Obituaries Second Quarter 2004 - Alphabetically

Anthony, Hilda - death notice May 10, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Hilda Anthony - Age 93
Who Died On - Monday, May 10, 2004

Visitation
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Services For
Thursday, May 13, 2004 at 10:00 AM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Oak Hill Cemetery - Irwin, Iowa

Behrend, Earnest L. - death notice May 10, 2004

Services for 92-year-old Earnest L. Behrend of Harlan will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, May 14th, at Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Harlan. Burial will be in the Redline Cemetery. Earnest Behrend died Monday, May 10th, in Harlan. Friends may call from 9:00 am-9:00 pm on Thursday, May 13th, with family present from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.

Benscoter, Gardner S. "Benny" - death notice April 9, 2004

Gardner Benscoter

Benscoter, 80, Westphalia, died April 9, 2004.

WESTPHALIA -- Gardner S. "Benny" Benscoter, 80, Westphalia, died April 9 at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha.

Services will be held Wednesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home with burial in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, April 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the mortuary.

Benscoter is survived by his wife, Alice (Kmezich) Benscoter of Westphalia; son Danny (Sandy) Benscoter of Detroit Lakes, Mn.; grandsons Brian and Brent Benscoter; and great-grandchildren Brennan and Whitney Benscoter.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/19/2004

Bieker, Ellery Elizabeth Anne - death notice May 12, 2004

Ellery Elizabeth Anne Bieker

Bieker, infant, Harlan, died May 12, 2004.

HARLAN -- Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, for Ellery Elizabeth Anne Bieker, infant daughter of Craig and Anne Bieker, Harlan, who died Wednesday, May 12 at Children's Hospital in Omaha.

Besides her parents, she is survived by grandparents Barry and Margaret Beck of Sioux City, Ronald and Joan Breining of Elk Horn and Daniel and Jean Bieker of Harlan.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/14/2004

Bintz, Merlynn P. - death notice June 8, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Merlynn P. Bintz - Age 78
Who Died On - Tuesday, June 8, 2004

Visitation
Wednesday, June 10, 2004 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca Chapel

Family will Greet Friends
Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Minden United Church of Christ - Minden, Iowa

Funeral Service
Friday, June 11, 2004 - 10:30 AM
Minden United Church of Christ - Minden, Iowa

Military Rites
Minden Cemetery - Minden, Iowa

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Bintz of Avoca; 1 Son, Dwight Bintz of Avoca; 3 Daughters: Denise (Ron) Nihsen of Minden, Deloma (Ben) Fischer of Minden and Diane (Don) Mills of Weeping Water, NE; 9 Grandchildren; 2 Brothers: Herbert (Jervaise) Bintz of Hancock and Carroll (Katheryn) Bintz of Neola

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Merlynn P. Bintz

AVOCA - Merlynn P. Bintz, 78, of rural Avoca died June 8 at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

He was born in Council Bluffs and grew up in the Minden area. He lived in rural Avoca for 47 years. A 1943 graduate of Minden High School, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Bintz was a farmer until 2000 when he retired. He was a 4-H Leader, Extension Council Member and Soil Conservation Commissioner and a member of the Minden United Church of Christ.

Mr. Bintz and his wife, Carolyn, were married 47 years.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include one son, Dwight Bintz, of Avoca; three daughters, Denise Nihsen and husband, Ron, of Minden, Deloma Fischer and husband, Ben, of Minden and Diane Mills and husband, Don, of Weeping Water, Neb.; two brothers, Herbert Bintz and wife, Jervaise, of Hancock and Carroll Bintz and wife, Kathryn, of Neola; and nine grandchildren.

Open visitation will be held today until 4 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Visitation with the family will be tonight from 6:30 to 8 at Minden United Church of Christ.

Funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Minden United Church of Christ with the Rev. Denny Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Minden Cemetery in Minden.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/10/2004

Brower, William N. - death notice June 27, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
William N. Brower - 62
Who Died On - Sunday, June 27, 2004

Family Will Greet Friends
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Memorial Service
Thursday, July 1, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.

Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include his children, Tammy (Ron) Less of Omaha, NE; Mark Brower of Harlan, IA; his mother, Helen Brower of Harlan, IA; his sisters, Colleen (Donald) Vest of Independence, IA;
Val (John) Lagge of Brooten, MN; his fiancé, Janelle Kenkel of Harlan, IA.

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Iowa Man Dies From West Nile Virus
Health Officials Warn Of High Mosquito Count

POSTED: 2:49 pm CDT July 8, 2004
UPDATED: 5:12 pm CDT July 8, 2004

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The West Nile virus has turned deadly in Iowa again.

State health officials say Iowa has recorded its first death this year from the mosquito-borne disease.

Thursday, the Iowa Department of Public Health said a southwest Iowa man in his 60s, who spent a great deal of time outdoors, died while hospitalized with the illness.

The department's director, Dr. Mary Mincer Hansen, said it's just the second West Nile death nationwide this summer. The nation's first West Nile death was in Arizona.

Last year, Iowa had 147 human cases, including six deaths.

Birds in several Iowa counties have tested positive for the virus this year.

State epidemiologist Dr. Patricia Quinlisk said Iowa is seeing large mosquito numbers this summer.

Prevent West Nile
West Nile is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus while feeding on an infected bird. The illness is not spread person-to-person.

To reduce exposure to West Nile, health officials suggest:

Limit outdoor activities at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
If outside, wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, shoes and socks.
Use mosquito repellent containing DEET on exposed skin.
Eliminate mosquito breeding sites, such as standing water in tires, plastic containers, or similar water-holding containers.
Change water in bird baths on a weekly basis.

Most humans infected by the West Nile virus have no symptoms, while a few may have symptoms such as a fever and headache. Less than 1 percent become seriously ill. Symptoms typically occur within three to 15 days after the bite of the infected mosquito. Those seriously infected, particularly the elderly, may display symptoms such as muscle weakness, stiff neck, disorientation, and convulsions, and very rarely results in death.

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Published Friday
July 9, 2004

Iowa man dies of West Nile
BY NICHOLE AKSAMIT WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

West Nile virus has claimed the life of a 62-year-old Harlan, Iowa, man who worked outdoors and whose middle name was Nile, his daughter said.

Tammy Less of Omaha received her father's autopsy report Thursday, a week after his funeral and the day Iowa health officials announced the state's first human West Nile case and the second West Nile death in the country this season.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health said only that the victim was a southwest Iowa man in his 60s who had a high exposure to mosquitoes that carry the virus. Test results, they said, confirmed that he died of complications from West Nile encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain.

William Nile Brower, who died June 27 at the VA Medical Center in Omaha, fits that profile.

Less said doctors think Brower had viral meningitis and that it quickly worsened to encephalitis. She said that, until his sudden illness, her father was active and healthy.

"The only thing he doctored for was a little bit of high blood pressure, and even that was not that bad," she said. "He always did physical types of work."

But, she said, the divorced former truck driver and carpenter was outside four to five times a week and in frequent contact with mosquitoes.

Less said she and her father mowed grass near rest areas along Interstates 29 and 80 under a contract for the Iowa Department of Transportation. Though she carried bug spray, Less said her dad rarely wore long sleeves and probably had not been using repellent.

She said they began to notice mosquitoes while mowing in mid-June. They were working along I-29 near Sioux City on June 17 when Brower first became ill.

"I mowed one side and he just came back over to my side and said, 'I can't mow it or blow it. Can you finish?' He just was not feeling well," she recalled.

Less said her father went to the hospital June 21 and died six days later when his heart, kidney and lungs failed. Less said autopsy results Thursday confirmed West Nile virus as the underlying cause.

"It's never easy," she said. "But it's just shocking to lose him so fast."

Less said Brower's middle name, Nile, was his father's first name.

"There's a little bit of irony there I guess," she said.

Though most people who are infected with West Nile virus never get sick, the virus can cause meningitis (a swelling of the membrane around the brain and spinal cord) and encephalitis. Both conditions can cause organ failure and death.

As of Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 78 human cases nationwide, including one in Nebraska and one other fatality announced in Arizona on July 1.

Last year, 147 Iowans were infected with the virus; six died. In 2003, the state's first human case was reported July 18, and the first fatality wasn't reported until August.

"It's surprising that our first case is a fatality," said Kevin Teale, spokesman for the Iowa Department of Public Health. He said that it's hard to tell what that means for the following months.

Less said she hopes news of her father's death inspires others to take precautions.

"I just hope people will notice it and think twice about going outside with no OFF! (bug spray)," she said. "We all think we're invincible. But it can get you."

World-Herald staff writer Kamahria Hopkins contributed to this report.
The Omaha World-Herald

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Love Of Outdoors Exposed Man To West Nile Virus
Iowa's First Fatality Reported

POSTED: 3:15 p.m. CDT July 9, 2004
UPDATED: 5:18 p.m. CDT July 9, 2004

OMAHA, Neb. -- A love of the outdoors may have led to Iowa's first West Nile virus fatality this year.

William Brower, of Harlan, died June 27. Thursday, officials confirmed Brower's death as the first caused by the mosquito-borne illness in 2004 in the state.

Brower's daughter, Tammy Less, of Omaha, said her father was strong and healthy and that he enjoyed working outdoors. When he was hospitalized, doctors suspected West Nile virus immediately.

"They were talking to us, 'Did he work in tall grass? Could he have been bitten by a mosquito?'" Less said. "I said, 'Of course.' I know I had been."

Brower's first signs of illness came on about three weeks ago while mowing grass at a local rest area.

"He said, 'I'm not feeling well. You're going to have to finish,'" Less said.

After five days, he was taken to a hospital.

"(We're) confident he got wonderful care (it) just didn't happen fast enough," Less said.

Less wanted to tell her family's story to help honor her dad, and to remind everyone about the threat of West Nile virus.

"Take the extra time to put on the Off," Less said. "It can make all the difference. We never thought it would happen to our father."

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'It was just a big shock'

HARLAN - Janelle Kenkel of Harlan just can't believe her fiance is gone.

William Nile Brower, 62, also of Harlan, died June 27 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha of West Nile virus.

"It was just a big shock," she said. "He thought he had the flu."

The diagnosis was confirmed Thursday after tests by the Iowa Hygienic Lab in Iowa City. It was the state's first death from West Nile this year.

Brower was in good health before he contracted the illness, Kenkel said.

"He was always out working and everything," she said. "He didn't act like he was 62."

Kenkel, 34, and Brower had known each other for five years and dated for about three, she said. They planned to get married, although they had not set a date.

"We were in Vegas in February, and he asked me then," she said. "We were planning to go back to Vegas in September, and I suppose we might have gotten married then."

Brower was a caring person with a good sense of humor, said Kenkel, who was separated from her previous husband five years ago. He was comfortable with her boys, ages 10, 8, 6 and 4.

"He loved children," she said. "He's pretty much helped me raise them. He was a good father to them."

Brower started showing symptoms on Father's Day weekend and agreed to see a doctor on June 21, Kenkel said. He was having diarrhea and running a fever, she said.

"He was just so dehydrated by then," she said.

Kenkel took him to the Veterans Administration Hospital, where they admitted him immediately. They gave him fluids, took X-rays and did lab tests. They started him on antibiotics either that night or the next day, she said.

"Friday (June 25), they found out he had meningitis and encephalitis," she said.

