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Lois Nelson Obituary

Lois Marie Nelson, 93, of Exira, died on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Exira Care Center.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 at the Exira Event Center in Exira. Interment will take place at the Exira Cemetery. A luncheon will be held following the committal at the Exira Event Center.
Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, one hour before the funeral, at the Event Center.
Memorials may be directed to the Lois Nelson Family. They will be designated at a later date in her memory; they may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 201, Audubon, Iowa 50025.
Funeral services are entrusted with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Exira.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Atlantic News Telegraph on Jul. 29, 2025.

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Memorial Events
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Aug

1

Service

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Exira Event Center

106 North Jefferson Street, Exira, IA 50076

Aug

1

Funeral service

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Exira Event Center

106 North Jefferson Street, Exira, IA 50076

Aug

1

Service

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Exira Cemetery

Mockingbird Avenue, IA

Aug

1

Service

11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Exira Cemetery

Mockingbird Avenue, IA

Funeral services provided by:

Schmidt Family Funeral Home (AKA Kessler) - Exira

234 W South Street, Exira, IA 50076

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