Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Suzanne "Sue" Gross
Dec 6, 2023
Suzanne (Sue) Gross, 78, of Westphalia, Iowa, passed away on December 6, 2023. Sue was born in Holly, MI on April 19, 1945. When Sue's father passed away, they moved to Dedham, Iowa to be near family. Her mother remarried and the family moved to Irwin, Iowa She graduated from Manning High School in 1963 after attending school at Irwin-Kirkman...
Rosemarie Hitt
Dec 6, 2023
Rosemarie Wollny Hitt Rosemarie was born in Klosterle (Sudentenland) Germany on June 23, 1932. The second daughter of Anton and Margaret Wollny. Her early years were spent in Klosterle until the end of World War II. Her family along with all the other Germans were put in a Czechoslovakian concentration camp until December 1945. The family was then sent to...
John Warren Hillwick
Dec 2, 2023
John Warren Hillwick was born on April 27, 1945 to Mary Alice Hillwick in St. Charles, Illinois. As a child, John was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Chicago, Illinois. When John was 18 years old, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. After completing two tours in Vietnam, John came home and was reunited with Sara...
Susan Kay Greer
Nov 29, 2023
Susan Kay Greer, daughter of Edward and Edythe Schweiso, was born May 15, 1956 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, lowa. She attended grade school in Manilla and then in Irwin after the family moved. Susan graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School in 1974. Shortly thereafter she met her soul mate Gary Greer on a blind date arranged by friends. Gary...
2023 Remembrance Service - Harlan
Nov 29, 2023
Our service of remembrance is a meaningful and healing way to honor and remember loved ones who are no longer with us. We invite you and your family to join us on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM - C G Therkildsen Activity Center, 706 Victoria Street - Harlan, Iowa. We will provide a special service and come together...
2023 Remembrance Service - Avoca
Nov 29, 2023
Our service of remembrance is a meaningful and healing way to honor and remember loved ones who are no longer with us. We invite you and your family to join us on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM - Pauley Jones Funeral Home, 1304 N. Sawmill Drive, Avoca, Iowa. We will provide a special service and come together as...
Richard Grant Plumb
Nov 26, 2023
Richard "Rich" Grant Plumb, son of Francis Benton and Ruth Gretchen (Parker) Plumb was born on February 7, 1947 in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up learning the family business, Plumb & Sons Tiling and Trenching, along side his father and siblings. Rich graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School in 1965. Following graduation, Rich met the love of his life, Janet Fischer....
Mary "Prue" Frederickson
Nov 26, 2023
Mary Prudentia Frederickson Prue was born March 13, 1925, at Child Savings Institute in Omaha, Nebraska and was adopted at 3 weeks old by Hazel and Cline Tinsley. When Prue was 10, her mother, Hazel, passed away and a few years later her father married Louise Cook, who raised and loved Prue as her own daughter. Prue grew up on...
Sharon Wharton
Nov 23, 2023
Sharon Dale Wharton, of Avoca, Iowa, died Thursday, November 23, 2023, at home. Sharon was born on March 16, 1943, in Gentry County, Missouri. The daughter of Retha and Veryl McCall. Sharon graduated high school in Albany, Missouri. On May 26, 1962, Sharon married Jim Wharton in Albany, Missouri. They spent their first night in Marshalltown, Iowa and had Taylor's...
Clinton Akers
Nov 22, 2023
Clinton Lee Akers, age 63, passed away in Denison, Iowa on November 22, 2023, surrounded by his family. Clinton was born in Iowa City, Iowa on October 4, 1960, to Leonard Lavern Akers and Lore Ann Heller. He had two brothers and five sisters. And he grew up near Manilla, Iowa. He married Robin Basner on May 14, 1994 in...
