Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
James F. Slater
Nov 5, 2010
James Franklin Slater was born at Denison, Iowa, March 28, 1925, the son of Carl and Hattie Groth Slater. After completing his education in the rural schools he farmed with his father. On February 14, 1948, Jim was united in marriage with Dorothy Greder at Carroll, Iowa. Their union was blessed with five children, Dennis, Steven, Becky, Tom and Curt....
Margaret Albertsen
Nov 1, 2010
Margaret Wilma Albertsen was born November 30, 1933, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Meggers Meeves. The family lived on a farm near Arion, Iowa. Margaret was baptized February 11, 1934, at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, where she was later confirmed in 1947. She received her education at Zion Lutheran School and Denison Community Schools. During her senior year of...
Jeanette Eleanor Mikels
Oct 28, 2010
Jeanette Eleanor Mikels, also known as "Skippy" to her brothers and sisters, the daughter of Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau, was born near Westphalia, Iowa on May 10, 1933. She was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church and attended St. Boniface Grade School in Westphalia. Her family then made their home near Portsmouth where she was confirmed at St. Mary...
Maydelle Margaret Petersen
Oct 27, 2010
MayDelle Margaret Petersen, the daughter of Julius and Emma Lorenzen Ranninger was born in Manning, Iowa on April 4, 1922. She attended school in Manning graduating from high school with the class of 1939. She then attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa where she received Normal Training to become a school teacher. She then taught school in Iowa...
Howard Dahlof
Oct 24, 2010
Howard Dahlof, son of James and Ella (Petersen) Dahlof, was born on September 21, 1920, on the Dahlof family farm in Polk Township, Shelby County. He attended country school at Polk No. 9 and graduated from Kirkman High School in 1938 where he was senior class president. He was a lifelong member of the Redline Church of Christ. Howard was...
Jeremiah Lee Ruffcorn
Oct 20, 2010
Jeremiah Lee Ruffcorn was born on May 17, 1981 in Atlantic, Iowa. He is the second son of Ronald E. and Charlene R. (Klindt) Ruffcorn. He attended Pre-school and the first part of Kindergarten in Red Oak, Iowa. In November of 1986, the Ruffcorn family moved to Avoca; this is where Jeremiah finished grade school and high school. He graduated...
Lucien Bender
Oct 20, 2010
Lucien J. Bender, age 94, of Denison, formerly of Chicago and Las Vegas, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison. Cremation rites have been accorded and inurnment will be at a later date at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements. Survivors...
Valerie Marie Zimmerman
Oct 20, 2010
Valerie Marie Zimmerman, daughter of John A. and Odelia (Schnuettgen) Gaul, was born on June 8, 1916 at Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and attended grade school and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the class of 1934. After her graduation, Valerie helped on her parents farm as well as...
Jeanette Joy Rechtenbach
Oct 19, 2010
Jeanette Joy Rechtenbach was born on February 25, 1935 to James Donald and Annabelle (Sturdy) Wight at their home in Adair County. She had two sisters Susan and Patsy, and one brother William Donald Wight. She attended country school at Prussa No. 7 and graduated from Greenfield High School with the class of 1953. Jeanette had various jobs including secretarial,...
Gloria Evangeline Peterson
Oct 16, 2010
Gloria Evangeline Peterson, 88, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 16th, 2010, at Odebolt Nursing and Rehab. Her death followed a week to ten days of failing health. She was born on May 19th, 1922, in the home of her parents, Swan Maurice and Emma Matilda Sjogren. She grew up and went to school in Kiron,...
Jerolyn Rae Mcmurphy
Oct 16, 2010
Jerolyn "Jerri" Rae McMurphy the daughter of Arnold and Barbara Rae (Barnum) Esperson was born September 11, 1950 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Gowrie, Iowa and attended grade school at the Fort Dodge Public Schools. Her family then made their home in Oakland, Iowa where Jerri went on to graduate from Oakland...
Tommy N. Fell
Oct 16, 2010
Tommy Newell Fell, son of Thomas and Bernice (Sewell) Fell, was born on March 21, 1921 at Emmetsburg, Iowa. He attended grade school in Emmetsburg and after his family moved to Walnut, Iowa, Tommy completed his education at Walnut High School and graduated with the class of 1941. After high school, Tommy enlisted into the United States Marines in Texas...
Roy Edward Baron
Oct 15, 2010
Roy Edward Baron, son of Lynn Edward and O’Dayle Fanny (Saunders) Baron, was born on April 16, 1918 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized in the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1935. In high school, Roy played on the football team and after graduation he attended the University of...
Richard Allen Case
Oct 13, 2010
Richard Allen Case was born on January 9, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. Shortly after his birth he was adopted by Irene and Dudley Case and came to live in Costa Mesa, California where he was baptized in the Catholic Church and graduated from Catholic High School. After his graduation, Rick worked for his uncle in a Bavarian Restaurant in...