Friends and family members assume Brower was bitten while mowing at rest areas and weigh stations, which he did on contract for the state of Iowa, Kenkel said.

"It's hard to know where he got bit," she said. "It might not have been at the rest areas like we're thinking. It might have been right here in Harlan."

Although he and his daughter, Tammy Less of Omaha, spent a lot of time outside doing the work, they seldom put on insect repellent, Kenkel said.

"We've been talking, and she said before that she would only put it on once in a while in certain spots where they knew there were mosquitoes," she said. "A lot of times, she said, it was the flies that would bother them, and she said she would put some on, and he rarely did.

"I think all of us will spray now every time we go outside."

©Daily Nonpareil 2004
TIM JOHNSON , Staff Writer 07/10/2004

Burk, Karen (Wendt) - death notice May 18, 2004

Services for 47-year-old Karen Burk of Olathe, Kansas, are pending at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Olathe. Karen Burk died Tuesday, May 18th, at the Olathe hospital. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Wendt of Portsmouth.

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Karen Burk

Burk, 47, Olathe, Kan., died May 18, 2004.

OLATHE, Kan. -- Karen K. Burk, 47, Olathe, Kan., died Tuesday, May 18 at Olathe Medical Center.

Services will be Friday, May 21 at 2 p.m. at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Olathe with burial in the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Family greeted friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Burk is a former Portsmouth resident and graduate of Harlan High School. She is survived by her husband, Patrick H. Burk, Jr., and son Patrick H. Burk III; parents John and Elaine Wendt of Portsmouth; brothers John (Mary Ann) Wendt of Panama, and Larry (Rhonda) Wendt of Lincoln, Neb.; sisters Susan (Steve) Buck of Tennant, Lucy (Ron) Knauss of Portsmouth, Margaret "Peggy" (Bob) Barta of Portsmouth, Beverly (Rich) Priestly of Salado, Texas, and Traci (Trent) Schuning of Portsmouth; mother-in-law Mark Burk, brother-in-law Phillip Burk and sister-in-law Allisyn Burk (David) Green.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/20/2004

Campbell, Ethel L. - death notice June 5, 2004

Ethel Campbell

Campbell, 85, Earling, died June 5, 2004.

EARLING -- Ethel L. Campbell, 85, Earling, died Saturday, June 5 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital.

Services will be held Thursday, June 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation is Tuesday from 5-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m-9 p.m., with family to greet friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Campbell is survived by her son, Bill (Mary Beth) Campbell, Jr. of Harlan; brother Louis (Virginia) Jensen of Harlan; sister-in-law Jessie Kendrick; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/07/2004

CHRISTENSEN, ALFRED - death notice April 22, 2004

Surnames: CHRISTENSEN

ALFRED CHRISTENSEN, 83, of Kimballton, died Thursday, April 22nd, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral services will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, April 26th, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Clark, Clyde C. - death notice May 22, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Clyde C. Clark - 87
Who Died On - Saturday, May 22, 2004

Visitation
Monday, May 24, 2004 - 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Rosary
Monday, May 24, 2004 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa

Military Rites
St. Joseph’s Cemetery - Earling, Iowa

Survivors include his wife, Helen of Harlan; his children: Sandy Clark of Omaha, NE; Diane (Mark) Meiners of Lincoln, NE; Dwight Clark of Omaha, NE;  Douglas Clark of Omaha, NE.

Damgaard, Bonnie "Jean" death notice April 6, 2004

Bonnie Damgaard

Damgaard, 65, Independence, died April 6, 2004.

INDEPENDENCE -- Bonnie "Jean" Damgaard, 65, Independence, died Tuesday, April 6 at her home.

Services will be Friday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut. Visitation was Thursday, April 8 from 5-8 p.m. at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home Avoca Chapel.

Damgaard is survived by sons Rick (Barb) McFerran of Independence and Dale (Michele) Damgaard of Cape Coral, Fla.; daughters Renee (Lavern) Tarpy of Independence and Rhonda (Gary) Satterlee of Independence; sisters Donna Hansen of Corley, Deborah (Jerry) Stendrup of Harlan, Karen (Claude) Pope of Avoca and Diana (Dennis) Taylor of Avoca; brothers Laverne "John" (Doris) Schuning of Harlan, Steve (Rita) Osbahr of Avoca and Larry Osbahr of Arvada, Co.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/09/2004

DuVall, Norma - death notice

Norma DuVall

DuVall, 82, Belmond, died April 8, 2004.

BELMOND -- Norma C. DuVall, 82, Belmond, died Thursday, April 8 at the Belmond Health Care Center.

Services were held Monday, April 12 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13.

DuVall was formerly of Kimballton and Harlan. She is survived by sons Arnold (Marlene) DuVall of Lacona, Roger "Dean" (Beverly) DuVall of Belmond and Wayne (Tammy) DuVall of Goodell; 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; sister Irma Desler; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/12/2004

Doyel, John Leslie "Curley" - death notice April 12, 2004

John Doyel, 85, Manning

John Doyel, 85
MANNING -- John Leslie "Curley" Doyel, 85, Manning, died Monday, April 12 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Services were held Friday, April 16 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Manning with burial in the Manning Cemetery.

Doyel is survived by sons Kenneth (Aleida) Doyel of Pocatello, Id., Terry (Linda) Doyel of Lexington, S.D., and John (Pat) Doyel Jr. of Kellogg; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brother George (Barbara) Doyel of Manning; sisters Mildred (Virgil) Crouch of Irwin, Thelma (Wade "Bud") Mohr of Manning and Hazel Meggers of Council Bluffs; sister-in-law Leona Doyel of Newell; brother-in-law Allyn (Leona) Erb of Irwin; nieces and nephews.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/23/2004

Erlbacher, Irene Elizabeth (Dotzler) - death notice May 18, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Irene E. Erlbacher - Age 91
Who Died On - Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Visitation
Friday, May 21, 2004 from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Friday, May 21, 2004 at 7:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 10:30 AM
St. Michael’s Catholic Church

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

survivors include her children: Ron (Jane) Erlbacher of Omaha, Nebraska; Marlene Kramer of South Bend, Nebraska; Gladys Sternberg of Omaha, Nebraska; Jim (Jackie) Erlbacher of Charlotte, North Carolina

Pauley Jones Funeral Homes, LLC

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 Irene was the widow of Jacob “Jake” Joseph Erlbacher and daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Blum) Dotzler.

Ettleman, William Lee - death notice Apr. 30, 2004

William Lee Ettleman was born May 17, 1947, the son of Keto Wayne and Adeline Louise Christensen Ettleman. He died Friday, April 30, 2004 at the Veteran's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of fifty-six.

Bill was born in Denison, Iowa and was baptized in Christ on July 4, 1947 at the United Methodist Church in Dow City. He received his education in the Dow City-Arion Community School, graduating with the class of 1965. During his high school years, Bill was probably best known for the athletic prowess of "The Ettleman Twins." He continued his education at Midwestern College in Denison, playing football during the 1965-66 season, and ending as the only undefeated college football team in the nation. On July 6, 1966, Bill entered the United States Army. He received his honorable discharge on June 17, 1968 and returned to Crawford County, where he spent his career in the meat packaging industry until his retirement.
On July 20, 1968, Bill was united in marriage to Patricia Steinkuehler. The couple were blessed with the birth of four children.

Bill enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially his grandchildren. He had a witty sense of humor and loved to entertain. He found humor in every situation, even right to the end.

Preceding Bill in death were his father, Keto; infant granddaughter, Reagen Lynn Schechinger and his mother-in-law, Katherine Steinkuehler. Survivors include two daughters, Tracey Schechinger and her husband, Bruce of Manilla; Tiffany Ettleman and special friend, Jason Schneider of Schleswig; two sons, Todd Ettleman and his wife, Cathy of Denison; Tyler Ettleman of Dow City; their mother, Patricia Ettleman of Dow City; three grandchildren, Kelsey and Nathan Ettleman and Bailey Schechinger; his mother, Adeline Ettleman of Dow City; two brothers, a twin, Robert Ettleman and his wife, Judy of Council Bluffs; Charles Ettleman and his wife, Diane of Denison; one sister, Susan Ettleman of Dow City; his father-in-Iaw, Orville Steinkuehler; many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Tuesday May 4, 2004 at United Methodist Church, Dow City, IA
Interment Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, IA

Walter A. Huebner and Family Funeral Service

Fiscus, Leonard Lake - death notice May 28, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Leonard Lake Fiscus - Age - 78
Who Died On - Friday, May 28, 2004

Visitation
Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Monday, May 31, 2004 - 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Monday, May 31, 2004 - 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include his wife, Madge Fiscus, of Harlan, IA; his two sons: Randy (Shyrl) Fiscus of Iowa Falls, IA and Barry Fiscus of Atlantic, IA; two grandchildren: Casey Reed and Nikki (Ryan) Allen both of Iowa Falls, IA; his great grandchild, Dustin Reed of Iowa Falls, IA; and his brothers and sister: Ivan Fiscus of Kirkman, IA, LaVerne Nielsen of Harlan, IA and Wayne (Violet) Fiscus of Kirkman, IA

Francis, Randy - death notice April 11, 2004

Randy Francis

WOODBINE - Randy Francis, 32, of Woodbine died April 11 in an automobile accident near his home in Woodbine.

Randy graduated from Central City, Neb., High School in 1989. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State in 1993 with a degree in ag business. Randy worked as a Commercial Ag Lender for First National Bank in Omaha, Sibley and Blair before going to work for Farm Credit Services in Harlan in September 2001.

On Sept. 18, 1999, Randy married Melanie Lubbers at the Christian Church in Woodbine. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry, in July of 1995.

Survivors in addition to his wife include two sons, Wyatt and Layne Francis of Woodbine; mother, Connie Reeves of Central City, Neb.; sister, Jennifer, and her husband, Greg Lani, of Fullerton, Neb.; brother, Brian Francis of Palmer, Neb.

Visitation begins today at 4 p.m. and continues on Wednesday until 4 p.m. at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Patrick's Parish Center in Dunlap with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. The funeral will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Church in Woodbine.

Memorials may be offered to the Randy Francis Memorial Fund.

©Daily Nonpareil 04/13/2004

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Omaha World Herald Apr. 14, 2004

FRANCIS - Randy, 32 yrs. Survived by his wife, Melanie Francis, Woodbine, IA; 2 sons, Wyatt and Layne Francis; mother, Connie Reeves, Central City, NE; sister, Jennifer and Greg Lani, Fullerton, NE; brother, Brian Francis, Palmer, NE; grandfather, Vaughn Francis, Fullerton, NE; grandmother, Jean Christensen, St. Paul NE.

FUNERAL SERVICE 10:30 am Thurs., Christian Church in Woodbine. VISITATION Wed. until 4 pm at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine and will begin at 5:30 pm Wed. at St. Patrick's Parish Center in Dunlap with a Prayer Service at 7:30 PM. Memorials to Wyatt and Layne Francis Trust Fund. View full obit at

www.foutsfuneralhome.com/

FOUTS FUNERAL HOME
Woodbine, IA 712/647-2221

 

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Published Wednesday
April 14, 2004

Randy Francis enjoyed raising cattle, hunting

BY BETSIE FREEMAN

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Randy Francis was a cowboy at heart.

