Obituaries
BELLEVUE, NE -- Edwin Robert Lippincott, 76, Bellevue, NE, died March 26 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center. Graveside services with CDC recommended social distancing will be held Wednesday, April 1 at the Layton Township Cemetery, Walnut, at 2 p.m. Lippincott is survived by his wife, Norma...
HARLAN -- Helen Marie Leinen, 87, Harlan, died March 27 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. A private family funeral was held Monday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Portsmouth. Leinen is survived by daughters Carol (...
HARLAN -- Dennis Zang, 77, Harlan, died March 22 at his home. No services are planned at this time. Zang is survived by his wife, Pamela Zang, of Harlan; son Joseph (Molly Jacobsen) Zang of Harlan; brother Matt Zang; and sister Mary Zang of Chaptico, MD. Pauley Jones Funeral Home is in...
AVOCA -- Betty Jean Holtz, 88, Avoca, died March 23 at Avoca Specialty Care. Private family services were held Wednesday, March 25 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Holtz is survived by daughters Jean (Michael) Kenkel of...
SHELBY -- Doug Robinson, 72, Shelby, died Sunday, March 22 in Omaha, NE. No services currently are planned. Robinson is survived by his wife, Marci Robinson, of Shelby; sons Ara Robinson of Des Moines and Beau (Ashley) Robinson of Omaha; brothers Rod (Margaret) Robinson of Shelby, Dave (...
HARLAN -- Larry D. Hansen, 59, Harlan, died March 20 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Private graveside services will be held at a later date at the Harlan Cemetery. Hansen is survived by brother LaVerne (Janice) Hansen of Harlan; and sister Laurie (Richard) Schaben of Harlan. ...
HARLAN -- Freda Faye Nielsen, 84, Harlan, died Thursday, March 19 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. A celebration of life will be planned at a later date at Salem Methodist Church in Defiance. Pauley Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HARLAN -- Eleanor Mae Hemminger, 92, Harlan, died March 12 at Elm Crest Assisted Living. Private graveside services will be held at the Silver City Cemetery at a later date. Hemminger is survived by grandson Sean McClure of Harlan; granddaughter Heather Tamminga of Des Moines; daughter-in-law...
WOODBINE -- Roland John Wegner, 88, Woodbine, died March 14 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services will be held Tuesday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service was held Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at Pauley...
WALNUT -- Frances Hansen, 96, Walnut, died March 13 at Heritage House. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 21 at 11 a.m. at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Hansen is survived by sons Lynn (Jane) Hansen of Anita and Jay (Liz) Hansen of Grinnell; daughter Pamela (James) John of...