Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Joseph L. Gittins
May 19, 2012
Joseph Lee Gittins was born on July 21, 1981 to David and Debra (Horton) Gittins in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at Shelby Presbyterian Church in Shelby, Iowa. He attended Tri-Center Schools and obtained his GED. He was a member of the Boy Scouts for three years. On November 17, 2006, Joseph was united in marriage to Katie Plambeck in...
Arthur Masur
May 17, 2012
Arthur Paul Masur, Jr. was born on January 24, 1929 to Arthur and Mildred (Winkler) Masur in Lockhart, Texas. He attended school and graduated from Lockhart High School. After graduating, Arthur went to work for the Coca Cola Company where he drove a truck route. During this time he entered the National Guard. While in the National Guard, Arthur was...
John D. Hogan
May 14, 2012
John Dennis Hogan was born on the family farm near Morton, Minnesota on June 8, 1927, the fourth child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lorden) Hogan. He attended a rural school and graduated from Morton High School in 1945. John married Bernadette Elizabeth Neudecker June 4, 1955 and together they were blessed with six children. John farmed in Minnesota until 1968...
Leland J. Miller
May 14, 2012
Leland Jerome Miller was born on January 28, 1927, to Nels and Mabel Nelson Miller in Harlan, Iowa. He attended the Harlan schools and graduated with the Class of 1945. He was them inducted into the United States Army. He was sent to Livorna, Italy where he was given the task of tracing the home origin of 10,000 German prisoners...
James H. Youmans
May 9, 2012
James Harland Youmans, Jr. was born on July 27, 1925 to James and Grace (Thurston) Youmans in Bangor, Maine. He started school in Brewer, Maine, and graduated from Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine, with the Class of 1943. He received his Bachelor�s degree from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, in 1950. James enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...
Michael Leo Servoss
May 4, 2012
Michael Leo Servoss was born in Carroll, Iowa, March 14, 1943, the son of Dr. Merle Leo and Louise Helen Ann Sanders Servoss. He was raised in Denison receiving his elementary education at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School before graduating from Denison High School with the class of 1961. Following high school he furthered his education at Iowa State...
Mary C. Paollazzi
Apr 28, 2012
Mary Cecilia Paollazzi was born on April 25, 1926 to Louis and Rose (Zimmerman) Paollazzi in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School with the Class of 1944. She trained to become a physical therapist and worked at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan for thirty years,...
Ethel Margaret Peters
Apr 27, 2012
Ethel Margaret Peters was born on May 31, 1919 to Niels and Agnes (Koenig) Nielsen in rural Walnut, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the English Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa on March 20, 1932. She attended school in Bentley, Iowa and graduated from Underwood High School in Underwood. She married John Barrett and they had five children: Robert,...
Marlin Leslie Johnston, Jr.
Apr 22, 2012
Marlin Leslie Johnston, Jr. was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 18, 1945, the son of Marlin Leslie and Hazel Lee Goddard Johnston, Sr. The family moved to Denison when he was three months of age and he lived with his grandparents who operated the Lafonda Motor Court. He was raised in Denison and received his education in the Denison...
Frances L. Elias
Apr 21, 2012
Frances was born on August 8, 1930 in Portsmouth, Iowa to Elmer and Nellie (Benden) Spracklin. She was the youngest of her family. She attended school in Persia, Iowa and graduated from Persia High School with the Class of 1948. Frances was united in marriage to Ronald N. Elias on June 16, 1951 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1952, the...
Byron D. Jensen
Apr 13, 2012
Byron Dwight "Bardy" Jensen was born on August 28, 1933 to Grant and Mildred (Davis) Jensen in Hard Scratch (Logan), Iowa. He was baptized at Bethel Baptist church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended the Christian Church in Logan when he was young. His parents took him to Bible school in Harris Grove. He attended grade school at Lincoln No. 1...
Dorothy Ann Cox
Apr 12, 2012
Dorothy Ann Cox was born on April 9, 1930, the only child of Nels and Doris (Simonsen) Morck in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan and was a member there for several years. She attended the Harlan Schools through the seventh grade. On June 11, 1965, Dorothy was united in marriage to Russell Stuart Cox...
Richard C. Petersen
Apr 8, 2012
Richard Chris Petersen was born to Chris J. And Eva (Comstock) Petersen on January 7, 1931, at their home in Avoca. He was later baptized by Rev. Joseph Geralt at his grandparents, Hartwig and Christina Petersen, home. Richard, also known as Pete to his friends, grew up in Avoca where he attended school. He later married Stella Grace from Neola....
Ronald L. Goetzinger
Apr 8, 2012
Ronald LaVern Goetzinger was born on May 10, 1938 to LaVern and Josephine (Kohles) Goetzinger in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and attended grade school at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School before graduating from Manilla High School with the Class of 1956. Ron worked for several farmers in the Harlan...
