Obituaries
Philip Dwight Monahan, age 68 of Harlan, passed away January 22, 2023 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. He was born on April 17, 1954 in Panama, Iowa to Charles and Marie (Miller) Monahan. He graduated from Harlan High School in 1972. Phil worked for the Shelby County Landfill. He...
Helen Marcine Dea, daughter of Henry and Prudence Rebekah (Cushing) Osbahr, was born on July 9, 1923, in rural Shelby, Iowa. She attended country school until the age of seven. After the death of her parents, Helen was raised by Emil and Hanna Meves of Avoca, Iowa, and attended Avoca Public Schools...
Toby Sievers of Perham, Minnesota passed away at the Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca, Iowa on December 31, 2022.Toby was born in Harlan, Iowa on October 16, 1940, to Norman and Ruth (Waterbury) Sievers. He attended school at Lewis, Iowa until the eighth grade. The family moved to Ruth’s home place...
Roland Edward McLaughlin, son of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on June 21, 1935 in Defiance, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born to his parents. He grew up in Shelby and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1954. After graduation, he served in the United...
Memorial Mass for Gilbert F. Rau, 77, was celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lander, WY followed by military graveside rites at Mount Hope Cemetery. A Rosary will be prayed preceded the Memorial Mass at 9:00 A.M. at Holy Rosary. Immediately...
Janice L. Lindstrom, 91, of Kearney passed away peacefully while listening to Christmas music with her husband on Saturday, December 24, 2022. The family will hold private family services with interment at Kearney Cemetery. The public is invited to attend a visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....
Darold Francis Gessert, son of Donald and Regina (Patten) Gessert, was born February 17, 1945, in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa, and attended and graduated from Harlan High School. After high school, Darold joined the Army on...
Stanley Charles Martens, age 93 of Portsmouth, IA, passed away on December 10, 2022, at Elm Crest in Harlan, IA.He was born on October 11, 1929, to Honas and Vera (Downey) Martens in Persia, Iowa. Stanley attended grade school at Country School west of Persia. After finishing the 8th grade, he...
Judy Jane Robinson, daughter of Russell and Lillian (Blakley) Hansen, was born on October 20, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Tennant. Judy attended grade school in Tennant and graduated from Shelby-Tennant High School in 1965. On February 26,...
Joseph M. “Joe” Arkfeld, 66, of Valley, passed away December 20, 2022. Preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Anna Marie Arkfeld. Survived by wife Mary of Valley, daughters; Melissa (Mark) Maryott of Omaha, Kelsey (Mitch) Randel of Lincoln, and Trisha (Brian) Stolte of Boone, IA,...