Obituaries
SHELBY -- Terry “Loud” Lippold, 68, Shelby, died December 4 at Mercy Hospital. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial at a later date. Visitation is Sunday, Dec. 13 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the funeral home. Lippold is...
WALNUT -- George Mertz, 105, Walnut, died December 4 at Cass County Memorial Hospital. A private family service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Walnut with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut. A public visitation will be held Tuesday,...
HARLAN -- Marjorie Elizabeth Gubbels, 88, Harlan, died December 3 at Myrtue Medical Center. A private family Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama. Gubbels is survived by sons...
PORTSMOUTH -- Clarence A. Reinig, 86, Portsmouth, died December 2 at Myrtue Medical Center. A private family Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Reinig is survived by his wife,...
HARLAN -- Patricia Frances Blum, 84, Harlan, died December 2 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Private family graveside services will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama. Private extended family visitation is Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pauley Jones...
GIBBON, NE -- Deanna Clark, 79, Gibbon, NE, formerly of Panama and Harlan, died Tuesday, Nov. 24 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. Private family services will be held at St. James Catholic Church. Clark is survived by her husband, Gary, of Gibbon; daughter Melodie Clark...
SHELBY -- Dorothy Ruth Andersen, 82, Shelby, died Wednesday, Nov. 25 in Harlan. A private funeral service will be held. Friends may call Friday, Dec. 4 from 2-7 p.m. with viewing and guestbook available (family will not be present) at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Shelby. Andersen...
HARLAN -- Charles Blum, 85, Harlan, died November 25 at Myrtue Medical Center. Private family graveside services were held Monday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama. Blum is survived by sisters Sr. Joyce Blum of Panama, Alice (Jerry) Zimmerman of Minden and Jeanne (LeRoy...
WALNUT -- Walter “Walt” Knudtson, 77, Walnut, died November 27 at Veteran’s Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut. Knudtson is survived by his wife, Beverly (...
PANAMA -- Irene D. Arkfeld, 96, Panama, died November 29 at her home. A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama. Arkfeld is survived by daughters Laura...