Obituaries

     Harvey Dean Friesleben, the son of Hartley and Wilma (Haupt) Friesleben, was born August 7, 1942, in Belmond, Iowa.  He was Baptized on September 5, 1943, at St. John Lutheran Church in Belmond.  He was raised on an acreage by Goodell until he was 9 years old and moved with his family to a farm north of Goldfield in 1951.  Harvey was Confirmed on March 30, 1958, at St.

Robert R. Rier, 84, of Clarion passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Clarion United Presbyterian Church, 219 First Street North West in Clarion with Pastor Bill Kem officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

Jane A. (Wesenberg) Moore, 74, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois.

Graveside service for Jane Moore will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Morgan Methodist Church Cemetery, rural Dows.

Jane Ann, daughter of Dwight and Betty (Hackbarth) Wesenberg, was born on April 23, 1948 in Hampton, Iowa. Jane grew up on a farm outside of Dows, Iowa and graduated from Dows High School in 1966.

Lester Corwin Johnson passed away on May 30, 2022 in Greene, Iowa.  He was born on November 17, 1930, in Albert City, Iowa.   Les attended school in Albert City, graduating in 1948.  Following graduation, Les enrolled at the University of Iowa, attending classes at Iowa until entering the U.S. Air Force in January 1951, serving during the Korean War.  Les was honorably discharged in January 1955.  He then re-enrolled again at the University of Iowa and graduated with a BSC degree from the College of Commerce in January 1956.