Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Glenn Dora Lumpkin
Mar 14, 2013
Glenn Dora Lumpkin was born on May 27, 1923 to Archie and Lola (Higgins) Stude in Oakland, Iowa. She graduated from Oakland High School. After graduation, Glenn Dora moved to San Diego, California to live with her aunt, Rosie, and this is where she met William Lumpkin. The two were married on September 28, 1945 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three...
Michael Mick Denning
Mar 13, 2013
Michael "Mick" Denning-Age 86 H. Michael �Mick� Denning was born on September 19, 1926 to William �Bill� and Loretto (Cavanaugh) Denning in Omaha, Nebraska. Mick was one of nine children in the family. He attended Frog Pond �Swamp College� country school through grades school. He played basketball and football for Shelby High School and was Homecoming King. He graduated from...
Teresa Ozbun
Mar 13, 2013
Teresa Lynne (Christensen) Ozbun was born on July 22, 1968, in Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of Elwood and Mary (White) Christensen. She graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1987. She was married to Mark Todd Ozbun on May 13, 1989, in Kirkman, Iowa. Teresa was a dietician for Linn Manor Care Center in Marion for a number...
Michael J. Young
Mar 11, 2013
Michael James Young was born on September 27, 1951 to Melvin �Jim� and Alice (Jordan) Young in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at Ross United Brethren and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Harlan, where he remained a lifelong member of the congregation. Michael was educated at home by an intercom system hooked up to the Harlan High School....
Earl "Shorty" Foster
Mar 7, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Earl “Shorty” Junior Foster was born on a farm in East Boyer Township, Crawford County, Iowa, July 22, 1923, the son of Emmor Harold and Helen Kathryn Carstensen Foster. He...
Reno Wingert
Mar 6, 2013
Reno Leroy Wingert was born on April 30, 1920 to Charles and Mary (Kohles) Wingert on their farm near Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama where he remained a life-long member. He attended Washington Township No. 5 Country School and through the eighth grade at St. Mary’s Catholic School...
Betty I. Johnson
Mar 4, 2013
Betty Ilene Johnson was born on June 5, 1915 to Julius and Ida (Scheel) Maassen in Fairview Township, Shelby County, Iowa on a farm east of Corley. She attended country school just south of their farm and graduated from the Avoca High School in 1931, at the age of 15. After high school, she attended a teachers training course in...
Frederick P. Reischl
Mar 4, 2013
Reverend Fred P. Reischl, 85, died March 4, 2013 at the Little Flower Haven in Earling, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter�s Catholic Church in Defiance on Thursday, March 7th at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends from 4 � 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6th at St. Peter�s Catholic Church with a Vigil Service...
Ron Pash
Mar 3, 2013
Ron Raymond Pash, �Norton� to those close to him, was born on October 7, 1955 to Olie and Crystal (Petersen) Pash in Harlan, Iowa. He attended elementary school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1974. Ron attended Ryder Tech Institute mechanical school for two years. Ron was married to Lea Blackwell and had two...
Gary Lee Smith
Mar 2, 2013
Gary Lee Smith was born on September 13, 1940 to Rensler and Vera (McHenry) Smith in Woodbine, Iowa. He was baptized at the First Christian Church in Glenwood, Iowa. He attended grade school in Woodbine and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in Washington State. He started working for local farmers when he was just thirteen years old and had...
Elvera L. Brus
Feb 28, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 at United Church of Christ, Schleswig, Iowa Visitation: From 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison, Iowa Elvera L. Brus was born on a farm in Morgan Township, Schleswig, Iowa April 26, 1912, the daughter of...
Meighan E. Mccarthy Johansen
Feb 28, 2013
Meighan Elizabeth (McCarthy) Johansen was born on May 31, 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Deborah (Walsh) McCarthy. She was active in speech, drama, cheerleading, and competitive gymnastics during school. She graduated from AHST Community School with the Class of 2001. She graduated from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska in 2006 with a degree in Special Education Teaching....
Judith F. Hansen
Feb 28, 2013
Judith Fay Hansen was born on September 28, 1943 to Raymond and Fern (Doonan) Thomsen in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Jackson Township Country School No. 9 and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1962. After graduation, Judy helped her mother at home until she was married to Gary Hansen on November 12, 1966, at the First United...
