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Karen Dant Obituary

Karen Kay Dant, 83, of Walnut, and formerly of Atlantic, died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn.
Public visitation with the family will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 02 at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut. Interment will take place at Layton Township Cemetery following the funeral. A luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the Church following the committal.
Memorials may be directed to the Karen Dant Family. They will be designated at a later date in her memory and may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, Iowa 50022.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Atlantic.

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

Published by Atlantic News Telegraph on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Sherry Darling Vale

December 2, 2025

Karen and I had a lot of adventures together during our high school days. Years later she came out to California and stayed with me a couple of days and we toured the highlights here. She and I kept in touch over all these years. I will miss her!

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Service

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Peace United Church of Christ

404 North Street, Walnut, IA 51577

Dec

3

Funeral service

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

Peace United Church of Christ

404 North Street, Walnut, IA 51577

Dec

3

Service

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Layton Township Cemetery

, Walnut, IA 51577

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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Peace United Church of Christ

404 North Street, Walnut, IA 51577

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Schmidt Family Funeral Home - Atlantic

1804 East 7th Street P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022

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