Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Doris A. Chambers
May 17, 2014
Doris Chambers was born on July 22, 1923 to William and Emma (Kierscht) Heim in Logan, Iowa. She graduated from Logan High School with the Class of 1941. After her graduation, she taught in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Harrison County. On November 5, 1945, Doris was united in marriage to Lavern Chambers. They moved to Persia, Iowa where they...
John "Junny" Wageman
May 16, 2014
John Charles “Junny” Wageman, son of Barbara (Schechinger) and Charles Wageman, was born January 31, 1921, one of thirteen children. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. He graduated high school in 1939 from St. Boniface School. On May 1, 1951 Junny married Margaret Jean Schomers at St. Boniface Catholic Church, where he was...
Donlinna K. Ellis
May 14, 2014
Donlinna Kay Ellis was born on August 9, 1947 to Donald and Odetta (Goodwin) Vetter in Stapleton, Nebraska. She graduated from high school with the Class of 1965. One year later, on October 5, 1966, Donlinna was united in marriage to Tom Ellis in Stapleton. There were three children born to them: Michelle, Todd, and Michael. Donlinna enjoyed being a...
George M. Dirgo
May 13, 2014
George Mavis Dirgo was born on January 8, 1930 to Harry and Gladys (Mavis) Dirgo in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a life-long student, always wanting to learn more, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in his seventies. George lied about his age when he entered the United States Navy in March of1946, at the...
Leroy "Sarge" Webber
May 13, 2014
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014 at United Presbyterian Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Private family inurnment will be held at a later date at the Waukee Cemetery, Waukee, Iowa LeRoy “Sarge” Webber was born in rural Harrison County, Iowa, May 30, 1925,...
Darle L. Pedersen
May 13, 2014
Darle Laverne Pedersen was born on March 21, 1916 to Bradley and Hazel (Grabill) McCord in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Bethel Baptist Church. She attended grade school at Center Township No. 1 and graduated with the Class of 1933 from Harlan High School. She continued her education at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated with her...
Marlene (Schaben) Klingenborg
May 13, 2014
Marlene Dayle Klingenborg was born on April 10, 1938 to Orrell and Myrtle (Thompson) Gearhart in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Queen of Apostles Church. She attended school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1956. She continued her education at the Mercy School of Nursing. On September 28, 1959, she was united in marriage...
Brian P. Reiser
May 10, 2014
Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday, May 17, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa Inurnment: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, Iowa Brian Phillip Reiser was born in Denison, Iowa, June 25, 1961, the son of Joseph...
Joan M. Harm
May 9, 2014
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa Legion of Mary Rosary: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, Iowa Joan M....
Norman W. Trede
May 8, 2014
Norman William Trede was born on December 5, 1927 to Arnold and Josephine (Ratcliff) Trede in Carson, Iowa. After his schooling, he started his farming career on a farm south of Avoca, Iowa, and continued farming for nearly thirty years. When Norman got out of the farming industry, he took a job at the Avoca golf course. He spent hundreds...
Terry L. Hulsebus
May 6, 2014
Terry Lee Hulsebus was born on July 6, 1951 to Gerald and Mary (Miller) Hulsebus in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized in Dow City Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buck Grove, Iowa in 1964. He attended school in Denison and graduated with the Class of 1969 from Denison High School. On June 24, 1972, Terry...
Ralph E. Doonan
May 5, 2014
Ralph Eugene Doonan, the youngest of three children, was born on April 2, 1930, to John and Carrie (Hansen) Doonan at their country home in Clay Township in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school at Clay No. 3 through the eighth grade. He was baptized into the Christian faith through the Irwin Church of Christ and later became a...
Michelle Cooper
May 3, 2014
Michelle Etta Cooper was born on December 16, 1963 to Karen (Hulsebus) Owens in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1982. While in high school, she worked at Shelby County State Bank. After graduation, Michelle moved to Council Bluffs and began employment at First National Bank. Michelle...
