Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Thomas Mathias Wageman
Apr 22, 2024
Thomas Mathias Wageman, son of John C. and Margaret (Schomers) Wageman, was born on January 26, 1952, in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended school in Westphalia/Defiance. He graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1970, where he led the baseball team to its first ever state tournament appearance in...
Michael Nowatzke
Apr 22, 2024
Michael Joseph Nowatzke was born to Raymond and Madonna (Paollazzi) Nowatzke on April 9, 1954 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa, where he remained a life long member. He attended grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic school and graduated from Harlan Community High School. Mike was married for a short...
Doug Manley
Apr 21, 2024
Douglas Lynn Manley, son of Fred and Judith (Hemminghaus) Manley, was born on August 17, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized at the Hope Presbyterian Church in Omaha. He attended Millard South Schools and graduated in 1988. After graduation he attended Milford Trade School for Diesel Mechanics and obtained his Associates Degree. On March 23, 2018, Doug was united...
Gloria Schmitz
Apr 21, 2024
Gloria Ann Schmitz was born on January 10, 1940 in Westphalia, Iowa to Wilfred and Margaret (Schwery) Coenen. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa, where she remained a life long member. She attended grade school and high school at St. Boniface Catholic School. After graduation she went on to attend Iowa Beauty School...
Marie Blum
Apr 16, 2024
Marie Amelia Blum, daughter of Frank J. and Estella (Weiland) Heese, was born on May 23, 1926, on her family’s farm southwest of Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where she remained a lifelong member. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1944. On October 17, 1945, Marie...
Kenneth George Schneider
Apr 10, 2024
Kenneth George Schneider, the son of Walter George and Doris Susan (Finken) Schneider, was born on June 7, 1944, in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St.Boniface School in Westphalia, Iowa where he graduated from in 1962. Ken was united inmarriage to Kim McGuire on February 12, 1983. After graduation from high school, he worked for local farmers...
Martha Cecilia Gallegos
Apr 9, 2024
Martha Cecilia Gallegos daughter of Arcelia Tovar was born November 22, 1968 in Mexico. Martha was a devoted mother, sister, and friend, whose kind and nurturing spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. She dedicated her life to putting her daughters, Tania and Nadya first in everything she did. Martha’s love and selflessness knew no bounds, and she...
Lavern Renze
Apr 8, 2024
LaVern (Vern) Renze was born on a farm near Dedham, IA. That year his parents bought a farm and moved there in the spring. The timing to buy land was wrong. They struggled for about 9 years and simply could not make the payments and lost everything in a foreclosure about 1931. In 1933, they moved to the farm his...
Donna Burdick
Apr 6, 2024
Donna Jean Walker, daughter of Lyle Walker and Myrtle M. Peterson was born May 11, 1944 in Harlan, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Harlan High School in 1962. Donna worked in several Harlan stores, her favorite being the bakery. On November 27, 1971, Donna and Jim Burdick were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church in...
Vera Talcott
Apr 6, 2024
Vera Ione Talcott February 15, 1926 - April 6, 2024 Vera Ione Talcott was born in Union Township near Dow City, Iowa on February 15, 1926, to Orville (Guy) and Gertrude (Bramley) Argotsinger. The family later moved to Deloit to farm, and Vera graduated from Deloit High School in 1945. Vera and Roland Talcott were married March 4, 1948. Vera...
Barbara Mcintosh
Apr 6, 2024
Barbara was born in Villisca, Iowa on December 23, 1930 to Ray and Lenore (Winter) Enarson. Barbara attended Villisca public schools from Kindergarten through her senior year, graduating in the class of 1949. She worked for one year as a receptionist in a chiropractor's office in Villisca before entering Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri. Barbara graduated from Tarkio in 1954...
Gary John Kenkel
Apr 6, 2024
Gary John Kenkel was born on the farm near Earling, Iowa to Vincent and Irene (Erlbacher) Kenkel on August 13, 1947. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1966. After his graduation he was drafted into serving his country in the National Guard stationed in Germany for...
Margo Matthies
Mar 28, 2024
Margo Jean Sievers Matthies was born on August 9, 1950, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The youngest daughter of William F. (Bill) and June (Dock) Sievers, Margo was welcomed home by older sisters Monica and Susie. The family lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado before moving to the farm South of Walnut when Margo was three years old. Margo attended school in...
Gerald Jensen
Mar 27, 2024
Gerald Jensen (91), of Elk Horn, passed away March 27, 2024 after a short illness. He was the son of Soren T. and Mabel D. (Madsen) Jensen. Gerald was born January 30, 1933 in Harlan. He grew up on his parent's farm near Kirkman and graduated from Kirkman High School. He continued to farm with them until their deaths and...
