Obituaries
HARLAN -- Gary “Goose” Lee Anderson, 63, Harlan, died August 8 at his home. Services were held Saturday, Aug. 13 at noon at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial at a later date. Anderson is survived by mother Delores (Jensen) Anderson of Harlan; spouse Janice (Mansfield)...
SIOUX CITY -- The Rev. Judith “Judy” Ann Campbell Piper, 68, Sioux City, died August 4 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services will be held Friday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 9-11 a.m. at the church...
AVOCA -- Esther M. Dea, 99, Avoca, died Monday, Aug. 8 in Avoca. Services will be held Friday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. A prayer service was held Thursday, Aug. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the church. Friends were...
STORY CITY -- Jay Kenyon Bell, 90, Story City, died Saturday, Aug. 6 at Bethany Manor in Story City. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Ames. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Bell had ties to Shelby County as he taught...
CENTERVILLE -- Dorothy (Butcher) Sievers, 66, Centerville, died August 7 at her home. Services were held Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Sievers is survived by son Don (Angela) Butcher of Centerville;...
FORT COLLINS, CO -- Vincent C. Archer, 87, Fort Collins, CO, formerly of Avoca, died June 26 in Fort Collins. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Archer is survived by sons Neil (Sue) Archer of Champaign, IL, Jeffrey (Dorothy)...
HARLAN -- Carrie L. Whisenant, 56, Harlan, died Thursday, Aug. 4 in Harlan. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama. Friends were asked to call Monday, Aug. 8 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m. at Burmeister-...
MINDEN - Steven D. Ploen, 66, Minden, died Saturday, July 30 at Alegent Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs. Services were Thursday, August 4 at the United Church of Christ, Minden with burial in the Minden Cemetery. Survivors include: his wife, Marcia (Lemons), Minden; son, Shawn (Angela)...
EARLING - Garry Gaul, 73, Earling died on Tuesday, August 2 at his home. A visitation will be held on Sat., August 6 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling with a funeral Mass to follow at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Earling. He...
HARLAN - Funeral services for Ronald Joseph Beach, 56, Harlan, who died on Sun., July 31, will be held on Friday, August 5 at 5 p.m. at Temple Israel, 13111 Sterling Ridge Dr., Omaha. The service will be followed by Shabbot Service. Beach is survived by his wife, Mona Jones; daughter, Dru...