Lawrence J. Leenan
Oct 12, 2010
Lawrence Joseph Leenan, the son of Jacob and Catherine (Blum) Leenan was born on November 3, 1926 in Defiance, Iowa. He attended school in Defiance for a short time, then grew to adulthood and attended school in Harlan, Iowa. After finishing school Lawrence was employed at several Harlan businesses, including the Harlan Theater, Orv Rocker Ford, and the Harlan Newspapers....
Charles "Chuck" Hayes
Oct 10, 2010
Charles Edward Hayes was born on a farm East of Portsmouth, Iowa, on November 3, 1930, the only son of Charles and Louisa (Andersen) Hayes. Due to the death of his parents. When he was only 11 months old, Chuck was raised by his grandparents, Anton and Louise Andersen. He attended country school and graduated from Harlan High School with...
Eugene R. Rosman
Oct 4, 2010
Eugene "Gene" R. Rosman was born on April 28, 1921 on a farm near Harlan, Iowa, to Rudolph and Clara (Hofer) Rosman. He attended Lincoln Township No. 4 through the eighth grade and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1938. After high school, Gene began his farming career with his father. They farmed together for twenty-one years...
Raymond John Feldman
Sep 27, 2010
Raymond John Feldman was born on September 1, 1917 to Henry and Adeline (Graeve) Feldman in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended a rural elementary school and St. Mary�s grade school in Portsmouth. Raymond started his farming career helping his father with the farming on the...
Lila R. Petersen
Sep 27, 2010
Lila Ruby Petersen was born on December 21, 1926 to Emil and Amalie (Paesler) Ranniger north of Manning, Iowa, in Carroll County. She attended Manning High School where she graduated with the Class of 1944. In the summer of 1945, she met Norman Petersen on a blind date. They were married the following year on March 12th at the Lutheran...
H. Lynn Christensen
Sep 21, 2010
Howard Lynn Christensen, the son of James Howard and Grace Larson Christensen, was born on March 6, 1937 in Harlan, Iowa. He started school at Jackson No. 3, a mile and three fourths walk from home. Lynn grew to adulthood in the Harlan area graduating from Harlan High School with the class of 1955. After high school, Lynn worked for...
James F. Slater
Nov 5, 2010
James Franklin Slater was born at Denison, Iowa, March 28, 1925, the son of Carl and Hattie Groth Slater. After completing his education in the rural schools he farmed with his father. On February 14, 1948, Jim was united in marriage with Dorothy Greder at Carroll, Iowa. Their union was blessed with five children, Dennis, Steven, Becky, Tom and Curt....
Margaret Albertsen
Nov 1, 2010
Margaret Wilma Albertsen was born November 30, 1933, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Meggers Meeves. The family lived on a farm near Arion, Iowa. Margaret was baptized February 11, 1934, at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, where she was later confirmed in 1947. She received her education at Zion Lutheran School and Denison Community Schools. During her senior year of...
Jeanette Eleanor Mikels
Oct 28, 2010
Jeanette Eleanor Mikels, also known as "Skippy" to her brothers and sisters, the daughter of Gilbert and Lidwina (Eisterhold) Rau, was born near Westphalia, Iowa on May 10, 1933. She was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church and attended St. Boniface Grade School in Westphalia. Her family then made their home near Portsmouth where she was confirmed at St. Mary...
Maydelle Margaret Petersen
Oct 27, 2010
MayDelle Margaret Petersen, the daughter of Julius and Emma Lorenzen Ranninger was born in Manning, Iowa on April 4, 1922. She attended school in Manning graduating from high school with the class of 1939. She then attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa where she received Normal Training to become a school teacher. She then taught school in Iowa...
Howard Dahlof
Oct 24, 2010
Howard Dahlof, son of James and Ella (Petersen) Dahlof, was born on September 21, 1920, on the Dahlof family farm in Polk Township, Shelby County. He attended country school at Polk No. 9 and graduated from Kirkman High School in 1938 where he was senior class president. He was a lifelong member of the Redline Church of Christ. Howard was...
Jeremiah Lee Ruffcorn
Oct 20, 2010
Jeremiah Lee Ruffcorn was born on May 17, 1981 in Atlantic, Iowa. He is the second son of Ronald E. and Charlene R. (Klindt) Ruffcorn. He attended Pre-school and the first part of Kindergarten in Red Oak, Iowa. In November of 1986, the Ruffcorn family moved to Avoca; this is where Jeremiah finished grade school and high school. He graduated...
Lucien Bender
Oct 20, 2010
Lucien J. Bender, age 94, of Denison, formerly of Chicago and Las Vegas, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison. Cremation rites have been accorded and inurnment will be at a later date at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada. The Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements. Survivors...