Rosalie J. Outka
Apr 30, 2014
Rosalie Jean Sorensen Outka was born on February 7, 1942 to Jack and Ruth (Rhodes) Sorensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1960. She became a medical transcriptionist and worked at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs as well as hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska....
Craig A. Gubbels
Apr 30, 2014
Craig Alvin Gubbels was born on May 12, 1950 to Alvin and Mabel (Weihs) Gubbels in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where he remained a life-long member. He attended school in Westphalia and Defiance before graduating from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1968. After high school, Craig joined...
Gerald "Gary" Kohles
Apr 28, 2014
Gerald “Gary” Joseph Kohles was born on March 11, 1942 to Delbert and Celestine (Arkfeld) Kohles in Chicago, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa and graduated from St. Mary’s High School with the Class of 1960. On April 15, 1963, Gary was united in marriage to Beverly Huebner at...
Yorng Lovan
Apr 27, 2014
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaGraveside Ceremonies and Inurnment: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa Yorng Lovan was born in Laos June 10, 1920, the son of Song and Khoun LoTi Lovan. He was raised there and North Vietnam graduating from Lao High School. In 1954, Yorng...
Harley E. Nihsen
Apr 27, 2014
Harley Edwin Nihsen was born on November 10, 1931 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Minden High School and graduated in 1950, and also worked on the family farm. Harley met Shirley (Groene) at the “Music Box” dance hall in Omaha. They were married on March 23 (Shirley’s birthday) 1958 in Winslow, Nebraska. There...
Faye K. Androy
Apr 27, 2014
Faye Kathleen Androy was born on January 5, 1955 to J. Kenneth and Audrey (Rosenow) Carroll in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and remained a member her entire life. She attended the Walnut Schools and graduated with the Class of 1973. She then graduated from the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and...
Lois Sonderman
Apr 24, 2014
Lois Catherine Sonderman was born on September 23, 1943 to Henry and Collette (Brincks) Soppe in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She graduated with the Class of 1961 from Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa. She met Leo Sonderman at a dance at the Star Lite Ballroom in Carroll and on July 8,...
Doris A. Chambers
May 17, 2014
Doris Chambers was born on July 22, 1923 to William and Emma (Kierscht) Heim in Logan, Iowa. She graduated from Logan High School with the Class of 1941. After her graduation, she taught in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Harrison County. On November 5, 1945, Doris was united in marriage to Lavern Chambers. They moved to Persia, Iowa where they...
John "Junny" Wageman
May 16, 2014
John Charles “Junny” Wageman, son of Barbara (Schechinger) and Charles Wageman, was born January 31, 1921, one of thirteen children. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. He graduated high school in 1939 from St. Boniface School. On May 1, 1951 Junny married Margaret Jean Schomers at St. Boniface Catholic Church, where he was...
Donlinna K. Ellis
May 14, 2014
Donlinna Kay Ellis was born on August 9, 1947 to Donald and Odetta (Goodwin) Vetter in Stapleton, Nebraska. She graduated from high school with the Class of 1965. One year later, on October 5, 1966, Donlinna was united in marriage to Tom Ellis in Stapleton. There were three children born to them: Michelle, Todd, and Michael. Donlinna enjoyed being a...
George M. Dirgo
May 13, 2014
George Mavis Dirgo was born on January 8, 1930 to Harry and Gladys (Mavis) Dirgo in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a life-long student, always wanting to learn more, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in his seventies. George lied about his age when he entered the United States Navy in March of1946, at the...
Leroy "Sarge" Webber
May 13, 2014
Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014 at United Presbyterian Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Private family inurnment will be held at a later date at the Waukee Cemetery, Waukee, Iowa LeRoy “Sarge” Webber was born in rural Harrison County, Iowa, May 30, 1925,...
Darle L. Pedersen
May 13, 2014
Darle Laverne Pedersen was born on March 21, 1916 to Bradley and Hazel (Grabill) McCord in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Bethel Baptist Church. She attended grade school at Center Township No. 1 and graduated with the Class of 1933 from Harlan High School. She continued her education at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated with her...