The agricultural loan officer at Farm Credit Services in Harlan, Iowa, raised Texas longhorn cattle near Woodbine, said his wife, Melanie.

Francis, 32, was only 1,000 feet east of the driveway at his home when the car he was driving hit a ditch and rolled early Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The car apparently struck the driveway to a farm field, overturned and hit a power pole, a spokesman for the Harrison County Sheriff's Office said.

Francis was born in St. Paul, Neb., and graduated from Central City (Neb.) High School. He earned a degree in agricultural business from Northwest Missouri State University in 1993.

He met his future wife when he was employed at a Blair, Neb., branch of First National Bank of Omaha and she was a student at Dana College. They married in 1999.

Melanie Francis said her husband was known for his positive outlook.

"He was the happiest person," she said. "He had the most contagious smile."

He was a hunting enthusiast who belonged to Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited and the National Rifle Association. He also was a member of the Harrison County Cattlemen.

Other survivors include two sons, Wyatt, 21/2, and Layne, 15 months; his mother, Connie Reeves of Central City; a sister, Jennifer Lani of Fullerton, Neb.; a brother, Brian Francis of Palmer, Neb.; and grandfather Vaughn Francis of Fullerton and grandmother Jean Christensen of St. Paul.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Christian Church in Woodbine.

Randy Francis
Visitation:
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
4:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Fouts Funeral Home
5th & Normal
Woodbine, IA 51579

Visitation:
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
5:30 PM until 9:00 PM
Prayer Service at Parish Center in Dunlap
Highway 30 & Court St.
Dunlap, IA 51529

Service:
Thursday, April 15, 2004
10:30 AM
First Christian Church
6th & Ely St.
Woodbine, IA 51579

Randy Allen Francis was born on July 13, 1971, to Larry and Connie (Christensen) Francis in St. Paul, Nebraska. He attended elementary school in Fullerton, Nebraska and graduated from Central City, NE High School in 1989. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State in 1993 with in agriculture business. On September 18, 1999, Randy married Melanie Lubbers at the Christian Church in Woodbine. The couple was blessed with two boys – Wyatt and Layne. Randy worked for First National Bank in Omaha, Sibley, and Blair before going to work for Farm Credit Services in Harlan in September of 2001.

Randy was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed hunting, golfing, and playing basketball. Randy was a cowboy at heart and loved animals. Randy’s favorite past time was playing with his sons. Randy was active in many civic organizations in the various towns he lived in. He was a member of the Woodbine Optimist Club, Harrison County Cattlemen, NRA, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and the Turkey Federation. He attended the Christian Church in Woodbine.

Randy died in an automobile accident on Sunday, April 11, 2004, near his home, in Woodbine, Iowa, at the age of 32 years, eight months, and 29 days.

Randy was preceded in death by his father Larry in July of 1995. He is survived by his wife Melanie Francis of Woodbine, Iowa; two sons Wyatt and Layne Francis of Woodbine; mother Connie Reeves of Central City, Nebraska; sister Jennifer and her husband Greg Lani of Fullerton, Nebraska; brother Brian Francis of Palmer, Nebraska; parents-in-law Phil and his wife Sherrill Lubbers of Woodbine; grandfather Vaughn Francis of Fullerton, Nebraska; grandmother Jean Christensen of St. Paul Nebraska; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM Thursday at the Christian Church in Woodbine. Visitation begins at 4 PM Tuesday and continues on Wednesday til 4 PM at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine and will begin at 5:30 PM, Wednesday at the St. Patrick’s Parish Center in Dunlap with a prayer service at 7:30 PM.

Memorials may be made to the Wyatt & Layne Francis Trust Fund in %Melanie Francis
Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine in charge of arrangements.

Freund, Ralph M. - death notice May 24, 2004

Services for 73-year-old Ralph M. Freund of Panama will be held Friday, May 28th, at 10:30 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Panama with burial at St. Mary's Cemetery. Ralph Freund died Monday, May 24th, at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs. Friends may call Thursday, May 27th, from noon to 9:00 pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Friend, James L. - death notice May 8, 2004

James Friend

Friend, 52, Omaha, died May 8, 2004.

OMAHA -- James L. Friend, 52, Omaha, died Saturday, May 8 in Omaha.

Services will be held Tuesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.

Family greeted friends Monday, May 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation was Monday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Friend is survived by his mother, Jeanne, of Harlan; daughter Jennifer (Robert) Carleton of Trimble, Mo.; granddaughter Madison Carleton of Trimble; brother Robert (Gwen) Friend of Bellevue, Neb.; sisters Barbara Altkenhead of Omaha, Janet (Jim) Swensen of Harlan and Joanne (Alan) Kenkel of Defiance.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/10/2004

GOULD, ARLENE PETERSON - death notice May 25, 2004

ARLENE PETERSON GOULD, 87, of Harlan, died Tuesday, May 25th, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. Funeral services will be held 11:00-a.m. Saturday, May 29th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Hansen, Doris I. (Petersen) - death notice April 17, 2004

Doris Hansen, 80

Doris Hansen, 80
ELK HORN -- Doris I. Hansen, 80, Elk Horn, died Saturday, April 17 at the Salem Lutheran Homes in Elk Horn.

Services were held Wednesday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Elk Horn Lutheran Church with burial in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

Hansen is survived by her daughter, Donna (Doug) Archer of Pleasant Hill; sons Eddy (Connie) Hansen of Orient and Steve (Debby) Hansen of Davenport; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brother Ernie Petersen of Kimballton; sister LaVerne Klindt of Harlan; brother-in-law Harvey (Priscilla) Hansen of Atlantic; sister-in-law Helen Hansen of Atlantic; nieces and nephews.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/23/2004

Hazelton, Duane P. - death notice May 20, 2004

Duane Hazelton

Hazelton, 84, Duluth, Mn., died May 20, 2004.

DULUTH, Mn. -- Duane P. Hazelton, 84, Duluth, Mn., died Thursday, May 20 at St. Mary's Hospital.

Services were held Sunday, May 23 at 3 p.m. at First Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Hazelton is survived by his wife, Violet; children Keith (Kathy) Hazelton, Alan (Ella) Hazelton, Mary (Dwight) Cravens and Lester (Julie) Hazelton; and nine grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/24/2004

Hodapp, Magdalena T. (Schwery) - death notice May 4, 2004

Magdalena T. Hodapp

Magdalena T. Hodapp, 92, of Council Bluffs died May 4 at Bethany Lutheran Home.

She was born May 10, 1911, in Shelby County to Melchior and Theresa (Klein) Schwery. She lived in Council Bluffs since 1960. She was a seamstress for B & R Drapery in Omaha for 18 years. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and its Altar & Rosary Society.

Mrs. Hodapp was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Hodapp, in 1973. She was also preceded by her grandson, Roger Beauchamp.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Brich and husband, Fred, of Omaha and Janet Beauchamp and husband, Robert, of Reno, Nev.; three sons, Marvin Hodapp and wife, Mary, of Council Bluffs, Robert Hodapp and wife, Arlene, of Eric, Colo., and Eldon Hodapp and wife, Judy, of Tigard, Ore.; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; six sisters, Margaret Coenen and Zeta Engel, both of Westphalia, Nonna Adams of Santa Cruz, Calif., Theresa Wellman of Neola, Mildred Leuschen of Portsmouth and Cleo Nelson and husband, Dane, of Seattle.

Wake service will be Thursday at 7 p.m. followed by family visitation until 8:30 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church with the Rev. John O. Bertogli officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery with a lunch following at St. Peter's Social Hall, 1 Bluff St.

Memorials may be offered to St. Patrick's Foundation or Bethany Lutheran Home.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/05/2004

Hoffmann, Norbert "Nub" - death notice April 4, 2004

Norbert Hoffmann

Hoffmann, 69, Council Bluffs, died April 4, 2004.

COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Norbert "Nub" Hoffmann, 69, Council Bluffs, died Sunday, April 4 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

Services will be held Wednesday, April 7 at 10 a.m. at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church in Council Bluffs. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 6 in the evening with a wake service at 7 p.m. at Cutler O'Neill Funeral Home in Council Bluffs.

Hoffmann is survived by his daughter, Diane Hoffmann, of San Ramon, Ca.; son Richard (Kellie) Hoffmann of Elkhorn, Neb.; 3 granddaughters; three sisters, Donna Mahlberg of Panama, Jeanette (Mark) Clifford of Omaha and Jeanne (Allan) Stinn of Plymouth, Mn.; and brother Dave (Ruth) Hoffmann of Earling.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/05/2004

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Norbert F. Hoffmann

Norbert F. "Nub" Hoffmann, 69, of Council Bluffs died April 4 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

He was born May 6, 1934, in Panama to Frederick and Patricia (Buckley) Hoffmann. He lived in Council Bluffs since the early 1960s. He was a 1951 graduate of St. Mary's High School in Panama. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He was a salesman at O'Malley's TV & Appliance Store for 12 years. He was a member of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church.

Mr. Hoffmann was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy (Scollard) Hoffmann, on Aug. 6, 1996. He was also preceded by parents; daughter, Katherine, in 1962; and sister, Mary Anne Keane, in 1957.

Survivors include daughter, Diane Hoffmann of San Ramon, Calif.; son, Rich Hoffmann and wife, Kellie, of Elkhorn, Neb.; three grandchildren; sisters, Donna Mahlberg of Panama, Jeanette Clifford and husband, Mark, of Omaha, Jeanne Stinn and husband, Allan, of Plymouth, Minn.; brother, Dave Hoffmann, and wife, Ruth, of Earling; nieces and nephews.

Wake service will be tonight at 7 followed by family visitation until 8:30 at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Queen of the Apostles Church with the Rev. Dan Kirby officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military rites conducted by American Legion Post No. 2. A lunch will follow at the church.

Memorials may be offered to Queen of the Apostles Church.

©Daily Nonpareil 04/06/2004

James, Johney and

James, Kevin - death notice May 1, 2004

Johney, 23, and Kevin, 20, Perkins, Ok., died May 1, 2004.

Johney James, 23, and Kevin James, 20

PERKINS, Ok. -- Funeral services for Johney E. James, 23, and Kevin W. James, 20, both of Perkins, Ok., were held Saturday, May 1 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Perkins.
The brothers died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Survivors include their parents, John and Lauree James; sisters Wendy James of Abilene, Texas and Heidi James of Fort Worth, Texas; grandparents Horace and Leona Graves of Harlan, Johney E. and Jackie James of Angleton, Texas and Rosemary and Gary Kirk of Angleton; aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/06/2004

Janssen, Robert "Bob" - death notice May 19, 2004

Robert Janssen

WOODBINE - Robert "Bob" Janssen, 90, of Woodbine died May 19 at his home in Woodbine.

He was born Oct. 13, 1934. He married Alvira Gramkow. The couple farmed in the Persia and Portsmouth areas. They retired from farming in 1970 and moved to Woodbine in November of 1978.

He is survived by Alvira, his wife of nearly 70 years; two daughters, Beverly and her husband, Merle Phillips, of Atlantic, LaVonne and her husband, Wayne Miller, of Persia; son, Dr. Gary Janssen, and his wife, Dawn, of Indianola; six granddaughters; 10 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; sister, Alma Dau, of Chadron, Neb.

