Obituaries
NEOLA -- Steven Lee Olson, 66, Neola, died November 18 at his home. Services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Public visitation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 24 from 2-4 p.m. at Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Des Moines. Family greeted friends...
AVOCA -- Rosemary L. Wingert, 93,Avoca, died away November 16 in Avoca. Rosemary is survived by her daughters, SueEllen Mills of La Junta, Colorado, Sara (Rich) Schmit of Fremont, Nebraska; sons, Larry of Avoca and John of Shelby; 7 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Jan...
CARROLL -- Robert Oswald, 91, Carroll, formerly of Harlan, died Saturday, Nov. 13 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church St. John Paul II Parish in Carroll with burial at 2 p.m. Friday at the Harlan Cemetery. ...
EARLING -- Shirley Ann Schaben, 55, Earling, died November 15 at her home. Services were held Thursday, Nov. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia. Schaben is survived by her mother, Frances Schaben, of...
AVOCA -- Marilyn Sonksen, 87, Avoca, died November 14 at Avoca Specialty Care. Family will greet friends Monday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m.-noon at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Ida Grove Cemetery in Ida Grove. Sonksen is survived by her husband, Walter Sonksen, of Avoca...
DEFIANCE -- Estelle M. Quinn, 96, Defiance, died November 13 at Elm Crest Assisted Living. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance. Visitation will be Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at...
AVOCA -- James Albert Nauman, Sr., 70, Avoca, died November 10 at Avoca Specialty Care. Services were held Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Nauman is survived by his spouse, Rosann Nauman, of Avoca;...
AVOCA -- Lois Ardith Domina, 92, Avoca, died November 12 at Avoca Specialty Care. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Belvidere Cemetery in Turin. Family greeted friends Thursday, Nov. 18 from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home...
CENTERVILLE -- Larry Butcher, 76, Centerville, died November 9 at Centerville Care Center. No services are planned. Butcher is survived by his wife, Penny Butcher, of Centerville; sisters Eva Frazier of Runnells, Helen (Joel) Flug of Audubon and Linda (Tom) Martin of Harlan; brothers...
HARLAN -- Orvie Emmet Christensen, 99, Harlan, died November 12 at Hansen House. Services were held Monday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery. Christensen is survived by his wife, Margaret Christensen, of Harlan;...