Grace Elizabeth (Schoemann) Pauley, daughter of Chris and Sophia (Blum) Schoemann was born on April 17th, 1930 in Harrison County. She was the third child in a family of eight children. She was baptized, received her First Communion, and confirmed at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Grace attended Pleasant Ridge Country School through the 8th grade and completed her high school education at St.

Melvin Ray Martin, son of Francis and Mary (Davis) Martin was born on January 31, 1948, in Persia, Iowa.  He attended country school in Logan, Iowa until his family moved to Harlan, Iowa where he graduated from high school.Melvin worked for the City of Harlan Sanitation Department in the water treatment plant for almost 40 years. He retired in 2010.  Melvin was very handy and enjoyed working on cars or anything mechanical.

 Marian Jean Anliker, 82, of Harlan, IA passed away on January 15, 2024 after a decline in her health while surrounded by her loving family.Marian was born on February 20th, 1941 to Eli and Pearl Gerber in West Bend, IA. She was one of seven sisters who grew up and worked the family farm.

On January 23, 2024, Kay Frances Gerholdt, 77, passed away suddenly at home with her husband of 28 years, John Gerholdt.  She was born 11/14/1946 to Francis and Frances Peterson of Harlan, Iowa.  She leaves behind a legacy of warmth, kindness and cherished memories.Kay was the first of the baby-boomers and a calendar girl from the beginning, appearing in the Logeland calendar at the age of 3.

Leslie G. Konley was led by the angels to paradise on January 4, 2024.Leslie was born on February 19, 1936, to Leslie G. Konley and Margaret Ann (McAvoy) Konley in Chicago, Illinois.He attended school at St. Cajetan Grammar School, one year at St.

Jeanette Kay (Cavanaugh) Kroger, the daughter of  Pearl (Markley) and Howard Cavanaugh, was born on April 16, 1939, in Audubon, Iowa. She was one of eleven children.Jeanette married the love of her life, Louis Kroger, on July 17, 1955, at the Danish Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. To this union, three children were born: Randy, Craig and Angela.

Harold Dean Peters was born on December 8, 1926, on the Peters homestead 160-acre farm 3 ½ miles west of Corley, Iowa, to Ernest and Mildred (Sinison) Peters. He was the oldest of four children, with two brothers, Richard and Eugene, and one sister, Pearl. Harold was a member of the Tennant Future Feeders 4-H Club which his dad Ernest started October 4,1941. He was baptized and confirmed at the Shelby Lutheran Church.

Gary Lee Madsen was born on March 5, 1957, at the Audubon Community Hospital, Audubon, Iowa. He passed away on December 31, 2023, at the Atlantic Specialty Care Center, Atlantic, Iowa.Gary was the son of Thomas S. Madsen and Irma C. (Lange) Madsen. Gary was the youngest of six Madsen children.

The Funeral Service for Emery C.

 Susan Kay Greer, daughter of Edward and Edythe Schweiso, was born May 15, 1956 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, lowa. She attended grade school in Manilla and then in Irwin after the family moved.Susan graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School in 1974. Shortly thereafter she met her soul mate Gary Greer on a blind date arranged by friends. Gary and Susan were married at the Harlan United Methodist Church on September 11, 1976.

Patricia Jean Christensen, the daughter of Walter and Margaret White Christensen, was born on December 16, 1934, on a small farm near Prairie Rose Lake in Shelby County, Iowa.  She was the oldest of three children: John (deceased) and Mary Ellen (deceased).  She enjoyed life on the farm and spending time with the family.  Most of all Patti enjoyed their trips to Minnesota spending time with her aunts, uncles and cousins.  Patti attended three

   Irene “Granny” Hansen was born to Tenta (Christensen) and Carl Haferbier on August 13, 1923 in Sanborn, Minnesota. Irene attended grade school at the country school near Defiance, Iowa. She then attended Harlan High School where she graduated in 1942.

Lyle Nelson, age 85, of Atlantic, IA, and formerly of Elk Horn, IA, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA.Lyle Byriel Nelson, son of Manvel and Lydia (Marcusen) Nelson, was born March 6, 1938, in Audubon, Iowa. Went to High School in Elk Horn, Iowa. Lyle joined the Army in 1956 and did six months of active duty.

 Barbara Ellen Befort was born July 26th, 1940, to Alice Evelyn (McMichael) and Richard Glendon Morris in her parents’ rural Griswold, Iowa home.  Barb attended elementary school in Oakland, Iowa and junior and high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, graduating in 1956.Barb brought 5 children into the world - Loretta (Lori), Darren, Greg, Steve, and Jennifer.  Barb was married to Maurice Befort for 37 years, lived and raised their sons in A

 Lorrell James, son of Albert and Anna (Bald) Borkowski, was born June 20, 1944, at home in Audubon County, Iowa. He grew up south of Manning near Gray and graduated from Manning High School in 1962. Lorrell served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967 and became a proud member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.