Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jun 5, 2017

Norma Bernice Nelson, the daughter of Andrew C. and Helga (Leistad) Lange, was born January 30, 1928 at her parents’ farm 3 miles west of Elk Horn, Iowa and 1 mile south and died June 5, 2017, at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 4 months, and 5 days. Norma was baptized and...

Jun 5, 2017

Stephen Allen Darling, 64, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home in Atlantic. He was born on January 28, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Max and Margaret (Pigg) Darling. Steve attended school in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High school in 1971. He later obtained his associates degree in Electronics...

Jun 1, 2017

Virgil Christian Sorensen, the son of Hans H. and Alice M. (Christensen) Sorensen, was born February 5, 1938, at his parents’ home in Hamlin Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died June 1, 2017, at his home half a mile from his birth home, northwest of Exira, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and 26 days. Virgil was...

May 29, 2017

Keith Eugene Vokt, the son of Merle Eugene and Muryl Jean (Rathman) Vokt, was born February 2, 1953, in Atlantic, Iowa and died May 29, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 27 days. Keith was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Adair, Iowa. He attended...

May 27, 2017

Darwin Gene Schlater, the son of Grover B. and E. Alleene (Peppers) Schlater, was born December 11, 1934, at his parent’s in Greeley Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died May 27, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 5 months, and 16 days. Darwin was baptized at the Christian Church in Exira,...

May 26, 2017

Jerry Herrick, 75, of Wiota, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

Jerald Edson Herrick was born January 6, 1942, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Robert and Edna (Shaw) Herrick. On October 15, 1960, Jerry married Sharen Proehl, and they moved to Johnston, Iowa, where they resided...

May 20, 2017

Debra Kay Inman, the daughter of Rex Lewis and Dorothy Christine (Nielsen) Inman, was born May 24, 1956, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died May 20, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital at the age of 60 years, 11 months, and 26 days. Deb was baptized and confirmed and was a member of the...

May 15, 2017

Mary Ellen Knop, 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Atlantic Specialty Care, Atlantic, Iowa.

Mary Ellen was born on January 6, 1924, to Curtis W. and Elsie (Campbell) Masteller at the Atlantic Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm southeast of Atlantic until her...

May 13, 2017

James Carl Sporleder, the son of Carl F. and Sophia M. (Sievers) Sporleder, was born August 10, 1935, in Carroll, Iowa and died May 13, 2017, at his home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 9 months, and 3 days. James was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Lidderdale, Iowa. He attended rural schools...

May 11, 2017

Richard Allen Andersen, the son of Hans C. and Emma C. (Petersen) Andersen, was born May 17, 1928, at his parents’ home in Oakfield Township, Audubon County, Iowa near Brayton, Iowa and died May 11, 2017, at the Exira Care Center at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 24 days. Richard was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s...

May 10, 2017

Larry Madden, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at his home in Atlantic.

Larry was born January 19, 1935, in Cass County, Iowa, to Bert W. and Genevra E. (Parsons) Madden. He lived most of his life in the Atlantic and Cass County area. Larry worked at American Buildings in Atlantic...

May 9, 2017

William “Bill” Beatty, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.

He was born December 23, 1926, in Hancock, Iowa, the son of Alvin and Rachel (Henry) Beatty. Bill attended school in Hancock through the eleventh grade. He completed his senior year of high school...

May 5, 2017

Galen Lynn Hansen, the son of Edwin Mathias and Anna Christina (Lange) Hansen, was born March 15, 1944, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa and died May 5, 2017, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa at the age of 73 years, 1 month, and 20 days. Galen was baptized at the Oak Hill Lutheran...

May 4, 2017

Andrew “Andy” Lynn Fredrickson, 66, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017, at his home.

Andy was born July 2, 1950, to Anders and Doris (Moree) Fredrickson in Red Oak, Iowa.

He moved with his family when he was seven years old to Atlantic, Iowa. He attended Atlantic Community Schools and...

May 2, 2017

Ruth Virginia Peppers, the daughter of Roy J. and Florence (Whitmore) Chase, was born June 17, 1917, at her grandparents’, Warren and Minnie Chase, home in Oakfield, Iowa and died May 2, 2017, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 99 years, 10 months, and 15 days. Ruth was baptized at the Christian Church...

May 2, 2017

Lloyd Laverne Oakley, the son of George and Nellie (Howey) Oakley, was born February 4, 1932, at his parents’ home in Audubon County, Iowa and died May 2, 2017, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 28 days. Lloyd was baptized at the Christian Church in Audubon, Iowa. He attended the...

May 2, 2017

Evelyn Mabel Mortensen, 101, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Evelyn was born December 28, 1915, on the family farm in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Horace and Anna (Knop) Heiken. She was raised on the family farm and talked about riding the trolley to Atlantic...

Apr 28, 2017

Keith Boyd Robinson, the son of Earl and Ethel (Mayberry) Robinson, was born August 6, 1929, in Atlantic, Iowa, and passed away April 28, 2017.

Keith attended and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1946. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the United States Army where he served in the Korean Conflict....

Apr 25, 2017

Erma Lucille Larsen, the daughter of Erick C. and Lisa (Lizzie) M. Andersen Christensen, was born June 23, 1927, at her parents’ home west of Brayton, Iowa and died April 25, 2017, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 2 days. Erma was baptized at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church...

Apr 24, 2017

Ruth Evelyn Tibben, 93, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita, Iowa.

Ruth was born October 19, 1923, on her parents’ farm in Audubon Township, Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of Fred W. and Anna (Hess) Vokt. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel...