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ROSIE HANSEN, 81, of Atlantic (Svcs. Pending)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

ROSIE HANSEN, 81, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Nov. 21st, at Select Specialty Hospital, in Omaha. Services for ROSIE HANSEN are pending at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

MARY JEAN DENISON, 97, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life at a later date)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MARY JEAN DENISON, 97, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Nov. 21st, at Salem Lutheran Nursing Home, in Elk Horn. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Life for MARY JEAN DENISON will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is assisting the family.

LEONARD TROSHYNSKI, 87, of Guthrie Center (Private svcs.)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

LEONARD TROSHYNSKI, 87, of Guthrie Center, died Saturday, Nov. 21st, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Due to new COVID restrictions, private funeral services for LEONARD TROSHYNSKI will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

There is no visitation.

Burial is in the Resurrection Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.

LEONARD TROSHYNSKI is survived by:

His sons – Timothy (Deb) Troshynski, of Manson; William (Shannon) Troshynski, of Logan,

His daughters – Lisa (Lance) Hansen, and Lori (David) Faucher, all of Guthrie Center.

His sisters – Rita Rome, and Lois Gutchewsky.

15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, other relatives, in-laws and friends.

RYAN G. REYNOLDS, 37, of Panora (Svcs. 11/24/20)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

RYAN G. REYNOLDS, 37, of Panora, died Nov. 17th, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Due to new COVID restrictions, parking lot services for RYAN REYNOLDS will be held 10-a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24th, at the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren, near Adel. Everyone is asked to stay in their vehicles, the church has its own radio station, FM 100.1, to listen to the services. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation will be private. Memorials may be left to the family.

Burial is in the Panther Creek Cemetery near Adel.

RYAN REYNOLDS is survived by:

His wife – Andrea Reynolds.

His children – Dominic, Annabelle, Elle, and Ryder.

His parents – Randy (Marylin) Reynolds, of Stuart.

His brother – Josh (Angie) Reynolds, of Van Meter.

His sister – Emily (Josh) Grace, of Panora.

Many other relatives, and his in-laws.

PATRICK MICHAEL GALLAGHER, 64, of Elk Horn IA (Celebration of Life at a later date)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

PATRICK MICHAEL GALLAGHER, 64, of Elk Horn, died Saturday, Nov. 21st, in Council Bluffs. A Celebration of Life service for PATRICK GALLAGHER will be held at a later date. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.burmeister-johannsen.com.

PATRICK MICHAEL GALLAGHER is survived by:

His Mother – Dixie Thompson, of Elk Horn.

His Wife – Pamela Gallagher, of Elk Horn.

His son – Chad (Lindsey) Powers, of Glendale, AZ.

His daughters – Jessica (Travis) Holloway, of Irwin, & Autumn (Sean) Chapman, of Manilla.

His sisters – Allyson (Bart) Schmidt, of Chattenooga, TN; Cynthia (Lynn) Rutherford, of Jamestown, OH., & Elizabeth (Billy) Butler, of Copperas Cove, TX.

6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

GALE E. “DUTCH” ESHELMAN, 90, of Ogden (formerly of Griswold) – Visitation 11/28/20

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

GALE E. “DUTCH” ESHELMAN, 90, of Ogden (formerly of Griswold), died Saturday, Nov. 21st, at the Boone County Memorial Hospital, in Boone, IA. An open visitation for GALE “DUTCH” ESHELMAN will be held from 9-a.m. until 1-p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28th, at the Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold. Masks will be required, and social distancing will be encouraged.

Interment will be at the Hillside Cemetery at Elliott, IA at 2:30 PM.

A memorial fund has been established.

GALE “DUTCH” ESHELMAN is survived by:

His daughter – Lynn (Dick) Smith, of Ogden

His son – David (Sally) Eshelman, of Topeka, KS.

His brother – Roger (Marjorie) Eshelman, of Ogden.

3 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren his sister- and brother-in-law, other relatives, and friends.

Work release escape of David Reinier Sr.

News

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, Sunday, said 36-year-old David Lee Reinier Sr., who was convicted of Arson 1st Degree and other crimes in Muscatine County, failed to report back to the Davenport Residential Facility as required Saturday night.

David Lee Reinier, Sr.

