HARLAN -- Warren A. Becker, 79, Harlan, died March 27 at his home.    Services were held Thursday, March 31 at 11 a.m. at St.

    HANCOCK -- Colin Tyson Luth, 39, Hancock, died March 25 at his home.    Services will be held Wednesday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial at a later date.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, March 29 from 6-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Funeral services are pending for Warren Becker, 79, Harlan, who died Sunday, March 27 at his home in Harlan.    Survivors include his wife, Connie Becker, of Harlan; children Lori (Kurt) Wilkins of Perry, Brian (Jenny) Becker of Papillion, NE, Jodi (Gary) Dozler of Harlan, and Curt (Tami) Becker of Glenwood; and 13 grandchildren.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements. 

    DES MOINES -- Funeral services are pending for Gabe Brown, 32, Des Moines, formerly of Harlan.    Brown died Saturday, March 26 in Des Moines.    Survivors include his parents Rick and Jo Brown of Harlan; sons Brayden and Talon Brown of Harlan and Clayton Johnson of Carroll; fiance Amanda Dawson of Hartford; sister Ashley Brown of Harlan; and maternal grandmother Wilda Knudsen of Liberal, KS.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in ch

    OMAHA, NE -- Funeral services are pending for Marge Hemminger, 72, Omaha, NE, formerly of Harlan, who died Saturday, March 26 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.    Survivors include her children J.P. Hemminger of Harlan, Sarah (Mike) Lambertsen of Omaha, Kate Nielsen of Red Oak and Tim (Kayla) Hemminger of Omaha; and seven grandchildren.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements. 

    ELK HORN -- Donald Arthur Hopp, 85, Elk Horn, died March 24 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation was Monday, March 28 from 5-8 p.m.

    NEOLA -- Gage Michael Lee Williams, 14, Neola, died March 21 at Mercy Hospital.    Services will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at Tri-Center Community Schools with burial in the Minden Cemetery at Minden.  Visitation was held Monday, March 28 from 3-8 p.m.

    AVOCA -- Virginia Lee Smyser, 97, Avoca, died March 20 at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center.    Services were held Thursday, March 24 at 11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Arnold Rae Murray, 87, Harlan, died March 20 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services were held Thursday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Funeral arrangements are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, for Arnold Rae Murray, 87, Harlan, who died Sunday, March 20 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan.    He is survived by his daughters, Gail Murray and Lyla Smith.    Please call the funeral home at 712-755-3135 or visit www.pauleyjones.com for more information.

    ELK HORN -- David Burns, 78, Elk Horn, formerly of Oakland, died March 18 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, March 23 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Visitation will be Tuesday, March 22 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Marjorie Edna Maupin, 84, Harlan, died March 15 at her home.    Services will be held Monday, March 21 at 11 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation will be Sunday, March 20 from 3-9 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family will greet friends Monday from 9-11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Bernadine Gaer, 99, Harlan, died March 15 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Harlan, with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, March 20 from 5-7 p.m.

    SAN RAFAEL, CA -- Ellen Eric Christensen (Mrs.Ivan Christensen), 94, died March 12 in San Rafael, CA.    Christensen is a former Walnut resident.    She is survived by children Linda in Virginia, Eric in California, and stepchildren Sara in Illinois, Clark in California and David in South Carolina.    Christensen will be interred in the Walnut Cemetery at a later date. 

    ELK HORN -- Vera Alene Laver, 96, Elk Horn, died March 13 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Kirkman.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, March 15 from 5-7 p.m.