Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Esther M. Soenksen
Nov 4, 2011
Esther M. Soenksen was born June 28, 1918, at her present farm home north of Deloit, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick and Laura Reincke Hansohn. She was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stockholm Township, Kiron, Iowa, July 21, 1918, and confirmed in her Christian Faith there May 31,...
Wayne W. Kruger
Nov 3, 2011
Wayne Walter Kruger was born at Buck Grove, Iowa, July 14, 1936, the son of Walter Frederick and Louise Anna Hesse Kruger. He was raised on the family farm south of Vail and graduated from the Westside High School with the Class of 1955. On January 18, 1958, Wayne was united in marriage with Delores Brockelsby in Vail, Iowa. Their...
Joshua H. Potter
Nov 3, 2011
Joshua Herman Potter was born in Sioux City, Iowa, May 10, 1989. He was raised in Denison, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Denison High School with the class of 2008. During high school he was active in F.F.A. He furthered his education for two years at Western Iowa Tech in Denison and Sioux City where he completed...
Dorothy L. Liddell
Nov 2, 2011
Dorothy Lucille Liddell was born on October 22, 1917 to George and Ethel (Palmer) Lembke in Griswold, Iowa. She grew up and lived around the Griswold, Carson, and Oakland, Iowa areas for most of her younger life. She was united in marriage to Gordon Leslie White on November 22, 1938. Four daughters were born to this union: Pat, Sharon, Judy,...
Jeff A. Quist
Oct 28, 2011
- Jeff Alan Quist was born on October 27, 1977, to Dave Whitlow and Carolyn Quist in Harlan, Iowa. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and received his diploma in 1995. He became a mechanic and worked on cars and lawn mowers. If it had wheels, Jeff loved to tear it apart, fix it, and rebuild it. He refinished antiques,...
Delmar J. Mikels
Oct 27, 2011
Delmar Jacob Mikels, the son of Matt and Genevieve (Fuhs) Mikels, was born on April 30, 1927, in rural Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended country school and St. Mary�s Catholic School in Portsmouth. Delmar was united in marriage to Phyllis Kenkel on October 6, 1956,...
Robert Bob Schwery
Oct 26, 2011
Robert "Bob" Anthony Schwery was born on August 14, 1940 to Lawrence and Agnes (Maiwald) Schwery on the family farm three miles west of Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Bob graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School. On October 17, 1961, Bob was united in marriage to Marcella "Sally"...
Christina "Tina" L. Cotant
Oct 26, 2011
(Wetherilt) Cotant in Grand Island, Nebraska. She grew up and attended school in Kearney and Hastings, graduating from Adams Central High School in 2004. She attended Culinary School at Central Community College and graduated in 2007. Tina worked at the Riverside Country Club in Grand Island and in November of 2008, moved to Avoca, Iowa and began working at the...
Lorene Mccullough
Oct 26, 2011
Allie Lorene McCullough was born February 22, 1915 in Lawrenceville, IL, the third of nine children of Harry and Launa Eagle Riley. She weighed only two pounds at birth and was so small that she fit into a shoebox and her mother’s ring fit on her wrist. When she was preschool age, the family moved to a farm in eastern...
Marcella "Sally" Ann Schwery
Oct 26, 2011
Marcella "Sally" Ann Schwery was born on January 3, 1943 to Rita Dresen on January 3, 1943 in Dunlap, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the Class of 1961. On October 17, 1961, Sally was united in marriage with Robert "Bob" Schwery at St....
Dorothy C. Mulligan
Oct 21, 2011
Dorothy Catherine Mulligan was born on August 2, 1915 to Chris and Meta (Fahrengrog) Plagman in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hancock High School and went on to beauty school in Des Moines, graduating in 1937. She returned to Harlan and ran a beauty shop for seven years. On February 14,...
Marvin F. Musich
Oct 15, 2011
Marvin Frank Musich, son of Michael and Marie (Weihs) Musich, was born on May 21, 1941 near Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized, received his first communion, confirmed and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic Church and School in Westphalia. On June 9, 1962, Marvin was united in marriage to Phyllis Sorensen at St. Michael�s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Four children...
E. Joan Gangestad
Oct 13, 2011
Evelyn Joan Gangestad was born March 15, 1924 at Portsmouth, Iowa, the daughter of William and Anna Greiner Feser. She received her education at the St. Mary Catholic School in Portsmouth. On November 18, 1946, Joan was united in marriage with Jerrold Gangestad at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville, Iowa. Their union was blessed with eleven children: Mary Lou,...