Reinier is a white male, height 5’9″, and weighs 319 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on November 10, 2020. Persons with information on Reinier’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Iowa COVID-19 update for Sunday, 11/22/20: 33 more dead; Hospitalizations down again

News

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard today (as of 10-a.m. Sunday), shows 33 additional deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 since Saturday’s 10-a.m. report, for a total of 2,192. The number of deaths attributed to a pre-existing condition statewide are 1,307, while deaths at Long-Term Care facilities amount to 1,003, 10 more than on Saturday. There is one more death to report in each of Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties.

Officials say there have been 3,401 new confirmed, Positive cases of the virus reported since yesterday, for a total since the pandemic began, of 210,061. Cass County now has 15 new, Positive cases of COVID, for a total of 733. Harrison County has topped 1,000 cases, and the number of new cases in Pottawattamie County jumped 107 from yesterday.

There is one additional Long-Term Care facility (LTC) outbreak, for a total of 121. Those care facilities report 4,430 positive cases and 1,907 recovered. Cass County’s three LTC facilities have a total of 200 confirmed positive cases and 104 recovered.

The health department reports a another drop in virus hospitalizations. There are currently 1,340 Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19. There are 255 COVID patients in an ICU, while 186 people were admitted since Saturday. There are also 132 on a ventilator.  In western/southwestern Iowa: there are 64 COVID patients in the hospital, (compared to 84 yesterday); 21 are in an ICU; 5 people were admitted to a hospital, and six people are on a ventilator.

The state’s data shows that 1,162,495 Iowans have been tested for coronavirus. Test results received yesterday amounted to 8,418, with 6,471 coming back Negative and 1,905 Positive.  The total number of Negative results since the beginning of the pandemic is 950,371. Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is 20.9%, and the Individual Positivity rate is 18.1%. Of Iowa’s 99 counties, 92 report 14-day positivity rates above 15%. Only one Iowa county, Lucas County, reports a 14-day positivity rate below 10%.

The IDPH says 116,305 Iowans have recovered from the virus. In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, along with the 24-hour change in case numbers {+#}; the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began,

  • Cass, 733 cases {+15}; 479 recovered; 19 deaths
  • Adair, 405 {+9}; 169; 6
  • Adams, 151 {+1}; 79; 1
  • Audubon, 280 {+1}; 142; 1
  • Guthrie, 686 {+5); 378; 15
  • Harrison County, 1,002 {+6}; 632; 28
  • Madison County, 635 {+11}; 359; 4
  • Mills County, 965 {+20}; 396; 6
  • Montgomery, 416 {+14}; 202; 10
  • Pottawattamie County, 5,674 {+107]; 3,295; 65
  • Shelby County, 710 {+4}; 437; 4
  • Union County,  680 {+24}; 264; 6

Police: 2 dead, 2 wounded at fast-food restaurant

News

November 22nd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 10:20-a.m.) BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of two people and wounding of two others at a Nebraska fast food restaurant.

Silva, Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos Silva, of Omaha, was booked into jail early Sunday on suspicion of first-degree homicide and arson charges in the attack Saturday night at a Sonic Drive-in in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue. Police say they first received a call about a possible bomb in a moving truck parked outside of the restaurant, and officers who arrived found a burning U-Haul and four people who had been shot. Two were declared dead at the scene. Silva was arrested Wednesday for allegedly buying $57 worth of food at the restaurant using someone else’s Sonic app account.

KENNETH SUHR, 78, of Walnut (Private family Mass of Christian Burial 11/25/20)

Obituaries

November 22nd, 2020 by admin

KENNETH SUHR, 78, of Walnut, died Friday, Nov. 20th, at home. A Private, family Mass of Christian Burial for KENNETH SUHR will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Nov. 25th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

A public visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tue., Nov. 24th, from 3-until 8-p.m.

Burial is in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery at Walnut.

KENNETH SUHR is survived by:

His wife – Marie Suhr, of the Heritage House, in Atlantic.
His sons – Scott (Natalie) Suhr, of Adair; Brian (Sharon) Suhr, of Josephine, TX; and Kevin (Sarah) Suhr, of Overland Park, KS.
His brother Terry (Cindy) Suhr, of Walnut.
His sister – Marilyn Singer of Mesa AZ.
13 grandchildren, his brothers-in-law, and other relatives.