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Patrick Finken, 58

    PEORIA, IL -- Patrick “Pat” Vern Finken, 58, Peoria, IL, died Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Peoria.    Finken is a former Harlan resident who attended St.

Donna Ross, 80

    HARLAN -- Donna Unine Ross, 80, Harlan, died November 25 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. at First Assembly of God in Harlan.  There will be no visitation and no burial.    Ross is survived by daughers Durinda Wellman of Harlan and Helen Purcell of Harlan; son Russell Lacy of Council Bluffs; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

Patrick Graeve, 56

    TERREBONNE, OR -- Word has been received of the death of Patrick Graeve, 56, Terrebonne, OR, formerly of Earling, who died on November 25.    Services will be held at a later date.    He is survived by his wife, Loretta; son Jake (Laurel) Graeve; daughter Katie (Nick) Durighello; grandsons Hudson Durighello and Evert Graeve, all of Terrebonne; siblings LuAnn Brown of Castle Rock, CO, Bernie Graeve of Des Moines, Larry (Kathy) Graeve, Jeff

Vyrl Cadwell, 95

    MANILLA -- Vyrl Cadwell, 95, Manilla, died November 25 at Eventide Nursing Home in Denison.    Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 10:30 a.m. at United Church in Manilla with burial in the Nishnabotna Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, Dec. 4 from 4-6 p.m.

Jeremiah Connolly, 62

COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Jeremiah J. Connolly, 62, Council Bluffs, died recently in Grinnell.    Visitation was held Thursday, Dec. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel with private interment in the St.

Thelma Gravley, 68

    HARLAN -- Thelma Jean Gravley, 68, Harlan, died November 26 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    No services are planned.    Gravley is survived by her husband, Bufford Gravley, of Harlan; son James (Cindy) Gravley of Piedmont, MO; daughters Marion Gravley of Clarks Summit, PA and Kimberly (David) Shuck of Harlan; brothers Mike (Sherry) Stuart of Speedwell, VA, and Tony (Kathy) Stuart of Max Meadows, VA; sisters Barbara King of Bland, VA

Janet Dotzler, 72

    DEFIANCE -- Janet Jean Dotzler, 72, Defiance, died November 26 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Monday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts.

Margaret Plumb, 75

    HARLAN -- Margaret Ann Plumb, 75, Harlan, died November 26 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services were held Monday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m.

Darell Muller, 90

    EARLING -- Darell D. Muller, 90, Earling, formerly of Harlan, died Saturday, Nov. 28 in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends may call Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

Nola Schiltz, 85

    HARLAN -- Nola Anna Schiltz, 85, Harlan, died November 28 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10:30 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 Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

Melvin Dinesen, 73

    HARLAN -- Melvin K. Dinesen, 73, Harlan, died Friday, Nov. 27 in Omaha.    Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends were asked to call Monday, Nov. 30 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

Irene Huebner, 97

    HARLAN -- Irene Elizabeth Huebner, 97, Harlan, died November 27 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama.  A rosary was held Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation was Monday from 4-8 p.m.

Daniel Schimerowski, 26

CLINTON -- Daniel Allan Schimerowski, 26, Clinton, died November 23 in Clinton.    Services were held Saturday, Nov. 28 at 11 a.m.

Patricia Jensen, 86

SHELBY -- Patricia Rose Jensen, 86, Shelby, a lifelong Avoca/Shelby resident, died November 23 at her home.    Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.  A rosary will be held Friday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.  Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.  A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.

Dave Wager, 58

    RICHLANDS, NC -- David Wager, 58, Richlands, NC, died November 20 in a hospital in Jacksonville, NC.  Military memorial services will be held in Jacksonville, and a memorial service is pending at the Shelby Lutheran Church.    Wager spent 15 years in the Marines Corp.    Wager is survived by his wife, Cindy; sons Josh and Justin; parents Bill and Nelda Wager of Shelby; brother Doug Wager of Shelby; and sisters Dawna Childers of Council Blu

Mary Joan Humphreys Shannon, 91

    CORPUS CHRISTI, TX --  Mary Joan Humphreys Shannon, 91, Corpus Christi, TX, formerly of Kirkman and Irwin, died November 18 in Rockport, TX.    Services were held Friday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m.

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