Visitation with the family will be Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery near Persia.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/20/2004

Johnson, Evelyn Doris - death notice May 29, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Evelyn Doris Johnson - Age 91
Who Died On - Saturday, May 29, 2004

Visitation
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Service
Wednesday, June 2, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
Shelby Lutheran Church - Shelby, Iowa

Interment
Shelby Cemetery - Shelby, Iowa

Evelyn is survived by her daughters: Katherine (William) Barrett of Shelby, Iowa and Virginia (Kenneth) Gibson of Iowa City, Iowa; her sister-in-law, Lu Pingel of Shelby, Iowa and her half sisters Gertrude Williamson of Julesburg, CO and Dorothy Lechman of Sterling, CO.

Johnson, John Hilmer - death notice June 27, 2004

JOHNSON - John Hilmer, age 82 of Council Bluffs, died June 27, 2004.He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years JoAnn Z. Johnson and his grandson Todd Johnson. He is survived by sons, John H. Johnson III, Harlan, IA, James Johnson, Pope Valley, CA, Timothy Johnson, CA; daughters, Mary Ann Grogan, Council Bluffs, Kathy Dorsey, Missouri Valley, IA, Carol Jennings, Pacific Junction, IA, Patricia Poole, Colorado Springs, CO; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

VISITATION Wed. 6-8 pm at McCurdy Funeral Home. SERVICES Thurs. 1 pm at the Funeral Home with Interment following at St. Joseph Cemetery in Council Bluffs. There will be a luncheon following at McCurdy Funeral Home.

Johnson, Margaret M. Adams Rief - death notice May 23, 2004

Margaret M. Adams Rief Johnson

Margaret M. Adams Rief Johnson, 64, of Emerson died May 23 of lung cancer at the home of her son Dennis Rief in Council Bluffs.

She was born April 25, 1940, in Neola to Thomas and Anna (Wellman) Adams. She moved to Emerson three years ago. She graduated in 1958 from St. Joseph High School in Neola. She was a homemaker and was of the Catholic faith.

Mrs. Johnson and her husband, Richard, were married April 7, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Phil Adams.

Survivors in addition to her husband include daughters, Rebecca Mallory and Mary Stark; sons, Raymond Rief; twins, Dennis and Daniel Rief, Phillip Rief and Christopher Rief; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren, stepdaughter, Karen Pray; stepsons, Charles and Daniel Johnson; sisters, Barbara Corrin, Trudy Russell and Mary Jo Dressel; brothers, Joseph and Tom Adams.

Wake service will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. followed by family visitation until 8:30 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Neola. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Neola with a lunch following at the parish hall.

Memorials may be offered to the American Cancer Society.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/25/2004

Juhl, Lester M. - death notice May 26, 2004

Lester M. Juhl

Lester M. Juhl, 93, of Malvern died May 26 at Malvern Manor.

He was born Feb. 25, 1911, in Polk Township, Shelby, to Lewis and Mary (Sorenson) Juhl. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked bridge construction for more than 40 years. He was a member of American Legion in Irwin.

Mr. Juhl was preceded in death by his wife, Winifred. He was also preceded by parents, two sisters and four brothers.

Survivors include sons, Jim of Council Bluffs, Jerry and wife, Shirley, and Allen and wife, Leta, all of Las Vegas; daughters, Shirley Dickey and husband, Ken, of Glendale, Ariz., and Patsy Juhl of Harlan; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, David Blain, and wife, Arlene, of Council Bluffs; nieces and nephews.

Memorial service will be Saturday, June 12, at 1 p.m. at Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran Church, 2308 Ave. J. Burial will be in Phoenix, Ariz. Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/27/2004

Klein, Joseph Lewis - death notice Apr. 9, 2004

Services for 87-year-old Joseph Lewis Klein of Harlan will be held Wednesday, April 14th, at 11:00 am at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery. Joseph Klein died Friday, April 9th, at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Visitation will be held Monday, April 12th, from 5:00 pm-5:00 pm at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation will also be held Tuesday, April 13th, from 8:00 am-9:00 pm, with family present from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm and a wake service at 7:00 pm, at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Joseph Klein

Klein, 87, Harlan, died April 9, 2004.

HARLAN -- Joseph L. Klein, 87, Harlan, died Friday, April 9 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.

Services will be held Wednesday, April 14 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service will be Tuesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan.

Visitation was Monday, April 12 from 5-9 p.m., and Tuesday, April 13 from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Family will greet friends Tuesday from 6-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Klein is survived by sons Darrell (Mary Jo) Klein of Omaha, Joseph J. (Connie) Klein of Buck Grove and Glenn (Sandi) Klein of Mena, Ak.; daughter Mary (Kenneth) Wingert of Onawa; brothers Fred Klein of Blair, Neb. and John (Isabel) Klein of Harlan; sister Cecilia Gross of Harlan; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/12/2004

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Arrangements and Services For
Joseph L. Klein - 87
Who Died On - Friday, April 9, 2004

Visitation
Monday, April 12, 2004 - 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 6:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 11:00 A.M.
St. Michael’s Catholic Church - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include his children, Darrell (Mary Jo) Klein of Omaha, NE; Mary (Kenneth) Wingert of Onawa, IA; Joseph J. (Connie) Klein of Buck Grove, IA; Glenn (Sandi) Klein of Mena, AK; his brothers & sister, Fred Klein of Blair, NE; John (Isabel) Klein of Harlan, IA; Cecelia Gross of Harlan, IA

Kloewer, Raymond J. - death notice May 20, 2004

Raymond Kloewer

Kloewer, 69, Harlan, died May 20, 2004.

HARLAN -- Raymond J. Kloewer, 69, Harlan, died Thursday, May 20 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

Services were held Monday, May 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.

Kloewer is survived by his wife, Jan, of Harlan; sons Todd (Jill) Kloewer of Grimes, Rob (Tami) Kloewer of Boseman, Mt. and Troy Kloewer of Dallas, Texas; daughter Kathy (Mike) Kloewer of Katy, Texas; brothers John (Nona) Kloewer of Omaha and Eugene Kloewer of Omaha; sisters Rose (Frank) Feldman of Omaha, Theresa Johnson of Omaha, Bernice (Ray) Aschoff of Omaha, Lucille "Tiny" (Michael) Schmidt of Harlan, Mary Jane (Dale) Swanson of Harlan and Joanne Patterson of Des Moines; five grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/24/2004

KOPPOLD, BEATRICE IRENE - death notice May 26, 2004

BEATRICE IRENE KOPPOLD, 70, died Wednesday, May 26th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. Funeral services will be held 10:00-a.m. Saturday, May 29th, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

 

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Beatrice was the widow of Lavern "Curly" Koppold.

Kracht, Helen E. - death notice June 2, 2004

Helen Kracht

Kracht, 89, Denison, died June 2, 2004.

DENISON -- Helen E. Kracht, 89, Denison, died Wednesday, June 2 at the Denison Care Center.
Services were held Monday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison with burial in the Crawford Heights Memory Gardens Garden of Gethsemane in Denison.

Kracht is survived by her son, Stan, of Denison; daughters Peggy (Jim) Magden of Venice, Fla., Roberta (Gene) Borkowski of Irwin, Sandra (Jerry) Brownlee of Ida Grove and Marsha Kracht of Denison; 13 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/07/2004

Kula, Reverend Joseph Francis - death notice April 11, 2004

Services for 79-year-old Reverend Joseph Francis Kula of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly a priest at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth, will be held Saturday, April 24, at 11:00 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Rev. Kula died April 11. Visitation will be held Friday, April 23, from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm, with a wake service at 7:00 pm, at St. Mary's Church in Portsmouth. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

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Arrangements and Services For
Rev. Joseph F. Kula - 79
Who Died On - Sunday, April 11, 2004

Visitation
Friday, April 23, 2004 - 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
Portsmouth, Iowa

Wake Service
Friday, April 23, 2004 - 7:00 P.M.
St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
Portsmouth, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 11:00 A.M.
St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
Portsmouth, Iowa

Interment
St. Mary’s Cemetery - Portsmouth, Iowa

Survivors include his brother, John Kula of Phoenix, AZ and sister, Mary Prust of Phoenix, Arizona.

Ladd, Irene R. - death notice April 7, 2004

Irene Ladd

Ladd, 78, Kimballton, died April 7, 2004.

KIMBALLTON -- Irene R. Ladd, 78, Kimballton, died Wednesday, April 7 in Elk Horn.
Services will be held Saturday, April 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery.

Friends may call Friday, April 9 from 2-9 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan, with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Ladd is survived by two daughters -- Roberta (Jim) Bodensteiner of Cedar Falls and Kathy (Jim) Cox of Palm Desert, Ca.; son Paul (Debbie) Ladd of Boone; brothers Jim (Alveta) Petersen of Fort Collins, Co. and Clemen (Maxine) Petersen of Eaton, Co.; sisters Frances Grann of Springfield, Mo., Verda (James) Larsen of Harlan, Carol (Donald) Hopp of Harlan, Mary (Richard) Klitgaard of Harlan, Lile (Richard) Petersen of Harlan, Norma Ingwers of Denver, Co. and Linda Pollert of Grand Rapids, Mi.; and six grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/09/2004

Lamberson, Arthur Fay - death notice June 22, 2004

Arthur F. Lamberson

Arthur Fay Lamberson, 87, of Harlan died June 22 in Harlan.

He was born Feb. 9, 1917, in Fullerton, Neb., to Clifford and Justa Forbes Lamberson. He was a 1934 graduate of Fullerton High. He moved to Harlan in 2000. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He farmed in the Omaha, Council Bluffs, Audubon and Fiscus areas. He was a member of Audubon Church of Christ.

Mr. Lamberson and his wife, Lois, were married 60 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Leta Brown, Lois Hadley and Maxine Brown; brothers, Otis and Guy.

Survivors in addition to his wife include daughters, Cheryl Swearingen and husband, Jeff, of Harlan, Joyce Midgett and husband, Leslie, of Nanton, Alberta, Canada; son, David, of China; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Pauline Lamberson of Palmer, Neb.

Memorial services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home with a luncheon to follow at St. Peter's Church. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/24/2004

Langenfeld, Marie C. (Musich) - death notice April 14, 2004

Services for 89-year-old Marie Langenfeld of Ute, formerly of Westphalia, will be held Saturday, April 17, at 10:00 am at St. Boniface Church in Charter Oak. Burial will be in the St. Clair Cemetery in Ute. Marie Langenfeld died Wednesday, April 14, at Maple Heights Nursing Home. Friends may call after 2:00 pm Friday, April 16, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Charter Oak. A vigil wake service will be held at 7:00 pm at the church. The Armstrong Funeral Home in Ute is in charge of arrangements.

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Marie C. Langenfeld

UTE, Iowa - Marie C. Langenfeld, 89, of Ute died Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at Maple Heights Nursing Home, Mapleton, Iowa.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Charter Oak, Iowa with the Rev. Richard Ball officiating. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery, Ute, under the direction of the Armstrong Funeral Home, Ute. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today with a vigil wake service at 7 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church.

Mary Catherine Langenfeld was born April 28, 1914 at Persia, Iowa, the daughter of Michael and Katherine (Schneider) Musich. She was baptized in a Persia church and attended St. Boniface School, Westphalia, Iowa. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ute, St. Mary's Rosary Society, the Area Betterment Club and the Ute Town and Country Club.

