Obituaries
AVOCA -- William “Bill” Frank True, 85, Avoca, died June 9 at his home. Services will be held Wednesday, June 14 at 10 a.m. at United Church of Avoca with inurnment at a later date at the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. A prayer service will be held Tuesday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones...
HARLAN -- Leonard Petsche, 83, Harlan, died June 10 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center. Services will be held Thursday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, June 14 from 3-8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral...
HARLAN -- Michael Ray Robinson, 69, Harlan, died June 7 at his home. No services are planned. Robinson is survived by his wife, Sheryl Robinson, of Boone; daughters Kaylee Robinson and Emily Robinson, both of Boone; and sister Lori Cronin of Lees Summit, MO. Pauley Jones Funeral Home...
PORTSMOUTH -- Jean Marie Schechinger, 90, Portsmouth, died June 3 at Montclair Nursing and Rehabilitation. Services will be held Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth. A rosary will be held Friday,...
ELK HORN -- Alice Elizabeth Martinez, 73, Elk Horn, died June 4 at the Salem Lutheran Home. No services are planned. Martinez is survived by her son, Richard Straw, of Irwin; daughters Susan (Marc) Holm of Defiance, Vicki (Sher Olson) Straw of Minnesota, and Denise Arnold of Council Bluffs;...
HARLAN -- Christian J. Blum, 83, Harlan, died June 5 at Myrtue Medical Center. Services will be held Saturday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama. A rosary will be held Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s...
PORTSMOUTH -- Jean Marie Schechinger, 90, Portsmouth, died June 3 at Montclair Nursing and Rehabilitation. Services will be held Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth. A rosary will be held...
HARLAN -- Debra Elizabeth Brown, 51, Harlan, died June 2 at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, June 6 from 2-5 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Brown is survived by her husband, Steven Brown, of Harlan; daughters Emily Brown of Iowa City, Sarah (Andrew)...
DENISON -- Loel J. Koch, 93, Denison, formerly of Boyer, died June 1 at Eventide Lutheran Home for the Aged. Services were held Monday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kiron with burial in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery at Kiron. Koch is survived by daughters Sandra (...
IRWIN -- Helen Schleimer, 82, Irwin, died June 2 at Myrtue Medical Center. Services will be held Tuesday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with burial at a later date at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Manilla. Visitation was Monday, June 5 from 4-8 p.m. with family...