HARLAN – Pamela Ann Darrow, 67, Harlan, died Thursday, Sept. 23 in Council Bluffs.    A family directed celebration of life will be held Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m.

    DEFIANCE – Leo Sonderman, 82, Defiance, died October 2 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.  A wake service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

    AVOCA -- Jerry Warner Mez, 81, Avoca, died September 29 at Hansen House Memory Care Assisted Living.    Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, Oct. 8 from 2-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Clara Barbara Carroll, 89, Harlan, died September 28 at her home.    Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama.  Visitation is Friday, Oct. 1 from 5-8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Carroll is survived by daughters Diane (Dr.

    HANCOCK -- David Westly Bintz, 68, Hancock, died September 23 at Mercy Hospital.    Graveside services were held Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. at the Minden Cemetery in Minden.    Bintz is survived by brothers Jeffrey (Jody) Bintz of Council Bluffs and John (Susan) Bintz of Bloomfield, MN; and nephew Joshua (Christy) Bintz of Treynor.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca was in charge of arrangements.

    GRAND MOUND -- Randall V. Juhl, 67, Grand Mound, died Thursday, Sept. 23 at his home.    He is survived by his son, John, of Grand Mound; a daughter-in-law, Jessica Juuns, of Iowa City; grandchildren, Moss and Cleo Juuns; siblings, Judy Davison-Larsen of Matherville, Illinois, Dennis (Judy) Juhl of Roland, Dawn Juhl of Harlan; nieces and nephews.    A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Oct.

    HARLAN -- Services are pending for Pamlea Ann Darrow, 67, Harlan, who died Thursday, Sept.

    HARLAN -- Tracy Lynn Shimer, 64, Harlan, died at her home Friday, Sept. 17.    She is survived by her husband, Robert Shimer, Harlan; children Kori Henning, Harlan; Angie Jenkins, Lenox; and Devon Shimer, Fremont, NE; 11 grandchildren; siblings Gordy Berry of Thayer, Kirby (Rhonda) Berry of Creston, and Kathy (Scott) Allen of Moline, Il.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan.

    AVOCA -- Connie Elaine Jorgensen, 71, Avoca, died September 14 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services were held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2:30 p.m.

    MANILLA -- Funeral services are pending for 73 year old Francis Dale Snyder of Manilla.  Francis died on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla is in charge of arrangements.

    ELK HORN -- W. Clayton Nielsen, 97, Elk Horn, died July 20, 2020 in Solvang, CA.      Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton.    He is survived by his children Melanie Phoenix, Lance Nielsen and Warren Nielsen.

    AVOCA -- Angela T. Gaul, 85, Avoca, died September 14 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.  A rosary will be held Friday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Friday from 4-8 p.m.

    ELK HORN -- Donald E. Jensen, 76, Elk Horn, died Saturday, Sept. 11 at his home in Elk Horn.    Services were held Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Gloria Ann Musich, 69, Harlan, died September 11 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. at. St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.  A wake service was held Monday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation was Monday from 3-7 p.m.

    AVOCA -- Donald Pattee, 88, Avoca, died September 8 at Emerald Nursing and Rehab.    Services will be held Friday, Sept. 24 at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery.  Public visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 23 from 5-8 p.m.