Obituaries
ELK HORN -- Lyle Petersen, 90, Elk Horn, died March 11 at his home. Services were held Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn with burial in the Clay Township Cemetery in Elk Horn. Petersen is survived by his wife, Wava Petersen, of Elk Horn; daughter Jeri (...
HARLAN -- Jim Jensen, 84, Harlan, died Tuesday, March 10 in Council Bluffs. Services will be held Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Bowman’s Grove Cemetery in rural Shelby County. Friends may call Friday, March 13 from 3-8 p.m...
ELK HORN -- Marion Cornilsen, 91, Elk Horn, died March 9 at the Salem Lutheran Home. Services were held Thursday, March 12 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church Grand Mound with burial in the Clinton Lawn Cemetery in Clinton. Visitation was Thursday from 9:30-11 a.m. at the church. ...
PERSIA -- Earl Edward Eckmann, 87, Persia, died March 6 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services will be held Tuesday, March 10 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Persia with burial in the Minden Cemetery in Minden. Visitation was Monday, March 9 from 3-8 p.m. with family...
HANCOCK -- Harold Leonard Hoffmann, Sr., 83, Hancock, died February 27 at his home. Services will be held Wednesday, March 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. A wake service will be held Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. at Pauley...
BOONE -- Lois Jean Blair, 90, Boone, died February 28 at Westhaven Community. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at the Harlan Cemetery. Family will greet friends Wednesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Blair is survived by...
SUN CITY CENTER, FL - Funeral services are pending for former Harlan resident Darlene Erickson Philson, Sun City Center, FL. She died Saturday, February 22 at her home and is survived by her husband Dean Philson; son Steve (Pam) Philson, Lincoln, NE; daughters Michelle (Greg) Caudill and...
OMAHA, NE -- Dorothy Ann Eggerss, 90, Omaha, died February 26 at Parsons House. Services will be held Tuesday, March 3 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut. Family will greet friends Monday, March 2 from 4-8 p.m. at Pauley...
AVOCA -- Max E. Bornholdt, 90, Avoca, died February 21 at his home. Graveside services were held Monday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. at the Monroe Township Cemetery in Walnut. Public visitation was Monday from 4-7 p.m. at Monroe Chapel United Methodist Church. Bornholdt is survived by his wife,...
DUNLAP -- Mildred (Foecke) Cogdill, 92, Dunlap, died Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Burgess Hospital in Onawa. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dunlap. Visitation was Thursday, Feb. 20 from 4-7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Parish Center in Dunlap. A...