Kenneth Eugene Kohl, son of Julius and Georgia (Nixon) Kohl, was born on November 27, 1946 in Neola, Iowa.  He graduated from Avo-Ha High School in 1964.  On June 14, 2007, he was united in marriage to Patti Herrick at the Audubon County Courthouse in Audubon, Iowa.  Kenneth started working at the age of 16, when he worked at an Alfalfa Mill and then for Bud Carsten on his farmstead.  He went on to start his own Tractor/Farm Machinery painting

Gail William Foxhoven, son of Laverne and Odelia (Gaul)  Foxhoven was born on July 18, 1947 in Portsmouth, Iowa. As a child, Gail attended and graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Earling, Iowa.

Lisa was born to Charles and Marlys Martens on January 22nd, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. She was the youngest of three children with two older brothers Gary and Hal. Lisa was raised in the rural Walnut area where she developed a love of animals, the Denver Broncos, and grew to love cycling. Lisa graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School in 1980.

 HARLAN -- Dan Carl Knudsen, 67, of Harlan passed away April 27, 2022. Visitation with family was Monday at Faith Family Church in Harlan from 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, May 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Jacksonville Cemetry. Survivors include father, Lyle H.

Bonnie Lou Mitchell, 83, of Avoca passed away at home April 17, 2022. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Altamont Baptist Church in Harlan. A funeral service will follow at 11.

Eugene “Gene” Sornsen, 92, of Avoca passed away at Myrtue Medical Center on April 18, 2022.Visitation with family was held Wednesday, April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Funeral service was at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca Thursday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m.

    AVOCA -- William Henry Roof, 86, Avoca, died March 3 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.  Family will greet friends Saturday from 9-10:30 a.m.

    AVOCA -- Charles “Bud” Kyle, 90, Avoca, died March 6 at Myrtue Medical Center.    No services will be held.    Kyle is survived by his wife, Carol Kyle, of Avoca; children Christy, Craig, Cary, and Carla; stepchildren Darla and Daryl; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is in charge of arrangements.

    ONAWA -- Marlon S. Jepson, 70, Onawa, died Jan. 11 at Elmwood Care Centre, Onawa.    A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at the Goslar Funeral Home Chapel, Onawa.  A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Chapel.

    PANAMA -- Peggy Sue Pauley, 64, Panama, died Sunday, Feb. 27 at her home.    She is survived by husband, Gerald Pauley; daughter, Dr.

    MANILLA -- Zachary Robin Freese, 27, Manilla, died February 28.    Services were held Monday, March 7 at 1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla.    Freese is survived by mother Kathy (Meier) Freese, father Robin Freese, and sisters Vanessa Freese and Joanna Freese, all of Manilla; maternal grandmother Janet Meier of Irwin; and paternal grandmother Shirley Freese of Manilla.

    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.

    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, and Kurt (Dionne) McBride of Round Rock, TX; brother John Swearngin of Fort Myers, FL; sister Kristie Swearngin of Overland Park, KS; seven grandchi

    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.

    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.