Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Helen R. Musich
Mar 9, 2015
Helen Rose Musich was born on August 13, 1921 to Frank and Kuniegundae (Engel) Weihs in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa and attended Country School in Panama. On June 3, 1941, she was united in marriage to Lavern Musich at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia, Iowa where...
Bettye L. Fuhs
Mar 7, 2015
Bettye Lynn Fuhs was born on October 18, 1958, to Michael and Geraldine Brophy in Washington, D. C. After graduating from high school, she served in the United States Air Force with the 351 Transportation Squadron, receiving an honorable discharge in August of 1984 after eight years of service. She lived in Brandon, Florida and Harlan, Iowa and became a...
John Wells
Mar 6, 2015
John Jerome Wells was born on November 4, 1931 to John and Louise (Book) Wells in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance where he remained a life-long member. He attended St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance, graduating with the Class of 1949. He went to work helping with the books at Bogler...
Elaine Sheldon
Mar 5, 2015
Elaine Mary Sheldon was born on April 2, 1927 to Joseph and Gabrielle (Koesters) Weis in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling as well as attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling. On January 31, 1967, Elaine was united in marriage to Lawrence Sheldon in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was serving...
Nita Larson
Mar 1, 2015
Nita was born June 23, 1922 and died March 1, 2015 at the age of 92 years eight months six days. Nita was born in Rural Sheridan County south of Hays Springs Nebraska in a Danish Agricultural Cooperative Community surrounding St. Peter's Evangelical Church (A.E.L.C. - Gruntvigian) on the Niobrara River. The area was known as "Mirage Flats". She was...
Loretta Anderson
Mar 1, 2015
SERVICES: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Kiron, IowaVISITATION: From 10:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Kiron, IowaBURIAL: Private family burial at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Stockholme Township, Kiron, Iowa Loretta Anderson was born in rural Boyer, Iowa, November 16, 1921, the daughter of Carl and...
Marlys J. Martens
Mar 1, 2015
Marlys Joy (Paulsen) Martens was born on August 26, 1932, to Eldon and Myrtle (Nelson) Paulsen in rural Brayton, Iowa. In 1933, the family moved to rural Dysert, Iowa, and she spent her early childhood there. The family moved to a farm located on the Wisconsin Ridge Road northeast of Walnut, Iowa, in 1943. She attended country school and then...
Elvira Miller
Mar 1, 2015
Elvira Anna Miller was born on March 8, 1921 to Nicholas and Anna (Bieker) Finken in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and also attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. On October 6, 1942, she was united in marriage to Sylvin Miller at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. They became...
Geneva Marie Kaven
Feb 28, 2015
Geneva was born October 24, 1917, to Henry and Clara (Fahrenkrog) Foje on a farm north of Minden, Iowa. She was baptized at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa on December 16, 1917 and later confirmed at the Congregational Church in Minden, Iowa. In 1937 she became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended York...
Charlotte Mcdermott
Feb 22, 2015
Charlotte “Lottie” McDermott was born on October 24, 1923 to John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She grew up on the farm and attended grade school at St. Mary’s. In 1948, the family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lottie went to work...
Gary L. Holloway
Feb 21, 2015
Gary Lee Holloway was born on September 15, 1944 to Uriah “Scott” and Lucile (Davenport)Holloway in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Irwin School and graduated with the Class of 1962, after which he pursued his dream of farming. In 1964, he met Cheri Rasmussen and they became husband and wife on December 5th of that year and have been inseparable ever...
Alfred "Al" Hughes
Feb 17, 2015
Alfred John Hughes was born on July 10, 1949 to Glenn and Bernadine Hughes in Akron, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Akron where he remained a member for twenty years. He attended Akron Community grade school and graduated with the Class of 1968 from Alcester High School in Alcester, South Dakota. He completed...
Betty M. Branstetter
Feb 16, 2015
Betty was born to Albert and Bessie (Robinson) McKinstrey on July 28, 1930 in Milford, Iowa. She went to first grade at the age of five years old because she wanted to go to school. Education always remained very important to her. She graduated from Milford High School and continued her education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa....
Mary J. Shelton
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Joan Shelton was born on May 26, 1933 to David John and Mary Elizabeth Williams in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. She was baptized at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church and was raised in the Catholic faith until the family moved to Harlan, Iowa. She attended primary and secondary school at St. Joseph’s. After her graduation, she trained in the...
Marlyn R. Schnepel
Feb 14, 2015
Marlyn Rudolph Schnepel was born on May 25, 1936 in Hancock Iowa to Claudius and Irene (Buell) Schnepel. He attended school in Hancock and Shelby, Iowa, graduating from Hancock High School. He married Carolyn Needham in 1964 and they were blessed with two sons: David and Danny. His life was spent farming both with agriculture and cattle. Marlyn died on...
Dean Arthur Androy
Feb 13, 2015
Dean Arthur Androy Dean Arthur Androy, son of Herman T. and Audrey Rose (Nordaker) Androy, was born January 15, 1949 in Pisgah, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Soldier Lutheran Church in Soldier, Iowa where he also attended grade school. He then attended East Monona Junior High School before graduating from Dunlap High School with the class of 1967....