Valerie Marie Zimmerman
Oct 20, 2010
Valerie Marie Zimmerman, daughter of John A. and Odelia (Schnuettgen) Gaul, was born on June 8, 1916 at Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and attended grade school and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the class of 1934. After her graduation, Valerie helped on her parents farm as well as...
Jeanette Joy Rechtenbach
Oct 19, 2010
Jeanette Joy Rechtenbach was born on February 25, 1935 to James Donald and Annabelle (Sturdy) Wight at their home in Adair County. She had two sisters Susan and Patsy, and one brother William Donald Wight. She attended country school at Prussa No. 7 and graduated from Greenfield High School with the class of 1953. Jeanette had various jobs including secretarial,...
Gloria Evangeline Peterson
Oct 16, 2010
Gloria Evangeline Peterson, 88, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 16th, 2010, at Odebolt Nursing and Rehab. Her death followed a week to ten days of failing health. She was born on May 19th, 1922, in the home of her parents, Swan Maurice and Emma Matilda Sjogren. She grew up and went to school in Kiron,...
Jerolyn Rae Mcmurphy
Oct 16, 2010
Jerolyn "Jerri" Rae McMurphy the daughter of Arnold and Barbara Rae (Barnum) Esperson was born September 11, 1950 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Gowrie, Iowa and attended grade school at the Fort Dodge Public Schools. Her family then made their home in Oakland, Iowa where Jerri went on to graduate from Oakland...
Tommy N. Fell
Oct 16, 2010
Tommy Newell Fell, son of Thomas and Bernice (Sewell) Fell, was born on March 21, 1921 at Emmetsburg, Iowa. He attended grade school in Emmetsburg and after his family moved to Walnut, Iowa, Tommy completed his education at Walnut High School and graduated with the class of 1941. After high school, Tommy enlisted into the United States Marines in Texas...
Roy Edward Baron
Oct 15, 2010
Roy Edward Baron, son of Lynn Edward and O’Dayle Fanny (Saunders) Baron, was born on April 16, 1918 in Atlantic, Iowa. He was baptized in the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic and graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1935. In high school, Roy played on the football team and after graduation he attended the University of...
Richard Allen Case
Oct 13, 2010
Richard Allen Case was born on January 9, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. Shortly after his birth he was adopted by Irene and Dudley Case and came to live in Costa Mesa, California where he was baptized in the Catholic Church and graduated from Catholic High School. After his graduation, Rick worked for his uncle in a Bavarian Restaurant in...
Lawrence J. Leenan
Oct 12, 2010
Lawrence Joseph Leenan, the son of Jacob and Catherine (Blum) Leenan was born on November 3, 1926 in Defiance, Iowa. He attended school in Defiance for a short time, then grew to adulthood and attended school in Harlan, Iowa. After finishing school Lawrence was employed at several Harlan businesses, including the Harlan Theater, Orv Rocker Ford, and the Harlan Newspapers....
Charles "Chuck" Hayes
Oct 10, 2010
Charles Edward Hayes was born on a farm East of Portsmouth, Iowa, on November 3, 1930, the only son of Charles and Louisa (Andersen) Hayes. Due to the death of his parents. When he was only 11 months old, Chuck was raised by his grandparents, Anton and Louise Andersen. He attended country school and graduated from Harlan High School with...
Eugene R. Rosman
Oct 4, 2010
Eugene "Gene" R. Rosman was born on April 28, 1921 on a farm near Harlan, Iowa, to Rudolph and Clara (Hofer) Rosman. He attended Lincoln Township No. 4 through the eighth grade and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1938. After high school, Gene began his farming career with his father. They farmed together for twenty-one years...
Raymond John Feldman
Sep 27, 2010
Raymond John Feldman was born on September 1, 1917 to Henry and Adeline (Graeve) Feldman in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary�s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. He attended a rural elementary school and St. Mary�s grade school in Portsmouth. Raymond started his farming career helping his father with the farming on the...
Lila R. Petersen
Sep 27, 2010
Lila Ruby Petersen was born on December 21, 1926 to Emil and Amalie (Paesler) Ranniger north of Manning, Iowa, in Carroll County. She attended Manning High School where she graduated with the Class of 1944. In the summer of 1945, she met Norman Petersen on a blind date. They were married the following year on March 12th at the Lutheran...
H. Lynn Christensen
Sep 21, 2010
Howard Lynn Christensen, the son of James Howard and Grace Larson Christensen, was born on March 6, 1937 in Harlan, Iowa. He started school at Jackson No. 3, a mile and three fourths walk from home. Lynn grew to adulthood in the Harlan area graduating from Harlan High School with the class of 1955. After high school, Lynn worked for...
