Obituaries
OAKLAND -- Priscilla Ann Thraen, 70, Oakland, died January 9 at Oakland Manor Nursing Home. Services were held Monday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. Thraen is survived by her husband, Marcus Thraen, of...
HARLAN -- Mildred M. “Mick” Bieker, 90, Harlan, died January 9 at Myrtue Medical Center. Services were held Monday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling. Bieker is survived by daughters Mary (Dale) Fledderman of...
IRWIN -- Linda Sue Nordby, 66, Irwin, died January 9 at her home. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial at a later date. Visitation is Tuesday from 9-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Nordby is survived by her husband, Lyle...
DOW CITY -- Charles V. Erlbacher, 68, Dow City, died January 6 at Crawford County Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph's Cemetery at Earling. Visitation is Friday, Jan. 10 from 4-8 p...
OMAHA, NE -- Dolores R. "Dody" Johnson, 93, Omaha, NE, formerly of the Avoca and Harlan areas, died January 1. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Omaha. Visitation is Friday, Jan. 10 from 3-6 p.m. at the Danish American Archive and Library...
HARLAN -- William Duane Burger, 85, Harlan, died Sunday, Jan. 5 in Harlan. No services are planned. Burger is survived by children Valerie (Rod) Clark of Osceola, Dennis (Ronna) Burger of Council Bluffs, Beth (fiance Mark Wise) Hargens of Shelby, Leshia (Ed) Stoll of Osceola, Cindy (Gary...
ALGONA -- Troy Alan Walker, 51, Algona, died January 3 at Kossuth Regional Health Center. Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Visitation is Wednesday from 9-11 a.m. at the church. Walker is survived by mother Nancy Kelly of Avoca;...
NEOLA -- Alvin Leo Ring, 72, Neola, died January 5 at his home. Services were held Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Neola with burial in the Neola Township Cemetery in Neola. Ring is survived by his wife, Jana Ring, of Neola; daughters Lori (Todd) Cox...
WATERLOO -- Word has been received of the death of Lester Petersen, 73, who died at his home January 3. He is survived by five grandchildren. Services were held Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.
HARLAN -- Nancy Kay Klein, 72, Harlan, died Friday, Jan. 3 in Harlan. Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville. Friends were asked to call Monday, Jan. 6 from 3-8 p.m. with family...