Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Cory W. Custer
Jan 10, 2012
Cory William Custer was born on June 4, 1990 to Cole and Alicia (Gross) Custer in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa, where he remained a member. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 2009. While in school, he participated in football, baseball, track, and wrestling....
Larry P. Torrey
Jan 8, 2012
Larry Porter Torrey, son of Wilbur and Bernice (Stoltzman) Torrey was born on March 31, 1936 in Ute, Iowa. He was the son of a deputy sheriff and in his early years, Larry went to help his dad at work. These lessons he learned early on, contributed to Larry�s compassion and ability to help out those who were less fortunate....
Kathy K. Baldwin
Jan 6, 2012
Kathryn Kay "Kathy" Baldwin was born on October 22, 1947, to Leland and Arlene (Patterson) Sunderland in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Harlan elementary school and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1966. On January 5, 1968, she was united in marriage to David Baldwin. They had two sons: Andy and Curtis. Kathy worked as a legal secretary...
Annajean Ahrenholtz
Jan 5, 2012
Annajean Ahrenholtz was born on January 7, 1923 to Artie and Anna (Sonneland) Errett in Center Township, Harlan, Iowa. She attended Rabbit Hollow country school, Center Township and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1940. On January 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Harry Eugene Ahrenholtz, Sr. at her parents’ home in Center Township. They...
James Havick
Jan 5, 2012
James Franklin Havick was born on March 8, 1944 to Elmer and Wilma (Amderson) Havick in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He grew up on the farm right outside of Avoca and attended AvoHa High School where he was active in sports and 4-H activities. He went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. After his schooling, he enlisted...
Brent "Dallas" Chimienti
Jan 4, 2012
Brent "Dallas" Chimienti was born on January 5, 1948 in Sanger, California. His parents were Frank and Mari (Manjary) Chimienti. He was raised on a farm and did a lot of work with his father and brother. He graduated from Dinuba High School in Dinuba, California. He was then drafted into the United States Army and served during the Vietnam...
Harold D. Lansman
Jan 4, 2012
Harold Duane Lansman was born on May 8, 1931 to Emanuel and Stella (Jacobsen) Lansman in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Monroe #5 country school and graduated from Harlan High School in May of 1949 and then farmed with his father in Monroe Township. On November 27, 1953, he was united in marriage to Donna Gibson at the...
Marilyn A. Fahn
Dec 29, 2011
Marilyn Ann Fahn was born on March 18, 1935, to John and Anna (Reisz) Mickels in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s Catholic Church in Panama. She grew up on a farm west of Panama and attended St. Mary�s Catholic School in Panama, graduating at the top of her class in 1953. She continued her education...
Vera O. Nielsen
Dec 28, 2011
Vera Opal Nielsen was born on March 19, 1913 to Peter and Nellie (Sorensen) Kragelund near Brayton, Iowa in Audubon County. She was baptized at First Baptist Church in Elk Horn, Iowa, on June 19, 1924. She attended rural school in Audubon County and graduated from Exira High School with the Class of 1931. She taught rural school in Shelby...
Daryl Chris Paulsen
Dec 24, 2011
Daryl Dean Paulsen, or "Chris" was born on April 5, 1932 on a farm north of Avoca, Iowa to LeRoy and Emma (Jacobsen) Paulsen. He was one of eight children in the family. He graduated from Avoca High School. He entered into the United States Army and served in the Korean war until his honorable discharge on July 10, 1954....
Irene W. Mahlberg
Dec 18, 2011
Irene W. Mahlberg was born on April 1, 1924, to Nickolas and Agnes (Kenkel) Leinen in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School. On November 20, 1944, she was united in marriage to Joseph "Bud" Mahlberg. Eleven children were born to this union: Sandra, Darrell, Randy,...
Calvin Eddie Leaders
Dec 16, 2011
Calvin Vernon Leaders was born on October 3, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Vernon and Edna (Alloway) Leaders. He was baptized and confirmed at the Underwood Lutheran Church in Underwood, Iowa. He attended high school in Underwood and graduated with the Class of 1977. Calvin worked at The Vickers hydraulic pump factory in Omaha, Nebraska for 15 years. In...
Mervin A. Schaaf
Dec 16, 2011
Mervin Arthur Schaaf was born on January 24, 1916, on his grandfather Karstens farm northwest of Corley, Iowa, to Arthur and Alma (Karstens) Schaaf . He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa, and remained a lifelong member there. On August 28, 1943, he was united in marriage to Noyon Chandler. They were the parents of...
