Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Dwight L. Pfannebecker
Aug 31, 2014
Dwight L. Pfannebecker, 61, of Centerville, Iowa, died Sunday, August 31, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Lange Funeral Home, 1900 South 18th Street, Centerville, Iowa, with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Centerville. Friends may call all day Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at Lange Funeral Home with the family...
Auriol Labelle Jensen
Aug 27, 2014
Auriol LaBelle Jensen, daughter of Louis Clyde and Alma Wilhelmina (Kohlscheen) Klindt, was born on May 19, 1917, in Avoca, Iowa. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Gretna, Nebraska. Auriol attended Avoca Public School, graduating in 1934, then attended Van Sant Business School in Omaha, Nebraska for secretarial training for three months. On January 14, 1936, Auriol...
Richard Holihan
Aug 26, 2014
SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaVISITATION: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Richard LeRoy Holihan was born January 18, 1926, in rural Deloit, Iowa, the son of Richard Maurice Holihan and Rebecca Altha Winey Holihan. He was...
Nadine A. Kenkel
Aug 25, 2014
Nadine Ann Kenkel was born on February 25, 1958 to Leland and Mary (Weihs) Schmitz and grew up in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface's Catholic Church, in Westphalia and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1976, where she spent several years playing for the Cyclonette basketball team. Nadine was capped as a Registered Nurse...
Golda Ruth Christie
Aug 24, 2014
NO VISITATIONGRAVESIDE MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. Survivors include her husband, Fred Christie of Denison; three children: James Christie of Denison, Iowa; Jean Lindsay and husband, Robert of Glidden, Iowa; and Jodi Johnston and husband Dean of Denison, Iowa; 9 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Norma A. Bladt
Aug 22, 2014
Norma Arlene Bladt, daughter of B. Carl Christian and Magda Sophie (Moelck) Petersen, was born on September 9, 1925 near Avoca, Iowa. She attended grade school at a country school outside of Avoca and later graduated from Avoca High School. On February 5, 1947, Norma was united in marriage to Willis Linn Bladt at the Minden Lutheran Church in Minden,...
Helen L. Jensen
Aug 18, 2014
Helen Laurell Jensen was born on August 24, 1918 to Harry and Nina (Nelson) Norgaard in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Laurel Elementary School and graduated from Harlan High School. On July 3, 1944, Helen was united in marriage to Raymond Jensen in Miami, Florida, where he was stationed with the United States Air Force during World War II. After the...
Thomas E. Tremmel
Aug 17, 2014
Thomas Elmer Tremmel was born on December 5, 1950 to Edwin and Dorothy (Kuiper) Tremmel in Sheldon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheldon. He attended grade school at St. Patrick’s Catholic School, graduated from Sheldon High School and continued on to Mankato State University and the University of Iowa School of Pharmacy where...
Lavonne L. Springman
Aug 17, 2014
Lavonne Lucille Springman was born on October 9, 1939 to Fred and Edna (Dobernecker) Meier in Persia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Persia and in 1958, became a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She attended Persia Schools, graduating from Persia High School with the Class of...
Wes Freml
Aug 9, 2014
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL:10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at St. Rose Of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa.INTERMENT:St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.VISITATION:From 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2014, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa.PARISH VIGIL SERVICE:8:00 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2014, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa. Wesley...
Ernest "Ernie" Schnack
Aug 6, 2014
Ernest “Ernie” Schnack, Jr. was born on July 24, 1927 to Ernest and Bertha (Kay) Schnack in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church and later joined St. Michael’s Catholic Church. After graduating valedictorian of the Class of 1944 from Tennant High School, Ernie went to business school in Omaha, Nebraska. He then returned to Shelby County to...
Jackson Tanner Rabe
Aug 5, 2014
My name is Jackson Tanner Rabe and I was born on May 15, 2014 here in Harlan. After being born in the hospital, I got to go home with my Mom and Dad. Their names are Samantha and Trenton Rabe. I had a big surprise when we got home - I already had a big sister named Bailey! My mom...
Edwin Michels
Aug 4, 2014
Edwin Albert Michels was born on January 30, 1927 to Fred and Agnes (Schmidt) Michels in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, Iowa. On June 13, 1945, he enlisted in the...
L. Dean Bartelson
Aug 2, 2014
Lowell “Dean” Bartelson was born on August 21, 1950 to Calvin and Lois (Wiuff) Bartelson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1961, his sister Nancy (Bartelson) Fredericksen joined the family. He attended Kirkman elementary school and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School with the class of 1968. He continued his education at Iowa State University and Clarinda College studying agriculture. In 1978,...
Matthew Widrowicz
Aug 1, 2014
Matthew Samual Widrowicz, son of Aaron Widrowicz and Dixie (Eckles) Widrowicz Rash, was born on April 25, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. When Matthew was at the age of two, his family moved to Iowa and made their home in Hancock and then Avoca. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock Methodist Church and attended AHST Schools in Shelby and...
Michael James Goetz
Jul 31, 2014
Mike Goetz was born on December 13, 1931 to Joseph and Antonia (Schechinger) Goetz in Harlan, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia and graduated with the Class of 1950. He was drafted into the United States Army in November of 1952 and received an honorable discharge in November of 1954. On June 1, 1953, Mike was united...
Sylvia Louise Lutz
Jul 31, 2014
Private Family Graveside Inurnment Services will be held at a later date. There is no visitation. Sylvia Louise Lutz was born in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, April 25, 1936, the daughter of Raymond and Rose Urban Shamp. She was raised in Manning, Iowa, where she was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. She received her education in the Manning Public...
