Obituaries
Columbus NE - Kathleen Christensen, 96, died Sunday, March 2, at Cottonwood House in Columbus, Nebraska.Funeral Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Highland Park Church in Columbus. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at McKown Funeral Home. Private family burial will take place in Bethany...
Harlan - Leo & Janie Goeser, both of Harlan, Leo died on March 25, 2021. Janie died on January 7, 2025.They’re survived by their children, Stephen Goeser and his wife, Brenda, of Omaha; Patricia and her husband, Michael Rzewnicki of New Smyrna Beach, Florida; Nancy and her husband, Curtis Bell...
Council Bluffs - William W. “Bill” Darrington, age 82, passed away peacefully at Primrose Assisted Living on February 27, 2025.He was born January 14, 1943, to the late William and Mabel (Gravert) Darrington in Council Bluffs, IA. Bill graduated from Tri-Center High School with the class of 1961...
Harlan - Jerald Christian Wigness, formerly of Harlan, IA passed away January 23, 2025.Jerald Christian Wigness, 84, of San Benito, TX passed away peacefully January 23rd at his home with his love by his side.He was born on January 26, 1940, in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at...
Jacksonville - John Kenneth Haas was born September 1, 1928, on the family farm located SW of Jacksonville, Iowa to Adolph and Johanna (Nielsen) Haas as the 6th of 7 children (Ruby, Edna, James, Russell, Amy, John and Donald) who have all passed. John was baptized and confirmed in the Bethlehem...
Des Moines - Timothy Joseph Gross was born on December 16, 1949, the son of Leonard and Marie Katherine (Kaufman) Gross in Des Moines, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling. Tim received his education from St. Joseph Catholic School until the 11th grade and...
Walnut - Stanley Richard Johannsen was born on November 7, 1936, to Arnold and Maxine (Koos) Johannsen. Baptized and confirmed in the faith at Peace Evangelical & Reform Church in Walnut, IA. Stan attended school at Monroe #2, Jackson #9 and graduated from Harlan High School in 1955. He was a...
Avoca - Wayne Jacobsen, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on February 9, 2025, to Wilbert and Bernice (Hansen) Jacobsen, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. Born on June 12, 1944, in Avoca, Iowa, Wayne grew up with the rolling fields and quiet...
Cambridge, Nebraska - Joyce Arlene (Wolfe) Reinig, 95, passed into Eternal Life on February 8, 2025. She was born on January 28, 1930 in Cambridge, Nebraska. She was the oldest of four children born to Darrel and Beulah (Woolman) Wolfe. Her family moved frequently but stayed in the Nebraska area....
Persia - Bernard J. “Bernie” Kremer, age 82, of Council Bluffs, passed away February 1, 2025, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Bernie was born January 16, 1943, in Persia, IA to the late Clarence and Helen M. (Honeywell) Kremer. He graduated from Tri-Center High School, Neola, IA in 1961. Bernie was a...