Obituaries
PORTSMOUTH -- Elaine Magdeline Wendt, 87, Portsmouth, died March 18 at Myrtue Medical Center. A private family Mass was held Monday, March 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth. Wendt is survived by sons John (Mary...
AVOCA -- Dolores Mae Ensley, 88, Avoca, died Wednesday, March 17 in Avoca. Services were held Monday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Ensley is survived by daughters Debra Ricklefs of Avoca and Cindy...
HARLAN -- Justin Henriksen, 38, Harlan, died March 16 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m. at the C.G. Therkildsen Center in Harlan. Henriksen is survived by mother Joyce (Bill) Misner of Exira; father Ronald (Debi)...
HARLAN -- Virginia Anne Johnson, 92, Harlan, died Sunday, March 14 in Harlan. Services were held Thursday, March 18 at 11 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery. Johnson is survived by son Frank Johnson of Plant City, FL; daughters...
HASTINGS, NE -- Nancy June Brown, 76, Hastings, NE, died March 12 in Hastings. Graveside services were held Wednesday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Brown is survived by her husband, Gary, of Hastings; sons Kevin Brown, Keith (Anne) Brown, Donald (Debby) Brown...
WEBSTER CITY -- Word has been received of the death of Marie Emily (Simons) Cue, 96, Webster City, who passed away March 11 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge. Services will not be held due to health concerns. Survivors include husband Glenn; daughter Julie Bock;...
ARIZONA -- Jeanne Ardis Sorensen, 89, of Arizona, died February 24. A memorial service followed by a reception is being held at Hope Church Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday, March 14 at 3 p.m. A memorial service will also be held at Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp on Saturday, July 3 at...
HARLAN -- Jon Jay Burmeister, 79, Harlan, died Tuesday, March 9 in Harlan. Public viewing was held Thursday, March 11 from 2-8 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Burmeister is survived by his wife, Beverly...
SCHLESWIG -- Deb Ann Nelson, 56, Schleswig, died March 8 at her home. Services will be held Friday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Denison with interment in the Dow City Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday, March 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the church. Nelson is...
IRWIN -- Vernie Joseph Miller, 86, Irwin, died March 2 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center. A private family service will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. Private family visitation will be Sunday, March 7 from 1-3 p.m. at the church. Miller is survived by his wife, Mary (...