PORTSMOUTH -- Jean Marie Schechinger, 90, Portsmouth, died June 3 at Montclair Nursing and Rehabilitation.    Services will be held Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.  A rosary will be held Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family viewing is Friday from 5-6 p.m.

ELK HORN -- Alice Elizabeth Martinez, 73, Elk Horn, died June 4 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    No services are planned.    Martinez is survived by her son, Richard Straw, of Irwin; daughters Susan (Marc) Holm of Defiance, Vicki (Sher Olson) Straw of Minnesota, and Denise Arnold of Council Bluffs; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements. 

    HARLAN -- Christian J. Blum, 83, Harlan, died June 5 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama.  A rosary will be held Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Panama.  Visitation is Friday from 4-8 p.m.

    PORTSMOUTH -- Jean Marie Schechinger, 90, Portsmouth, died June 3 at Montclair Nursing and Rehabilitation.    Services will be held Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.  A rosary will be held Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Friday, June 9 from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Debra Elizabeth Brown, 51, Harlan, died June 2 at her home.    A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, June 6 from 2-5 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Brown is survived by her husband, Steven Brown, of Harlan; daughters Emily Brown of Iowa City, Sarah (Andrew) Barksdale of Lincoln, NE and Kate Brown of Harlan; and granddaughter Elaina Barksdale of Lincoln.
 

    DENISON -- Loel J. Koch, 93, Denison, formerly of Boyer, died June 1 at Eventide Lutheran Home for the Aged.    Services were held Monday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kiron with burial in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery at Kiron.

    IRWIN -- Helen Schleimer, 82, Irwin, died June 2 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Tuesday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with burial at a later date at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Manilla.  Visitation was Monday, June 5 from 4-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Schleimer is survived by son Donald R.

EARLING -- Joseph P. Bock, 88, Earling, formerly of Westphalia, died Wednesday, May 31 in Earling.    Services will be held Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Westphalia.  Friends may call Saturday from 1-2 p.m.

HARLAN - Ursula Theresa Bruck, 85, Portsmouth, died Sun., May 28 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan.    Family will greet friends on Wed., May 31 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima, Portsmouth with a Mass of Christian Burial on Thurs., June 1 at 10:30 a.m. with burial in the St.

AVOCA - Norma Eichelberg, 89, Avoca, died Sun., May 28 at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center, Avoca.    Visitation will be Thurs., June 1 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, Avoca with a memorial service on Friday, June 2 at 10 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca and burial in the Graceland Cemetery, Avoca.    She is survived by her son, Rex (Paula) Eichelberger, Avoca; Lafe Eichelberger, St.

AVOCA - Nancy E. Allen, 85, Avoca, died Mon., May 29 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan.    Family will greet friends on Friday, June 2 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan with funeral services on Sat., June 3 at 2 p.m.

OAKLAND -- Eugene Michael Bintz, 65, Oakland died May 26 at Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs.    Visitation will be held on Wed., May 31 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca.    Services will be Thurs., June 1 at 10 a.m.

COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Ioma C. Hubbard, 92, Council Bluffs, formerly, Walnut, died May 25 at Northcrest Care and Rehabilitation.    Services will be held Friday, June 2 at 2 p.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut. An Eastern Star Service will be held Thursday, June 1 at 7 p.m. Visitation is Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

IRWIN -- Keith Allen Jensen, 84, Irwin, died May 25 at the Manilla Manor.    Services will be held Saturday, June 3 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Visitation is Friday, June 2 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

AVOCA -- Betty J. Olson, 89, Avoca, formerly of Harlan, died May 25 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, May 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. A wake service was held Monday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation was Monday from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.