Obituaries

Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Atlantic, Anita, Adair, Exira, and Audubon, IA areas

George Leland Parris

George Leland Parris

Jul 29, 2014

George Leland Parris, the son of George Peter and Gladys (Snyder) Parris, was born May 23, 1939, in Topeka, Kansas and died July 29, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 75 years, 2 months, and 6 days. George was baptized with his son at their home by Reverend Harvey Quandt. He attended Audubon Community...

Ardyth Faye Barber

Ardyth Faye Barber

Jul 28, 2014

Ardyth Faye Barber, the daughter of Floyd and Annis Marie (Krogh) Zinke, was born May 11, 1944, in Carroll, Iowa and died July 28, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 70 years, 2 months, and 17days. Ardyth was baptized May 3, 1945 and confirmed April 6, 1958 at the Exira Lutheran Church...

Kathy Rae Bohlmann

Kathy Rae Bohlmann

Jul 24, 2014

Kathy Rae Bohlmann, the daughter of George and Mary Fredericks (Bohlmann) Bruhn, was born July 29, 1956, in Denison, Iowa and died July 24, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 57 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Kathy was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church south of Gray, Iowa. She...

James A. Friedrichsen

James A. Friedrichsen

Jul 17, 2014

James Anthony Friedrichsen, the son of Herman and Agnes (Lutwitzi) Friedrichsen, was born November 30, 1925, in Stratton, CO and died July 17, 2014, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 88 years, 7 ½ months. Jim was baptized in Stratton, Colorado in December of 1925. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Audubon, Iowa. Jim was...

Thomas J. Mcmichael

Thomas J. Mcmichael

Jul 16, 2014

Thomas Jordan McMichael, the son of Homer and Lucille (Jordan) McMichael, was born October 19, 1934, in Audubon County near Exira, Iowa and died July 16, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 79 years, 8 months, and 27 days. Thomas was baptized and confirmed at the Ross Calvary United Methodist Church in...

Donald Cohron

Donald Cohron

Jul 15, 2014

Donald Paul Cohron, 90, died July 15, 2014 at Heritage House in Atlantic, Iowa. The son of Arch Montgomery (A.M.) Cohron and Bernice Geil Cohron, he was born September 17, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of 10 he started working for his father as water boy, then truck driver, learning the ropes of bridge building. He...

Timothy Stein

Timothy Stein

Jul 14, 2014

Timothy Robert Stein was born August 9, 1971, the son of Robert Carl and Theresa Cecilia (Goeser) Stein in Atlantic, Iowa, and passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He attended the Atlantic Schools and the Walnut High School. After high school, Tim worked at the pork plant in Harlan, IA, and...

Sheila Lynn (Speas) Whitson

Sheila Lynn (Speas) Whitson

Jul 13, 2014

Sheila Lynn Whitson, the daughter of Roland and JoAnn A. (Hodges) Speas, was born March 2, 1958, in Sacramento, California and died July 13, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 56 years, 3 months, and 11 days. Sheila was baptized and confirmed at the Ross Calvary United Methodist Church in Ross, Iowa. She attended...

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Jul 10, 2014

Charles Evan Smith was born April 4, 1951, in Shenandoah, Iowa, the son of Charles Edward and Bertha Juanita (Rhodes) Smith and passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic, Iowa. He grew up in Blanchard, IA, and attended the Pusey Elementary School in Council Bluffs, IA. Chuck then lived at the...

Sherry Wiges

Sherry Wiges

Jul 9, 2014

Sherry Glee Wiges, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at her home in Atlantic. She was born March 23, 1935, to Doyle and Anna (Stewart) Cooper in Mason Township, Taylor County, Iowa. Sherry was raised in New Market, Iowa, and attended and graduated from the New Market High School. She lived in Clarinda, Iowa, and...

Paul Alan Petersen

Paul Alan Petersen

Jun 29, 2014

Paul Alan Petersen, the son of James and Ruth Herrick Petersen, was born February 13, 1958 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa and died June 29, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 56 years, 4 months, and 16 days. Paul was baptized and confirmed at the Federated Church in Exira, Iowa....

Dorothy Schroder

Dorothy Schroder

Jun 29, 2014

Dorothy Pearl Schroder, 83, of Griswold, Iowa and formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Griswold Care Center in Griswold. She was born February 23, 1931 in Oconto, Nebraska, the daughter of Joseph and Pearl (McCrickard) Newhouse. Her family later moved to Missouri Valley, Iowa where she was raised and attended school through high...

Robert Euken

Robert Euken

Jun 28, 2014

Robert L. Euken was born March 18, 1928, in Cass County, Iowa, the son of Carl and Lizzie (Thomsen) Euken and passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Robert grew up on the family Century Farm in Cass County. He served in the Iowa National Guard from 1948 to 1953. On September...

Allen Ticknor

Allen Ticknor

Jun 26, 2014

Allen Thomas Ticknor, 97, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab in Anita. Allen was born September 19, 1916, in Adair County, Iowa, the son of Charles Edgar and Grace Laura (Fitzgerald) Ticknor. He grew up on a farm south of Casey, Iowa. Allen graduated from Casey High School in 1933....

Lloyd Christensen

Lloyd Christensen

Jun 22, 2014

Lloyd S Christensen, 91, of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, at his home in Cumberland. He was born April 19, 1923, to Harry and Vera (Stier) Christensen in Cumberland, Iowa. Lloyd was raised in the Cumberland area and attended White Union Country School until the 8th grade. He then attended Cumberland High School and graduated with...

Richard Viether

Richard Viether

Jun 22, 2014

Richard Eugene Viether was born December 24, 1946, the son of Kenneth Henry and Viola Christina (Andersen) Viether and passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, at his home in Clearfield, Iowa. He grew up and lived most of his life in Marne, Iowa. During high school, Richard worked at the Marne Gas Station. He graduated from the Atlantic High...

Juanita Lou Hahn

Juanita Lou Hahn

Jun 20, 2014

Juanita Lou Hahn, the daughter of Roy P. and Lady Alice (Rollman) Carpenter, was born November 26, 1935, in Santa Cruz/Riverside, New Mexico and died June 20, 2014, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 6 months, and 24 days. Juanita was baptized and confirmed in the United Brethren Church. She attended...

Edna Mae Crawley

Edna Mae Crawley

Jun 17, 2014

Edna Mae Crawley, the daughter of Roy and Ellen Jones Young, was born June 14, 1940, at her parents’ home in Oakfield, Iowa and died June 17, 2014, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 74 years, and 3 days. Edna was baptized and confirmed at the Brayton Lutheran Church in Brayton, Iowa. She...

Carole Joanne Christensen

Carole Joanne Christensen

Jun 10, 2014

Carole Joanne Christensen, the daughter of Donald and Helen (Miller) Trumbo was born December 3, 1938, in Bedford, Iowa and died June 10, 2014, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas, at the age of 75 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Carole was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church in Bedford, Iowa. She attended Bedford Community...

Alan Eugene Haskins

Alan Eugene Haskins

Jun 8, 2014

Alan Eugene Haskins, the son of Dallas and Marie (Simonsen) Haskins, was born July 18, 1944, at his parents’ home in Audubon, Iowa and died June 8, 2014, at his home in Audubon at the age of 69 years, 10 months, and 20 days. Alan was baptized and confirmed at the First Methodist Church in Audubon. He attended Audubon Community...

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