Janice I. Taylor
Dec 13, 2011
Janice Irene Taylor, daughter of Austin and Margery (Schmidt) Gress, was born on August 3,1926 in rural Hancock, Iowa. While in high school, Janice enjoyed playing basketball. She met and then began corresponding with a soldier by the name of Donald Taylor. She graduated from the Hancock High School and after graduation she moved to Lee�s Summit, Missouri, Newton, Iowa...
Mary Ann Frowick
Dec 11, 2011
Mary Ann Frowick was born in O’Neill, Nebraska, April 14, 1936, the daughter of Merle Thomas and Edna M. Lingle Hickey. Raised in O’Neill, she was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic Church and graduated from St. Mary Academy. Following high school Mary Ann moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where she attended a business college. She made her home in Des...
Cody Smallwood
Dec 7, 2011
Cody Smallwood was born August 28, 1974, in Glendale, Arizona, the son of Gary and Becky Leeper Smallwood. When he was four years old the family moved to Denison, Iowa, where he was raised, graduating from the Denison High School with the class of 1992. Following high school he continued his education at Iowa Western Community College for two years...
Jerome H. Pauley
Dec 7, 2011
Jerome Hobart Pauley was born on July 20, 1939 to Albert and Cyrilla (Bissen) Pauley in Panama, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Tennant before the family moved to their farm outside of Earling. He attended and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School in Earling where he was an all-county basketball player. He moved to Omaha after high...
Robert M. Paulsen
Dec 7, 2011
Robert Marion Paulsen, the son of Henry and Lena (Berge) Paulsen was born on July 22, 1918 on a farm in Verndale, Minnesota. He graduated from Avoca Public School with the Class of 1936. Bob was united in marriage to Dorothea Oehlertz on January 1, 1940 in Ida Grove, Iowa. They farmed on the Paulsen Family Farm near Avoca for...
John Jack Finken
Dec 5, 2011
John Joseph Finken, better known as Jack, was born on March 30, 1926 to John and Mathilda (Heese) Finken in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School. The day after his high school graduation, Jack left for the Marines. He served in Okinawa and the occupational...
George Mathiasen
Dec 2, 2011
George Dale Mathiasen, son of Simon and Annie (Anderson) Mathiasen, was born on October 29, 1917 on a farm outside Harlan, Iowa. George attended Center Township Country School through the eighth grade and was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Jacksonville, Iowa. After his schooling, George began his career in farming with his father on the family farm. He planted...
Cory W. Custer
Jan 10, 2012
Cory William Custer was born on June 4, 1990 to Cole and Alicia (Gross) Custer in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa, where he remained a member. He attended the Harlan Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 2009. While in school, he participated in football, baseball, track, and wrestling....
Larry P. Torrey
Jan 8, 2012
Larry Porter Torrey, son of Wilbur and Bernice (Stoltzman) Torrey was born on March 31, 1936 in Ute, Iowa. He was the son of a deputy sheriff and in his early years, Larry went to help his dad at work. These lessons he learned early on, contributed to Larry�s compassion and ability to help out those who were less fortunate....
Kathy K. Baldwin
Jan 6, 2012
Kathryn Kay "Kathy" Baldwin was born on October 22, 1947, to Leland and Arlene (Patterson) Sunderland in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Harlan elementary school and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1966. On January 5, 1968, she was united in marriage to David Baldwin. They had two sons: Andy and Curtis. Kathy worked as a legal secretary...
Annajean Ahrenholtz
Jan 5, 2012
Annajean Ahrenholtz was born on January 7, 1923 to Artie and Anna (Sonneland) Errett in Center Township, Harlan, Iowa. She attended Rabbit Hollow country school, Center Township and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1940. On January 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Harry Eugene Ahrenholtz, Sr. at her parents’ home in Center Township. They...
James Havick
Jan 5, 2012
James Franklin Havick was born on March 8, 1944 to Elmer and Wilma (Amderson) Havick in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He grew up on the farm right outside of Avoca and attended AvoHa High School where he was active in sports and 4-H activities. He went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. After his schooling, he enlisted...
Brent "Dallas" Chimienti
Jan 4, 2012
Brent "Dallas" Chimienti was born on January 5, 1948 in Sanger, California. His parents were Frank and Mari (Manjary) Chimienti. He was raised on a farm and did a lot of work with his father and brother. He graduated from Dinuba High School in Dinuba, California. He was then drafted into the United States Army and served during the Vietnam...
Harold D. Lansman
Jan 4, 2012
Harold Duane Lansman was born on May 8, 1931 to Emanuel and Stella (Jacobsen) Lansman in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended Monroe #5 country school and graduated from Harlan High School in May of 1949 and then farmed with his father in Monroe Township. On November 27, 1953, he was united in marriage to Donna Gibson at the...