Dixie Dell Goodner
Oct 12, 2011
Dixie Dell Donaldson McKeighan Goodner, daughter of Pluma Pauline Menefee and Tip Franklin Donaldson was born on September 4, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska. She lived in Avoca, Iowa until 1935 and then moved to Tennant. She graduated from Tennant High School in May 1943. In 1944, Dixie moved to Omaha and worked as a payroll clerk for Merchants Motor Freight...
Virginia Rasmussen
Oct 10, 2011
Virginia Rasmussen was born on March 9, 1925 to Albert and Bernice (Sunderland) Larsen in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist Faith. She attended grade school at Polk Country School No. 9 and as a young girl, was a member of the Rainbow Girls in Harlan. Virginia graduated from Harlan High School with the class of...
Cristina Barragan
Oct 9, 2011
Cristina Sotelo de Barragan was born in Santa Rita, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1, 1959, the youngest of 15 children of Bernardo and Guadalupe Rodriguez Sotelo. She was raised in Santa Rita where she received her education. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1975. On January 1, 1977, Cristina was united in marriage with Juan B. Barragan in Santa Rita. Their...
Marie M. Ebert
Oct 8, 2011
Marie Matiel Ebert was born to Anton and Cecilia Finken on January 5, 1918 on a farm north of Earling, Iowa. She was one of several children to include, Theolette, Austin, Sylvester, Irene, Doris, Edith, Vera, Denis, and Ivo. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling and was a member of St. Joseph�s Catholic Church for many years. She...
Carmen A. Ratigan
Oct 8, 2011
Carmen Ann Ratigan was born on June 19, 1922 to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. She attended country school for two years before going to St. Mary�s Catholic School and graduating with the Class of 1941. On September 18, 1941, Carmen was...
Harold J. Nihsen
Oct 1, 2011
Harold Joseph Nihsen was born on March 22, 1927 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Minden, Iowa. He attended Shelby Country School and Minden Public High School, graduating with the Class of 1945. Harold joined the United States Navy on May 13, 1945 and served during World War II until his honorable discharge on July 19, 1946. After he...
Glenn F. Petersen
Sep 30, 2011
Glenn Franklin Petersen was born on October 25, 1922 in rural Shelby County near Kimballton, Iowa, to Hans and Doris (Christiansen) Petersen. He was baptized at First Christian Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson Country School No. 5 in Jacksonville, Iowa. Glenn later enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps. He served his country honorably from February 17,...
Esther M. Soenksen
Nov 4, 2011
Esther M. Soenksen was born June 28, 1918, at her present farm home north of Deloit, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick and Laura Reincke Hansohn. She was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stockholm Township, Kiron, Iowa, July 21, 1918, and confirmed in her Christian Faith there May 31,...
Wayne W. Kruger
Nov 3, 2011
Wayne Walter Kruger was born at Buck Grove, Iowa, July 14, 1936, the son of Walter Frederick and Louise Anna Hesse Kruger. He was raised on the family farm south of Vail and graduated from the Westside High School with the Class of 1955. On January 18, 1958, Wayne was united in marriage with Delores Brockelsby in Vail, Iowa. Their...
Joshua H. Potter
Nov 3, 2011
Joshua Herman Potter was born in Sioux City, Iowa, May 10, 1989. He was raised in Denison, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Denison High School with the class of 2008. During high school he was active in F.F.A. He furthered his education for two years at Western Iowa Tech in Denison and Sioux City where he completed...
Dorothy L. Liddell
Nov 2, 2011
Dorothy Lucille Liddell was born on October 22, 1917 to George and Ethel (Palmer) Lembke in Griswold, Iowa. She grew up and lived around the Griswold, Carson, and Oakland, Iowa areas for most of her younger life. She was united in marriage to Gordon Leslie White on November 22, 1938. Four daughters were born to this union: Pat, Sharon, Judy,...
Jeff A. Quist
Oct 28, 2011
- Jeff Alan Quist was born on October 27, 1977, to Dave Whitlow and Carolyn Quist in Harlan, Iowa. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and received his diploma in 1995. He became a mechanic and worked on cars and lawn mowers. If it had wheels, Jeff loved to tear it apart, fix it, and rebuild it. He refinished antiques,...
Delmar J. Mikels
Oct 27, 2011
Delmar Jacob Mikels, the son of Matt and Genevieve (Fuhs) Mikels, was born on April 30, 1927, in rural Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended country school and St. Mary�s Catholic School in Portsmouth. Delmar was united in marriage to Phyllis Kenkel on October 6, 1956,...
Robert Bob Schwery
Oct 26, 2011
Robert "Bob" Anthony Schwery was born on August 14, 1940 to Lawrence and Agnes (Maiwald) Schwery on the family farm three miles west of Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Bob graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School. On October 17, 1961, Bob was united in marriage to Marcella "Sally"...