Joanne M. Graeve
Feb 27, 2013
Joanne Martina Graeve was born on March 2, 1934, to Philip and Barbara (Wettengel) Shields in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Dunlap and graduated with the Class of 1952. She worked for a phone company in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting Leo Graeve. They were united in marriage on May 23, 1955 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church...
Michael R. Schechinger
Feb 23, 2013
Michael Raymond Schechinger was born on August 10, 1938 to Michael P. and Annabel (Weihs) Schechinger in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School with the Class of 1956. On November 27, 1958, he was united in marriage to Judy Langenfeld. They became parents to six children: Michael,...
Vernon Alvin Buschkamp
Feb 22, 2013
Vernon Alvin Buschkamp was born on February 27, 1927 to Gerhard and Louise (Hendricks) Buschkamp on a farm near Bloomfield, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Bloomfield. He graduated from Bloomfield High School with the Class of 1945. On February 3, 1948, Vernon entered into the United States Navy. He received an honorable discharge...
Eva Mae Hansen
Feb 21, 2013
Eva Mae Hansen was born on April 6, 1941 to Floyd and Esther (Hundt) Eilenstine at their home in Minden, Iowa. She attended country schools near Avoca, Carson, and Walnut before graduating from Atlantic High School. On May 11, 1962, Eva Mae was united in marriage to Richard Hansen in Omaha, Nebraska. Together they became the parents of eight children:...
Max K. Goodner
Feb 21, 2013
Max Keith Goodner was born on March 1,1924 to Garold and Frances (Cook) Goodner in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. He graduated from Tennant High School in 1942. He soon decided to move to Detroit, Michigan, to attend Aircraft Manufacturing School with the dream of flying one day. After graduation,...
Dennis Frederick Kohles
Feb 18, 2013
Dennis Frederick Kohles “Denny” was born on December 11, 1930 to John and Theresia (Wilwerding) Kohles in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling where he remained a lifelong member. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School with the Class of 1949 and continued his education at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He...
Norma Joan Kohles
Feb 16, 2013
Norma Joan Kohles, daughter of Ivo John and Helen Josephine (Greve) Weiland, was born on January 31, 1937 in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph’s High School with the class of 1955. On September 10, 1956, Norma was united in marriage to Ronald Arthur Kohles at St....
Glenn Dora Lumpkin
Mar 14, 2013
Glenn Dora Lumpkin was born on May 27, 1923 to Archie and Lola (Higgins) Stude in Oakland, Iowa. She graduated from Oakland High School. After graduation, Glenn Dora moved to San Diego, California to live with her aunt, Rosie, and this is where she met William Lumpkin. The two were married on September 28, 1945 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three...
Michael Mick Denning
Mar 13, 2013
Michael "Mick" Denning-Age 86 H. Michael �Mick� Denning was born on September 19, 1926 to William �Bill� and Loretto (Cavanaugh) Denning in Omaha, Nebraska. Mick was one of nine children in the family. He attended Frog Pond �Swamp College� country school through grades school. He played basketball and football for Shelby High School and was Homecoming King. He graduated from...
Teresa Ozbun
Mar 13, 2013
Teresa Lynne (Christensen) Ozbun was born on July 22, 1968, in Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of Elwood and Mary (White) Christensen. She graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1987. She was married to Mark Todd Ozbun on May 13, 1989, in Kirkman, Iowa. Teresa was a dietician for Linn Manor Care Center in Marion for a number...
Michael J. Young
Mar 11, 2013
Michael James Young was born on September 27, 1951 to Melvin �Jim� and Alice (Jordan) Young in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at Ross United Brethren and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Harlan, where he remained a lifelong member of the congregation. Michael was educated at home by an intercom system hooked up to the Harlan High School....
Earl "Shorty" Foster
Mar 7, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa Visitation: 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Earl “Shorty” Junior Foster was born on a farm in East Boyer Township, Crawford County, Iowa, July 22, 1923, the son of Emmor Harold and Helen Kathryn Carstensen Foster. He...
Reno Wingert
Mar 6, 2013
Reno Leroy Wingert was born on April 30, 1920 to Charles and Mary (Kohles) Wingert on their farm near Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama where he remained a life-long member. He attended Washington Township No. 5 Country School and through the eighth grade at St. Mary’s Catholic School...
Betty I. Johnson
Mar 4, 2013
Betty Ilene Johnson was born on June 5, 1915 to Julius and Ida (Scheel) Maassen in Fairview Township, Shelby County, Iowa on a farm east of Corley. She attended country school just south of their farm and graduated from the Avoca High School in 1931, at the age of 15. After high school, she attended a teachers training course in...
