MERLYN HEILESEN, 86, of Kirkman, died Sun., Jan. 18th, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for MERLYN HEILESEN will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Jan. 23rd, at the Irwin Church of Christ. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-until 9-pm Thu., Jan. 22nd, with the family greeting friends from 6-until 8-pm.

Burial is in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.

MERLYN HEILESEN is survived by:

His wife – Betty Heilesen, of of Kirkman.

His sons – Douglas (Kate) Heilesen, of Denison, & David (Wendy) Heilesen, of Social Circle, GA.

His daughters – Susan (Mel) Sheeran, of Kalispell, MT; Kathy Heilesen, of Denison, & Beverly Martz, of Irwin.

His sister – Shirley Doonan, of Alexandria, MN.

21 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.