Obituaries
EARLING -- Raymond Anthony Schaben, 85, Earling, died December 10 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services were held Monday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia. Schaben is survived by his wife,...
WAUKEE -- Gene Hans Mohr, 75, Waukee, formerly of Avoca, died December 7 at his home. Services were held Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Mohr is survived by his wife, Nancy (Robinson) Mohr of Waukee; son...
HARLAN -- Dolores Marie Wilkinson, 88, Harlan, died December 6 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Services will be held Friday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama. A rosary was held Thursday, Dec. 10...
HARLAN -- Gayle “Whitey” Petersen, 82, Harlan, died December 6 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services will be held Friday, Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Harlan with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Kirkman. Visitation was Thursday, Dec. 10 from 4-7 p.m., with...
Prescott, AZ — Ivan Janssen, 75, died December 5 at his home. Janssen formerly of Harlan, graduated from hhs in 1958. He also served 4 years in the Navy. There will be a celebration of his life Saturday Dec. 12. Janssen is survived by son Michael of Scottsdale; and daughter Katie of...
PEORIA, IL -- Patrick “Pat” Vern Finken, 58, Peoria, IL, died Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Peoria. Finken is a former Harlan resident who attended St. Michael’s School and Harlan Community Schools. A memorial service will be held in Harlan in March, 2016. Finken is survived by sisters Linda (...
HARLAN -- Donna Unine Ross, 80, Harlan, died November 25 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. at First Assembly of God in Harlan. There will be no visitation and no burial. Ross is survived by daughers Durinda Wellman of Harlan and...
TERREBONNE, OR -- Word has been received of the death of Patrick Graeve, 56, Terrebonne, OR, formerly of Earling, who died on November 25. Services will be held at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Loretta; son Jake (Laurel) Graeve; daughter Katie (Nick) Durighello; grandsons...
MANILLA -- Vyrl Cadwell, 95, Manilla, died November 25 at Eventide Nursing Home in Denison. Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 10:30 a.m. at United Church in Manilla with burial in the Nishnabotna Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, Dec. 4 from 4-6 p.m. at Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla...
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Jeremiah J. Connolly, 62, Council Bluffs, died recently in Grinnell. Visitation was held Thursday, Dec. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel with private interment in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Connolly attended school in Harlan. He is survived...