Marilyn A. Fahn
Dec 29, 2011
Marilyn Ann Fahn was born on March 18, 1935, to John and Anna (Reisz) Mickels in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s Catholic Church in Panama. She grew up on a farm west of Panama and attended St. Mary�s Catholic School in Panama, graduating at the top of her class in 1953. She continued her education...
Vera O. Nielsen
Dec 28, 2011
Vera Opal Nielsen was born on March 19, 1913 to Peter and Nellie (Sorensen) Kragelund near Brayton, Iowa in Audubon County. She was baptized at First Baptist Church in Elk Horn, Iowa, on June 19, 1924. She attended rural school in Audubon County and graduated from Exira High School with the Class of 1931. She taught rural school in Shelby...
Daryl Chris Paulsen
Dec 24, 2011
Daryl Dean Paulsen, or "Chris" was born on April 5, 1932 on a farm north of Avoca, Iowa to LeRoy and Emma (Jacobsen) Paulsen. He was one of eight children in the family. He graduated from Avoca High School. He entered into the United States Army and served in the Korean war until his honorable discharge on July 10, 1954....
Irene W. Mahlberg
Dec 18, 2011
Irene W. Mahlberg was born on April 1, 1924, to Nickolas and Agnes (Kenkel) Leinen in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School. On November 20, 1944, she was united in marriage to Joseph "Bud" Mahlberg. Eleven children were born to this union: Sandra, Darrell, Randy,...
Calvin Eddie Leaders
Dec 16, 2011
Calvin Vernon Leaders was born on October 3, 1958 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Vernon and Edna (Alloway) Leaders. He was baptized and confirmed at the Underwood Lutheran Church in Underwood, Iowa. He attended high school in Underwood and graduated with the Class of 1977. Calvin worked at The Vickers hydraulic pump factory in Omaha, Nebraska for 15 years. In...
Mervin A. Schaaf
Dec 16, 2011
Mervin Arthur Schaaf was born on January 24, 1916, on his grandfather Karstens farm northwest of Corley, Iowa, to Arthur and Alma (Karstens) Schaaf . He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa, and remained a lifelong member there. On August 28, 1943, he was united in marriage to Noyon Chandler. They were the parents of...
Janice I. Taylor
Dec 13, 2011
Janice Irene Taylor, daughter of Austin and Margery (Schmidt) Gress, was born on August 3,1926 in rural Hancock, Iowa. While in high school, Janice enjoyed playing basketball. She met and then began corresponding with a soldier by the name of Donald Taylor. She graduated from the Hancock High School and after graduation she moved to Lee�s Summit, Missouri, Newton, Iowa...
Mary Ann Frowick
Dec 11, 2011
Mary Ann Frowick was born in O’Neill, Nebraska, April 14, 1936, the daughter of Merle Thomas and Edna M. Lingle Hickey. Raised in O’Neill, she was baptized at St. Patrick Catholic Church and graduated from St. Mary Academy. Following high school Mary Ann moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where she attended a business college. She made her home in Des...
Cody Smallwood
Dec 7, 2011
Cody Smallwood was born August 28, 1974, in Glendale, Arizona, the son of Gary and Becky Leeper Smallwood. When he was four years old the family moved to Denison, Iowa, where he was raised, graduating from the Denison High School with the class of 1992. Following high school he continued his education at Iowa Western Community College for two years...
Jerome H. Pauley
Dec 7, 2011
Jerome Hobart Pauley was born on July 20, 1939 to Albert and Cyrilla (Bissen) Pauley in Panama, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Tennant before the family moved to their farm outside of Earling. He attended and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School in Earling where he was an all-county basketball player. He moved to Omaha after high...
Robert M. Paulsen
Dec 7, 2011
Robert Marion Paulsen, the son of Henry and Lena (Berge) Paulsen was born on July 22, 1918 on a farm in Verndale, Minnesota. He graduated from Avoca Public School with the Class of 1936. Bob was united in marriage to Dorothea Oehlertz on January 1, 1940 in Ida Grove, Iowa. They farmed on the Paulsen Family Farm near Avoca for...
John Jack Finken
Dec 5, 2011
John Joseph Finken, better known as Jack, was born on March 30, 1926 to John and Mathilda (Heese) Finken in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School. The day after his high school graduation, Jack left for the Marines. He served in Okinawa and the occupational...
George Mathiasen
Dec 2, 2011
George Dale Mathiasen, son of Simon and Annie (Anderson) Mathiasen, was born on October 29, 1917 on a farm outside Harlan, Iowa. George attended Center Township Country School through the eighth grade and was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church near Jacksonville, Iowa. After his schooling, George began his career in farming with his father on the family farm. He planted...
