Obituaries
HARLAN -- Arrangements are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, for Clifford Kruse, 59, Harlan. Kruse died Monday, July 4. He is survived by his children Jennifer (Chris) Rasmussen, Kevin (Sam) Kruse, and Jeff Kruse (fiancee Shelby). Call the funeral home at 1-800-831-6805 or...
OMAHA, NE -- Clark Gary Mathisen, 81, Omaha, formerly of Elk Horn, died July 1. Services will be held Wednesday, July 6 at 11 a.m. at Morning Star Lutheran Church in Omaha with a graveside service Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Atlantic Memorial Cemetery in Atlantic, with military honors. ...
EARLING - Services for Laura Sandlin, 60, Earling, will be held Saturday, July 2 at 10 a.m. at the Bellevue Memorial Chapel, Bellevue, NE. Sandlin died Sat., June 25 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan. She is survived by her sons Shawn Sandlin, Seattle, WA; Aaron Sandlin, residing in Iowa;...
TUCSON, AZ -- Dennis D. Firebaugh, 71, Tucson, AZ, formerly of Harlan, died June 12. Private services will be held. Arrangements are being coordinated by Desert Torse Heather Cremation and Burial. Firebaugh is survived by his wife, Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh; son Geoffrey Burke Firebaugh;...
AVOCA -- Dallas Dean Popp, 67, Avoca, died June 18 at his home. Services will be held Wednesday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Visitation is Tuesday, June 21 from noon-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m...
ELK HORN -- JoAnne Sanders, 84, Elk Horn, died June 13 at Myrtue Medical Center. Private services will be held at a later date. Sanders is survived by nephew Bradford Chambers of Gainesville, GA, and niece Kim Vrana of South Bend, IN. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of...
HARLAN -- A memorial Mass for Rosa Lee Margaret Byrnes, 84, Harlan, will be held on Saturday, June 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Rosa Lee died on March 12 in Harlan. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Pat Byrnes of Harlan, seven children, 12 great-...
AVOCA -- Erwin Ferdinand Sieh, 93, Avoca, died June 6 at Avoca Specialty Care. Services were held Thursday, June 9 at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Sieh is survived by sons Mark (Bonnie) Sieh of Avoca and Alan (Bobbi) Sieh of...
HARLAN -- Kenneth Lee Escher, 81, Harlan, died June 6 at University of Nebraska Medical Center. Services will be held Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A masonic service will be held Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at the...
HARLAN -- Edward “Ed” Zeno Leinen, 81, Harlan, died June 5 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services will be held Friday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. A wake service was held Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m....