Mike Stanley
Mar 24, 2024
Michael Ralph Stanley, age 75 of Harlan, Iowa rode off into the sunset on his own terms Sunday evening, March 24th, 2024. Mike leaves behind a sweeping legacy of well-struck golf shots, slightly off-color jokes, and unrivaled support for high school athletics and academics in the state of Iowa. Mike is survived by his endlessly patient and understanding wife of...
Roosevelt "Rosie" Oliver
Mar 24, 2024
Roosevelt Oliver, son of Andrew W. Oliver, Sr. and Della Mae Marston was born on June 1st, 1956 in Durant, Mississippi. He was the brother of four siblings; Bobbi Jean, Patricia, Andrew Jr., and Alfred. At a young age, Roosevelt was baptized at John Wesley United Methodist Church in Durant, MS. Later, the family decided to relocate and put down...
Bernard Callahan
Mar 23, 2024
Survivors include: -Grandsons (Jeremiah’s children) Jared, Blake, Chandler (Kortney), and Braden. -Daughter Emily Grandchildren Kyle, Samantha, and Bailey. -Son Benjamin (Nicole) Grandchildren Samson, Stella, Katelynn and Ben. -Daughter Alison Grandchildren Ava and Jaxton -Siblings include Sybil (Jim), Mike, Lisa, Cliff (Maria), and Eve (Bud) Sister-in-laws Winnie, and Cindy -Nieces/Nephews as well as Great Nieces/Nephews too numerous to name. Ben impacted...
Julia "Judy" Knott
Mar 20, 2024
Julia S. (Judy) Knott was born November 20, 1924 to John and Mary B. (Keane) Arkfeld on a farm west of Panama, IA. She was baptized, confirmed and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Panama with the class of 1942. She attended the College of Mount Saint Scholastica at Atchison, KS and the University of Nebraska in Omaha,...
Luise Brockhoff
Mar 19, 2024
Luise Brockhoff, 91 Luise passed away peacefully at her home in Harlan, Iowa on March 19, 2024. Born Luise Gier in Baasem, Germany on February 23, 1933, to Aloysius and Maria (Keop) Anna Gier. She met her husband, Robert Brockhoff Sr, while he was in the US Air Force stationed in Germany. They were married on February 12, 1959, and...
Joanne Irene Christensen
Mar 17, 2024
Joanne Irene Christensen, daughter of Maynard and Ruby Irene (Cerka) Jackson, was born January 3, 1932, in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She grew up and graduated from Rhodes, Iowa. After high school, Joanne graduated from Iowa Teacher's College now known as the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa earning her teacher's certificate. She began work at Harlan High School...
Thomas Mathias Wageman
Apr 22, 2024
Thomas Mathias Wageman, son of John C. and Margaret (Schomers) Wageman, was born on January 26, 1952, in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended school in Westphalia/Defiance. He graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1970, where he led the baseball team to its first ever state tournament appearance in...
Michael Nowatzke
Apr 22, 2024
Michael Joseph Nowatzke was born to Raymond and Madonna (Paollazzi) Nowatzke on April 9, 1954 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa, where he remained a life long member. He attended grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic school and graduated from Harlan Community High School. Mike was married for a short...
Doug Manley
Apr 21, 2024
Douglas Lynn Manley, son of Fred and Judith (Hemminghaus) Manley, was born on August 17, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized at the Hope Presbyterian Church in Omaha. He attended Millard South Schools and graduated in 1988. After graduation he attended Milford Trade School for Diesel Mechanics and obtained his Associates Degree. On March 23, 2018, Doug was united...
Gloria Schmitz
Apr 21, 2024
Gloria Ann Schmitz was born on January 10, 1940 in Westphalia, Iowa to Wilfred and Margaret (Schwery) Coenen. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa, where she remained a life long member. She attended grade school and high school at St. Boniface Catholic School. After graduation she went on to attend Iowa Beauty School...
Marie Blum
Apr 16, 2024
Marie Amelia Blum, daughter of Frank J. and Estella (Weiland) Heese, was born on May 23, 1926, on her family’s farm southwest of Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where she remained a lifelong member. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1944. On October 17, 1945, Marie...
Kenneth George Schneider
Apr 10, 2024
Kenneth George Schneider, the son of Walter George and Doris Susan (Finken) Schneider, was born on June 7, 1944, in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St.Boniface School in Westphalia, Iowa where he graduated from in 1962. Ken was united inmarriage to Kim McGuire on February 12, 1983. After graduation from high school, he worked for local farmers...
Martha Cecilia Gallegos
Apr 9, 2024
Martha Cecilia Gallegos daughter of Arcelia Tovar was born November 22, 1968 in Mexico. Martha was a devoted mother, sister, and friend, whose kind and nurturing spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. She dedicated her life to putting her daughters, Tania and Nadya first in everything she did. Martha’s love and selflessness knew no bounds, and she...
Lavern Renze
Apr 8, 2024
LaVern (Vern) Renze was born on a farm near Dedham, IA. That year his parents bought a farm and moved there in the spring. The timing to buy land was wrong. They struggled for about 9 years and simply could not make the payments and lost everything in a foreclosure about 1931. In 1933, they moved to the farm his...
