Obituaries
HARLAN -- Charles R. Gearhart, 91, Harlan, died Sunday, Oct. 16 in Harlan. Services will be held Friday, Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Friends were asked to call Thursday, Oct. 20 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from...
MADISON, WI -- Violet Mae (Berge) Hazelton, 93, Madison, WI, died Tuesday, Oct. 18 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. at Pine Lake Chapel in Cutler, MN with burial at the Bennettville Cemetery at a later date. Hazelton is...
HARLAN -- Edward Michael Stephany, 69, Harlan, died October 13 at his home. Services were held Monday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Stephany is survived by his wife, Mary (Musich) Stephany of Harlan; daughters Paula Bielenberg of Harlan, Sandi (Kelly)...
NORMAN, OK -- Donald Earl Gray, Jr., 62, Norman, OK, died September 21. Services will be held Monday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut. Gray is survived by his father, Donald (Joan) Gray, Sr. of Navarre...
HARLAN -- Rita Isabel Claussen, 87, Harlan, died October 8 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services will be held Thursday, Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A prayer service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at...
MANILLA -- Pauline Ripley, 97, Manilla, died October 7 at the Manilla Manor. Services were held Monday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. at Church of Christ in Irwin with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin. Ripley is survived by son Lee Armentrout of Denison; stepdaughter Joyce (Bob) Otkin of...
LIBERAL, KS -- Wilda Grace “Grandma K” Knudsen, 86, Liberal, KS, died Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. Services were held Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church in Liberal with burial in the Restlawn Cemetery. Knudsen is survived by sons Dr....
EARLING -- Russell “Rusty” John Buckley, 67, Earling, died October 5 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Services were held Monday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling. Buckley is survived by daughters...
AVOCA – Helen Davis Parker, 86, Avoca, died October 2. Services will be held Friday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Roeder Mortuary in Omaha, NE. Visitation will be Friday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the mortuary. She is survived by daughters Hillary (Eric Armstrong) parker of Carter Lake and Leslie...
HARLAN – Mary Edith Begley, 106, Harlan, died October 3 at Elm Crest Retirement Community. Private services will be held. Begley is survived by daughter Marjorie (Kenneth) Thomsen of Tennant; son Donald (Mela Vee) Begley of Stockton, CA; brother Fred Shaw of Kansas City, MO; eight...