On Jan. 24, 1939, she was united in marriage to Raymond Langenfeld at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia. Five children were born to this union. Marie and Ray celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this last January.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Langenfeld farmed around the Westphalia and Earling area until January 1963, when they purchased a bar restaurant, R. & M. Tavern and moved to Ute. In 1981 they retired and continued to live in Ute. After retirement, they were custodians for the Ute Community Building until 1999.

Survivors include her husband Raymond of Mapleton; one son Ronald and his wife Connie of Ute; three daughters, Judy and her husband, Joe Patrick of Glenwood, Iowa, Diann and her husband John Iversen of Moorhead, Iowa and Donna and her husband Bill Warning of Minneapolis, Minn; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one brother LaVern and his wife Helen Musich of Westphalia; three sisters, Helen and her husband Lawrence Petsche of Harlan, Iowa, Irene Coenen of Dunlap, Iowa and Alice Ann Sievert of Lavington, N.M.; along with several nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, Marie was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce; two sisters, Priscilla and Hilda; and four brothers, Raymond, Urban, Michael Jr. and Earl.

Lefeber, Kelly Jo - death notice June 13, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Kelly Jo Lefeber - Age 41
Who Died On - Sunday, June 13, 2004

Visitation
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 11:00 A.M.
St. Michael’s Catholic Church

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include her husband, Keith Lefeber, her children, Kayla and Cassandra; two sisters:
Catherine (Brad) McQueen and Mary Marco, brother-in-law, Ron (LuAnn) Lefeber all of Harlan, Iowa.

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Kelly Jo Lefeber

Lefeber, 41, Harlan, died June 13, 2004.

HARLAN -- Kelly Jo Lefeber, 41, Harlan, died Sunday, June 13 at Creighton University Medical Center.

Services will be Wednesday, June 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service will be held Tuesday, June 15 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation is Tuesday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lefeber is survived by her husband, Keith, of Harlan; daughters Kayla Mae Lefeber and Cassandra Ann Lefeber, both of Harlan; sisters Catherine (Brad) McQueen of Harlan and Mary Marco of Harlan; and brother-in-law Ron (LuAnn) Lefeber of Harlan.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/14/2004

Linden, Bernice - death notice April 19, 2004

Services for 73-year-old Bernice Linden of Harlan are pending at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Bernice Linden died Monday, April 19, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

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Arrangements and Services For
Bernice Linden - 73
Who Died On - Monday, April 19, 2004

Visitation
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Family Will Greet Friends
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Prayer Service
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 8:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Services
Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 1:30 PM
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

survivors include her children: Dean (Deb) Linden of Walnut, Iowa; Sharon (Darrel) Mathiasen of Harlan, Iowa; Shirley Linden of Omaha, Nebraska; Susan (Fred) Nelson of Audubon, Iowa; Sarah (Jack) Christensen of No. Mankato, Minnesota; Sally (Col. James) Kolling of Beale Air force Base, California; Sena Linden of Waterloo, Iowa; Shawn (Scott) McLaughlin of Defiance, Iowa; one brother, Howard (Dorothy) Andersen of Harlan, Iowa

Littrell, Robert - death notice May 1, 2004

Robert Littrell

Littrell, 76, Avoca, died May 1, 2004.

AVOCA -- Robert W. Littrell, 76, Avoca, died Saturday, May 1 at his home.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 5 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the West Lawn Crematorium.

Littrell is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Avoca; son Robert (Vicki) Littrell of San Diego, Ca.; daughters Linda (fiance Tim Stowe) Mehaffey of Avoca and Debra (fiance Robert) Conklin of Washington, Mo.; sister Betty (Ralph) McGrath of Harlan; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/03/2004

Lucke, Scena B. - death notice June 21, 2004

Scena B. Lucke

HARLAN - Scena Bernice Lucke, 94, of Elm Crest Community in Harlan died June 21 in Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. She was born in Casey. She previously lived in the Shelby area. She attended country school and Shelby High School, completing the ninth grade. She was a homemaker and worked at a cafe in Minden for 6 1/2 years and Farmers Savings Bank in Shelby for 14 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca.

Mrs. Lucke was preceded in death by her husband, William Lucke, on April 7, 1983. They were married 53 years.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Lange of Ord, Neb., and Marcia Jean Lucke of Harlan; one son, Bill Lucke, and wife, Babetta, of Persia; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Nina Rihner of Shelby.

Visitation with the family will be Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Orris Drake officiating. Burial will be in Minden Cemetery.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/24/2004

Maahs, Frieda B. - death notice May 19, 2004

Frieda Maahs

Maahs, 92, Harlan, died May 19, 2004.

HARLAN -- Frieda B. Maahs, 92, Harlan, died Wednesday, May 19 in Omaha.
Services are pending at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Homem in Harlan.

Maahs is survived by her daughter, Lori Schultz, of Harlan; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, other relatives and friends.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/20/2004

Miller, Charlene - death notice June 12, 2004

Charlene Miller

Miller, 71, Geneva, Ne., died June 12, 2004.

GENEVA, Neb. -- Charlene Miller, 71, Geneva, NE, died Sat., June 12. Funeral services were held Tues., June 15 in Geneva. Survivors include children Sherie Buck, Lincoln, NE; Debra Miller, Harlan; David Miller, Lincoln, NE; Diane Ruhlman, Grand Island, NE; and five grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/14/2004

Miller, Frances Maxine (Madden) - death notice June 27, 2004

Frances M. Miller

ATLANTIC - Frances Maxine Madden Miller, 81, of Atlantic died June 27 at Cass County Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Griswold and attended country schools in Griswold and Walnut. She worked as a housekeeper for Bethany Lutheran Home.

Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Miller.

Survivors include four sisters, Lorraine Orton of Lincoln, Neb., Doris Vernon and husband, Bill, of Mesa, Ariz., Luella Hansen and husband, Donald, of Walnut, and Josephine Bauer and husband, Earl, of Avoca; two brothers, Marvin Madden and wife, Marian, of Council Bluffs and Gary Madden and wife, Grace, of Avoca; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Bernard Daiker officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/28/2004

Miller, Richard F. - death notice June 4, 2004

Richard F. Miller

DUNLAP - The funeral for Richard Franklin Miller, 72, of Dunlap, formerly of the Tennant area, will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with the Rev. James Boardman of Tennant Methodist Church officiating.

Mr. Miller died June 4 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

He was born in Harlan and graduated from Tennant High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 16, 1953 to April 14, 1953, during the Korean War, then farmed for more than 40 years.

He was a member of Tennant United Methodist Church, where he served as secretary for many years; and the Shelby Cemetery Board for many years.

Mr. Miller and his wife, Bonnie, of Portsmouth had been married for 42 years.

Survivors in addition to his wife include a son, Ronald, of Portsmouth; and a sister, Marilyn King and husband, Harold, of Schaller.

Visitation will continue today at the funeral home until 9 p.m., and the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Burial will be at Harlan Cemetery in Harlan.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/07/2004

Munchrath, Delbert - death notice April 19, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Delbert Munchrath - 83
Who Died On - Monday, April 19, 2004

Visitation
Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 1:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Friday, April 23, 2004 - 11:00 A.M.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church - Defiance, Iowa

Interment
Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery - Defiance, Iowa

Survivors include his children, Roger (Maryann) Munchrath of Omaha, NE; Bill Munchrath of Los Angeles, CA; Shelly (Rick) Snyder of Kansas City, MO; Mary (Mike) Campbell of Gladstone, MO; Sheryl (Bob) Fallert of St. Genevieve, MO; 15 grandchildren & 20 great-grandchildren.

Murray, Ruth Jean - death notice May 14, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Ruth Jean Murray - Age 74
Who Died On - Friday, May 14, 2004

Visitation
Monday, May 17, 2004 - 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Walnut Chapel

Family Will Greet Friends
Monday, May 17, 2004 - 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Walnut Chapel

Funeral Service
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
First Presbyterian Church - Walnut, Iowa

Interment
Layton Township Cemetery - Walnut, Iowa

Survivors include her husband, Vernon Murray of Walnut, IA; her son, Michael (Patty) Murray of USAF, Germany; her grandson, Andrew “Drew” Murray of Georgia; her sisters: Maxine Hays and FloraBelle (Stewart Hays, both of Atlantic, IA, Charlotte (Ed) Swank of Harlan, IA; her brother LeRoy (Marilyn) Petersen of Winchester, KY and her sisters-in-law, Geraldine Petersen of Avoca, IA and Dorthea Petersen of Atlantic, IA

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Ruth Murray

Murray, 74, Walnut, died May 14, 2004.

WALNUT -- Ruth J. Murray, 74, Walnut, died Friday, May 14 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.

Services will be held Tuesday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut. Visitation was Monday from noon-9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Walnut, with family to greet friends from 6:30-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Murray is survived by her husband, Vernon, of Walnut; son Michael (Patty) Murray stationed in the USAF in Germany; brother LeRoy (Marilyn) Petersen of Winchester, Ky.; sisters Maxine Hays of Atlantic, FloraBelle Hays of Atlantic and Charlotte (Edwin) Swank of Harlan; and grandson Andrew "Drew" Murray of Georgia.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/17/2004

Obrecht, Myrtle - death notice June 27, 2004

Myrtle Obrecht

HARLAN - Myrtle Obrecht, 89, of Harlan died June 27 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Obrecht.

Survivors include daughter, Julienne Ferry, and husband, Richard, of Harlan; and son, LaVerne Obrecht, and wife, Pam, of Malvern.Visitation will be Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Harlan Cemetery.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/28/2004

Petersen, Linda - death notice May 8, 2004

Linda Petersen

Petersen, 91, Elk Horn, died May 8, 2004.

ELK HORN -- Linda Petersen, 91, Elk Horn, died Saturday, May 8 at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.

Services will be held Wednesday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.

A prayer service will be Tuesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan. Family will greet friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation is Tuesday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Petersen is survived by daughters Aldine (Larry) Lippold of Avoca, Ardis (Elliott) Svendsen of Harlan and Vicki (Paul) Weible of Walnut; son George (Karma) Petersen of Harlan; sister-in-law Dorothy Washburn of North Carolina; nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/10/2004

Peterson, Gerald - death notice

Services for 78-year-old Gerald Peterson of Lanesburro, Minnesota, were held at 11:00 am Friday, April 30th, at the Elstad Lutheran Church in rural Lanesburro. Local survivors include a daughter, Diane Plumb and her husband Al of Irwin.

Potts, Kenneth V. - death notice May 26, 2004

Kenneth Potts

Potts, 79, Elk Horn, died May 26, 2004.

ELK HORN -- Kenneth V. Potts, 79, Elk Horn, died May 26 in Harlan.

Services were held Monday, May 31 at 2 p.m. at Elk Horn Lutheran Church.

Potts is survived by his wife, Joanne, of rural Elk Horn; children Karen Petersen of Ames, Tom Potts of Elk Horn, Gloria (Bruce) Ahrendsen of Audubon and Tim Potts of Shelby; grandchildren and great-grandchildren Michone Kuhlman and daughter Alexandria of Libertyville, Ill., Lisa (Glen) Coblentz and son Zachary of Erie, Co., Nate (Carri) Potts and sons Trey and Aiden of Elk Horn, Steve, Luke and Kylie Ahrendsen of Audubon; brother Ezra Potts of Middle Lake, SK Canada; sister-in-law Honor Sanville of Westbrooke, Me.; brother-in-law Maurice Lykke of Fargo, ND; nieces and nephews.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/02/2004

Randolph, Margaret L. - death notice April 26, 2004

Margaret Randolph

Randolph, 80, Riverton, died April 26, 2004.

