Obituaries
AVOCA -- Marie Wineva Feeks, 87, Avoca, died March 24 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services were held Monday, March 27 at 2 p.m. at United Church of Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery. Feekes is survived by her husband, Gerrit Feekes, of Avoca; sons Larry (Linda) Feekes of...
OMAHA, NE -- Mary Jane Wigness, 73, Omaha, NE, died February 8 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. A celebration of life was held Tuesday, Feb. 14 at United Faith Church’s Campus Building in Valley, NE. She is survived by her brother, C. Robert Wigness; sister-in-law Helene (Ruby) Brezinsky;...
AVOCA -- Darlene Elouise Andersen, 73, Avoca, died March 22 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center. Services were held Monday, March 27 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Andersen is survived by her husband, Marlin Andersen, of Avoca;...
OMAHA -- Marland Mattox, 85, Omaha, NE, died March 23 at Josie Harper Hospice House. Services will be held Tuesday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Visitation is Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church. Mattox...
HARLAN -- Alice A. Carey, 94, Harlan, died March 22 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services will be held Saturday, March 25 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama. A wake service will be held Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at...
DES MOINES -- Trent Lee Smith, 44, Des Moines, died March 20 at Taylor House Hospice. Services will be held Friday, March 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery at Red Oak. A wake service was held Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at Pauley...
HARLAN -- LaVern Leo Schmitz, 86, Harlan, died March 20 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services were held Thursday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance. Schmitz is survived by sons Rick (Cris)...
HARLAN -- Ruth L. Ridge, 100, Harlan, died March 15 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services will be held Saturday, March 18 at 11 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. An Eastern Star Service will be held Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m...
OMAHA, NE -- Richard Melvin Schomer, 62, Omaha, NE, died February 6 at his home. Services will be held Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Schomer is survived by sons Jason Schomer of Apache Junction, AZ and Jeffrey Schomer of Gilbert, AZ; brothers Duane...
ATLANTIC -- Funeral services for Ralph Victor Riggs of Atlantic will be Saturday, March 18 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Visitation with the family will be held from 9-11 a.m. prior to service in the sanctuary of the church. A burial inurnment military...