PORTSMOUTH -- Elaine Magdeline Wendt, 87, Portsmouth, died March 18 at Myrtue Medical Center.    A private family Mass was held Monday, March 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth with burial in the St.

    AVOCA -- Dolores Mae Ensley, 88, Avoca, died Wednesday, March 17 in Avoca.    Services were held Monday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Justin Henriksen, 38, Harlan, died March 16 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital.    A celebration of life will be held Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m. at the C.G.

    HARLAN -- Virginia Anne Johnson, 92, Harlan, died Sunday, March 14 in Harlan.    Services were held Thursday, March 18 at 11 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery.    Johnson is survived by son Frank Johnson of Plant City, FL; daughters Ellen (Dr.

    HASTINGS, NE -- Nancy June Brown, 76, Hastings, NE, died March 12 in Hastings.    Graveside services were held Wednesday, March 17 at 11 a.m.

    WEBSTER CITY -- Word has been received of the death of Marie Emily (Simons) Cue, 96, Webster City, who passed away March 11 at the Paula J.

    ARIZONA -- Jeanne Ardis Sorensen, 89, of Arizona, died February 24.    A memorial service followed by a reception is being held at Hope Church Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday, March 14 at 3 p.m.  A memorial service will also be held at Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp on Saturday, July 3 at 10 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Jon Jay Burmeister, 79, Harlan, died Tuesday, March 9 in Harlan.    Public viewing was held Thursday, March 11 from 2-8 p.m.

    SCHLESWIG -- Deb Ann Nelson, 56, Schleswig, died March 8 at her home.    Services will be held Friday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Denison with interment in the Dow City Cemetery.  Visitation was Thursday, March 11 from 5-7 p.m.

    IRWIN -- Vernie Joseph Miller, 86, Irwin, died March 2 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    A private family service will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance.  Private family visitation will be Sunday, March 7 from 1-3 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Marjorie Ellen Carrigan, 82, Harlan, died March 3 at the Salem Lutheran Homes.    Services will be held Saturday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Patrick Cemetery in Neola.  A rosary will be held Friday, March 5 at the church in Portsmouth.  Visitation is Friday from 5-8 p.m.

ELK HORN -- FerneKnudsen, 92, Elk Horn, died March 2 at the Salem Lutheran Homes.    Services will be held Monday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at Faith Family Church in Harlan with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery.  Family will greet friends Monday from noon-2 p.m.

BURLINGTON -- James Andrew Jacobs, 83, Burlington, formerly of Harlan, died Saturday, Feb. 27 at Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilitation in Mediapolis.    Services were held Thursday, March 4 at 10 a.m. at Divine Mercy Parish-St.

    CARBONDALE, CA -- Richard C. Nelson, 84 passed away at his home in Carbondale, CO on Thursday, February 18, 2021.      Richard was born in Harlan, IA of parents Mabel and Moody Nelson. He is survived by his wife Barbara Ann Lucas Nelson, who he met at Harlan High School; children Lauri G. Nelson of San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Melisa B. (Ed) Gaudreau of Sacramento, CA; R.

    HARLAN -- La Jean Steinhoff of Harlan, passed away on February 26, 2021.  A private graveside burial will be held at a later date.    She is survived by a daughter Connie (Darwin) Campbell of Harlan;  a son Ricky Casper Steinhoff of Manilla; 2 Grandchildren, Travis and Angela; 5 Great-Grandchilren, Anna, Jasmine, Charlie, Elizabeth, and Devon.