Schmidt Family Funeral Home Obituaries

Feb 9, 2015

Robert Charles Alt, the son of William C., Jr. and Rose (Axelsen) Alt, was born January 20, 1930, at his parents’ home in Hamlin Township rural Audubon County, Iowa and died February 9, 2015, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 85 years and 19 days. Robert was baptized and attended rural schools in...

Feb 7, 2015

Dean Elton Swope, 91, of Lewis, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Dean was born September 11, 1923, in Oakland, Iowa, to Elmer and Grace (Applegate) Swope. He grew up near Oakland and graduated from Oakland High School in 1942. After graduation, he farmed with his father near Lewis. Dean was married...

Feb 5, 2015

Denise A. McDaniel, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Denise Annette Mathisen McDaniel was born August 20, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa, to James Milo and Genevieve (Rotherham) Mathisen. She was a life-long resident of Atlantic, Iowa. She attended the Atlantic school system graduating from Atlantic High School....

Feb 4, 2015

Paul E. McDaniel, 57, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at his home in Atlantic. Paul Edward McDaniel was born September 30, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Lester and Wilma (Keith) McDaniel. Paul lived his entire life in Atlantic and attended the Atlantic public school system. He married Denise Mathisen on December 27, 1980, in Atlantic,...

Feb 2, 2015

Marjorie Mae Miller, the daughter of Juel Christensen and Martha Marie (Poulsen) Miller, was born June 10, 1934, at her parents’ home in Hamlin Township Audubon County, Iowa and died February 2, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 80 years, 7 months, and 22 days. Marjorie was baptized and confirmed at the Hamlin Lutheran...

Feb 1, 2015

Judy L. (Nugent) Kay, 68, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2105, at her residence in Atlantic. Judy was born October 10, 1946, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Gerald and Betty (Okerlin) Kay. She grew up in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School. Judy attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and received her Master's in Psychology...

Jan 29, 2015

Robert Fredrick Simpson, 75, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. In accordance with Robert's wishes, cremation has taken place and a joint memorial service with his wife Betty, who recently passed away on January 4, 2015, will be held in Burlington, Iowa, at a later date.

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Jan 23, 2015

Elaine L. McEntaffer, 65, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Elaine McEntaffer was born in Conway, Iowa, January 26, 1949, to Glenn and Rita (Nichols) Hartman. She grew up in Bedford, Iowa, and graduated from Bedford High School in 1967. The family moved to Atlantic, Iowa, where...

Jan 22, 2015

Wilma F. Douglas, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Cumberland, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015, at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. As per Wilma's wishes she has been cremated and services will be held at a later date. Surviving Wilma are her sons , Eldon Douglas, of Cumberland, Iowa, Donald Douglas and Mark Douglas, both...

Jan 19, 2015

Patricia Lucile Curtis, the daughter of Wayne Wendell and Elinor Patricia (Halloran) Crouse, was born May 15, 1944, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and died January 19, 2015, at her family home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 70 years, 8 months, and 4 days. Patricia was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Audubon,...

Jan 19, 2015

Derald Duane Mendenhall was born on his father's birthday, January 2, 1938, the son of Homer B. and Ollivene Leoris (Merk) Mendenhall and passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa. He was born at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merk on a farm northwest of Audubon. Derald grew...

Jan 19, 2015

Naomi (LeRette) Akers, 83, of Anita, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. Naomi (LeRette) Akers was born in Cass County, Iowa, January 24, 1931, to Guy R. and Bertha (Cain) LeRette, the youngest of three children. She attended school at Marne and Wiota graduating from the Anita High School...

Jan 19, 2015

Nancy Kathryn Barnett, 71, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at Broken Arrow Nursing Home in Broken Arrow. She was born July 22, 1943, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Helen (Stinn) Bigelow. Nancy grew up in the Walnut, Carson and Avoca, Iowa, areas and graduated from Avoca High School with the class...

Jan 16, 2015

Dorothy Marie Kunz Bouchard, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Dorothy was born July 6, 1937, to August and Adelyn (Ruppert) Kunz in the northwest Iowa town of Curlew. She was the second youngest of eight children consisting of four boys and four girls. She graduated from...

Jan 15, 2015

Maxine Ruth Hall, 81, of Atlantic, Iowa, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 15, 2015. She was born December 12, 1933, to Russell G. and Bertha (Satler) Musser in Newton, Kansas. She grew up there and graduated from high school in 1951. On August 25, 1952, she married Charles R. Hall in Hot Springs, Arkansas....

Jan 15, 2015

Elwood Dennis Clinton Hansen was born on September 30, 1947, in St. Paul, Nebraska, to Ronald Edwin Hansen, Sr. and Gladys Viola Irene Sonderup Hansen. He attended school in rural Nebraska until 1962 when his family moved to southwest Iowa. He attended school in Atlantic and Exira. Elwood was baptized in St. Paul, Nebraska, and confirmed at the Exira...

Jan 13, 2015

Jimmie Paul Kelgor, 76, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. He was born June 20, 1938, in Iowa City, Iowa. He was adopted at the age of 6 months by Woersaa and Ethel (Madsen) Kelgor from the Children's Home in Davenport, Iowa, and came to live in Elk...

Jan 5, 2015

Diana Sue Pearson, 67, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015, at the Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. Sue was born May 6, 1947, in Atlantic, Iowa, to Henry Herman and Lillian Jean (Goff) Miller. She attended the Omaha Public schools. She also lived in Omaha, moving back to Atlantic and residing there for the last...

Jan 4, 2015

Florence Irene Staub, the daughter of Chris and Emma (Thygesen) Hansen was born on December 11, 1918, at her parents’ home near Kimballton, Iowa, and died January 4, 2015, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa, at the age of 96 years and 23 days. Florence was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church northeast of Kimballton. She attended rural...

Jan 4, 2015

Betty Jean Simpson, 69, of Griswold, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. In accordance with Betty's wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held in Burlington, Iowa at a later date.