Beverly Barbara Kohles was born on November 25, 1942, in Portsmouth, Iowa, to William Huebner and Irene (Wegner) Huebner. She grew up in the Portsmouth and Panama communities and was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s in Panama. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Parish.

Dorothy Emma Eckmann, daughter of George and Alma (Meier) Eckmann, was born on January 8, 1924, on the family farm outside Persia. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Persia where she was active in LCW, the ladies auxiliary.
Dorothy farmed with her family outside of Persia and grew a large vegetable and flower garden. She lived on the farm until 1987 when she moved into Persia.

Pamela was born on March 7, 1949, in Jefferson, Iowa, to Cyril “Cy” Butler and Beverly (Gunion) Butler. Pamela began her education in Jefferson, IA. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1968. Following her graduation, she selflessly returned to the family farm to help care for her grandmother until 1970. She was raised in the Catholic faith, having been baptized and confirmed at Jefferson Catholic Church.

Visitation for Howard Sorensen will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the family greeting friends at Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., also at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Private family burial with military honors will be held in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

Beverly Lucille Caroline Larsen was born March 2, 1929, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Louis and Mary Lucille (Skuldt) Namen. She graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1948. She attended the University of Iowa for one year. She married Richard Peterson, to whom two children, Stephen and Christine, were born. That marriage ended in divorce.

Mary Beth Goeser, 57, loving wife and devoted mother, was born into eternal life on November 8th, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer.

James Louis DeBlauw, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, surrounded by his three children.Jim was born on October 25, 1944, in Sioux City, Iowa. He was left on the doorsteps of St. Joseph’s Hospital as a newborn baby, shortly afterward brought to St. James Orphanage in Omaha, Nebraska, and thirteen months later was joyfully adopted by Louis and Catheryn DeBlauw.

Mervin Rita Rau was born on August 3, 1939, to Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau at Westphalia, Iowa, the 12th child in a family of 15 children. She was baptized at St. Boniface Church.  The family moved to a farm near Portsmouth, where she attended grade school and was confirmed at St. Mary’s Church.After they moved to a farm near Manilla, Mervin graduated from Manilla High School.

Lois Ilene Johnson, age 86, of Bentonville, Arkansas, passed away peacefully in Bentonville, surrounded by her children and a deep sense of love.Born on February 15, 1939, the daughter of Ralph and Irene (Frank) Campbell, Lois grew up on the farm in Irwin, Iowa, and being the only girl of 5 children, it was there she formed a strong, hardy, and sometimes stubborn character, which really served her well when she started dating her high school s

Peggy Ann Klahn, daughter of Dale and Wilma (Miers) Hollar, was born on January 6, 1946, in Perry, Iowa. She grew up in Perry and graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1964.During high school, she worked at Woolworth’s in Perry, and after Woolworth’s went to work for a loan company. Later she moved to Shelby where she worked for REM Leadway for over 38 years.

Marvel Lou Jacobsen was born on April 6, 1935, to Louie J. and Alma A. (Gruhn) Thomsen near Gray, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Marvel graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1953. Following her education, she worked as a telephone operator in Harlan and for the Mutual of Omaha.On February 1, 1957, Marvel was united in marriage to Frederick I.

 Russell “Russ” Coenen, age 75, of Woodward, Iowa passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16th, 2025.Russ was born on May 1, 1950. He proudly served his country in the United States Coast Guard of which he loved dearly.  Upon discharge, he owned a State Farm insurance business for many years.

Shirley Nelson, daughter of Peter and Lydia (Faaborg) Rasmussen, was born on November 26, 1937 in Audubon County, Iowa, the youngest of three children.

Shirley Darlene Wilwerding daughter of Chester and Bessie Haley was born on August 5, 1937 in Carbon, IA.  Shirley attended grade school in Carbon and graduated from Corning High School.  She continued her education at Creston Junior College and Iowa Western College obtaining an LPN nursing degree.  She worked as a cardiac nurse in the ICU unit at St Joseph Hospital in Omaha NE.  As an adult she was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Churc

 Nancy Ann Christensen, daughter of Robert and Arlene (Campbell) Montgomery, was born November 21, 1944 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  At a young age, her family moved to Harlan where she grew up and met the love of her life, David Christensen. On June 16, 1963, Nancy and David were married at the Methodist Church in Harlan.  Together, they welcomed two daughters into their family, Linda and Kim, who were the pride and joy of Nancy’s life.