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William LaVern "Bill" Thompsen

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Schmidt Family Funeral Home - Atlantic

1804 East 7th Street

Atlantic, Iowa

William Thompsen Obituary

William "Bill" LaVern Thompsen, 79, of Atlantic, formerly of Walnut, died on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic.
Public visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, Jan. 23 at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut. Committal with military honors will be held at Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut following the funeral. A luncheon will be held following the committal in the Fellowship Hall of the Church.
Memorials may be directed to the Bill Thompsen Family. They will be designated at a later date in Memory of Bill, 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 Jan. 20, 2026.

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Memorial Events
for William Thompsen

Jan

22

Service

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

Schmidt Family Funeral Home - Atlantic

1804 E 7th St, Atlantic, IA 50022

Jan

23

Funeral service

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

Peace United Church of Christ

404 North Street, Walnut, IA 51577

Jan

23

Service

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Layton Township Cemetery

, Walnut, IA 51577

Jan

23

Service

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

Peace United Church of Christ

404 North Street, Walnut, IA 51577

Funeral services provided by:

Schmidt Family Funeral Home - Atlantic

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

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