Obituaries
DES MOINES -- Msgr. Gerald J. Stessman, 83, Des Moines, died Monday, April 4 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Services will be held Monday, April 11 at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling at approximately 4:30 p.m. following...
HARLAN -- Richard L. Andersen, 82, Harlan, died Monday, April 4 in Harlan. Services were held Thursday, April 7 at 11 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Andersen is survived by his wife, Rosalie Andersen, of Harlan; daughters Lori (Joe) Clancy of...
KIMBALLTON -- Jacqueline Grace Denton, 78, Kimballton, died Saturday, April 2 at her home. No services are planned at this time. She is survived by son Denver (Shari) Hansen of Kimballton; daughter Robyn Runkle of Warren, IL; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three brothers and...
AVOCA -- Roy Garvin, 69, Avoca, died March 31 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Services will be held Friday, April 8 at 1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Visitation is Friday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home. Garvin is survived by daughters Jocelyn (Melvin)...
WESTPHALIA -- Funeral arrangements are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, for Ivo Wilwerding, 80, Westphalia, who died Monday, April 4 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Wilwerding, of Westphalia. Call the funeral home at 1-800-831-6805 or...
AVOCA -- Martha E. McCord, 87, Avoca, died Friday, March 25 at the Avoca Nursing Home in Avoca. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors include her children Marion McCord of Urbandale, Melinda McCord of Omaha, NE, and Melanie McCord. Pauley Jones Funeral...
WAGONER, OK –– James Leo Hansen, the son of Orville A. (Herk) and Irene Bieker Hansen, was born June 2, 1944, in Harlan. He attended school in Harlan, graduating with the Harlan High School class of 1962. Jim served in the United States Army, spent several years working for Wells Blue Bunny,...
HARLAN -- Marge Helen Hemminger, 72, Harlan, died March 26 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Services will be held Saturday, April 2 at 1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Family will greet friends Friday, April 1 from 6-8 p.m. at...
HARTFORD -- Gabriel Richard Brown, 32, Hartford, died March 25 in Des Moines. Services were held Thursday, March 31 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Brown is survived by parents Richard and JoAnn (Knudsen) Brown of Harlan; sons Brayden Brown and Talon Brown of Harlan,...
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Ruth L. Arrick, 84, Council Bluffs, formerly of Persia, died March 25 at Northcrest Living Center. Services were held Thursday, March 31 at 1 p.m. at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel with interment in the Valley View Cemetery at Persia. Arrick is...