RIVERTON -- Margaret L. Randolph, 80, Riverton, died Monday, April 26 at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital.

Services will be held Friday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Riverton Methodist Church with burial in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at Riverton.

Family greeted friends Thursday, April 29 from 7-8 p.m. at the Shull-Gude Funeral Home in Riverton.

Randolph is survived by daughter Betty (Glenn) Whitehead of Riverton; son Wayne "Stormy" (Kay) Randolph of Harlan; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/29/2004

Rasmussen, Marvin J. - death notice May 21, 2004

Marvin Rasmussen

Rasmussen, 82, Kirkman, died May 21, 2004.

KIRKMAN -- Marvin J. Rasmussen, 82, Kirkman, died Friday, May 21 in Omaha.

Services were held Monday, May 24 at 2 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Kirkman.

Rasmussen is survived by his wife, Iva Mae, of Kirkman; sons Jon (Judith) Rasmussen of Kirkman and Michael (Suzanne) Rasmussen of Kirkman; sister Loretta Baughman of Kirkman; sister-in-law Virginia Rasmussen of Elk Horn; grandchildren Kevin (Friend Natalie Piper) Rasmussen of Kirkman, Scott (Michelle) Rasmussen of Elk Horn, Kim (Todd) Williams of Harlan, Jason (friend Emmalie Corbin) Rasmussen of Manilla and Gina (Matthew) Glenn of Harlan; great-grandchildren Amy, Rachel, Andrew and Jaynie Rasmussen and Zachary Williams.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/24/2004

Rixen, Glen D. - death notice April 17, 2004

Surnames: RIXEN

Services for 82-year-old Glen D. Rixen of Harlan will be held Tuesday, April 20, at 2:00 pm at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan. Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery. Glen Rixen died Saturday, April 17, in Omaha. Friends may call Monday, April 19, from 9:00 am-9:00 pm, with a Masonic Service at 7:30 pm, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Glen Rixen

Rixen, 82, Harlan, died April 17, 2004.

HARLAN -- Glen D. Rixen, 82, Harlan, died Saturday, April 17 in Omaha.

Services will be held Tuesday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.

A masonic service was held Monday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan. Friends were asked to call at the funeral home Monday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Rixen is survived by his wife, Carol, of Harlan; son Steven (Sandra) Rixen of Hudson, Wi.; daughter Elizabeth Rixen of Olathe, Kan.; brother Walter (Helen) Rixen of Waukon; brother-in-law Gene Obrecht of Lincoln, Neb.; grandchildren Matthew and Kristopher Rixen; other relatives and friends.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/19/2004

RUESCHENBERG, HAROLD - death notice June 1, 2004

HAROLD RUESCHENBERG, 80, of Harlan, died Tuesday, June 1st, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, NE. Memorial services will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, June 4th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements

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Arrangements and Services For
Harold Rueschenberg - Age 80
Who Died On - Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Visitation
No Public Visitation

Mass of Christian Burial
Friday, June 4, 2004 at 10:30 AM
St. Boniface Catholic Church - Westphalia, Iowa

Survivors include his wife, Bernice Rueschenberg of Earling, Iowa; his children: Robert Rueschenberg of Westphalia, Iowa; Debra Rueschenberg of San Antonio, Texas;  Lois (Dave) Mahlberg of Denison, Iowa; Joyce (William) Misner of Elk Horn, Iowa; John Rueschenberg of Bluemont, Virginia and a brother, Werner (Martha) Rueschenberg of Sonora, California.

Rushenberg, Lawrence - death notice June 9, 2004

from Omaha World Herald:
RUSHENBERG - Lawrence, 98 yrs. Died June 9, 2004. Former WW II Flight Instructor. Survived by wife of 67 yrs., Netha Ardis; son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Maureen; grandson, Robert; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.

VISITATION begins Sun. 2 pm, withWAKE SERVICE at 4:30 pm, family present 3:30-5:30 pm at the West Center Chapel. SERVICES Mon. 9:30 am from the Chapel to Holy Cross Church, 4810 Woolworth Ave., at 10 am. Interment Resurrection.

HEAFEY-HEAFEY-HOFFMAN
DWORAK-CUTLER
West Center Chapel
78th & West Center
391-3900

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from Harlan Tribune 06/14/2004:
Lawrence Rushenberg

Rushenberg, 99, Omaha, died June 9, 2004.

OMAHA -- Word has been received of the death of Lawrence Rushenberg, formerly of Shelby County, who died June 9.

Services were held Monday, June 14 at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Church in Omaha with burial in the Resurrection Cemetery.

Rushenberg is survived by his wife, Netha (Ardis) of Omaha; son Bob (Maureen) of Omaha; and grandson Robert of Washington, DC.

Schleimer, Toby M. - death notice May 3, 2004

Toby M. Schleimer

Toby M. Schleimer, son of Michael and June (Griffin) Schleimer of Harlan, was stillborn on May 3 at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

Survivors in addition to his parents include brother, Griffin Schleimer, of Harlan; grandmothers, Cindy Fletcher of Lincoln, Neb., and Gail Torson of Omaha; grandfathers, Kent Griffin of Lincoln, and Frank Schleimer of Omaha; great-grandmothers, Edna Griffin of Adams, Neb., Virginia Fletcher of Omaha and Violet Milroy of Bellevue, Neb.; great-grandfather, Mickey Griffin, of Lincoln; great-grandparents, Terry and Millie Fletcher, of Nixa, Mo.

Graveside service and burial will be today at 2 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha with the Rev. Gundar Lamberts of First Baptist Church in Harlan officiating. Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/05/2004

Schneider, James J. "Jim" - death notice June 2, 2004

James Schneider

Schneider, 73, Chicago, Ill, died June 2, 2004.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- James J. "Jim" Schneider, 73, Chicago, Ill., formerly of Harlan, died June 2 at his home.

Memorial services will be held at a later date in Westphalia.

He is survived by his wife, Sylvia (Fasnacht) Schneider ; children James J. (Elizabeth) Schneider II of Portland, Ore., Paul A. (Lori) Schneider of Twin Lakes, Wi. and Margaret (Andy) Thomson of Matteson, Ill.; and six grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/07/2004

 

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Jim’s parents were Ambrose & Eleanor (Stoll) Schneider

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James J. Schneider, 73

CHICAGO, IL -- James J. "Jim" Schneider, 73, Chicago, Ill., formerly of Harlan, died June 2 at his home.

A Mass will be held on Saturday, August 14 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; children James J. (Elizabeth) Schneider II of Portland, Ore., Paul A. (Lori) Schneider of Twin Lakes, Wi. and Margaret (Andy) Thomson of Matteson, Ill.; and six grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 07/15/2004

Eugene Schnuettgen death notice June 18, 2004

Eugene Schnuettgen

Eugene Schnuettgen, 62, of Denison, died Friday at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison. Burial was at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Defiance with Huebner Funeral Home in Denison in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his wife, Linda of Denison; two sons, Kenneth of Des Moines and Jeffrey of Maryville, Missouri; two daughters, Dena Rutherford of Manning and Sara DeVries of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; two grandchildren, Rachel Rutherford of Henderson, Nevada, and Blake Diersen of Manning; five sisters, Delores Gross of Harlan, Marie Ulrich of Ukiah, California, Mary McCaffrey of Manilla, Rita Langenfeld of Carroll; and Betty Astuto of Omaha.

Eugene's parents were August & Matilda (Kohls) Schnuettgen, he was born March 31, 1942 in Defiance.

His wife's maiden name was Eckermann.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers: Othmar (2000) Gus (1995) & John (1996) and 1 sister, Donna Schmitz (1997).

Schue, Lt. Col. Albert Curtis - death notice April 19, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Lt. Col. Albert Curtis Schue - Age 80
Who Died On - Monday, April 19, 2004

Visitation
Friday, April 23, 2004 - 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Avoca, Iowa

Funeral Service
Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
United Methodist Church - Shelby, Iowa

Interment
Shelby Cemetery - Shelby, Iowa

He is survived by his wife, Corrine Schue of Avoca; his two sons, Robert Schue of St. Paul, MN; and Richard (Margaret) Schue of Carmel, IN and his four grandchildren Allison, KristIn, Eric and David Schue.

In Lieu of flowers - memorials suggested to the United Methodist Church of Shelby

Shaw, Dorothy A. - death notice April 2, 2004

Dorothy Shaw

Shaw, 26, Harlan, died April 2, 2004.

HARLAN -- Dorothy A. Shaw, 26, Harlan, died Friday, April 2 at Cozumel, Mexico.
Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Shaw is survived by her mother and father, Kathy Manning and Lonnie Manning of Texas; husband Eric Shaw of Harlan; brother Scott Manning of Harlan; and sisters Virgie and Valarie Manning, both of Ft. Worth, Texas.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/05/2004

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Arrangements and Services For
Dorothy "Dottie" Shaw - 26
Who Died On - Friday, April 2, 2004

Visitation
Friday, April 9, 2004 - 2:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Prayer Service
Friday, April 9, 2004 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 10:00 A.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

Survivors include her husband, Eric Shaw of Harlan, IA; her mother, Kathy Manning of Ft. Worth, TX; her brother & sisters, Scott Manning of Harlan, IA; Virgie Manning of Ft. Worth, TX; Valerie Manning of Ft. Worth, TX; her aunts & uncles, Donna Johnston of Council Bluffs, IA; Stacey Johnston of Ft. Worth, TX; Stanley Johnston of Ft. Worth, TX; David Johnston of Ft. Worth, TX; cousins, Earl Strain of Harlan, IA & Steven Strain of Ft. Worth, TX.

Smith, Joshua - death notice June 29, 2004

Joshua Smith

Smith, infant, died June 29, 2004.

HONOLULU, HI -- Joshua Smith, the infant son of Jeff and Nancy Smith, Honolulu, HI, died Tuesday, June 29 in Honolulu.

Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 6 at 1 p.m. at the Harlan Cemetery.

Besides his parents, Smith is survived by his maternal grandparents, Myron and Bonnie Sorensen, of Harlan; and paternal grandparents, Nick and Vina Smith, of Melrose, Fla.

©The Harlan Tribune 07/01/2004

Smith, Rusty LaVern - death notice June 20, 2004

Rusty L. Smith

Rusty LaVern Smith, 22, of Falls City, Neb., died June 20.

He was born Oct. 23, 1981, and graduated from Tri-Center High School in Neola. He was a student at Peru State College and was active in athletics all his life. Rusty lived with his fiancee, Tiffany Nolte, and their son, Jaxson Alexander, in Falls City, Neb. Rusty enjoyed hunting, baseball and life. He was a wonderful son, brother, and father. He will be missed and always remembered by his many friends and his loving family.

Rusty is survived by his fiancee and son; his parents, Dan and JoAnn Smith; brother, Adam, and wife, Jennifer, of Bellevue, Neb.; sister, Amy of Honey Creek, and her fiance, Todd Leonard; grandmothers, Alice Wede and May Arrick.

