AVOCA (Oct.

    HARLAN -- Raymond J. Buman, 87, Harlan, died at his home Sunday, Oct. 6.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

    HARLAN -- Gail Earle Schnack, 84, Harlan, died Thursday, Oct. 3 in Harlan.    Services will be held Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  There will be no visitation.    Schnack is survived by daughters Kathleen Stanton of Des Moines and Dr.

    TENNANT -- Eugene Lyle Peters, 88, Tennant, died Friday, Oct. 4 in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby.  Friends were asked to call Monday, Oct. 7 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

    PORTSMOUTH -- Francis “Frank” Funk, 78, Portsmouth, died October 4 at his home.    Services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial at a later date.  A wake service was held Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Family greeted friends Monday from 4-8 p.m.

    MANILLA -- James Hermeling, 84, Manilla, died Wednesday, Oct. 2 at his home in Manilla.    Services were held Monday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with inurnment in the Mt.

    EXIRA -- The Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton band and flag corps have been helping lead Spartan spirit during the football and volleyball games this season. 

    HARLAN -- Harlan residents could soon have chickens living in their neighbor’s back yard, should a proposal being given consideration by the Harlan City Council be approved.    The Harlan City Council has directed staff to develop guidelines and restrictions as well as a permit application process for people who want to house urban chickens.    The proposal was discussed this week following a request from a resident new to Harlan who asked