Eldon John Faga was born October 17, 1926, to Otto and Martha Ellen (Hocamp) in Guthrie County, Iowa. He was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church north of Adair.

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Otto Behnken

Jun 26, 2017

Otto H. Behnken, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Otto was born March 9, 1931, in Cass County, Iowa, to Otto and Pauline (Mott) Behnken. He grew up in the Wiota area and graduated from the Wiota High School in 1949. Otto...

Irene Barnes

Jun 24, 2017

Helen Irene Barnes, 93, of Casey, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, Iowa.

Patrick John Mcgovern

Jun 17, 2017

Patrick John McGovern, the son of John and Catherine (Crawley) McGovern, was born June 3, 1932, in Waterloo, Iowa and completed his earthly journey on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Round Rock, Texas at the age of 85 years and 14 days. Patrick attended the Waterloo Community schools graduating from Waterloo East High School with the Class of 1950. On...

Rhoda Carolyn Jorgensen

Jun 15, 2017

Rhoda Carolyn Jorgensen, the daughter of Martin G. and Hannah (Petersen) Johansen, was born August 12, 1928, at her parents’ home near Latimer, Iowa, and died June 15, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 88 years, 10 months and 3 days. Rhoda was baptized and confirmed at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in...

George Peter Christian Nelsen

Jun 10, 2017

George Peter Christian Nelsen, the son of Kristian Peter and Anna Marie (Leander) Nelsen, was born February 28, 1923, at his Aunt Lizzie’s home in Brayton, Iowa and died June 10, 2017, at the Salem Lutheran Homes, in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 12 days. George was baptized and confirmed. He attended rural...

Joy Downing

Jun 10, 2017

Joy Ardelle Downing, 85, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa.

She was the oldest child of Richard Murray Maas and Rose Robison Maas, born March 4, 1932, on the family farm eight miles southeast of Wiota, Iowa. She attended rural Cass County schools, graduating...

Jim Olsen

Jun 9, 2017

Jim Olsen, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Jim Anders Olsen was born January 10, 1940, in Elk Horn, Iowa, to Eddie and Leota (Madsen) Olsen. He was raised in Elk Horn and attended school there graduating from Elk Horn High School with the...

Bertha Fudge

Jun 9, 2017

Bertha J. Fudge, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. There will be a graveside ceremony at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2017, at the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne, Iowa.

Marlene Marie Potter

Jun 7, 2017

Marlene Marie Potter, the daughter of Leo Albert and Clara Pearl (Burtcheard) Nolte, was born June 1, 1935, in rural Cass County near Elliott, Iowa and died June 7, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 82 years and 6 days. Marlene was a baptized Christian. She attended rural Cass County schools then...

Charles Winchell

Jun 7, 2017

Charles Rondel Winchell, 83, of Caring Acres in Anita, IA, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Bergen Mercy hospital in Omaha, NE.

Charles was born October 2, 1932, in a three room house, seven miles southwest of Chariton, IA, to Benjamin and Zula (Davenport) Winchell. He was the third of four children, and the...