Stephanie R. Musich
Apr 7, 2012
Stephanie Renae Musich was born on September 6, 1975 to Timothy and Jean (Christensen) Green in Harlan, Iowa. She attended schools in Shenandoah, Iowa, Fairfield, Iowa, Charles City, Iowa, Carrboro, North Carolina, Monona, Iowa, and Indianola, Iowa before graduating from Harlan Community High School in Harlan, Iowa with the Class of 1993. She received an Associates Degree from Iowa Western...
Eldora Peterson
Apr 6, 2012
Eldora Anna Peterson, daughter of Herman and Elfrieda (Sievers) Struve-Pulver, was born on August 13, 1915, on a farm near Manning, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and later worked as a nanny for local families around Manning. Eldora then moved to Harlan, Iowa where she took a job assisting a local photographer. It was while working in Harlan that...
Mark Conrad
Apr 5, 2012
Mark Steven Conrad was born on January 6, 1956 to Alvin and Delores (Bristol) Conrad in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1974. He went to work for the Harlan Lumber Yard where he learned different aspects of carpentry. He became so good at building houses, cabinets,...
Daryl D. Jensen
Apr 5, 2012
Daryl Dean Jensen was born on August 12, 1931 to Julius and Nellie (Hulsebus) Jensen in Kirkman, Iowa. He attended school in Kirkman and graduated with the Class of 1949. On December 25, 1949 he was united in marriage to Opal Hansen at her parent�s home in Harlan, Iowa. One son, Arlin, was born to this union. Daryl began farming...
Darrell "Barky" Bauerkemper
Mar 25, 2012
Darrell Dean Bauerkemper, son of George and Matilda (Wohlert) Bauerkemper, was born on July 5, 1928 on a farm near Neola, Iowa. He attended Layton Township Country School and graduated from Walnut High School at the age of sixteen. While growing up, Darrell helped his father on the family farm. Darrell joined the service in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March...
Byron G. Martin
Mar 22, 2012
Byron Glenn Martin was born on April 4, 1944 to G. Keith and Hazel (Tolle) Martin in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Hancock Elementary School and graduated from Avo-Ha High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on August 28, 1969. Byron married Janice Wendt on April 1,...
Joseph L. Gittins
May 19, 2012
Joseph Lee Gittins was born on July 21, 1981 to David and Debra (Horton) Gittins in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at Shelby Presbyterian Church in Shelby, Iowa. He attended Tri-Center Schools and obtained his GED. He was a member of the Boy Scouts for three years. On November 17, 2006, Joseph was united in marriage to Katie Plambeck in...
Arthur Masur
May 17, 2012
Arthur Paul Masur, Jr. was born on January 24, 1929 to Arthur and Mildred (Winkler) Masur in Lockhart, Texas. He attended school and graduated from Lockhart High School. After graduating, Arthur went to work for the Coca Cola Company where he drove a truck route. During this time he entered the National Guard. While in the National Guard, Arthur was...
John D. Hogan
May 14, 2012
John Dennis Hogan was born on the family farm near Morton, Minnesota on June 8, 1927, the fourth child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lorden) Hogan. He attended a rural school and graduated from Morton High School in 1945. John married Bernadette Elizabeth Neudecker June 4, 1955 and together they were blessed with six children. John farmed in Minnesota until 1968...
Leland J. Miller
May 14, 2012
Leland Jerome Miller was born on January 28, 1927, to Nels and Mabel Nelson Miller in Harlan, Iowa. He attended the Harlan schools and graduated with the Class of 1945. He was them inducted into the United States Army. He was sent to Livorna, Italy where he was given the task of tracing the home origin of 10,000 German prisoners...
James H. Youmans
May 9, 2012
James Harland Youmans, Jr. was born on July 27, 1925 to James and Grace (Thurston) Youmans in Bangor, Maine. He started school in Brewer, Maine, and graduated from Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine, with the Class of 1943. He received his Bachelor�s degree from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, in 1950. James enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...
Michael Leo Servoss
May 4, 2012
Michael Leo Servoss was born in Carroll, Iowa, March 14, 1943, the son of Dr. Merle Leo and Louise Helen Ann Sanders Servoss. He was raised in Denison receiving his elementary education at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School before graduating from Denison High School with the class of 1961. Following high school he furthered his education at Iowa State...
Mary C. Paollazzi
Apr 28, 2012
Mary Cecilia Paollazzi was born on April 25, 1926 to Louis and Rose (Zimmerman) Paollazzi in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School with the Class of 1944. She trained to become a physical therapist and worked at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan for thirty years,...
