Obituaries
KIRKMAN -- Eugene Jakie Larsen, 85, Kirkman, died January 4 at his home. Services were held Monday, Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Merrill’s Grove Cemetery at Fiscus. Larsen is survived by daughters Ronda Long of Des Moines, Brenda (Tim)...
ROCK SPRINGS, WY - Lynn Edward Laver (an Irwin native), 66, Rock Springs, WY, passed away December 17, 2017 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born November 1, 1951 in Harlan, the son of Ralph and Vera Cutler Laver. He married Norma Pittson September 9, 1989 in Rock Springs. ...
HARLAN -- Muriel Lucille Bacon, 99, Harlan, died December 31 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Bacon is survived by daughter Marjorie (Robert Grim) Muller of Danielsville, PA; son Michael (Barbara) Muller of Harlan; stepson Max...
HARLAN - Preceded in death by mother, Myrna Christensen. Survived by wife, Rita; children Marcus Christensen (fiancée, Amanda Barkhurst), Hannah Christensen, and John Christensen; grandchildren Brayden Gordon, Layne Albertson, and Jaxon Christensen; father, John Christensen (Verna); brothers:...
HARLAN - Alice A. Clemons died Sun., Dec. 31 in Harlan. There will be no visitation and a private memorial service will be held at a later date. She is survived by her daughter, Carole (Ron) Gaskill, North Liberty; son, Dale Clemons of Kirkman; daughters-in-law, DeEtte Clemons, Manilla and...
ROGERS, AK - Janis (“Jami”) I. Jensen, 91, Rogers, AK, formerly of Harlan, died Sat., Dec, 2 at Jamestown Nursing Home. She is survived by her husband former Harlan optometrist Robert Jensen, Rogers, AK; sons, Brent (Julie) Jensen, Scottsdale, AZ; Brad (Sandy) Jensen, Cedar Falls; Dr....
HANCOCK - Darren Jon Towne, 47, died Sat., Dec. 23 at his home in Hancock. Family will meet friends on Tues., Jan. 2 from noon to 1:30 p.m. with a visitation from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with services to follow at 1:30 p.m. all at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, with burial Oak Hill Cemetery...
IRWIN - Vernon D. Campbell, 80, died Wed., Dec. 27 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan. A visitations will be held on Friday, Dec. 29 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, form 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. and at the United Methodist Church, Irwin, on Sat., Dec. 30 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. with funeral...
EARLING - Mildred Ann Finken, 87, died Tues., Dec. 26 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan. A visitation will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Friday, Dec. 29 from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services are Sat., Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic, with...
DEFIANCE - Victoria Ann “Vicky” Kohles, 58, Defiance, died Mon., Dec. 25 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan. A visitation will be held at Pauley Jones Funeral Home on Thurs., Dec. 28 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services are Friday, Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael...