COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Robert Leroy Stuart, 90, Council Bluffs, died January 14 at Hillcrest Care & Rehabilitation Center.    A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the St. Patrick Cemtery at Walnut.    Public visitation is Friday, Jan. 22 from 2-5 p.m.

    WALNUT -- Ronald Dean Akers, 64, Walnut, died January 13 at University of Nebraska Medical Center.    A private family service was held Monday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.    Akers is survived by daughters Ranea Sievers of Walnut, Reita (Nate) Larsen of Blair, NE, and Cheri Akers Warren of Hickory, NC; son Ronald Dean Akers, Jr.

    HARLAN -- Marlys Gene Moore, 89, Harlan, died Friday, Jan. 15 in Harlan.    Services will be held Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends may call Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 3-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Richard D. Wittrup, 94, Harlan, died January 14 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m.

    ELK HORN -- Mary Elizabeth Nichols, 79, Elk Horn, died January 12 at the Salem Lutheran Homes.    A memorial service will be held Monday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Nichols is survived by daughters Linda (Robert) Holst of Omaha, NE, and Lisa Nichols of Jacksonville, FL; son Mike (Anita) Nichols of Harlan; daughter-in-law Toni Nichols of Elkhorn, NE; brother Bill Chapman, Jr.

    HARLAN -- Donnabelle John, 99, Harlan, died January 10 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    A private family service will be held Friday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation was held Thursday, Jan. 14 from 1-7 p.m. at the funeral home.    John is survived by her daughter, Deb John; nieces, nephews and in-laws.
 

    EARLING -- Sharon Louise Borland Cummins Duff, 83, Earling, died December 21, 2020 at UNMC in Omaha, NE.    Survivors include husband, Melvin Duff; and children, Kevin Cummins and wife Susan of Omaha, Cheryl White Hawk of Omaha, Dennis Cummins of Alaska, Tim Cummins of Colorado, Chris Cummins of Omaha, and Heather Deitering and husband Bill of Iowa; grandchildren Sandra, Justin, Joshua, Amber, Rochelle, Amanda, and Mirissa; and great-grand

    WALNUT -- Robin Kay Henningsen, 57, Walnut, died January 8 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE.    A private family memorial service will be held at the Peace United Church of Christ with interment in the Layton Township Cemetery.  The memorial service may be watched on the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home Facebook Page on Thursday, January 14, at 10:30 AM.  An open visitation will be held at the Peace United Church of Christ on January 14, fro

    HARLAN -- Neoma Ann Vanderheiden, 90, Harlan, died December 31 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday from 9-11 a.m.

    EARLING -- Daniel Carl Heese, 65, Earling, died January 6 at his home.    No services are planned at this time.    Heese is survived by his father, Vince Heese, of Earling; daughters Heather (Matt) Mecone of Scranton, PA, and Megan (Zach) Born of Omaha, NE; son Chris (Maria) Heese of Council Bluffs; brother Russ (Judy) Heese of Earling; sisters Julie (Bruce) Goeser of Harlan, Jane (Ken) Query of Earling, and Carmen Gubbels of Earling; and

    EARLING -- Pamela Marie Schwery, 63, of Earling and Weslaco, TX, died Jan.

    WALNUT -- Richard Lee Gregersen, 63, Walnut, died Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Walnut.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. at Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn with burial in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery in Elk Horn.  Friends may call Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

    HUXLEY -- Joel R. Glenn, 60, Huxley, died Monday, Jan. 4 at his home.    Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 8 from 5-7 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home in Ames.  A private family service will be Saturday, Jan.

    ATLANTIC -- Helen Wilson Schmitz, 97, Atlantic, died January 4, 2021 at Cass County Memorial Hospital.    Services will be held Saturday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

    ARION -- Lila Jane Coenen, 63, Arion, died January 3 at her home.    Services were held Thursday, Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m.