FRANCIS OWEN MARNIN, 73, of Anita, died Wed., July 30th, at his home in Anita. Memorial services for FRANCIS MARNIN will be held on Tuesday, August 5th at 10:30am in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with family will be from 5-7pm on Monday, August 4th at Hockenberry Funeral Home in Anita with a rosary at 5pm.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

Memorials may be directed to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or American Legion both of Anita.

Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.

FRANCIS MARNIN is survived by:

Wife and beloved friend: Cathie Alff

Children: LeeAnn (Scott) Ullsperger of Idaho Falls, ID.  Mike Marnin of Anita.  John (Kim) Marnin of San Diego, CA.

Siblings: Dorothy Tibben of Atlantic. Phyllis Tomlinson of Adel.  Jackie Eimers of Anita.  Don (Sharon) Marnin of Trenton, MO.  Tom Marnin of Anita. Joe Marnin of Anita.  Phil (Barb) Marnin of Anita.  Chuck (Debbie) Marnin of Anita.

7 Grandchildren.

JOHN HEINS, 33, of Rhodes (& formerly of Stuart), died Mon., July 28th. Funeral services for JOHN HEINS will be held 7-p.m. Fri., Aug. 1st, at the Stuart-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation at the church will be held from 5-to 6:30-p.m., Friday. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be directed to the On With Life Foundation and/or the International Bipolar Foundation, in care of the funeral home.

A private family burial will be held in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.

ARDYTH FAYE BARBER, 70, of Exira, died Mon., July 28th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital, in Audubon. Funeral services for ARDYTH BARBER will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Aug. 1st, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present 5-pm Thursday (7/31).

Burial will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon, at 1-p.m. Friday.

ARDYTH BARBER is survived by:

Her husband – Lonnie Barber, of Exira.

Her step-children: Dale Barber, of Buccaneer, NE; Chris Barber & wife Reta Oregon, and Brian Barber, all of Omaha, NE; Ronnie (Valarier) Barber, of San Antonio, TX.

Her brother – Val Barber & his wife, of the Dominican Republic.

Numerous step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives & friends.

ALVIN “Buck” ARMENTROUT, 93, of Irwin, died Wed., July 30th, at home. Funeral services for “BUCK” ARMENTROUT will be held 10-a.m. Mon., Aug. 4th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation at the funeral home is from Noon until 9-p.m. on Sun., Aug. 3rd, with the family greeting friends from 4-to 8-pm., and a Memorial service to be held at 7-pm., Sunday.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.

ALVIN “BUCK” ARMENTROUT is survived by:

His wife – Betty, of Irwin.

His daughters – Diane (Tom) Gaer, & LuAnn (Hal) Younkin, all of Irwin.

4 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

BETTIE LORRAINE ANDERSON, 83, of Harlan, died Tue., July 29th, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. A Mass of Christian Burial service for BETTIE ANDERSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Aug. 1st,. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 6-to 9-pm Thursday (7/31), with a Wake service at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

BETTIE ANDERSON is survived by:

Her daughters – Lorrie Anderson & husband Joseph Hardy, of Des Moines; Cindy (Don) Hansen, of Avoca; Kristine (Bud) Miller, and Carmen (Bill) Hosack, all of Harlan; Patricia (Alan) Heisterkamp, of Sioux City; Barbara Anderson & husband Dale Chell, of Des Moines, & Beverly (Peter) Lohr, of Sioux City.

Her sons – Kent (Chris) Anderson, of Mt. Pleasant, & Warren (Jill) Anderson, of Norwalk, & Aaron (Kari) Anderson, of Treynor.

Her sisters – Gladys DeTimmerman-Mahoney, of Oelwein; Kaye Nelson, of Rockford, IL, & Audrey (Richard) Selander, of Birmingham, MI.

27 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and her sister-in-law.