Obituaries
EARLING -- Richard R. “Dick” Mattox, 77, Earling, formerly of Shelby, died Monday, Nov. 14 in Harlan. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Shelby with burial in the Shelby Cemetery. Friends were asked to call Thursday, Nov. 17 from 2-9 p.m....
FT. COLLINS, CO -- Joshua Carl Lawson, 36, of Bellevue, NE and Ft. Collins, CO, formerly of Earling, died November 14. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church in Omaha, NE with interment following at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha. Lawson is...
SHELBY -- Bryce Wayne Albright, 17, Shelby, died November 13 at his home. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. at AHSTW High School in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 18 from 5-8 p.m. at the AHSTW school. Albright is...
PAPILLION, NE -- Mary A. (Reinig) Slaven, 88, Papillion, NE, formerly of Portsmouth, died Saturday, Nov. 12 at her home. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Nov....
AVOCA -- Martin “Marty” LeRoy Schuemann, 74, Avoca, died November 10 at Mercy Hospital. Services were held Monday, Nov. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca. Schuemann is survived by his wife, Jo Ann (Woltmann) Schuemann of...
KIRKMAN -- Jon Weston Rasmussen, 71, Kirkman, died November 9 at Myrtue Medical Center. Services will be held Monday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Kirkman with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Kirkman. Visitation is Sunday, Nov. 13 from 5-7 p.m. at Pauley Jones...
AVOCA -- Helen M. Henderson, 104, Avoca, formerly of Harlan, died Monday, Nov. 7 in Harlan. No services are planned. As per Helen’s wishes, her body was donated to Creighton University. Henderson is survived by daughter Kay (Bill) Schechinger of Keller, TX; son Dr. Floyd (Gayle)...
HOLLAND -- Ralph J. Sternhagen, 54, Holland, died Sunday, Nov. 6 at Grundy County Memorial Hospital in Grundy Center. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Grundy Center. Visitation is...
HARLAN -- Isabel Klein, 92, Harlan, died November 7 at Elm Crest Assisted Living. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service was held Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home...
ELK HORN -- Jacquetta Ruth Jenkins, 76, Elk Horn, died November 2 at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan. Jenkins is survived by daughters Denise (Greg) Brown of Wichita, KS, Lisa...