Obituaries
WESTPHALIA -- John Zimmerman, 70, Westphalia, died January 15 at Myrtue Medical Center. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia. A Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held Monday...
MINDEN -- Ida Ruth Coffman, 90, Minden, died January 13 at Risen Son Christian Village. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Minden United Church of Christ with burial in the Minden Cemetery. Family will greet friends Friday, Jan. 17 from 4-7 p.m. at the church. ...
WALNUT -- Everett Willis Lamer, 95, Walnut, died Saturday, Jan. 11 in Harlan. Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Walnut. Friends may call Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 3-8 p.m....
OAKLAND -- Priscilla Ann Thraen, 70, Oakland, died January 9 at Oakland Manor Nursing Home. Services were held Monday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. Thraen is survived by her husband, Marcus Thraen, of...
HARLAN -- Mildred M. “Mick” Bieker, 90, Harlan, died January 9 at Myrtue Medical Center. Services were held Monday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling. Bieker is survived by daughters Mary (Dale) Fledderman of...
IRWIN -- Linda Sue Nordby, 66, Irwin, died January 9 at her home. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial at a later date. Visitation is Tuesday from 9-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Nordby is survived by her husband, Lyle...
DOW CITY -- Charles V. Erlbacher, 68, Dow City, died January 6 at Crawford County Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph's Cemetery at Earling. Visitation is Friday, Jan. 10 from 4-8 p...
OMAHA, NE -- Dolores R. "Dody" Johnson, 93, Omaha, NE, formerly of the Avoca and Harlan areas, died January 1. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Omaha. Visitation is Friday, Jan. 10 from 3-6 p.m. at the Danish American Archive and Library...
HARLAN -- William Duane Burger, 85, Harlan, died Sunday, Jan. 5 in Harlan. No services are planned. Burger is survived by children Valerie (Rod) Clark of Osceola, Dennis (Ronna) Burger of Council Bluffs, Beth (fiance Mark Wise) Hargens of Shelby, Leshia (Ed) Stoll of Osceola, Cindy (Gary...
ALGONA -- Troy Alan Walker, 51, Algona, died January 3 at Kossuth Regional Health Center. Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Visitation is Wednesday from 9-11 a.m. at the church. Walker is survived by mother Nancy Kelly of Avoca;...