Donna Burdick
Apr 6, 2024
Donna Jean Walker, daughter of Lyle Walker and Myrtle M. Peterson was born May 11, 1944 in Harlan, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Harlan High School in 1962. Donna worked in several Harlan stores, her favorite being the bakery. On November 27, 1971, Donna and Jim Burdick were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church in...
Vera Talcott
Apr 6, 2024
Vera Ione Talcott February 15, 1926 - April 6, 2024 Vera Ione Talcott was born in Union Township near Dow City, Iowa on February 15, 1926, to Orville (Guy) and Gertrude (Bramley) Argotsinger. The family later moved to Deloit to farm, and Vera graduated from Deloit High School in 1945. Vera and Roland Talcott were married March 4, 1948. Vera...
Barbara Mcintosh
Apr 6, 2024
Barbara was born in Villisca, Iowa on December 23, 1930 to Ray and Lenore (Winter) Enarson. Barbara attended Villisca public schools from Kindergarten through her senior year, graduating in the class of 1949. She worked for one year as a receptionist in a chiropractor's office in Villisca before entering Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri. Barbara graduated from Tarkio in 1954...
Gary John Kenkel
Apr 6, 2024
Gary John Kenkel was born on the farm near Earling, Iowa to Vincent and Irene (Erlbacher) Kenkel on August 13, 1947. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1966. After his graduation he was drafted into serving his country in the National Guard stationed in Germany for...
Margo Matthies
Mar 28, 2024
Margo Jean Sievers Matthies was born on August 9, 1950, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The youngest daughter of William F. (Bill) and June (Dock) Sievers, Margo was welcomed home by older sisters Monica and Susie. The family lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado before moving to the farm South of Walnut when Margo was three years old. Margo attended school in...
Gerald Jensen
Mar 27, 2024
Gerald Jensen (91), of Elk Horn, passed away March 27, 2024 after a short illness. He was the son of Soren T. and Mabel D. (Madsen) Jensen. Gerald was born January 30, 1933 in Harlan. He grew up on his parent's farm near Kirkman and graduated from Kirkman High School. He continued to farm with them until their deaths and...
Mike Stanley
Mar 24, 2024
Michael Ralph Stanley, age 75 of Harlan, Iowa rode off into the sunset on his own terms Sunday evening, March 24th, 2024. Mike leaves behind a sweeping legacy of well-struck golf shots, slightly off-color jokes, and unrivaled support for high school athletics and academics in the state of Iowa. Mike is survived by his endlessly patient and understanding wife of...
Roosevelt "Rosie" Oliver
Mar 24, 2024
Roosevelt Oliver, son of Andrew W. Oliver, Sr. and Della Mae Marston was born on June 1st, 1956 in Durant, Mississippi. He was the brother of four siblings; Bobbi Jean, Patricia, Andrew Jr., and Alfred. At a young age, Roosevelt was baptized at John Wesley United Methodist Church in Durant, MS. Later, the family decided to relocate and put down...
Bernard Callahan
Mar 23, 2024
Survivors include: -Grandsons (Jeremiah’s children) Jared, Blake, Chandler (Kortney), and Braden. -Daughter Emily Grandchildren Kyle, Samantha, and Bailey. -Son Benjamin (Nicole) Grandchildren Samson, Stella, Katelynn and Ben. -Daughter Alison Grandchildren Ava and Jaxton -Siblings include Sybil (Jim), Mike, Lisa, Cliff (Maria), and Eve (Bud) Sister-in-laws Winnie, and Cindy -Nieces/Nephews as well as Great Nieces/Nephews too numerous to name. Ben impacted...
Julia "Judy" Knott
Mar 20, 2024
Julia S. (Judy) Knott was born November 20, 1924 to John and Mary B. (Keane) Arkfeld on a farm west of Panama, IA. She was baptized, confirmed and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Panama with the class of 1942. She attended the College of Mount Saint Scholastica at Atchison, KS and the University of Nebraska in Omaha,...
Luise Brockhoff
Mar 19, 2024
Luise Brockhoff, 91 Luise passed away peacefully at her home in Harlan, Iowa on March 19, 2024. Born Luise Gier in Baasem, Germany on February 23, 1933, to Aloysius and Maria (Keop) Anna Gier. She met her husband, Robert Brockhoff Sr, while he was in the US Air Force stationed in Germany. They were married on February 12, 1959, and...
Joanne Irene Christensen
Mar 17, 2024
Joanne Irene Christensen, daughter of Maynard and Ruby Irene (Cerka) Jackson, was born January 3, 1932, in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She grew up and graduated from Rhodes, Iowa. After high school, Joanne graduated from Iowa Teacher's College now known as the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa earning her teacher's certificate. She began work at Harlan High School...