Marlene (Schaben) Klingenborg
May 13, 2014
Marlene Dayle Klingenborg was born on April 10, 1938 to Orrell and Myrtle (Thompson) Gearhart in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Queen of Apostles Church. She attended school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1956. She continued her education at the Mercy School of Nursing. On September 28, 1959, she was united in marriage...
Brian P. Reiser
May 10, 2014
Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday, May 17, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa Inurnment: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, Iowa Brian Phillip Reiser was born in Denison, Iowa, June 25, 1961, the son of Joseph...
Joan M. Harm
May 9, 2014
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa Legion of Mary Rosary: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Visitation: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, Iowa Joan M....
Norman W. Trede
May 8, 2014
Norman William Trede was born on December 5, 1927 to Arnold and Josephine (Ratcliff) Trede in Carson, Iowa. After his schooling, he started his farming career on a farm south of Avoca, Iowa, and continued farming for nearly thirty years. When Norman got out of the farming industry, he took a job at the Avoca golf course. He spent hundreds...
Terry L. Hulsebus
May 6, 2014
Terry Lee Hulsebus was born on July 6, 1951 to Gerald and Mary (Miller) Hulsebus in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized in Dow City Lutheran Church and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buck Grove, Iowa in 1964. He attended school in Denison and graduated with the Class of 1969 from Denison High School. On June 24, 1972, Terry...
Ralph E. Doonan
May 5, 2014
Ralph Eugene Doonan, the youngest of three children, was born on April 2, 1930, to John and Carrie (Hansen) Doonan at their country home in Clay Township in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended country school at Clay No. 3 through the eighth grade. He was baptized into the Christian faith through the Irwin Church of Christ and later became a...
Michelle Cooper
May 3, 2014
Michelle Etta Cooper was born on December 16, 1963 to Karen (Hulsebus) Owens in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1982. While in high school, she worked at Shelby County State Bank. After graduation, Michelle moved to Council Bluffs and began employment at First National Bank. Michelle...
Rosalie J. Outka
Apr 30, 2014
Rosalie Jean Sorensen Outka was born on February 7, 1942 to Jack and Ruth (Rhodes) Sorensen in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1960. She became a medical transcriptionist and worked at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs as well as hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska....
Craig A. Gubbels
Apr 30, 2014
Craig Alvin Gubbels was born on May 12, 1950 to Alvin and Mabel (Weihs) Gubbels in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia where he remained a life-long member. He attended school in Westphalia and Defiance before graduating from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1968. After high school, Craig joined...
Gerald "Gary" Kohles
Apr 28, 2014
Gerald “Gary” Joseph Kohles was born on March 11, 1942 to Delbert and Celestine (Arkfeld) Kohles in Chicago, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa and graduated from St. Mary’s High School with the Class of 1960. On April 15, 1963, Gary was united in marriage to Beverly Huebner at...
Yorng Lovan
Apr 27, 2014
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaGraveside Ceremonies and Inurnment: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa Yorng Lovan was born in Laos June 10, 1920, the son of Song and Khoun LoTi Lovan. He was raised there and North Vietnam graduating from Lao High School. In 1954, Yorng...
Harley E. Nihsen
Apr 27, 2014
Harley Edwin Nihsen was born on November 10, 1931 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Minden High School and graduated in 1950, and also worked on the family farm. Harley met Shirley (Groene) at the “Music Box” dance hall in Omaha. They were married on March 23 (Shirley’s birthday) 1958 in Winslow, Nebraska. There...
Faye K. Androy
Apr 27, 2014
Faye Kathleen Androy was born on January 5, 1955 to J. Kenneth and Audrey (Rosenow) Carroll in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and remained a member her entire life. She attended the Walnut Schools and graduated with the Class of 1973. She then graduated from the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and...
Lois Sonderman
Apr 24, 2014
Lois Catherine Sonderman was born on September 23, 1943 to Henry and Collette (Brincks) Soppe in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She graduated with the Class of 1961 from Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa. She met Leo Sonderman at a dance at the Star Lite Ballroom in Carroll and on July 8,...