Ethel Margaret Peters
Apr 27, 2012
Ethel Margaret Peters was born on May 31, 1919 to Niels and Agnes (Koenig) Nielsen in rural Walnut, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the English Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa on March 20, 1932. She attended school in Bentley, Iowa and graduated from Underwood High School in Underwood. She married John Barrett and they had five children: Robert,...
Marlin Leslie Johnston, Jr.
Apr 22, 2012
Marlin Leslie Johnston, Jr. was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 18, 1945, the son of Marlin Leslie and Hazel Lee Goddard Johnston, Sr. The family moved to Denison when he was three months of age and he lived with his grandparents who operated the Lafonda Motor Court. He was raised in Denison and received his education in the Denison...
Frances L. Elias
Apr 21, 2012
Frances was born on August 8, 1930 in Portsmouth, Iowa to Elmer and Nellie (Benden) Spracklin. She was the youngest of her family. She attended school in Persia, Iowa and graduated from Persia High School with the Class of 1948. Frances was united in marriage to Ronald N. Elias on June 16, 1951 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1952, the...
Byron D. Jensen
Apr 13, 2012
Byron Dwight "Bardy" Jensen was born on August 28, 1933 to Grant and Mildred (Davis) Jensen in Hard Scratch (Logan), Iowa. He was baptized at Bethel Baptist church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended the Christian Church in Logan when he was young. His parents took him to Bible school in Harris Grove. He attended grade school at Lincoln No. 1...
Dorothy Ann Cox
Apr 12, 2012
Dorothy Ann Cox was born on April 9, 1930, the only child of Nels and Doris (Simonsen) Morck in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan and was a member there for several years. She attended the Harlan Schools through the seventh grade. On June 11, 1965, Dorothy was united in marriage to Russell Stuart Cox...
Richard C. Petersen
Apr 8, 2012
Richard Chris Petersen was born to Chris J. And Eva (Comstock) Petersen on January 7, 1931, at their home in Avoca. He was later baptized by Rev. Joseph Geralt at his grandparents, Hartwig and Christina Petersen, home. Richard, also known as Pete to his friends, grew up in Avoca where he attended school. He later married Stella Grace from Neola....
Ronald L. Goetzinger
Apr 8, 2012
Ronald LaVern Goetzinger was born on May 10, 1938 to LaVern and Josephine (Kohles) Goetzinger in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance and attended grade school at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School before graduating from Manilla High School with the Class of 1956. Ron worked for several farmers in the Harlan...
Stephanie R. Musich
Apr 7, 2012
Stephanie Renae Musich was born on September 6, 1975 to Timothy and Jean (Christensen) Green in Harlan, Iowa. She attended schools in Shenandoah, Iowa, Fairfield, Iowa, Charles City, Iowa, Carrboro, North Carolina, Monona, Iowa, and Indianola, Iowa before graduating from Harlan Community High School in Harlan, Iowa with the Class of 1993. She received an Associates Degree from Iowa Western...
Eldora Peterson
Apr 6, 2012
Eldora Anna Peterson, daughter of Herman and Elfrieda (Sievers) Struve-Pulver, was born on August 13, 1915, on a farm near Manning, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and later worked as a nanny for local families around Manning. Eldora then moved to Harlan, Iowa where she took a job assisting a local photographer. It was while working in Harlan that...
Mark Conrad
Apr 5, 2012
Mark Steven Conrad was born on January 6, 1956 to Alvin and Delores (Bristol) Conrad in Shelby County, Iowa. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1974. He went to work for the Harlan Lumber Yard where he learned different aspects of carpentry. He became so good at building houses, cabinets,...
Daryl D. Jensen
Apr 5, 2012
Daryl Dean Jensen was born on August 12, 1931 to Julius and Nellie (Hulsebus) Jensen in Kirkman, Iowa. He attended school in Kirkman and graduated with the Class of 1949. On December 25, 1949 he was united in marriage to Opal Hansen at her parent�s home in Harlan, Iowa. One son, Arlin, was born to this union. Daryl began farming...
Darrell "Barky" Bauerkemper
Mar 25, 2012
Darrell Dean Bauerkemper, son of George and Matilda (Wohlert) Bauerkemper, was born on July 5, 1928 on a farm near Neola, Iowa. He attended Layton Township Country School and graduated from Walnut High School at the age of sixteen. While growing up, Darrell helped his father on the family farm. Darrell joined the service in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March...
Byron G. Martin
Mar 22, 2012
Byron Glenn Martin was born on April 4, 1944 to G. Keith and Hazel (Tolle) Martin in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Hancock Elementary School and graduated from Avo-Ha High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on August 28, 1969. Byron married Janice Wendt on April 1,...
