Obituaries
HARLAN -- Ricky Taylor, 55, Harlan, formerly of Wiota, died March 3 at Elm Crest Assisted Living. Services will be held Tuesday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Wiota with burial in the First Lutheran Church cemetery in Wiota. Visitation was Monday, March 7 from 5-7 p.m. at...
HARLAN -- Sherry Marie McBride, 82, Harlan, formerly of Lawrence, KS, died Friday, March 4 in Harlan. Private services and burial of ashes will be held in Kansas at a later date. McBride is survived by daughter Michelle (Doug) Burmeister of Harlan; sons Matt (Gina) McBride of Olathe, KS,...
HESPERIA, CA -- Mildred Cecilia Retz, 93, Hesperia, CA, formerly of Earling, died January 19 at her home. She is survived by her children: Peggy of Victorville, California, Jeanie (Tom) of Cambria, California and Mark of West Covina, California. Also survived by her sister-in-laws, Pat...
GOLD CANYON, AZ -- Patricia (Trish) Ann Taylor, 68, Gold Canyon, AZ, formerly of Harlan, died February 25. Services are pending. She is survived by her husband, Ken of Gold Canyon, AZ: sons, John (Kandice) of Mesa, AZ, Joel of Scottsdale, AZ & Josh of Gold Canyon, AZ. mother, LaVale...
HARLAN -- Kimberly Jene Carrier, 51, Harlan, died February 27 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Services were held Thursday, March 3 at 1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Carrier is survived by her mother, Mary Ann (Porter) Trierweiler of Harlan; husband Travis Carrier of Harlan;...
HANCOCK -- DeLores Ann Krummel, 88, Hancock, died February 26 at Primrose Retirement Community. Services will be held Friday, March 4 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Silver Valley Cemetery at Hancock. Family will greet friends Thursday, March 3 from 5-7 p.m...
NEW BRIGHTON, MN -- Becky Jo Kersten, 68, New Brighton, MN, died Friday, March 5 in New Brighton. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 5 at 2 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial of ashes in the Harlan Cemetery. Kersten is survived by mother Irene...
HARLAN -- LaVerne Dale Will, 78, Harlan, died February 24 at Select Specialty Hospice. Private graveside services were held Monday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Harlan Cemetery. Will is survived by his wife, Karin Will, of Harlan; son Christopher Will (Brooke Scheffler) of Harlan; daughter...
WESTPHALIA -- Anna Rueschenberg, 95, Westphalia, died February 23 at her home. Services were held Saturday, Feb. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia. Rueschenberg is survived by sons Gerard Rueschenberg of...
WAVERLY -- Jonas Damian Schnack, 47, Waverly, formerly of Harlan, died Sunday, Feb. 6, in Waverly. Jonas is survived by his three boys Caden, Chace, and Carson of Waverly, IA; his mother Patricia Schnack of Council Bluffs, IA; siblings Jason Schna1ck of Walnut, IA, Jennifer (Brian) Langer of...