Helen R. Musich
Mar 9, 2015
Helen Rose Musich was born on August 13, 1921 to Frank and Kuniegundae (Engel) Weihs in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa and attended Country School in Panama. On June 3, 1941, she was united in marriage to Lavern Musich at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia, Iowa where...
Bettye L. Fuhs
Mar 7, 2015
Bettye Lynn Fuhs was born on October 18, 1958, to Michael and Geraldine Brophy in Washington, D. C. After graduating from high school, she served in the United States Air Force with the 351 Transportation Squadron, receiving an honorable discharge in August of 1984 after eight years of service. She lived in Brandon, Florida and Harlan, Iowa and became a...
John Wells
Mar 6, 2015
John Jerome Wells was born on November 4, 1931 to John and Louise (Book) Wells in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance where he remained a life-long member. He attended St. Paul’s Catholic School in Defiance, graduating with the Class of 1949. He went to work helping with the books at Bogler...
Elaine Sheldon
Mar 5, 2015
Elaine Mary Sheldon was born on April 2, 1927 to Joseph and Gabrielle (Koesters) Weis in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling as well as attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling. On January 31, 1967, Elaine was united in marriage to Lawrence Sheldon in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was serving...
Nita Larson
Mar 1, 2015
Nita was born June 23, 1922 and died March 1, 2015 at the age of 92 years eight months six days. Nita was born in Rural Sheridan County south of Hays Springs Nebraska in a Danish Agricultural Cooperative Community surrounding St. Peter's Evangelical Church (A.E.L.C. - Gruntvigian) on the Niobrara River. The area was known as "Mirage Flats". She was...
Loretta Anderson
Mar 1, 2015
SERVICES: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Kiron, IowaVISITATION: From 10:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Kiron, IowaBURIAL: Private family burial at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Stockholme Township, Kiron, Iowa Loretta Anderson was born in rural Boyer, Iowa, November 16, 1921, the daughter of Carl and...
Marlys J. Martens
Mar 1, 2015
Marlys Joy (Paulsen) Martens was born on August 26, 1932, to Eldon and Myrtle (Nelson) Paulsen in rural Brayton, Iowa. In 1933, the family moved to rural Dysert, Iowa, and she spent her early childhood there. The family moved to a farm located on the Wisconsin Ridge Road northeast of Walnut, Iowa, in 1943. She attended country school and then...
Elvira Miller
Mar 1, 2015
Elvira Anna Miller was born on March 8, 1921 to Nicholas and Anna (Bieker) Finken in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and also attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. On October 6, 1942, she was united in marriage to Sylvin Miller at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. They became...
Geneva Marie Kaven
Feb 28, 2015
Geneva was born October 24, 1917, to Henry and Clara (Fahrenkrog) Foje on a farm north of Minden, Iowa. She was baptized at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa on December 16, 1917 and later confirmed at the Congregational Church in Minden, Iowa. In 1937 she became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended York...
Charlotte Mcdermott
Feb 22, 2015
Charlotte “Lottie” McDermott was born on October 24, 1923 to John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman near Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She grew up on the farm and attended grade school at St. Mary’s. In 1948, the family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lottie went to work...
Gary L. Holloway
Feb 21, 2015
Gary Lee Holloway was born on September 15, 1944 to Uriah “Scott” and Lucile (Davenport)Holloway in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Irwin School and graduated with the Class of 1962, after which he pursued his dream of farming. In 1964, he met Cheri Rasmussen and they became husband and wife on December 5th of that year and have been inseparable ever...
Alfred "Al" Hughes
Feb 17, 2015
Alfred John Hughes was born on July 10, 1949 to Glenn and Bernadine Hughes in Akron, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Akron where he remained a member for twenty years. He attended Akron Community grade school and graduated with the Class of 1968 from Alcester High School in Alcester, South Dakota. He completed...
Betty M. Branstetter
Feb 16, 2015
Betty was born to Albert and Bessie (Robinson) McKinstrey on July 28, 1930 in Milford, Iowa. She went to first grade at the age of five years old because she wanted to go to school. Education always remained very important to her. She graduated from Milford High School and continued her education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa....
Mary J. Shelton
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Joan Shelton was born on May 26, 1933 to David John and Mary Elizabeth Williams in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. She was baptized at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church and was raised in the Catholic faith until the family moved to Harlan, Iowa. She attended primary and secondary school at St. Joseph’s. After her graduation, she trained in the...
Marlyn R. Schnepel
Feb 14, 2015
Marlyn Rudolph Schnepel was born on May 25, 1936 in Hancock Iowa to Claudius and Irene (Buell) Schnepel. He attended school in Hancock and Shelby, Iowa, graduating from Hancock High School. He married Carolyn Needham in 1964 and they were blessed with two sons: David and Danny. His life was spent farming both with agriculture and cattle. Marlyn died on...
Dean Arthur Androy
Feb 13, 2015
Dean Arthur Androy Dean Arthur Androy, son of Herman T. and Audrey Rose (Nordaker) Androy, was born January 15, 1949 in Pisgah, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Soldier Lutheran Church in Soldier, Iowa where he also attended grade school. He then attended East Monona Junior High School before graduating from Dunlap High School with the class of 1967....
