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Bernice Stracke, 100

    AVOCA -- Bernice C. Stracke, 100, Avoca, died January 9 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Monday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia.  A wake service will be held Sunday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Sunday from 4-8 p.m.

Glennola Neve, 84

    BELLEVUE, NE -- Glennola Rae Neve, 84, Bellevue, NE, died January 2 at CHI Health Lakeside Hospital.    Services will be held Friday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Visitation is Friday from 10-11 a.m.

Ronnie Carter, 70

    HARLAN -- Ronnie Carter, 70, Harlan, died January 6 at his home.    Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. at Fresh Encounter in Harlan.  A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, Jan. 8 from 6-8 p.m.

Nancy Madsen, 68

    ELK HORN -- Nancy L. Madsen, 68, Elk Horn, died Thursday, Jan. 3 in Omaha, NE.    Services were held Monday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.

Patricia Murray, 69

    HARLAN -- Patricia M. Murray, 69, Harlan, died Tuesday, Jan. 1 in Harlan.    No visitation or services are planned.    Survivors include friends and family.    Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

Laura Albert, 63

    WILLMAR, MN -- Laura L. Albert, 63, Willmar, MN, formerly of Kirkman, died Thursday, Dec. 27 at Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.    Services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. at St.

Lucy A. Knauss, 65

    Portsmouth - Lucy A. Knauss, 65, Portsmouth, died on Thursday, December 27 at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 2 from 5 - 8 p.m. with a wake service at 6 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima, Portsmouth, Thursday, January 3 at 11 a.m. with burial in the St.

Vaughn J. Gross, 64

    EARLING - Vaughn Gross, 64, Earling, died at his home on Tuesday, December 25. Visitation will be Saturday, January 12 from 10 - 11 a.m. with a Mass of Christian burial following the visitation at 11 a.m. both at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling. Burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Earling, will be held at a later date.

Fred Olsen, 79

    HARLAN - Fred Olsen, 79, Harlan, died at his home on Wednesday, December 26.    Family will greet friends on Friday, January 4 from 6  - 8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan. A Mass of Christian burial will take place on Saturday, January 5 at 11 a.m. at St.

John D. Jenni, 91

    HARLAN - John D. Jenni, 91, Harlan, died on Tuesday, December 25 in Harlan.    Friends may call on Friday, December 28 from 2 - 8 p.m. and family will greet friends from 6 - 8 p.m. both at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan. Funeral services are Saturday, December 29 at 10 a.m.

John D. Jenni, 91

    HARLAN - John D. Jenni, 91, Harlan, died on Tuesday, December 25 in Harlan.    Friends may call on Friday, December 28 from 2 - 8 p.m. and family will greet friends from 6 - 8 p.m. both at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan. Funeral services are Saturday, December 29 at 10 a.m.

Floyd H. Feser, 101

    HARLAN - Floyd Henry Feser, 101, Harlan, died on Tuesday, December 25 at Elm Crest Assisted Living, Harlan.    Visitation will be Friday, December 28 from 6 - 9 p.m. with a wake service at 7 p.m. both held at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday December 29 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St.

Vaughn Gross, 64

    EARLING - Vaughn Gross, 64, Earling, died at his home on Tuesday, December 25. He is survived by many cousins. Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan. 

Fred Olsen, 79

    HARLAN - Fred Olsen, 79, Harlan, died at his home on Wednesday, December 26. Survivors include his wife, Linda Olsen, Harlan; sons, Chad (Brenda) Olsen, Guthrie Center; Jeremy (Jeanna) Olsen, Omaha and grandchildren Erik Olsen and Ethan Olsen.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan.

Jay Peterson, 62

    HARLAN -- Jay Peterson, 62, Harlan, died December 11 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m.

Gene Dixon, 90

    HARLAN -- Gene L. Dixon, 90, Harlan, died Tuesday, Dec. 18 in Harlan.    Services will be held Friday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock.  There will be no visitation.    Dixon is survived by son Charvin (Jennifer) Dixon of Brandon, SD; daughter Pamela Dixon of Harlan; grandson Ryan (Eva) Krueger of Glenwood; two great-grandsons, other relatives and friends.

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