Obituaries
Harlan - Margaret “Margy” Jane King was born to Dr. Martin and Dorothy (Morrison) Maher on March 13, 1949 in Marshall, MN. She received baptism, first communion and confirmation at Holy Name Catholic Church in Vesta, MN. She graduated from Redwood Falls High School.It was during her high school...
Harlan - Patrick Francis Monahan was born on August 5, 1946, the son of Charles and Marie (Miller) Monahan, near Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. Mary of Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Patrick received his education at a country school and graduated from Harlan High...
Harlan - Geraldine “Geri” Swisher was born to Marion and Irene (Harding) Morehead on September 29, 1927 in Akron, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Covenant Church on April 9, 1944. She attended school until the ninth grade. After her schooling, she worked by taking babysitting jobs and cleaning...
Kathryn Kristine Kuper died peacefully on October 30, 2024, at Havenwood of Richfield in Richfield, MN. Kathryn was born November 11, 1935, in Harlan, Iowa, to Gordon and Agnes Sorenson. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1954.Kathryn loved children, especially babies, so being a mother,...
Westphalia - Darlene Marie Wilwerding, daughter of Clement (Clem) and Angela (Waltz) Coenen was born on February 2, 1938, on her parent’s farm near Westphalia, Iowa. She attended all twelve years of school at St. Boniface in Westphalia. After graduation, she worked at the Co-op in Westphalia for...
Harlan - Ralph Walter Bruck was born on February 28, 1952 to Anthony “Tony”and Mary (Bissen) Bruck on their farm near Earling, Iowa. Ralph was the ninth of Tony and Mary’s ten children. Five boys and five girls, an even split. Ralph attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling and graduated...
VIGIL SERVICE: Monday, January 27, 2025, 6:00 PM with NEBRASKA NURSE HONOR GUARD PRESENTATION and VISITATION from 4:00-6:00PM, West Center Chapel, 7805 West Center Road, Omaha.
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 10:30AM, St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 11802 Pacific...
Dave Theodore Stessman born to Caroline and Fred Stessman on April 21, 1928 in Panama, Iowa. He was the oldest of ten children in his family. He grew up on a farm east of Panama helping with farm chores, driving tractors and milking cows.Dave started his own business in Panama called Dave’s...
William “Bill” Kohnekamp, Sr., age 79, of Elk Horn, Iowa (formerly of Battle Creek, Iowa) passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024, at the Salem Lutheran Homes of Elk Horn, Iowa.Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove...
Judith Anne “Judy” Heimerman, the oldest daughter of Charles and Marjorie “Jean” (Moats) Gilmore, was born on October 7, 1941, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Judy graduated from Mondamin (Iowa) High School in 1960, and attended Barnes School of Beauty Culture in Council Bluffs, graduating on July 22,...