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Flora Lavon Andersen

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Nov. 11, 2025

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Schmidt Family Funeral Home - Exira

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Flora Andersen Obituary

Flora Lavon Andersen, age 83, of Elk Horn, died on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn.
Public visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Exira.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Interment will take place following the funeral at the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery. A luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the church following the burial.
Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association in memory of Lavon. They may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Exira.

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

Published by Atlantic News Telegraph on Nov. 8, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Flora Andersen

Nov

11

Service

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Schmidt Family Funeral Home - Exira

234 West South Street, Exira, IA 50076

Nov

12

Funeral service

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

Elk Horn Lutheran Church

4313 Main Street, Elk Horn, IA 51531

Nov

12

Service

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery

4313 Main Street, Elk Horn, IA 51531

Nov

12

Service

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Elk Horn Lutheran Church

4313 Main Street, Elk Horn, IA 51531

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Schmidt Family Funeral Home (AKA Kessler) - Exira

234 W South Street, Exira, IA 50076

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