Obits

Private funeral services for 92 year old Doris Witt of Manning will be held in early December at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning with burial in the Manning Cemetery. Doris passed away Wednesday, December 1st, at Manning Regional Healthcare Center in Manning. Survivors include her children: Brian Gruhn of Cedar Rapids, Krista Ketcham and husband Michael of Lake View; daughter-in-law, Sandra Gruhn of Manilla; 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Audrey Phillips of Aspinwall, Charlene Stokey and Ardith Mann of Omaha. The Ohde Funeral Home in Manning is in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral Services are pending for 94 year old CG Lindeman, formerly of Lyman. CG Lindeman passed away Thursday, December 2nd at Atlantic Specialty Care. Survivors include his wife Helen. The Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

A private graveside service will be held at the Noble Center Cemetery south of Lyman for 67 year old Kathryn Ann Bolton of Griswold. Kathryn passed away Tuesday, November 30th, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Survivors include her husband Jerry of Griswold; her son, Josh Bolton and wife Stacy of Clarinda; her daughter, Ann Bolton of Cleveland , TN; 2 grandchildren; her mother, Georgia Courcier ***Cush-er*** of Griswold; her brother, Randy Courcier of Griswold and her aunt Bonnie Clark of Council Bluffs. The Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of the arrangements.

Mass of Christian Burial for 95 year old Avis M. Bintner of Exira will be held 10:30 am, Saturday, December 4th, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Exira with burial in the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. Avis passed away Tuesday, November 30th, at the Exira Care Center. Survivors include her children: Denny Bintner and wife Pam of Urbandale, Carol Binter of Ankeny, Kathy Hansen of Ankeny, Jim Bintner and wife Kelley of Overland Park, KS, Mike Bintner and wife Judy of Exira, Trish McElderry and husband Bob of West Des Moines, Linda Brooks and husband Gary of St. Charles, Bill Bintner and significant other Kim Goodson, both of St. Charles, and Steve Bintner and wife Steph of Indianola; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Arnold Bintner of Exira; sister-in-law, Ramona Johnson of St. Cloud, FL. Family visitation will be held 5 to 7 pm, Friday, December 3rd with a prayer service at 7 pm at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira where they are in charge of the arrangements.

Mass of Christian Burial for 92 year old Mary H. Finken of Earling will be held 10:30 am, Saturday, December 4th, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Earling. Mary passed away Monday, November 15th, at Sibley Specialty Care. Survivors include her children: Sharon Kirschbaum and husband Bob of Sheldon, Vicki Gall and husband Duane of La Vista, NE, Ann King and husband Chuck of Omaha; daughter-in-law, Brenda Finken of Apple Valley, MN; siblings, Alvin Heller of Harlan, Rich Heller of Portsmouth, Bonnie Thielen of Denver, CO, Phil Heller and wife Doramae of Portsmouth and Veral Heller and wife Mary of Green Valley, AZ; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 pm, Friday, December 3rd with a Catholic Daughters Rosary at 7 pm at St. Joseph's Church in Earling. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for 70 year old Debra McDermott of Atlantic will be held 11 am, Saturday, December 4th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Immediately following the service, you are invited for lunch and fellowship at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club from noon to 2:30 pm. Debra passed away Friday, November 26th, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Survivors include her husband, John; son, Mike McDermott and friend Liz Reid of Atlantic; daughter, Melanie Gross and husband Justin of Winterset; 7 grandchildren; 1 sister, Doreen Schellhase and husband Ed of Ankeny. Visitation with the family will be held from 9:30 am until service time Saturday, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic where they are in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral Mass for 87 year old Harold P. Kloewer of Moville, formerly of Defiance will be held 11 am, Saturday, December 4th, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance with burial at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery of Defiance with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #707 of Defiance and Westphalia. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Moville is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorial Services for 82 year old Kathleen Joyce Fries ***FREEZE*** of Irwin will be held 11 am, Saturday, December 4th at the United Methodist Church in Kirkman. Kathleen Fries passed away Tuesday, November 30th, at her home. Survivors include her husband Ivan; children: Jeff Fries and wife Connie of Ralston, NE, Kevin Fries and wife Brenda of Harlan, Shawna Klindt and husband Robert "Smoky" of Council Bluffs and Leslie Eischeid and husband Tim of Carroll; siblings: Richard Campbell and wife Judy of Council Bluffs, Sandy Davis and husband Richard of Sun City West, AZ, John Campbell and wife Janice of River Grove, IL and Donna Floro and husband Craig of Urbandale; 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 10 to 11 am, Saturday morning at the United Methodist Church in Kirkman. The Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

Graveside services for Mary Weihs ****wice**** (like rice), formerly of Westphalia, will be held 2 pm, Saturday, December 4th at St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia. The family will be meeting after the burial at the Westphalia Clubhouse. Everyone is encouraged to stop in to express their condolences. Survivors include her siblings Mark Weihs and Jane McCullough.

A Celebration of Life visitation and luncheon for 78 year old Sidney "Sid" Rossell of Atlantic will be held 1 to 3 pm, Sunday, December 5th, at the Lewis Community Building with a private family burial at the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis, Sid passed away Monday, November 29th at his home. Survivors include his partner, Sharon Wolford; children, Shelli Baldridge of Tyler, TX, Steven Rossell and wife Brandy of Lewis and Stanley Rossell of Lewis; 9 grandchildren and 3 great- grandchildren. The Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral Services for 86 year old Albert Mohr of Manilla will be held 11 am, Monday, December 6th, at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla with burial at the Morgan Cemetery near Schleswig. Albert passed away Monday, November 22nd at Swan Place in Carroll. Survivors include his children: Terri Dunek and husband Ron of Ankeny, Tammy Muhlbauer of Manilla, Toni Wiemers and husband Galyn of West Des Moines, Tom Mohr and wife Christy of Ray, ND, Tori Rasmussen and husband Brad of Spencer, Troy Mohr and wife Karri of Glenwood and Tim Mohr and wife Traci of Sturgis, SD; several grandchildren; 2 sisters, Nancy Kullbom of Oakland and Sharon Neuhofel of Omaha. Friends may call from 10 to 11 am Monday, December 6th at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla where they are in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral Services for 84 year old Theodore Bruce "Ted" Johnk of Oakland will be held 2 pm, Monday, December 6th, at the Fellowship Church in Oakland with burial at the Oaklawn Cemetery at a later date. Ted passed away Monday, November 29th, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Survivors include his wife Phyllis; children: Lanny Johnk and wife Melissa, Mitchel Johnk and wife Kimberly, Laura Moore and husband Ken, Rob Renaud and wife Chauna, Curt Renaud and wife Beth and Craig Renaud; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren and his brother Carol. Visitation will take place at the church one hour prior to the funeral service. The Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is assisting the family.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for 64 year old Leanne Belcher of Atlantic will be held 10:30 am, Tuesday, December 14th, at Hillside Hope Church in Atlantic. Leanne passed away Sunday, November 28th, at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. The service will be recorded and available to view on the Roland Funeral Service website by Wednesday evening, December 15th. Survivors include her daughter, Lynette Mar-Ladd and friend Hecthor Guevara of Bryan, TX and son, Nathan Marr of Atlantic; and 7 grandchildren. Visitation with the family will be held 5 to 7 pm, Monday, December 13th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic where they are in charge of the arrangements.