Obituaries
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
Mass of Christian Burial service times and dates at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, as well as her obituary, are pending and will be posted as soon as they become available.
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...
Mary Kruse
Feb 26, 2026
Mary Beth Kruse was born on September 1, 1970, to Lawrence and Lois (Wernimont) Kruse. She was baptized at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll and later graduated from Harlan High School.
Mary Beth was a proud shareholder at Concerned, Inc., where she formed many special friendships over the years. Some of her happiest moments were during music time, when the...
Elizabeth Dunn
Feb 24, 2026
Elizabeth Frances (Bauer) Dunn, daughter of John and Theresa (Lindner) Bauer was born May 16, 1923 on a farm in Union Township in Shelby County, Iowa. She was baptized in St. Joseph's Catholic church, Earling, received her First Holy Communion in St. Mary's church in Portsmouth and confirmed in St. Michael's church, Harlan.
The Bauer family lived on farms in Crawford...
Christopher Melanson
Feb 20, 2026
Christopher Scott Melanson, son of Jodi Gries (Melanson) and Mark Melanson, was born on December 17, 1987, in Massachusetts.
In 1998, Chris moved to Iowa with his family and attended school at Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School. He later earned his GED in June of 2005. Chris worked as a janitor for Atlantic Community Schools.
As a young man, Chris enjoyed camping and...
Robert Wherrett
Feb 18, 2026
Robert “Bob” Owen Wherrett was born on May 19, 1942, in Lebanon, Ohio, to Owen Ellis Wherrett and Elva Marjorie (Krauss) Wherrett. He attended grade school in Aurora, Illinois, and later graduated from Truman Community High School in Truman, Minnesota, with the Class of 1961.
Throughout his life, Bob held a variety of positions. He worked at a turkey processing plant...
Colin Clark
Feb 11, 2026
Colin Joseph Clark was born on May 28, 1985, to David and Jill (Richards) Clark at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. He was the older of two sons. Growing up, Colin loved playing sports, especially soccer and wrestling. He graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 2004 and went on to attend Iowa Western Community College for two...
Dennis Coenen
Jan 14, 2026
Dennis “Sparow” Godfrey Coenen was born on March 4, 1944, near Westphalia on the family farm to Melvin and Evelyn (Schechinger) Coenen. He was born prematurely, and after the doctor stabilized his mother, Dennis was kept warm in a small shoebox placed on the oven door and was fed through a pinhole in a glove. He was baptized and confirmed...
Sandy Farr
Dec 12, 2025
Sandra Augusta (Hinrickson) Farr was born on March 29, 1963, the daughter of Charles and Marion (Roberts) Hinrickson. She received her education in the Sioux City Community Schools. On October 2, 1978, Sandy married Ronald Lee Farr Sr. in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was employed as a meat inspector with the United States Department of Agriculture. Sandy enjoyed painting and...
Rita Whiteley
Dec 12, 2025
Rita Jane Whiteley was born on February 11, 1952, near Jacksonville, Iowa, to Gilbert and Arlene (Nissen) Hoogensen. She was baptized and later confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Jacksonville. Rita graduated from Harlan High School and went on to attend Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She later attended...
Darlene Rasmussen
Nov 9, 2025
Darlene Mae Rasmussen was born on June 12, 1927, in Harlan, Iowa, to Celius and Matie Marie (Hansen) Larson. She graduated from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1944.
On January 16, 1948, Darlene was united in marriage to John Harold Rasmussen in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two children were born to this union: Diane and Ricky.
Throughout her life, Darlene worked...
Beverly Larsen
Nov 5, 2025
Beverly Lucille Caroline Larsen was born March 2, 1929, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Louis and Mary Lucille (Skuldt) Namen. She graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1948. She attended the University of Iowa for one year. She married Richard Peterson, to whom two children, Stephen and Christine, were born. That marriage ended in divorce.
In 1954,...
Georgianna Hastert
Nov 1, 2025
Georgianna “George” Hastert was born on November 28, 1943, to John and Gladys (Marchel) Hansen at the Onawa Hospital. She attended school in Onawa and graduated with the Class of 1962. After high school, George attended beauty school and became a licensed cosmetologist. She worked alongside her mother at Hansen’s Beauty Shop in Onawa. In 1972, George married Phil Niles,...
David Bissen
Oct 29, 2025
David “Buffy” Eugene Bissen, son of Sylvan and Virginia (Jacobs) Bissen, was born on April 30, 1948, near Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling. David attended St. Joseph High School in Earling, graduating with the Class of 1966. During his school years, he was an outstanding basketball player and recognized as...
Marvel Jacobsen
Oct 28, 2025
Marvel Lou Jacobsen was born on April 6, 1935, to Louie J. and Alma A. (Gruhn) Thomsen near Gray, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Marvel graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1953. Following her education, she worked as a telephone operator in Harlan and for the Mutual...
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