Visitation is today from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at McCurdy Funeral Home. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Tri-Center High School with burial following at Grange Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to Jaxson Alexander Smith.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/25/2004

Sorenson, Colleen "Coke" - death notice May 23, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Colleen "Coke" Sorenson - Age - 73
Who Died On - Sunday, May 23, 2004

Visitation
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Service
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
United Methodist Church - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Lone Tree Cemetery - Sioux Rapids, Iowa

Survivors include her children: Carmel (Ron) Dardis of Johnston, IA, Cindy (Don Oehlertz of Omaha, NE, Bucky (Jay) Rehnstrom of Sioux Rapids, IA, Skip (Carrie) Sorenson of Newhall, CA, Chip Sorenson of Sioux Falls, SD, her sister, Bummy (Harvey) Longnecker of Council Bluffs, IA, her brother, Roger Miller of Organ, NM, her brother-in-law, Jerry Westphal of Welcome, MN and her sister-in-law Helen Sorenson McIntosh of Tucson, AZ

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Colleen Sorenson

HARLAN - Colleen "Coke" Sorenson, 73, of Harlan died May 23 at Creighton Medical Center.

She was born March 31, 1931, in Tennant. She was a clerk at Hy-Vee.

Survivors include daughters, Carmel Dardis and husband, Ron, of Johnston, Cindy Oehlertz and husband, Don, of Omaha, Bucky Rehnstrom and husband, Jay, of Sioux Rapids; sons, Skip Sorenson and wife, Carrie, of Newhall, Calif., and Chip Sorenson of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sister, Bummy Longnecker, and husband, Harvey, of Council Bluffs; brother, Roger Miller, of Organ, N.M.; brother-in-law, Jerry Westphal of Welcome, Minn.; sister-in-law, Helen Sorenson McIntosh of Tucson, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren.

Visitation with the family will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Service will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Harlan with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/25/2004

Stein, Helen Johanna "Lena" - death notice May 19, 2004

Helen J. Stein

Helen Johanna "Lena" Stein, 99, of Silvercrest Assisted Living in Omaha died May 19.

She was born in Stanberry, Mo. She was formerly of Portsmouth, moving to Silvercrest in September 1998. She graduated from high school. He was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Mary's Our Lady of Fatima - Portsmouth.

Mrs. Stein was preceded in death by her husband, John Stein, in 1989.

Survivors include daughter, Cindy Jones, and husband, Fred, of Omaha; son, Richard Stein, of Omaha; sisters, Marie Anderson of Newport Coast, Calif., and Loretta Grote of Harlan; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Wake service will be Friday at 7 p.m. followed by family visitation until 9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima with the Rev. Paul Bianchi officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/20/2004

Sturgill, Kirk - death notice May 11, 2004

Published Wednesday
May 12, 2004

Iowa teen is killed in accident; four others injured

BY JEFFREY ROBB WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

The Boyer Valley boys track team scratched out of the rest of Tuesday's meet that Kirk Sturgill should have attended.

Sturgill, 15, was killed in an accident that involved two cars carrying five students from Boyer Valley High School, which is in Dunlap, Iowa.

Boyer Valley Superintendent Deb Johnson said Sturgill was supposed to be at the track invitational at the high school, but the boys apparently left before it started.

When word of Sturgill's death came in, she said, Boyer Valley athletes pulled out of the meet as students and the community gathered at the school to talk.

Details of the accident, which happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday on an isolated dirt road outside Dunlap, were sketchy.

Johnson said she believes the five students went out together. An Iowa State Patrol report says Sturgill was driving one of the cars, a 2001 Saturn.

After the accident, one of the students, senior Tim Murphy, ran two miles for help, Johnson said. Three students were transported from the scene by helicopter.

The four students who survived, Johnson said, were in stable condition.

Johnson said Sturgill was an awesome athlete who would have lettered in five sports: track, golf, basketball, football and baseball. He wanted to go out for cross country to bring that number to six.

"It was never his ego," Johnson said. "It was just to do it."

About 150 students met at the school, joined by staff, school board members, parents and local clergy. They stayed there until about 11:30 p.m.

School was in session Wednesday, but a crisis team of counselors was mobilized.

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Published Thursday
May 13, 2004

Accident site outside Dunlap, Iowa, popular for hills

BY JEFFREY ROBB AND TODD VON KAMPEN WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS

The Boyer Valley High School boys track team pulled out of the rest of Tuesday's home meet, a meet that Kirk Sturgill should have attended.

Sturgill, 15, of Dunlap, Iowa, was killed in a two-car, head-on collision east of Dunlap on a hilly Shelby County road popular with youths wanting to jump the hills with their vehicles.

Four other boys who go to the Dunlap-based high school were injured, including the other driver, 17-year-old Douglas Nichols of Dunlap.

Nichols was in critical condition Wednesday at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Cody Malone, 15, of Dow City, Iowa, was hospitalized there in good condition.

Timothy Murphy, 18, and Michael Nemitz, 15, both of Dunlap, were released Wednesday from Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa, said Ed Gast, the hospital administrator.

Authorities continued Wednesday to investigate the accident. It took place about 4 p.m. Tuesday on Aspen Avenue, a north-south dirt road three miles east of Dunlap and one mile east of the Harrison County-Shelby County line.

Boyer Valley Superintendent Deb Johnsen said Sturgill was supposed to be at the track invitational at the high school, but he and the four other boys apparently left before it started.

An Iowa State Patrol report said Sturgill was driving a 2001 Saturn, with Nemitz and Malone as passengers. Nichols was driving a 1987 Ford Ranger with Murphy inside.

Authorities learned later that Aspen Avenue has been popular for some time with young motorists looking for a thrill from jumping its hills, Shelby County Sheriff Gene Cavenaugh said.

They didn't know that before, he said, "probably (because) nobody's gotten hurt over there."

After reaching Aspen Avenue, the two vehicles headed for the same hill crest from opposite directions, the State Patrol said.

Nichols' northbound Ranger drove over the crest and collided with Sturgill's southbound Saturn, the patrol said.

Johnsen said Murphy, a senior, ran two miles to get help. A Dunlap police officer arrived first, followed by Shelby County sheriff's deputies and rescue squads from Earling, Dow City and Crawford County.

Rescue workers needed extrication equipment to pry open the vehicles, Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Kelly Lefeber said.

Nichols and Malone were taken by helicopter to the Omaha hospital, and another helicopter flew Sturgill to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. He was pronounced dead there, spokeswoman Ann Boeke said.

Of the four injured youths, all but Nemitz were wearing seat belts, according to the State Patrol report. Investigators are unsure whether Sturgill was using a seat belt. No alcohol was found, Lefeber said.

Johnsen said Sturgill was an awesome athlete who would have lettered in five sports: track, golf, basketball, football and baseball. He wanted to go out for cross country to bring that number to six.

"It was never his ego," Johnsen said. "It was just to do it."

When word of Sturgill's death came Tuesday, she said, Boyer Valley athletes pulled out of the track meet.

About 150 students met at the school, joined by staff, school board members, parents and local clergy. They stayed there until about 11:30 p.m.

Classes were held Wednesday at Boyer Valley, but a crisis team of counselors was mobilized.

 

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Kirk Sturgill

Visitation:
Friday, May 14, 2004
11:00 AM until 9:00 PM
St. Patrick's Parish Center
Dunlap, IA 51529

Visitation:
Friday, May 14, 2004
7:30 PM until 8:00 PM
Scripture Service at Parsih Center
Dunlap, IA 51529

Service:
Saturday, May 15, 2004
10:00 AM
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Dunlap, IA 51529

Funeral of Kirk Sturgill

10:00 am Saturday, May 15th
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dunlap, Iowa

Visitation begins 11:00 am
Friday, May 14th
Scripture Service 7:30 PM Friday
all at St. Patrick’s Parish Center
Dunlap, Iowa

Survivors
Parents: Dana & Susan Sturgill of Dunlap
Brothers: Chris Sturgill and Casey Sturgill
Grandparents: Dennis Sturgill of Council Bluffs
John & Rita Kelley of Woodbine

For more information please call
Fouts Funeral Home
(712) 643-5123 or (800) 644-3996
or
www.foutsfuneralhome.com/

 

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A Life Remembered

Kirk Sturgill

Born Thursday, August 25, 1988
Died Tuesday May 11, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dunlap, Iowa
Saturday, May 15, 2004 at 10:00 am

Celebrant
Rev. Paul Strittmatter

Musicians
Marilyn Grote & Laurie Boysen

Vocalists
Jerry Baldwin & Katie Schaben

Honorary Pall Bearers
Boyer Valley Teammates Boyer Valley Coaches
All of Kirk’s friends

Pall Bearers
Marvin Kelley Paul Kelley
Jerry Stessman Myron “Mo” Barry
Glen Leaders Jim Schaben, Jr.

Final Resting Place
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Iowa

Kirk Allen Sturgill was born August 25, 1988, in Omaha, Nebraska to parents Dana and Susan (Kelley) Sturgill. He was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap, Iowa. Kirk was a student at Boyer Valley High School in Dunlap. He loved sports and participated in baseball, football, basketball, track and golf. He loved to spend time with his friends.

Kirk died on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, as a result of an automobile accident reaching the age of 15 years, eight months, and 16 days.

Kirk was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Doris Sturgill and his aunt Joyce Kelley. Those survivors left to cherish the loving memory of Kirk are his parents Dana and Susan of Dunlap, Iowa; two brothers Chris and Casey Sturgill of Dunlap, Iowa; maternal grandparents Johnny and Rita Kelley of Woodbine, Iowa; paternal grandfather Dennis Sturgill of Council Bluffs, Iowa; aunts and uncles Marvin Kelley and his wife Patty, Paul Kelley and his wife Tracy all of Woodbine, Iowa; Nancy and her husband Steve Hupp of Scranton, Iowa; Norma and her husband Martin Houston of Broomfield, Colorado, Cindy and her husband Jerry Stessman of Dunlap, Iowa and Sheila and her husband Bill Boner of Omaha,Nebraska;cousins; and other relatives and friends.

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One cannot put into words exactly how great Kirk was. All you ever see are people saying "oh he would have lettered in five sports, blah blah blah." These people are not explaining the best part about Kirk. My father said it best when he said "you know I never was given the opportunity to have a son, but if i did i would want him just like kirk." how true was that? I was always there cheering Kirk on at his sporting events from watching him run the mile back at puppy relays to yelling "he's a freshman" while he was playing basketball this past year. What people are not getting across enough is just how special kirk was, his special attitude he had towards life. He was never too good to talk to anyone, and you would never see that boy without a smile on his face.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I was just as proud if not prouder than anybody else with Kirk's accomplishments athletically, I still think people should be more aware of how great of a guy he was in general. I know for one that my life has changed completely since he passed away and that not a single day goes by that I don't miss him. I firmly believe that Kirk is still with us today, I know he is always watching over me. And I can't wait for the day when I meet him once again in heaven and I am greeted with one of our special hugs. The hugs that caused Miss Weber to close the door due to my squealing when Kirk would spin me around. Kirk was an amazing athlete, but lets not forget that he was also an intelligent, caring, nice looking individual also.

Swanson, Mary M. (Bullard) Newland

Mary M. Swanson

Mary M. (Newland) Swanson, 86, of Neola died May 17 at Indian Hills Nursing Center.

