Obituaries
Jack Lee McCool, the son of Larry Steven and Juanita Jane (Theulen) McCool, was born on December 3, 1952, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended school in Tennant, Iowa, through the third grade. When the Tennant school consolidated with the Shelby, Iowa, school, becoming Shelby-Tennant Community School, Jack...
Jan Lakers (85), of Elk Horn, NE died on Saturday, April, 1, 2023. She was born August 13, 1937 in Manning, IA the daughter of Arlo & Thelma (Ramsey) Hodne.Jan was married to John (Jack) Lakers on April 6, 1956. Jack and Jan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006 with their family....
Randall Norman Hansen, aka Randy, was born in Harlan, Iowa, on April 15, 1949 to parents, Norman and Hazel. His sister, Dixie, was born three years later. Although he wasn’t thrilled about it, he decided to let her stay.The family lived in Jacksonville, Iowa, and Randy attended Harlan High School,...
Austa Phelps, 103, Moline, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Aspen Nursing Home, Silvis.Private committal will be at National Cemetery, Rock Island. Austa was born January 30, 1920 in Denmark, the daughter of Roger and Cena Nielsen. She married Phillip Phelps, Sr. on October 27, 1944...
Allyn Laverne Bartelson, age 85, son of Ronald and Cecil (McDowell) Bartelson, was born July 5, 1937, at the Harlan Hospital and died Friday, March 10, 2023, at home on the family farm near Irwin, Iowa. He had been in treatment for multiple types of cancer for several years and was under hospice...
Virginia Rose Petersen was born on January 29, 1929 in Harlan, Iowa to Hans N and Ellen Hansen. They lived on a farm south of Jacksonville. On August 17, 1950 she married Lester Petersen and they made their home in Jacksonville. They had two sons, Craig born in 1952 and Denny in 1957.Virginia...
Roland Eugene Hansen, son of Clifford and Emma E. (Rattenborg) Hansen was born on April 24, 1936, on a farm near Audubon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Audubon. He attended country school and graduated from Audubon High School. After high school, Rollie...
Chris Anthony Thraen, 84, of Eldora, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at home. He was born on June 5, 1938 in his parents’ home in Harlan, Iowa. Chris attended Harlan High School and barber school prior to joining the United States Coast Guard. Chris served in the United States Coast...
Father Don Bruck was born to Joseph and Orvelyn Bruck on April 27, 1942 at the Behrendt farm north and west of Panama, Iowa. He was the oldest of 3 sons; Marvin and Allen (Punk) and their wives Jan and Bev.He attended country school the first eight years of his education. He then went on to attend...
Lonnie Lee Benson, son of Edwin and Connie (Elmquist) Benson was born on October 3, 1962 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa, where he remained a lifetime member. He attended and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High...