Harlan - Michael Elliot Wellman, 46 died Friday, August 7 at his home in Harlan.    Visitation is Wed., August 12 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Roger Frank Ewert, 78, Harlan, died August 3 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 at 3 p.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ, Harlan.  Visitation is Saturday from 1-3 p.m.

    Harlan - Timothy Jacobsen, 40, of Harlan, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at UNMC in Omaha.      Visitation is Friday, August 14 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

    Tennant - Arletha Hockett, 92, of Tennant died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.      Visitation is Friday, August 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan with funeral services at  11 a.m.

    Avoca - died on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca.    A memorial service and private inurenment will be held at a later date    He is survived by his wife, Jo (Morris) Warden; six children and their spouses, Mike (Deb Reiss) Warden,  Gillian (Keith) Walker, Doug (Joy Meader) Warden, Lincoln Warden, Anne (Mark) Harrison, Sam (Laurie Colbert) Warden; one sister, Meg Hartmen; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchil

    HARLAN -- Gerald “Jerry” Kloewer, 94, Harlan, died Saturday, Aug. 1 in Harlan.    Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Kloewer is survived by his wife, Pauline Kloewer, of Harlan; daughters Sue (Steve) Daeges of Harlan, Jeri (Steve) Ozbun of Harlan, Connie (Bill) Catrenich of Ankeny and Cindy (Curt) Schultz of Ankeny; sisters Sr.

    HARLAN -- Roger Erb, 59, Harlan, died August 4 at his home.    Private family services will be held Saturday, Aug. 8 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.  Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 7 from 5-8 p.m.

    Ronald A. Kohles, 86, died August 3.    Services will be held Friday, Aug. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church with interment at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling.  Visitation with the family begins Thursday, Aug. 6 after 5 p.m. at the 72nd Street Chapel of John A.

    AVOCA -- Darlene Justice, 87, Avoca, died August 5 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Monday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- LaVonne Anderson, 89, Harlan, died July 31 at her home.    Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Harlan with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.  Visitation was Monday, Aug. 3 from 5-7 p.m.

    IRWIN -- Daniel Ryan Pedersen, 35, Irwin, died July 25 at his home.    A private memorial service was held Thursday, July 30 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Public visitation was Thursday from 1-3 p.m.

    CARTER LAKE -- Jeannine M. Poldberg, Carter Lake, originally from the Harlan area, died July 27.    Visitation is Thursday, July 30 from 6-8 p.m.

    IRWIN -- Betty Fokken, 81, Irwin, died July 24 at Hansen House.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Fokken is survived by her husband, John Fokken, of Irwin; daughters Julie (George) Bernstein of West Chester, PA and Tracy (Kurt) Pattee of Omaha, NE; sons Todd (Kathy) Fokken of Papillion, NE and John Fokken of Irwin; brothers John (Anita) Morrison of Chariton and Lonnie “Junior” Morrison of Kellogg; and six g

    HARLAN -- Joyce Thraen, 78, Harlan, died July 20 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Friday, July 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A rosary was held Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation was Thursday from 5-8 p.m.

    SUN CITY CENTER, FL -- Funeral services will be held at a later date for former Harlan resident Dean Philson, 92, of Sun City Center, FL, who died July 8.    He was preceded in death by Darlene, his wife of 71 years, in February, his daughter-in-law Pam Philson in March, and his brother-in-law Richard Slay in April.     He is survived by his children Steve Philson of Lincoln NE, Michelle (Greg) Caudill of Manassas VA, and Kim (Ken) Conte o