CLETIS IRELAND, 93, of Griswold, died Sun., March 27th, at the Griswold Care Center. A Visitation for CLETIS IRELAND will be held April 11th at 9-a.m., at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

A Graveside Memorial service will be held in the Griswold Cemetery beginning at 10-a.m., Monday.

CLETIS IRELAND is survived by a few relatives and her close friends.

HELEN SUE [Henry] WILLIAMS, 86, of Hancock, died Mon., March 28th, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for HELEN WILLIAMS will be held 2-p.m. Friday, April 1st, at the Oakland United Methodist Church, in Oakland. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home, in Oakland has the arrangements.

Visitation with her family is from 5-until 7-pm Thursday, March 31st, at the Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home.

Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock, A luncheon with the family will be held at the Oakland Community Building, following interment.

A memorial fund has been established.

HELEN WILLIAMS is survived by:

Her daughters – Connie (Dan) Lantz, of Bulverde, TX; Denise (Dwight “Pete”), of Oakland, and Emily (Scott) Miller, of Oskaloosa.

Her brother – Fred (Joyce) Henry.

9 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, her brother- and sister-in law, as well as her loyal friend and companion, Roger.

GABRIEL RICHARD BROWN, 32, of Hartford (IA), died Fri., March 25^th, in Des Moines. Funeral services for GABRIEL BROWN will be held 11-a.m. Thu., March 31^st, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-until 7-pm Wed., March 30^th.

GABRIEL BROWN is survived by:

His Mother – Jo (Knudsen) Brown, of Harlan.

His Father – Richard Brown, of Harlan

His sons – Brayden and Talon Brown, both of Harlan, and Clayton Johnson, of Carroll.

His sister – Ashley Brown, of Harlan.

His fiance’ – Amanda Dawson, of Hartford & her children: Cody Taylor, Brooklyn and Dominic Dawson, all of Hartford)

And his grandmother – Wilde Knudsen, of Liberal, KS.

JAMES D. LARSEN, 77, of Anita, died Sun., March 27^th, at Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for JAMES D. LARSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., March 30^th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Anita.

Visitation with the family is this (Tuesday) evening, from 5-until 7-p.m., at the funeral home.

Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

JAMES D. LARSEN is survived by:

His son – Kevin (Lizz) Larsen, of Mansfield, TX.

His daughter – Cindy (Doug) Kreklau, of Grimes.

His brothers – Bob (Judy) Larsen, of Sutherland, IA; Tom (Marilyn) Larsen, and Dan (Chris) Larsen, all of Anita.

7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

JEFF PETERSEN, 60, of Walnut, died Sun., March 27^th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for JEFF PETERSEN will be held 1-p.m. Thu., March 31^st, at the Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed., March 30^th, from 8-a.m until the time of family visitation from 5-until 7-p.m. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery, in Walnut.

JEFF PETERSEN is survived by:

His Mother – Willa Petersen, of Walnut.

His sons – James (Dana) Petersen of AL; & Joe (Kim) Petersen, of Omaha.

His daughters – Trisha (Jason) Cook, of Atlantic; Lacey (Chris) Stephens, of Stanton; Gabby (Jeremiah) Johnson, of Cumberland, and Felesha Petersen (& fiance’ Jeremy Petersen), of Marne.

His brothers – Brett (Fran) Petersen of Walnut, and Mark (Susie) Petersen, of Avoca.

And 9 grandchildren.

JOAN KRIENS, 88, of Casey, died Sun., March 27^th, at Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for JOAN KRIENS will be held at Noon on Thu., March 31^st, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Adair. Hockenberry Family Care in Adair has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is from 10-a.m. until Noon, Thursday, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Adair.

Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey.

JOAN KRIENS is survived by:

Her daughters – Karen Kriens, of Lee’s Summit, MO., & Karol Kriens, of Juneau, AK

Her sister – Betty Krogh (Crow), of Atlantic.

And 2 grandchildren.