Jolene Markland was born Sept. 23, 1949, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. She was the eighth child of Walter and Letha Sapp of Harvard. She lived her entire life in Harvard and attended Harvard Public School.

Jolene married John Markland and they had two children, Paul and Mariann.

Jolene was always a kind and generous soul. She would literally give you the food out of her cupboard. She lived for the last 1 1/2 years at Westfield Quality Care in Aurora.

Jolene passed away March 13, 2025. She is survived by her son, Paul Markland of Hastings; daughter, Mari Lewellyn of Harvard; brother, Ken Sapp of Beatrice; and four grandchildren.

A graveside service was held at 2 p.m., Friday April 4, 2025, at the Harvard Cemetery, followed by tea and cookies at the Harvard Church of Christ.