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Terrence Goeres, 68

    DEFIANCE -- Terrence Charles “Terry” Goeres, 68, Defiance, died August 16 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Thursday, Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.  Visitation is Thursday from 9-11 a.m.

Verl Arentson, 92

    HARLAN -- Verl Arentson, 92, Harlan, died August 14 at his home.    Services were held Monday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m.

Lavonne P. Bargenquast, 94

    Avoca- Lavonne P.

Gary Richard Brown, 76

    CARROLL - Gary R. Brown, 76 died on Sunday, August 9 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll.    Brown had worked for Super Value (later purchased by HyVee) in Harlan.    A visitation will be held from 5 - 7 P.M. on Friday, August 14 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home , Carroll.    Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 15 at the Carroll Football Stadium.    A graveside service will held at 3:30 p.m.

Michael E. Wellman, 46

    Harlan - Michael Elliot Wellman, 46 died Friday, August 7 at his home in Harlan.    Visitation is Wed., August 12 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Roger Ewert, 78

    HARLAN -- Roger Frank Ewert, 78, Harlan, died August 3 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 at 3 p.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ, Harlan.  Visitation is Saturday from 1-3 p.m.

Timothy Jacobsen, 40

    Harlan - Timothy Jacobsen, 40, of Harlan, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at UNMC in Omaha.      Visitation is Friday, August 14 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Arletha Hockett, 92

    Tennant - Arletha Hockett, 92, of Tennant died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.      Visitation is Friday, August 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan with funeral services at  11 a.m.

Fritz Warden, 84

    Avoca - died on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca.    A memorial service and private inurenment will be held at a later date    He is survived by his wife, Jo (Morris) Warden; six children and their spouses, Mike (Deb Reiss) Warden,  Gillian (Keith) Walker, Doug (Joy Meader) Warden, Lincoln Warden, Anne (Mark) Harrison, Sam (Laurie Colbert) Warden; one sister, Meg Hartmen; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchil

Gerald Kloewer, 94

    HARLAN -- Gerald “Jerry” Kloewer, 94, Harlan, died Saturday, Aug. 1 in Harlan.    Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Kloewer is survived by his wife, Pauline Kloewer, of Harlan; daughters Sue (Steve) Daeges of Harlan, Jeri (Steve) Ozbun of Harlan, Connie (Bill) Catrenich of Ankeny and Cindy (Curt) Schultz of Ankeny; sisters Sr.

Roger Erb, 59

    HARLAN -- Roger Erb, 59, Harlan, died August 4 at his home.    Private family services will be held Saturday, Aug. 8 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.  Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 7 from 5-8 p.m.

Ronald Kohles, 86

    Ronald A. Kohles, 86, died August 3.    Services will be held Friday, Aug. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church with interment at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling.  Visitation with the family begins Thursday, Aug. 6 after 5 p.m. at the 72nd Street Chapel of John A.

Darlene Justice, 87

    AVOCA -- Darlene Justice, 87, Avoca, died August 5 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Monday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

LaVonne Anderson, 89

    HARLAN -- LaVonne Anderson, 89, Harlan, died July 31 at her home.    Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Harlan with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.  Visitation was Monday, Aug. 3 from 5-7 p.m.

Daniel Pedersen, 35

    IRWIN -- Daniel Ryan Pedersen, 35, Irwin, died July 25 at his home.    A private memorial service was held Thursday, July 30 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Public visitation was Thursday from 1-3 p.m.

Jeannine Poldberg

    CARTER LAKE -- Jeannine M. Poldberg, Carter Lake, originally from the Harlan area, died July 27.    Visitation is Thursday, July 30 from 6-8 p.m.

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