Obituaries
Rodney Osbahr
Jun 15, 2026
Rodney James Osbahr, son of Merel and Trinidad (Torres) Osbahr, was born on February 24, 1940, in Avoca, Iowa. He attended Avoca High School until 1958. On October 10, 1964, Rod was united in marriage to Lorraine Bjerring, and together they were blessed with three children: Kimberly, Shawn, and Ryan.
Rod spent most of his working years in the construction and...
Vera Ruth Raasch
Jun 10, 2026
Vera Ruth Raasch was born on January 11, 1927, the daughter of Roscoe and Lillian (Matthiessen) Buck in Walnut, Iowa. She was one of eleven children in the family. She graduated from Shelby Consolidated School in Shelby, Iowa, and the University of Nebraska Omaha, receiving a B.S. Degree in Education. Her teaching career extended over 33 years, and she taught...
Matthew Schwery
Jun 9, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Matthew Schwery will be live streamed here.
Matthew David Schwery was born on June 11, 1980, the son of Dean and Joni (Obrecht) Schwery in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Matt graduated from Harlan Community Schools in 1999. Matt dedicated his career to public...
Lea Vanden Boogaard
Jun 7, 2026
Lea Ann (Hill) Vanden Boogaard, 67, of Harlan, Iowa, passed away on June 7, 2026. Born on April 30, 1959, Lea lived a life defined by kindness, generosity, creativity, and an unwavering devotion to those she loved.
Lea was born in Denver, Colorado to Ronald Hill and Carol (Falkinburg) Hill, who preceded her in death. They were not only her parents...
Monte Broeckelman
Jun 1, 2026
Monte L. Broeckelman, 55, passed away surrounded by his family on June 1, 2026, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Monte was born on August 9, 1970, in Smith Center, Kansas, to Wayne and Joan (Lamb) Broeckelman. He was raised on the family farm west of Esbon, Kansas, where he developed the strong work...
Eugene P. Juhl
May 31, 2026
Eugene P. Juhl was born on February 9, 1940, in Carroll, Iowa, to Walter and Violet (Paulsen) Juhl. Eugene spent his entire life on the family farm near Irwin. He began his education at Polk Township Country School, located across the road from his home. When a teacher could not be secured for the country school, he continued his education...
Arlene M. Warner
May 30, 2026
Arlene Marie Warner was born on November 5, 1929, in rural Harlan, Iowa, to Lawrence and Margaret (Andersen) Andersen. She attended school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1947. On August 19, 1949, she was united in marriage to Darwin Dale Warner at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.
The couple farmed together near Harlan until 1962, when they moved...
Lyle H. Knudsen
May 28, 2026
Funeral Services for Lyle Knudsen will be lived streamed here.
Lyle Harry Knudsen was born on August 14, 1927, the eldest of three children born to Harry and Kathrine (Mortensen) Knudsen, on the family farm seven miles east of Harlan. He attended Jackson #4, which was just across the road from his home. Everyone was jealous because he could go home...
Perry G. Kelley Sr.
May 8, 2026
Perry George Kelley, Sr. was born on March 21, 1938, the son of George F. and Ida (Rose) Kelley on a farm near Panama. In 1945, the family moved to a farm east of Harlan. Perry graduated from Harlan High School. He was active in FFA, where he received the Iowa Star Farmer Award. He also belonged to the Farm...
Tyler Powers
Apr 30, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Tyler will be live streamed here.
Tyler Alex Powers was born on Father’s Day, June 19, 1988, the only son of Thomas and Robin (Alex) Powers in Harlan, Iowa. The local pork producers often gifted families a pork roast to celebrate a new baby, but when Tyler arrived at nearly 11 pounds, they were not prepared...
Jacob Buman
Apr 29, 2026
Jacob Jerald Buman was born on February 9, 2007, in Omaha, Nebraska, the beloved son of Jerry Buman and Tonya Burns. He was baptized at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth and was raised in the Shelby and Harlan areas. Jacob graduated from AHSTW with the Class of 2025.
Beginning in his junior year of high school,...
Dorothy Hall
Apr 13, 2026
Funeral Services for Dorothy Hall will be live streamed here.
Dorothy Arlene Hall, affectionately known as “Dottie,” was born on March 14, 1926, to Alvin and Esther (Havick) Davis in Harlan, Iowa. Her mother passed away when she was only nine months old. Dorothy was then raised with the help of Alvin’s parents until he later married Lela Balcom. Alvin and...
Michael Cooper
Apr 7, 2026
Michael “Mike” Scott Cooper was born on November 27, 1964, in Harlan, Iowa, to Phillip and Janet (Gilliland) Cooper. Mike was baptized at the Methodist Church in Harlan. He graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1983.
Mike was united in marriage to Karen Christensen on September 27, 1986, at the Congregational Church in Harlan, Iowa. The couple was...
Gerald May
Mar 16, 2026
Gerald Benedict May was born on February 12, 1947, in Harlan, Iowa, the son of Nicholas and Adeline (Blum) May. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Gerald attended St. Mary Catholic School and graduated with the class of 1965. He went on to attend Iowa State University, where he majored...
Charlotte Leinen
Mar 16, 2026
Charlotte's Mass of Christian Burial will be live streamed here.
Charlotte Ann Leinen was born on November 5, 1940, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Clarence and Helen (Honeywell) Kremer. At just 11 days old, she was welcomed into the loving home of John and Julia Bentlage, who raised her as their own. She was baptized and later confirmed into the Catholic...
Sheryl Lynn Lytle
Mar 9, 2026
Funeral Services for Sherry Lytle will be live streamed here.
Sheryl (“Sherry”) Lynn Lytle, age 65, was called home to the Lord on March 9th, 2026 following a battle with metastatic lung cancer.
Sherry was born in Harlan on June 30th, 1960, to Ed and Gloria (Andersen) Mills, and she was raised on her family’s farm east of Harlan. Growing up, Sherry...
Jerry Mahlberg
Mar 6, 2026
Jerald “Jerry” or “Bugs” Steven Mahlberg was born on April 8, 1957, the son of Henry and Norine (Walton) Mahlberg in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. He also received his first communion and education through the eighth grade at St. Mary’s Catholic School. He finished...
Francis "Fella" Raymond
Mar 4, 2026
Funeral Liturgy for Francis "Fella" Raymond will be live streamed here.
Francis “Fella” Raymond was born October 4, 1971, in Saint Lucia, to Frederick Raymond and Marcelline (Alexander) Augusta. He attended grade school in St. Lucia and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1987. Francis attended Job Corps in Louisville, KY, and graduated with the class of 1996.
Francis moved...
Jim Kloewer
Mar 4, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Jim Kloewer will be livestreamed here.
James “Jim” Michael Kloewer was born on March 25, 1929, the son of Gottlieb and Eleanor (Rau) Kloewer in Westphalia, Iowa, the second of ten children. He was baptized, confirmed and attended St. Boniface Catholic School. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama with the class of 1947....
Mary Jane Petersen
Feb 28, 2026
Mary Jane Petersen, the oldest child of Richard and Elvera (Clausen) Thompson of Ute, Iowa, was born on February 10, 1933. She loved to share the story that she weighed only 2½ pounds at birth and began her life in a shoebox placed in the oven to “finish baking.” From that very beginning, she often said, everything in her life...
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