Christina "Tina" L. Cotant
Oct 26, 2011
(Wetherilt) Cotant in Grand Island, Nebraska. She grew up and attended school in Kearney and Hastings, graduating from Adams Central High School in 2004. She attended Culinary School at Central Community College and graduated in 2007. Tina worked at the Riverside Country Club in Grand Island and in November of 2008, moved to Avoca, Iowa and began working at the...
Lorene Mccullough
Oct 26, 2011
Allie Lorene McCullough was born February 22, 1915 in Lawrenceville, IL, the third of nine children of Harry and Launa Eagle Riley. She weighed only two pounds at birth and was so small that she fit into a shoebox and her mother’s ring fit on her wrist. When she was preschool age, the family moved to a farm in eastern...
Marcella "Sally" Ann Schwery
Oct 26, 2011
Marcella "Sally" Ann Schwery was born on January 3, 1943 to Rita Dresen on January 3, 1943 in Dunlap, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, Iowa, and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the Class of 1961. On October 17, 1961, Sally was united in marriage with Robert "Bob" Schwery at St....
Dorothy C. Mulligan
Oct 21, 2011
Dorothy Catherine Mulligan was born on August 2, 1915 to Chris and Meta (Fahrengrog) Plagman in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hancock High School and went on to beauty school in Des Moines, graduating in 1937. She returned to Harlan and ran a beauty shop for seven years. On February 14,...
Marvin F. Musich
Oct 15, 2011
Marvin Frank Musich, son of Michael and Marie (Weihs) Musich, was born on May 21, 1941 near Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized, received his first communion, confirmed and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic Church and School in Westphalia. On June 9, 1962, Marvin was united in marriage to Phyllis Sorensen at St. Michael�s Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Four children...
E. Joan Gangestad
Oct 13, 2011
Evelyn Joan Gangestad was born March 15, 1924 at Portsmouth, Iowa, the daughter of William and Anna Greiner Feser. She received her education at the St. Mary Catholic School in Portsmouth. On November 18, 1946, Joan was united in marriage with Jerrold Gangestad at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville, Iowa. Their union was blessed with eleven children: Mary Lou,...
Dixie Dell Goodner
Oct 12, 2011
Dixie Dell Donaldson McKeighan Goodner, daughter of Pluma Pauline Menefee and Tip Franklin Donaldson was born on September 4, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska. She lived in Avoca, Iowa until 1935 and then moved to Tennant. She graduated from Tennant High School in May 1943. In 1944, Dixie moved to Omaha and worked as a payroll clerk for Merchants Motor Freight...
Virginia Rasmussen
Oct 10, 2011
Virginia Rasmussen was born on March 9, 1925 to Albert and Bernice (Sunderland) Larsen in Kirkman, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist Faith. She attended grade school at Polk Country School No. 9 and as a young girl, was a member of the Rainbow Girls in Harlan. Virginia graduated from Harlan High School with the class of...
Cristina Barragan
Oct 9, 2011
Cristina Sotelo de Barragan was born in Santa Rita, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1, 1959, the youngest of 15 children of Bernardo and Guadalupe Rodriguez Sotelo. She was raised in Santa Rita where she received her education. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1975. On January 1, 1977, Cristina was united in marriage with Juan B. Barragan in Santa Rita. Their...
Marie M. Ebert
Oct 8, 2011
Marie Matiel Ebert was born to Anton and Cecilia Finken on January 5, 1918 on a farm north of Earling, Iowa. She was one of several children to include, Theolette, Austin, Sylvester, Irene, Doris, Edith, Vera, Denis, and Ivo. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Earling and was a member of St. Joseph�s Catholic Church for many years. She...
Carmen A. Ratigan
Oct 8, 2011
Carmen Ann Ratigan was born on June 19, 1922 to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. She attended country school for two years before going to St. Mary�s Catholic School and graduating with the Class of 1941. On September 18, 1941, Carmen was...
Harold J. Nihsen
Oct 1, 2011
Harold Joseph Nihsen was born on March 22, 1927 to Nicholas and Emma (Halm) Nihsen in Minden, Iowa. He attended Shelby Country School and Minden Public High School, graduating with the Class of 1945. Harold joined the United States Navy on May 13, 1945 and served during World War II until his honorable discharge on July 19, 1946. After he...
Glenn F. Petersen
Sep 30, 2011
Glenn Franklin Petersen was born on October 25, 1922 in rural Shelby County near Kimballton, Iowa, to Hans and Doris (Christiansen) Petersen. He was baptized at First Christian Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Jackson Country School No. 5 in Jacksonville, Iowa. Glenn later enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps. He served his country honorably from February 17,...
