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Ronald Nielsen, 81

    IDA GROVE -- Ronald G. “Ron” Nielsen, 81, Ida Grove, died Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove.    Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove.  Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove.
 
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Ludwig Buman, 91

    HARLAN -- Ludwig Charles “Lud” Buman, 91, Harlan, died October 2 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family will greet friends Friday from 5-8 p.m.

Raymond Schleimer, 78

    PANAMA -- Raymond A. Schleimer, 78, Panama, died September 25 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services will be held Friday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at a later date.  A wake service was held Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center.  Family greeted friends Thursday from 5-8 p.m.

Janet Fink, 67

    HARLAN -- Janet Fink, 67, Harlan, died September 22 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital.    Graveside services will be held Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. at the Harlan Cemetery.    Fink is survived by brother Wayne Fink of Harlan and sister Judy (Gary) Caldwell of Sioux Falls, SD.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

William Meister III, 68

    MANNING -- William J. “Billy” Meister III, 68, Manning, died Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines.    Services will be held Monday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Manning with interment with military honors provided by American Legion Post #607 at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning.    Visitation with luncheon will be held at the church Oct.

Janet Fink, 67

    HARLAN -- Janet Fink, 67, Harlan, died Saturday, Sept. 22 at Methodist Hospital in Council Bluffs.    She is survived by her siblings Wayne Fink and Judy Caldwell.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Theda Flies, 91

    HARLAN -- Theda Flies, 91, Harlan, died September 21 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service was held Monday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family greeted friends Monday from 5-8 p.m.

Aaron Widrowicz, 66

    ATLANTIC -- Aaron Widrowicz, 66, Atlantic, died September 14 at Atlantic Specialty Care.    Private graveside services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.  Family greeted friends Monday, Sept. 17 from 4-7 p.m.

Richard Finken, 62

    DAVENPORT -- Richard J. “Rick” Finken, 62, Davenport, died Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.    Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Davenport.  Family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m.

Robert Finken, 89

    EARLING -- Robert “Bob” Finken, 89, Earling, died September 10 at Little Flower Haven Nursing Home.    Services will be held Friday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.  A prayer service and Knights of Columbus rosary was held Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Family greeted friends Thursday from 4-7 p.m.

Harry Kleffman, 92

    HARLAN -- Harry G. Kleffman, 92, Harlan, died September 7 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.  A wake service was held Monday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation was Monday from 4-8 p.m.

Naomi Peters, 84

    TENNANT -- Naomi M. Peters, 84, Tennant, died Friday, Sept. 7 in Harlan.    Services were held Monday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.

Catherine Hansen, 98

    HARLAN -- Catherine Ann Hansen, 98, Harlan, died September 6 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Elm Crest Chapel in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday from 9:45-10:30 a.m.

Susan Schnack, 66

    HARLAN -- Susan Michelle Schnack, 66, Harlan, died September 4 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Ellison Cemetery in rural Logan.  Visitation is Wednesday from 9-11 a.m.

Susan Schnack, 66

    HARLAN -- Susan Schnack, 66, Harlan, died Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Dennis Usher, 71

    HARLAN -- Dennis George Usher, 71, Harlan, died August 31 at his home.    Private services will be held at a later date.    Usher is survived by mother Mina (McCord) Usher of Glenwood; wife Marti Usher of Harlan; daughter Mackenzie Usher of Denver, CO; brothers Melvin Usher of Omaha, NE and Gary (Tracy) Usher of Glenwood; sister Toni (Wess) Hunt of Glenwood; mother-in-law Marcia Harper and father-in-law Lowell Harper, both of Harlan.    Pa

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