ATLANTIC -- Elvilda O’Neill, 88, Avoca, died September 2 at Heritage House.    Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Family will greet friends Tuesday from 9-11 a.m.

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    HARLAN -- There’s nothing quite like Friday night at Merrill Field!

    HARLAN – Harlan Community School District’s year is off to a great start, with administration and staff working diligently to keep students safe in the middle of a COVID-10 pandemic that constantly threatens to cut in-person schooling short in Iowa and nationwide.    Those words come from HCS Superintendent of Schools Lynn Johnson, who said the first couple of weeks of hybrid learning at the middle and high school levels and full in-person

    OMAHA, NE -- James Myron Rosman, 77, Omaha, NE, died August 31 in his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Omaha with private inurnment later at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, Sept. 4 beginning at 5 p.m. with a wake service at 7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Jolene Mae (Wilwerding) Blum of Harlan will celebrate her 80th birthday on September 8.

    SHELBY -- Carol Mattox of Shelby will observe her 80th birthday today, September 4. Her children include Laura Tennigkeit, Underwood; and Mike Mattox, Brooklyn Park, MN. She has five grandchildren.    Carol’s husband is the late Richard “Dick” Mattox.–––––––––––––––––––    Birthday milestone photos and stories for persons marking their 70th birthdays or more are printed free of charge in the newspaper.    
 

    DEFIANCE -- Wes and JoAnn Walker of Defiance marked their 60th wedding anniversary on September 3. They plan to celebrate with their family at a later date.    Their family includes daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mike Feldman, Panama; and three grandchildren.
 

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