Frederick P. Reischl
Mar 4, 2013
Reverend Fred P. Reischl, 85, died March 4, 2013 at the Little Flower Haven in Earling, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter�s Catholic Church in Defiance on Thursday, March 7th at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends from 4 � 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6th at St. Peter�s Catholic Church with a Vigil Service...
Ron Pash
Mar 3, 2013
Ron Raymond Pash, �Norton� to those close to him, was born on October 7, 1955 to Olie and Crystal (Petersen) Pash in Harlan, Iowa. He attended elementary school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1974. Ron attended Ryder Tech Institute mechanical school for two years. Ron was married to Lea Blackwell and had two...
Gary Lee Smith
Mar 2, 2013
Gary Lee Smith was born on September 13, 1940 to Rensler and Vera (McHenry) Smith in Woodbine, Iowa. He was baptized at the First Christian Church in Glenwood, Iowa. He attended grade school in Woodbine and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in Washington State. He started working for local farmers when he was just thirteen years old and had...
Elvera L. Brus
Feb 28, 2013
Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 at United Church of Christ, Schleswig, Iowa Visitation: From 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa Burial at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison, Iowa Elvera L. Brus was born on a farm in Morgan Township, Schleswig, Iowa April 26, 1912, the daughter of...
Meighan E. Mccarthy Johansen
Feb 28, 2013
Meighan Elizabeth (McCarthy) Johansen was born on May 31, 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Deborah (Walsh) McCarthy. She was active in speech, drama, cheerleading, and competitive gymnastics during school. She graduated from AHST Community School with the Class of 2001. She graduated from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska in 2006 with a degree in Special Education Teaching....
Judith F. Hansen
Feb 28, 2013
Judith Fay Hansen was born on September 28, 1943 to Raymond and Fern (Doonan) Thomsen in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Jackson Township Country School No. 9 and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1962. After graduation, Judy helped her mother at home until she was married to Gary Hansen on November 12, 1966, at the First United...
Joanne M. Graeve
Feb 27, 2013
Joanne Martina Graeve was born on March 2, 1934, to Philip and Barbara (Wettengel) Shields in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Dunlap and graduated with the Class of 1952. She worked for a phone company in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting Leo Graeve. They were united in marriage on May 23, 1955 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church...
Michael R. Schechinger
Feb 23, 2013
Michael Raymond Schechinger was born on August 10, 1938 to Michael P. and Annabel (Weihs) Schechinger in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School with the Class of 1956. On November 27, 1958, he was united in marriage to Judy Langenfeld. They became parents to six children: Michael,...
Vernon Alvin Buschkamp
Feb 22, 2013
Vernon Alvin Buschkamp was born on February 27, 1927 to Gerhard and Louise (Hendricks) Buschkamp on a farm near Bloomfield, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Bloomfield. He graduated from Bloomfield High School with the Class of 1945. On February 3, 1948, Vernon entered into the United States Navy. He received an honorable discharge...
Eva Mae Hansen
Feb 21, 2013
Eva Mae Hansen was born on April 6, 1941 to Floyd and Esther (Hundt) Eilenstine at their home in Minden, Iowa. She attended country schools near Avoca, Carson, and Walnut before graduating from Atlantic High School. On May 11, 1962, Eva Mae was united in marriage to Richard Hansen in Omaha, Nebraska. Together they became the parents of eight children:...
Max K. Goodner
Feb 21, 2013
Max Keith Goodner was born on March 1,1924 to Garold and Frances (Cook) Goodner in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. He graduated from Tennant High School in 1942. He soon decided to move to Detroit, Michigan, to attend Aircraft Manufacturing School with the dream of flying one day. After graduation,...
Dennis Frederick Kohles
Feb 18, 2013
Dennis Frederick Kohles “Denny” was born on December 11, 1930 to John and Theresia (Wilwerding) Kohles in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling where he remained a lifelong member. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School with the Class of 1949 and continued his education at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He...
Norma Joan Kohles
Feb 16, 2013
Norma Joan Kohles, daughter of Ivo John and Helen Josephine (Greve) Weiland, was born on January 31, 1937 in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph’s High School with the class of 1955. On September 10, 1956, Norma was united in marriage to Ronald Arthur Kohles at St....
