KEITH “BUTCH” EDWIN MORTENSEN, 71, of Elk Horn, died Wed., July 22nd, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. Funeral services for “BUTCH” MORTENSEN will be held 11-a.m. Mon., July 27th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, July 26th, from 4-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 6-until 8-p.m.

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery, at Shelby.

KEITH “BUTCH” MORTENSEN is survived by:

His wife – Ruth Mortensen, of Elk Horn.

His daughters – Robin Smith and Patty Ginder, of Fairhope, AL, and JoAnn (Steve) Brown, of Elk Horn.

His sons – Ronald )Donna) Smith, of Clarksville, TN; Steven (Cindy) Smith, of Ricketts, IA; & Troy (Laura) Smith, of Elk Horn.

His sister – Becky Pittmann, of Jamaica, IA.