CARMEN ANN RATIGAN, 89, of Council Bluffs, died Sat., Oct. 8th, at the Bethany Nursing Home in Council Bluffs. A Mass of Christian Burial service for CARMEN RATIGAN will be held 10-a.m. Tue., Oct. 11th, at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-9pm Mon., Oct. 10th, with a Wake service at 7-p.m., and family visitation from 4-8pm.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama.

CARMEN RATIGAN is survived by:

Her sons – Michael (Theresa) Ratigan, of Council Bluffs, & Ron (Alice) Ratigan, of Panama.

Her daughter – Linda (Ken) Baxter, of Council Bluffs.

Her sister – Delores Wilkinson, of Harlan.

8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

KATHLEEN KAY COOLEY (SCHWADERER), 64, of Des Moines (& formerly of Guthrie Center), died Fri. Oct. 7th. Funeral services for KATHLEEN KAY COOLEY will be held 1-p.m. Wed., Oct. 12th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-8pm Tue., Oct. 11th, with the family present.

Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.

ROBERT F. SPENCER, 86, of Audubon died Tue., October 4th at the Friendship Home in Audubon.  Funeral services for ROBERT F. SPENCER will be held 2:00pm Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

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Friends may call at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon with the family present at 7:00pm Monday, October 10th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

ROBERT F. SPENCER is survived by:

Son: Steven (Sharon) Spencer,  of Marysville, CA.

Sister: Betty Jean (Henry) Marquardt of Missouri Valley.

Sister in law: Mary Ann Peterson of Audubon

2 Granddaughters

3 Great Grandchildren

Nieces, Nephews, other relatives and friends.