Dwight L. Pfannebecker
Aug 31, 2014
Dwight L. Pfannebecker, 61, of Centerville, Iowa, died Sunday, August 31, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Lange Funeral Home, 1900 South 18th Street, Centerville, Iowa, with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Centerville. Friends may call all day Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at Lange Funeral Home with the family...
Auriol Labelle Jensen
Aug 27, 2014
Auriol LaBelle Jensen, daughter of Louis Clyde and Alma Wilhelmina (Kohlscheen) Klindt, was born on May 19, 1917, in Avoca, Iowa. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Gretna, Nebraska. Auriol attended Avoca Public School, graduating in 1934, then attended Van Sant Business School in Omaha, Nebraska for secretarial training for three months. On January 14, 1936, Auriol...
Richard Holihan
Aug 26, 2014
SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaVISITATION: From 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, IowaBurial: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Iowa Richard LeRoy Holihan was born January 18, 1926, in rural Deloit, Iowa, the son of Richard Maurice Holihan and Rebecca Altha Winey Holihan. He was...
Nadine A. Kenkel
Aug 25, 2014
Nadine Ann Kenkel was born on February 25, 1958 to Leland and Mary (Weihs) Schmitz and grew up in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface's Catholic Church, in Westphalia and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1976, where she spent several years playing for the Cyclonette basketball team. Nadine was capped as a Registered Nurse...
Golda Ruth Christie
Aug 24, 2014
NO VISITATIONGRAVESIDE MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. Survivors include her husband, Fred Christie of Denison; three children: James Christie of Denison, Iowa; Jean Lindsay and husband, Robert of Glidden, Iowa; and Jodi Johnston and husband Dean of Denison, Iowa; 9 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Norma A. Bladt
Aug 22, 2014
Norma Arlene Bladt, daughter of B. Carl Christian and Magda Sophie (Moelck) Petersen, was born on September 9, 1925 near Avoca, Iowa. She attended grade school at a country school outside of Avoca and later graduated from Avoca High School. On February 5, 1947, Norma was united in marriage to Willis Linn Bladt at the Minden Lutheran Church in Minden,...
Helen L. Jensen
Aug 18, 2014
Helen Laurell Jensen was born on August 24, 1918 to Harry and Nina (Nelson) Norgaard in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Laurel Elementary School and graduated from Harlan High School. On July 3, 1944, Helen was united in marriage to Raymond Jensen in Miami, Florida, where he was stationed with the United States Air Force during World War II. After the...
Thomas E. Tremmel
Aug 17, 2014
Thomas Elmer Tremmel was born on December 5, 1950 to Edwin and Dorothy (Kuiper) Tremmel in Sheldon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheldon. He attended grade school at St. Patrick’s Catholic School, graduated from Sheldon High School and continued on to Mankato State University and the University of Iowa School of Pharmacy where...
Lavonne L. Springman
Aug 17, 2014
Lavonne Lucille Springman was born on October 9, 1939 to Fred and Edna (Dobernecker) Meier in Persia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Persia and in 1958, became a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She attended Persia Schools, graduating from Persia High School with the Class of...
Wes Freml
Aug 9, 2014
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL:10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at St. Rose Of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa.INTERMENT:St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.VISITATION:From 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2014, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa.PARISH VIGIL SERVICE:8:00 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2014, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Denison, Iowa. Wesley...
Ernest "Ernie" Schnack
Aug 6, 2014
Ernest “Ernie” Schnack, Jr. was born on July 24, 1927 to Ernest and Bertha (Kay) Schnack in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church and later joined St. Michael’s Catholic Church. After graduating valedictorian of the Class of 1944 from Tennant High School, Ernie went to business school in Omaha, Nebraska. He then returned to Shelby County to...
Jackson Tanner Rabe
Aug 5, 2014
My name is Jackson Tanner Rabe and I was born on May 15, 2014 here in Harlan. After being born in the hospital, I got to go home with my Mom and Dad. Their names are Samantha and Trenton Rabe. I had a big surprise when we got home - I already had a big sister named Bailey! My mom...
Edwin Michels
Aug 4, 2014
Edwin Albert Michels was born on January 30, 1927 to Fred and Agnes (Schmidt) Michels in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth and graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, Iowa. On June 13, 1945, he enlisted in the...
L. Dean Bartelson
Aug 2, 2014
Lowell “Dean” Bartelson was born on August 21, 1950 to Calvin and Lois (Wiuff) Bartelson in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1961, his sister Nancy (Bartelson) Fredericksen joined the family. He attended Kirkman elementary school and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School with the class of 1968. He continued his education at Iowa State University and Clarinda College studying agriculture. In 1978,...
Matthew Widrowicz
Aug 1, 2014
Matthew Samual Widrowicz, son of Aaron Widrowicz and Dixie (Eckles) Widrowicz Rash, was born on April 25, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia. When Matthew was at the age of two, his family moved to Iowa and made their home in Hancock and then Avoca. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock Methodist Church and attended AHST Schools in Shelby and...
Michael James Goetz
Jul 31, 2014
Mike Goetz was born on December 13, 1931 to Joseph and Antonia (Schechinger) Goetz in Harlan, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia and graduated with the Class of 1950. He was drafted into the United States Army in November of 1952 and received an honorable discharge in November of 1954. On June 1, 1953, Mike was united...
Sylvia Louise Lutz
Jul 31, 2014
Private Family Graveside Inurnment Services will be held at a later date. There is no visitation. Sylvia Louise Lutz was born in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, April 25, 1936, the daughter of Raymond and Rose Urban Shamp. She was raised in Manning, Iowa, where she was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church. She received her education in the Manning Public...
