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Diane Andersen, 80

    AVOCA -- Diane Andersen, 80, Avoca, formerly of Harlan, died December 5 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Danway Cemetery at Kirkman.  Visitation is Saturday from 12:30-2 p.m.

Dean Anderson, 72

HARLAN -- Dean Anderson, 72, Harlan, died December 2 at his home.    Private services will be held at a later date.    Anderson is survived by sons David Anderson and Jamie Anderson, both of Harlan; grandchildren Kelsey Tetzlaff of Harlan, and Kylie Tetzlaff of Omaha, NE; great-grandchildren Ellen Hedglin and Jaelynn Wallace; sister Deanna (Gary) Krummel of Avoca; and sister-in-law Kathy Anderson of Harlan.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harl

Norma Jacobsen, 96

    HARLAN -- Norma Jean Jacobsen, 96, Harlan, died December 2 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Private services will be held at a later date.    Jacobsen is survived by stepdaughter Pat Ferry of Johnston; step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and many friends.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.
 

Patricia Ratigan, 64

    HARLAN -- Patricia K. Ratigan, 64, Harlan, died November 28 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services were held Saturday, Nov. 30 at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St.

Bonnie Petersen, 95

    HARLAN -- Bonnie Petersen, 95, Harlan, died November 25.    A memorial service and burial will be held at a later date.    Petersen is survived by children Rick (Patty) of Jacksonville, FL, Linda (Ben) Post of Harlan, Lori (Bob) Simpson of Austin, TX and Todd (Mary) of Harlan; brother Richard (Lile) Petersen; nine grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. 

Stanley Nichols, 80

    ELK HORN -- Stanley Nichols, 80, Elk Horn, died November 23 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    A memorial service and masonic service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial at a later date.  Family will greet friends Wednesday from 9-11 a.m.

Janet Early, 92

    HARLAN -- Janet Estelle Early, 92, Harlan, died Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Harlan.    Services will be held Friday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.

Dorothy Lefeber, 89

    HARLAN -- Dorothy A. Lefeber, 89, Harlan, died November 14 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services were held Monday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St.

Roselee Sievers, 63

    WALNUT -- Roselee Sievers, 63, Walnut, died November 9 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Private family graveside services will be held at the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.    Sievers is survived by her husband, Walter Sievers, of Walnut; daughters Ranea Sievers of Walnut and Reita (Nate) Larsen of Blair, NE; son Jeremy (Samantha) Sievers of Walnut; sisters Pam (Bill) Upright, Bonnie (Bobbie) Bridgeman, Susie Zimmerman, Annette Zimmerman,

David Wellman, 66

    ELK HORN -- David Wellman, 66, Elk Horn, died November 7 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Wellman is survived by son Jason Wellman of Harlan; daughter Kaia Mikels; and sister Rita Flora of Eagle, NE.

Duane Carroll, 62

    AVOCA -- Duane Jon “Dewey” Carroll, 62, Avoca, died November 6 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services were held Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Cletus Schmitz, 80

    HARLAN -- Cletus Herbert Schmitz, 80, Harlan, died November 11 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Family will greet friends Friday from 4-7 p.m.

Paul Jensen, 79

    HARLAN -- Paul Leroy Jensen, 79, Harlan, died Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.  Friends may call Friday from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

Sandra Mahlberg, 74

    WOODBINE -- Sandra R. Mahlberg, 74, Woodbine, died November 1 at Rose Vista Home, Inc.    Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling.  A rosary will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Tuesday from 4-7 p.m.

Jack Pickham, 70

    AVOCA -- Jack Pickham, 70, Avoca, died October 27 at the Salem Lutheran Nursing Home.    Services will be held Monday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m.

Betty Maassen, 87

    WALNUT -- Betty Joyce Maassen, 87, Walnut, died October 25 at Avoca Speciality Care.    She is survived by sons Jeff (Dawn) Maassen of Hancock, Bruce (Jacque Koch) Maassen of Springfield, IL and Roger (Jennie) Maassen of Avoca; daughter-in-law Allison Maassen of Neola; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildrn.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is in charge of arrangements.

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