Obituaries
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Mary Louise Hansen, 97, Council Bluffs, died March 7 at Bethany Lutheran Home. Services will be held Saturday, March 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut with burial in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery at Walnut. A prayer service will be held Friday, March 10...
EARLING -- Lois Sibenaller, 84, Earling, died March 1 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Services were held March 4 at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. Sibenaller is survived by daughters Kay (Tom) Schechinger of...
HARLAN -- Phyllis A. Robinson, 96, Harlan, formerly of Shelby, died Thursday, March 2 in Harlan. Services were held Monday, March 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby United Methodist Church in Shelby with burial in the Shelby Cemetery. Robinson is survived by sons Rod (Margaret) Robinson of Shelby...
EARLING -- Marcus J. Stessman, 88, Earling, died March 4 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services will be held Wednesday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling. A Knights of Columbus rosary will be held Tuesday...
AVOCA -- Vincent Jens Hansen, 99, Avoca, died March 4 at Avoca Specialty Care. Services will be held Tuesday, March 7 at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Walnut with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut. Visitation is Tuesday from 1-2 p.m. at the church. Hansen is...
HARLAN -- James Buwalda, 43, Harlan, died March 1 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services were held Sunday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. at New Holland Christian Reformed Church in New Holland, SD, with burial at a later date. Buwalda is survived by his mother Sharon Buwalda, father Jerry...
HARLAN -- James Buwalda, 43, Harlan, died March 1 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Buwalda was the owner of the Harlan Pizza Ranch and partner in the Denison Pizza Ranch. Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Sharon Buwalda, of Sioux Falls, SD; brother Joel Buwalda of Sioux Falls;...
EARLING -- Lois Sibenaller, 84, Earling, died March 1 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Survivors include her children Kay (Tom) Schechinger, Gary Sibenaller, Tammy (Toby) Hastert, Rhonda (Frank) Powers, Perry (Susie) Sibenaller, Mary Sibenaller, and other family...
MENIFEE, CA -- Marcelyn Jeanne Rexroth Lund, 88, Menifee, CA, formerly of Harlan and Blair, NE, died February 26 in Menifee. Services will be held Tuesday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Blair. Visitation is Monday, March 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Campbell-Aman Funeral...
OMAHA, NE -- Maxine May Kenkel, 76, Omaha, NE, died February 26 in Omaha. Services will be held Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Omaha. Visitation is Friday, March 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Roeder Mortuary in Omaha. Kenkel is survived by children Julie (Gary...