Sioux City Journal
March 12, 2006

HOMER, Neb. -- Laurence Leslie "Dood" Harris, 83, of Homer 
died Friday, March 10, 2006, at a Sioux City Hospital.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Homer United Methodist Church. 
Burial will be in Omaha Valley Cemetery, rural Homer, with military rites 
conducted. 
Born May 30, 1922, in Winnebago, Neb., the son of 
Daniel L. and Maude M. (O’Dell) Harris.
He married Rosetta J. York on Nov. 8, 1954, in Sioux City. 
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa McNaughton; his 
parents; three brothers, Harold, Harry and Howard; three sisters, 
Alice, Ora and Doris; and a stepgrandchild, Kenneth Ray Jordan.

MACY, Neb. -- Franklin Porter, 51, of Macy died Friday, March 10, 2006.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Alfred Gilpin Building in Macy. 
Burial will be in the Omaha Tribal Cemetery at Macy.
Franklin was born on Jan. 5, 1955, in Winnebago, Neb., to Dudley 
and Esther (Hallowell) Porter.
Survivors include sisters, Mabel Blackbird of Macy, Edna Phillips of Walthill, Neb., 
Julia Morris and her husband, David and Maggie Walker and her husband, Steve, 
all of Macy; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Franklin was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Fletcher Mitchell Sr.; 
and an infant sister, Gina Porter.

HINTON, Iowa -- Evelyn M. Egdorf, 82, of Hinton passed away 
Friday, March 10, 2006.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars. 
Burial will be in Prairie View Cemetery at Paullina, Iowa.
Evelyn Margaret Egdorf was born on Feb. 15, 1924, at Broken Bow, Neb. 
As an infant, she was adopted by Alfred and Vinus (Fuller) Robson. 
On July 22, 1945, Evelyn and Raymond F. Egdorf were united in marriage 
at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Paullina. 
Raymond passed away on Sept. 1, 1998. 
She was preceded in death by her parents; 
her husband, Raymond; two brothers; and two sisters.

HOMER, Neb. -- Ross Edward Kelly, 81, of Homer passed away Friday, 
March 17, 2006, in Pender, Neb.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Homer. 
Burial will be in Omaha Valley Cemetery, with military rites. 
Ross was born Nov. 14, 1924, in Thurston County, Neb., the son of 
Eugene F. and Amelia J. (Bauerly) Kelly.
He married Betty Ann Jessen on Jan. 20, 1953, in Homer. 
He served in the U.S. Army 1954-1956. 
He was preceded in death by his parents and 
a brother, Raymond.

EMERSON, Neb. -- Bernadine Clara Steele, 85, of Emerson died 
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 in Norfolk, Neb.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Lutheran 
Church in Emerson. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Emerson. 
Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh Funeral 
Home in Emerson.

COLERIDGE, Neb. -- Claire C. Janssen,70, of Coleridge died Tuesday, 
March 21, 2006, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, Neb.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church 
in Coleridge. Burial will be in Lawn Ridge Cemetery, Coleridge, with 
military rites conducted by American Legion Post 114 of Coleridge. 

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