She was born May 2, 1918, in Hot Springs, S.D., to Elmus and Susan (Gresh) Bullard. She lived in Neola since 1943. She graduated from high school. She was a nurse's aide at Community Hospital in Missouri Valley and Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. She also worked at Sears Roebuck & Co. in the Catalog Department taking phone orders. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church in Neola and its Altar & Rosary Society, Neola Senior Citizen Center and Neola American Legion Post No. 330 Ladies Auxiliary.

Mrs. Swanson was preceded in death by her husbands, Marvin Newland, Feb. 7, 1962, and Glen Swanson, Dec. 4, 1974, and her grandson, Eric Benning.

Survivors include daughters, JoAnn Schwery and husband, Richard, of Panama, Betty Ruckman and husband, George, of Compton, Ark., Abbie Benning of Neola and Colleen Lujan and husband, Frank, of The Colony, Texas; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. with Rosary Recitation at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Neola. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church, Neola, with the Rev. Raphael Masabakhwa officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Neola with a luncheon to follow in the Parish Hall. Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be offered to Alegent Health Hospice or St. Patrick's Church.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/19/2004

Tennigkeit, Lois E. - death notice May 30, 2004

Lois Tennigkeit

Tennigkeit, 62, Underwood, died May 30, 2004.

UNDERWOOD -- Lois E. Tennigkeit, 62, Underwood, formerly of Persia, died May 30 at her home in Underwood.

Services will be held Friday, June 4 at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Persia with burial in the Valley View Cemetery at Persia. Visitation with family was Thursday, June 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home in Council Bluffs.

Tennigkeit is survived by daughter Debra L. (Daniel) Forsberg of Glenwood, Mn.; son Mark A. (Laura) Tennigkeit of Underwood; five grandchildren; three brothers -- William (Janice) Hansen of Omaha, Robert (Julie) Hansen of Persia and Terry Hansen of House Springs, Mo.; nieces and nephews.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/03/2004

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Council Bluffs IA
June 2, 2004

Lois E. Tennigkeit, 62, of Underwood died May 30 at home.

She was born April 5, 1942, in Persia to W.F. "Hines" and Elceda (Foje) Hansen. She lived in Persia most of her life, moving to Underwood three years ago.

She was a 1960 graduate of Persia High School. She was a farm wife/homemaker and cook at the Club 191, Kopper Kettle and the Water Hole. She sold Studio Girl Cosmetics and later worked at World Insurance as a telephone interviewer.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Persia. She was an avid painter, crafter and country western dancer.

Mrs. Tennigkeit was preceded in death by her husband, Donald L. Tennigkeit, on Nov. 27, 1990. She was also preceded by parents and sister, Shari Ledford, in March of 2004.

Survivors include daughter, Debra L. Forsberg, and husband, Daniel, of Glenwood; son, Mark A. Tennigkeit, and wife, Laura, of Underwood; five grandchildren; three brothers, William Hansen and wife, Janice, of Omaha, Robert Hansen and wife, Julie, of Persia and Terry Hansen of House Springs, Mo.; nieces and nephews. Special thanks to family and dear friends who assisted Lois over the last several years.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Persia with the Rev. Dr. E.A. Hering officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Persia, with a lunch following at the PIC Hall in Persia. Memorials may be offered to St. John's Lutheran Church or American Cancer Society.

Thompson, James E. - death notice May 4, 2004

James E. Thompson

James E. Thompson, 44, of Council Bluffs died May 4 at home.

He was born July 5, 1959, in Denver, Colo., to Eugene and Beulah C. (Wiegart) Thompson. He was a 1977 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1977 to 1981. He was a former computer operator for the city of Port Charlotte, Fla.

Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his sister, Lorraine Renwanz, in 1993.

Survivors include his mother, Beulah C. Thompson of Council Bluffs; sister, Kay Dollar, of Fort Dodge; five brothers, Kenneth of Persia, Barry of Council Bluffs, Doug of Otho, Vearl of Baxter and Carlyle of Des Moines; nieces and nephews.

Private graveside services will be held at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/05/2004

WEIHS, FLORENCE M. "Sonny" - death notice May 12, 2004

FLORENCE M. "Sonny" WEIHS, 80, of Earling, died Wednesday, May 12th, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan. Funeral Services will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, May 17th, at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

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Florence Weihs

Weihs, 80, Earling, died May 12, 2004.

EARLING -- Florence M. "Sonny" Weihs, 80, Earling, died Wednesday, May 12 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital.

Services will be Monday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia.

A vigil service is set for Sunday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan. Family will greet friends Sunday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation is Saturday, May 15 from 3-9 p.m. and Sunday from noon-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Weihs is survived by sons Michael of Westphalia and Mark of Melbourne, Fla.; daughters Mary of Westphalia and Jane of Des Moines; and sisters Viola Musich of Harlan, Helen (LaVern) Musich of Westphalia and Alma Petsche of Harlan.

©The Harlan Tribune 05/14/2004

Weiss-Krogstad, Paulette S. - death notice April 19, 2004

Paulette Weiss-Krogstad, 54

PLOVER -- Word has been received of the death of former Harlan resident Paulette S. Weiss-Krogstad, who died Monday, April 19 at St. Michael's Hospital.

Services will be held Saturday, April 24 at the Jensen Funeral Home in Plover. Visitation is Friday, April 23 from 5-7 p.m. and Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Weiss-Krogstad is survived by daughter Holly Krogstad of Plover; sons Christopher (Joy) Krogstad of Chippewa Falls, Justin Krogstad of Sheboygan and Micah (Mary Beth) of Ft. Carson, Co.; brothers Robert (Dixie) Weiss of Marshalltown, James (Linda) Weiss of Tucson, Az. and Joseph (Jackie) Weiss, Jr. of Atlanta, Ga.; and three grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 04/23/2004

Wendt, Lesie James - death notice June 19, 2004

Les J. Wendt

Les James Wendt, 52, of Missouri Valley died June 19 at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Les was a self-employed drywaller.

Survivors include his four children, Stacy and Jeremy Jochims, Matt Wendt, all of Woodbine, Tammy Wendt and friend Chris Hutchinson and Chad Wendt, all of Missouri Valley; a granddaughter; parents, James and Donna Wendt of Missouri Valley.

Prayer service will be tonight at 7 at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Portsmouth.

©Daily Nonpareil 06/21/2004

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Leslie Wendt
Service:
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
10:00 AM
Fouts Funeral Home
5th & Normal St.
Woodbine, IA 51579

Les James Wendt

Leslie James Wendt was born May 23, 1952, in Portsmouth, Iowa to parents James and Donna (White) Wendt. He attended school in Missouri Valley. He started working for Cornhusker Trucking as an over-the-road truck driver. He then became self-employed as a dry waller. Les married Christine Sue Bierce in Missouri Valley, Iowa in 1973.

Les enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tinkering in his van. He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson. Les took great pleasure in spending time with his family and friends.

Les died June 19, 2004, at the Missouri Valley Hospital reaching the age of 52 years and 27 days.

Les was preceded in death by an infant brother; grandparents John and Elsie Wendt and Leo and Veronica White; and nephew Duane Boeck. He is survived by his four children Stacy and her husband Jeremy Jochims and Matthew Wendt of Woodbine, Iowa, Tammy Wendt and her friend Chris Hutchinson and Chad Wendt all of Missouri Valley, Iowa; granddaughter Sarah Jochims of Woodbine; parents James and Donna Wendt; two brothers Terry Wendt and his wife Debbie and Dean Wendt all of Missouri Valley, Iowa; sister Vicki and her husband Gerald Boeck of Hutchinson, Kansas; and many other relatives and friends.

Services
Fouts Funeral Home
Woodbine, Iowa
Tuesday, June 23, 2004 at 10:00 am

Clergy Father Paul Strittmatter

Recorded Selections
“Free Bird” by Lynard Skynard
“A Father’s Love” by George Strait
“Go Rest High On The Mountain” by Vince Gill

Honorary Pall Bearers
Chad Wendt, Matt Wendt,
Jeremy Jochims, Chris Hutchinson,
Randy Walls Pumpkin

Pall Bearers
Terry Wendt, Dean Wendt,
Gerald Boeck, Dave Sigler,
Dave Johnson, Pat Shannon

Final Resting Place
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Portsmouth, Iowa

Fouts Funeral Home Woodbine
www.foutsfuneralhome.com/

White, Florence L. - death notice May 17, 2004

Arrangements and Services For
Florence L. White - Age 87
Who Died On - Monday, May 17, 2004

Visitation
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Family Will Greet Friends
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Prayer Service
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 7:30 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Funeral Services
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at 1:00 PM
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Interment
Harlan Cemetery - Harlan, Iowa

survivors include: daughter, Connie White of Omaha, NE; brothers: Ivan Fiscus of Kirkman, IA;
Wayne (Violet) Fiscus of Kirkman, IA; Leonard (Madge) Fiscus of Harlan, IA.; sister: LaVerne Nielsen of Harlan, IA

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Harlan woman killed in one-car crash Sunday

HARLAN - An 88-year-old rural Harlan woman died as the result of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident Sunday evening.

Florence White died at the Nebraska Medical Center after being taken there by air ambulance from Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. She was a passenger in a car driven by Connie White, 60, of Omaha. Connie White was treated and released at Myrtue, the office said.

According to authorities, Connie White was heading north on Umbrella Road, one-half mile south of 700th Street, at about 7:30 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle as it crested a hill. The car traveled into the west ditch, landing on its top, the office said.

Elk Horn Rescue responded at the scene. The accident is still under investigation, according to the sheriff's office.

©Daily Nonpareil 05/17/2004

Zimmerman, Dorothy C. - death notice June 14, 2004

DOROTHY C. ZIMMERMAN, 101, has died. Funeral services are pending at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Dorothy Zimmerman

Zimmerman, 71, died June 14, 2004.

Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, for Dorothy C. Zimmerman, 101, who died Monday, June 14.

Zimmerman is survived by daughters Elaine Zimmerman of Panama, Dolores Stessman of Panama and Marcene (Richard) Twark of State College, Pa.; sons Harold, E. Allan and Don J. Zimmerman, all of Panama; sisters Sarah Mischo of San Diego, Ca. and Mary Schaben of Earling; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

©The Harlan Tribune 06/14/2004

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Arrangements and Services For
Dorothy C. Zimmerman - Age 101
Who Died On - Monday, June 14, 2004

Visitation
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 2:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

Wake Service
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 7:00 P.M.
Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan, Iowa

A Mass of Christian Burial
Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 10:30 A.M.
St. Mary Of the Assumption Church - Panama, Iowa

Interment
St. Mary’s Cemetery - Panama, Iowa

Survivors include her children, Harold Zimmerman of Panama, IA; Elaine Zimmerman of Panama, IA; Dolores Stessman of Panama, IA; Marcene (Richard) Twark of State College, PA; E. Allan Zimmerman of Panama, IA; Don J. Zimmerman of Panama, IA; her sisters, Sarah Mischo of San Diego, CA; Mary A. Schaben of Earling, IA.

Zimmerman, Noble H. - death notice May 3, 2004

Services for 86-year-old Noble H. Zimmerman of Audubon were held at 11:00 am Thursday, May 6th, at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon. Noble Zimmerman died Monday, May 3rd, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Family visitation services were held at 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 5th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.