Jim Nolan

JIM NOLAN

Van Horne

Jim Nolan, 81, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at Keystone Nursing Care Center following an extended illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Craig Steimel as celebrant. Interment will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery near Keystone. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone.

A memorial fund has been established.

Jim was born March 23, 1934, in Van Horne, to Bart and Blanche (Maher) Nolan and graduated from Van Horne High School in 1953. Jim was united in marriage to Betty Hennings on July 21, 1953, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne. He was a lifelong member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne.

Jim was a lifetime farmer and resided on the same farm for 60 years. He was a local auctioneer for livestock and farm auctions. He played on the Van Horne 1952 state baseball team. He belonged to the Tara Hills Country Club and enjoyed making two holes-in-one.

Survivors include his wife, Betty of Van Horne; five children, Rose (Gary) Brunssen of Dysart, Randy (Denise) Nolan of Prior Lake, Minn., Rick (Cindy) Nolan of Van Horne, Renee (Jim) Arneal of Jefferson City, Mo., and Rita (Dale) Hanlon of Carol Stream, Ill.; his grandchildren, Jeremy Brunssen, Autumn Craft, Jared Brunssen, Lindsay Hodnefield, Wyatt Nolan, Justin Nolan, Jessica Walters, Jake Nolan, Stede Welsh, Mackenzie Welsh, Jordan Hanlon and Luke Hanlon; step-grandchildren, Sarah, Jordan and Cam Arneal; 11 great-grandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild; and three sisters, Bonnie Hayek of Traer, Mary Kay (Bill) Rippel of Vinton and Patricia Nolan of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant grandson.

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