Obituaries
HARLAN -- Scott A. Petersen, 55, Harlan, died Thursday, June 27 in Harlan. Services will be held Saturday, July 6 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Family will greet friends Friday, July 5 from 3-8 p.m. at the church. Petersen is...
KIMBALLTON -- Julie A. Mortensen, Kimballton, died Thursday, June 27 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Services will be held Wednesday, July 3 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton. Visitation...
HARLAN -- Dale Hemminger, 71, Harlan, died Tuesday, June 25. Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.
See a PDF below of their obituary, if one was provided by the family or funeral home.
IRWIN -- George Henry Steenhusen, 85, Irwin, died June 24 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services will be held Friday, June 28 at 11 a.m. at Church of Christ in Irwin with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin. A prayer service was held Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones...
Genevieve was born on January 16, 1924 to William and Catherine (Schechinger) Gaul in Earling. On February 10, 1948, Vernon and Genevieve united in marriage.
On May 30, 2019, Gen passed away at the age of 95. A 10:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Dan Gehler on Monday, June 3,...
Karla Jean Kirby Pauley was born in Council Bluffs on March 15, 1933. She was the third and only surviving child of Edgar Franklin Kirby and Lucy Irene May Kirby. In 1955, Karla met Kevin Joseph Pauley who had returned home to Portsmouth after serving two years in Korea. They married on May 26,...
Joanne Mae Page Hanson was born December 31, 1941 to Edward Page and Gladys Metcalf at Choate Memorial Hospital in Woburn, MA. She spent her life in Massachusetts and then moved to Albuquerque, NM.
Jody became ill two weeks ago and passed away on May 21st, 2019 surrounded by her loving husband of...
HARLAN -- Jody A. Wilson, 48, Harlan, died Saturday, June 22 in Harlan. Private family services will be held at a later date. Survivors include sons Josey Wilson of Omaha, NE and Daniel (Mikayla) Wilson of Lincoln, NE; two grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Burmeister-...
HARLAN -- Forrest Bruce Johnson, 92, Harlan, died June 21 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Services will be held Tuesday, June 25 at 11 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Visitation was Monday, June 24 from 5-7 p.m. at Pauley Jones...
WALNUT -- James “Aug” Sampson, 74, Walnut, died June 20 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Family greeted friends Sunday, June 23 from 5-7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Burial will be at a later date in the Layton Township Cemetery. Sampson is survived by brothers...