Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Jan 6, 2017

Lawrence "Max" Bates, 80, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 6, 2017. Lawrence Maxwell Bates was born July 17, 1936, in Tecumseh, Nebraska, to Lawrence Maxwell and Juanita Fern (Foster) Bates. He was raised in Elk Creek and Ogallala, Nebraska. The family moved back to Elk Creek and Max graduated from high school there...

Jan 4, 2017

PLEASE NOTE: THE VISITATION FOR PAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017, DUE TO ICE ON THE ROADS MONDAY. IT WILL STILL BE AT 6:00 AT THE HERITAGE HOUSE IN ATLANTIC ONLY ON WEDNESDAY THE 18TH. Patricia Rae Schwartz, 83, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Pat...

Jan 4, 2017

Merlyn "Slugger" Noland, 63, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Merlyn Clark Noland was born September 4, 1953, in Guthrie Center, Iowa, to Merle B. and Carol J. (Spangler) Noland. He attended the Adair-Casey schools graduating from Adair-Casey High School in 1971. On December 12, 1971, he...

Jan 3, 2017

Marie Jean Hatfield, 81, of Massena, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at the Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita, Iowa. She was born September 13, 1935, in Hannibal, Missouri, to John and Helen (Richards) Utterback. Marie attended schools in Hannibal, Missouri, and Independence, Iowa, and graduated with the class of 1954. She was united in...

Jan 2, 2017

Mildred Elaine Lange Weddum was born November 3, 1927, the 8th child of 11, in the 2nd twin set of 3, to Peter and Dagmar Lange, in Sharon Township near Audubon Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church rural Kimballton. She attended Sharon #9 country school receiving an 8th grade certificate in 1941. She met the...

Dec 30, 2016

Junette Emilia Kees, 94, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Junette was born August 22, 1922, in Cass County, Iowa, to Edward and Frieda (Scherrinsky) Poulson. She attended school through the tenth grade. She was married to Donald Kees in Atlantic. She worked in the janitorial department...

Dec 29, 2016

Loren Scholl, 75, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born February 1, 1941, in Adair, Iowa, the son of Leo and Martha (Moore) Scholl. Loren was raised on the family farm in rural Anita, Iowa, with his brother Galen. Growing up, he enjoyed sports. Loren left...

Dec 22, 2016

Irene Jeanette Baylor, the daughter of Herman and Jane (Taylor) Selvan, was born January 13, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died December 22, 2016, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 9 days. Irene was baptized in January of 1929 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and confirmed...

Dec 21, 2016

Dec 19, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Dentlinger, the daughter of Frank X. and Katie (Bierl) Fischer, was born October 30, 1928, at her parents’ home near Templeton, Iowa and died December 19, 2016, at the Manning Plaza in Manning, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 19 days. Mary was baptized and confirmed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Templeton,...

Dec 17, 2016

Vernon Albinus Larsen, the son of Holger and Sophie (Bosche) Larsen, was born April 13, 1925, at his parents’ home near Botna, Iowa and died December 17, 2016, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 91 Years, 8 months, and 4 days. Vernon was baptized at the Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa and confirmed at the...

Dec 17, 2016

David C. Kinen, 46, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa. David Christopher Kinen was born December 22, 1969, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Eugene and Shirley (Bennett) Kinen. He attended Atlantic High School and graduated with the class of 1988. He then went to Dana...

Dec 15, 2016

Merle Elmer Stangl, 92, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Allen Place in Atlantic, Iowa. Merle Stangl was born April 9, 1924, in Mount Carmel, Iowa. He was one of 13 children born to Frank and Julia (Bruning) Stangl. He graduated from Carroll Public High School. In 1950, he and his wife, Phyllis, moved...

Dec 15, 2016

Neil Louis Lundy, 82, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Neil was born July 19, 1934, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Louis and Mary (Meisenheimer) Lundy. He attended Greenfield High School and graduated with the class of 1954. On January 29, 1956, he married Sandra Ann Noland at the...

Dec 10, 2016

Jamison Toby Steckler, the son of Toby Ray and Pamela Kay (Bauer) Steckler was born September 17, 2002, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 10, 2016, in an auto accident in rural Cass County, Iowa at the age of 14 years, 2 months, and 23 days. Jamison was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church...

Dec 10, 2016

Gavin Michael Steckler, the son of Toby Ray and Pamela Kay (Bauer) Steckler was born May 11, 2005, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 10, 2016, in an auto accident in Cass County, Iowa at the age of 11 years, 6 months, and 29 days. Gavin was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in...

Dec 9, 2016

Bruce Dean Nelson, the son of Lloyd and Lowene Hansen Nelson was born April 22, 1954, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died December 9, 2016, in rural Kimballton, Iowa at the age of 62 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Bruce was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. He attended Exira...

Dec 9, 2016

David Lionel Knox, 59, of Smyrna, Delaware, and formerly of Casey, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at his home in Smyrna. David's family strongly request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to www.cadasilfoundation.org in his memory. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey,...

Dec 4, 2016

Ivan Joens Sr., 95, formerly of Anita, Iowa, died December 4, 2016, at his home in Waukee, Iowa. Ivan was born in Manning, Iowa, on July 5, 1921, the son of Henry and Ida (Schroeder) Joens of rural Manning. Ivan enlisted in 1942 and served in World War II, fighting with the First Calvary in the Philippines and Japan....

Dec 3, 2016

Brian Lavern “Swede” Johnson, the son of Raymond and Carol (Rubel) Johnson was born August 12, 1955, in Audubon County, Iowa and died December 3, 2016, surrounded by his family at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 61 years, 3 months, and 21 days. Swede was baptized at the Exira Christian Church in Exira. He...