Mass of Christian Burial for 81 year old Thelma Nelson of Elk Horn will be Thursday, January 21st at 11:00 AM at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Visitation will be Thursday, January 21st from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the church. Burial will be at the Harlan Cemetery. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her children Tim Smith of Blair, NE; Todd (Shireen) Smith of Omaha, NE; Traci (Mark Haynes) Smith of Harlan, IA; 7 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; stepchildren Janie (Gregory) Valdez of San Antonio, TX; Jerry Nelson of Destin, FL; Teresa (Mark) McLaughlin of Audubon, IA; siblings Albert (Gay) Schwarte of Defiance, IA; Karen (Clarence) Brinker of Ankeny, IA; Richard (Myrna) Schwarte of Templeton, IA; Joseph (Vernita) Schwarte of Defiance, IA; sister-in-law Glenda Hall of Defiance, IA
