KEITH CABBAGE, 70, of Bridgewater, died Sun., July 3rd, at his home in Bridgewater. Funeral services for KEITH CABBAGE will be held 11-a.m. Wed., July 6th, at Trinity Christian Church in Bridgewater, with a luncheon to follow. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is open from 3-8pm Tue., July 5th, with family visitation from 6-8pm.  Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial, with full military rites, will be 1-p.m. Thu., July 7th, at the West Lawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Omaha

Memorials may be directed to the Keith Cabbage Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

KEITH CABBAGE is survived by:

His daughters: Kathy Cabbage & friend Darin Drage, of Chapman, NE, & Kelli Canton, of Bellevue, NE.

His adopted daughter: Kim Dingman, of Des Moines.

His son: Keith M. Cabbage, Jr.

His brothers: Thaine (Eleanor) Cabbage, of Clarinda, & Don (Marilyn) Cabbage, of Bradenton, FL.

His Sister: Janet McClarnon, of Charlotte, NC.

3 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren.

Other relatives, and friends.

MARY BETH RAUTERKUS, 81, of Harlan, died Sat., July 2nd, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial service for MARY RAUTERKUS will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., July 6th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation is from 5-9pm Tue., July 5th, at the church, where a Vigil service begins at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Manilla.

MARY BETH RAUTERKUS is survived by:

Her husband: Jerome Rauterkus, of Harlan.

Her sons: Richard Rauterkus; Samuel (Julie) Rauterkus, of Manilla; & Robert Rauterkus, all of Manilla.

Her daughters: Debra (Chris) Martin, of Seadrift, TX; Jeanette (Steve) Drey, of Storm Lake;  Cheryle (Ramon) Martinez, of Kyle, TX. ; & Renee (Dan) Brown, of Petoskey, MI.

10 grandchildren

4 great-grandchildren

FRANCIS HENRY HEESE, 76, of Earling, died Sat., July 2nd, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial service for FRANCIS HEESE will be held 2-p.m. Tue., July 5th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-9pm Sun., July 3rd, with the family present from 6-8pm. A Knights of Columbus Rosary will begin at 8pm, Sun.  Visitation will also be held from 3-8pm Mon., July 4th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, with a Rosary at 7-p.m. There will also be an open casket viewing at the church from Noon until 2-p.m. on Tue., July 5th.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

FRANCIS HEESE is survived by:

His wife: Mary Alice (Kramer) Heese, of Earling.

His sons: Frank (Shari) Heese, of Harlan; Joe (Denise) Heese, of Earling; & Scott (Jennifer) Heese, of Bennington, NE.

His daughters: Pam (Brian) Gubbels, of Harlan; Vicki (Loren) Jorgenson, of Omaha, NE; & Shelli (Larry) Schaben, of Earling.

His Sisters: Marie Blum, of Earling, & Leona Sondag, of Portsmouth.

His two brothers-in-law,

19 grandchildren.

ROSS MARDESON, 73, of Elk Horn, died Friday, July 1st at his home in Elk Horn.  Funeral services for Ross Mardeson will be held at 10:30-a.m. Thu., July 7th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.  Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4-p.m. Wed., July 6th.

Burial is in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Cemetery.

ROSS MARDESON is survived by:

His son: Chad Mardeson, of Omaha, NE.

His step-sisters: OPal Nelson, of Pasadena, TX, & Donna Bjorn, of Atlantic.

2 grandchildren.

LAWRENCE VORRATH, 98, of Greenfield, died May 30th, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. Memorial Services for LAWRENCE VORRATH will be held 1-p.m.  Sat., July 9th, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials may be may to the Lawrence Vorrath Memorial Fund, to be established by the family.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com

Lawrence Vorrath is survived by:

His wife – Lucille Vorrath, of Greenfield.

His son – Gary (Columbine) Vorrath, of Greenfield.

His Daughter – Marleta (Maurice) Thompson, of Highland Village, TX.

His sister – Ethel Heuckendorf, of Council Bluffs.

7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.