David Flack
Nov 21, 2023
David Lee Flack (75) of Colorado Springs, Colorado and most recently living in Avoca, Iowa, unexpectedly joined his heavenly Father on November 21, 2023 after being involved in a vehicular accident. Dave was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and grew up with his mother (Aline), father (Raymond), brother (Fred), and sister (Joyce). He attended Adrian College in Michigan where he studied...
Lynn "Mystery" Brown
Nov 15, 2023
Full Obituary Pending She is survived by her children Ryla (Eric) Cromwell of Shelby, IA; Ryan Cromwell of Arlington, SD; 7 grandchildren: Braiden, Konner and Dayton Ganow; Daimon, Jade, Trystan and Daytora Cromwell; siblings Ken (Missy) Brown of Pittsburg, PA; Donald (Tamara) Brown of Pittsburg, PA
Jacqueline Larsen
Nov 14, 2023
Jacqueline Rose Larsen, daughter of Adolph “Rosie” and Matilda “Tillie” (Heesch) Engel was born on December 2, 1937 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended grade school in Council Bluffs at Weston Elementary, middle school in Minden, and graduated from Avoca High School. On January 4, 1959, Jackie was united in marriage to Dwayne Larsen at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan,...
David Henry Pedersen
Nov 14, 2023
David Henry Pedersen February 17, 1931 - November 14, 2023 David H. Pedersen, a pillar of the Harlan, Iowa community for 50 years, passed away November 14 at the age of 92. Pedersen was born in Omaha to Henry W Pedersen and Frances Marguerite Isom. After graduating from Omaha's Benson High School in 1949, Dave was a star athlete at...
Susan Jean Olsen
Nov 13, 2023
Susan "Susie" Jean Olsen (Roeh) July 5, 1946 - November 13, 2023 Susan "Susie" Olsen passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 13, 2023, at University of Nebraska Medicine. Susie was born in Denison, IA, to Martin and Elizabeth "Betty" (Servoss) Roeh on July 5, 1946. Susie was the eldest daughter of three girls, Mary Theresa (Dennis) Smith and...
Terry Morris
Nov 11, 2023
Terrence Raymond Morris was born on March 7, 1953, to Wendell and Phyllis (Buckley) Morris in Harlan, Iowa. He was confirmed and baptized at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Terry attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic School and later graduated from Harlan High School in 1971. After graduation, he attended Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in...
Norman Kenkel
Nov 9, 2023
Norman Kenkel (1936 - 2023) Norman Vincent Kenkel was born June 25, 1936, in Earling, Iowa to Hubert and Emma (Katzer) Kenkel, joining older sisters Margie and Ollie and later becoming an older brother to Melvin. The family lived and farmed five miles east of Earling. Norman graduated in 1954 from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, served in the US...
Jeffery Hicks
Nov 5, 2023
Jeffery Dean Hicks was born on September 3", 1969, to Donald Hicks and Doris (Watts) Hicks. He was the second youngest of seven children. Jeff grew up in a small town in Missouri, where he of course never got into or caused any trouble. He graduated in 1988 from Craig High School in Craig, Missouri with a graduating class of...
Marian Eunice Bywater
Nov 4, 2023
Marian Eunice Bywater, the daughter of Richard Orville and Rose Irene Singleton, was born on August 14, 1942, in Atchinson County, Missouri. She was the seventh of nine children. Marian grew up on a farm in West Boro, Missouri. Lester and Marian eloped to Pineville, Louisiana and were united in marriage on August 29, 1959. From this union, they were...
Susan Peterson
Nov 2, 2023
Susan Elizabeth Pattee was born on December 17th, 1953 to Wallace and Shirley (Niemann) Pattee. She grew up on the family farm in Avoca, was an elementary student at Hancock School, and attended church services regularly with her family. From an early age, Susie watched her parent’s strong work ethics and modeled her own after them. She graduated in 1972...
Suzanne "Sue" Gross
Dec 6, 2023
Suzanne (Sue) Gross, 78, of Westphalia, Iowa, passed away on December 6, 2023. Sue was born in Holly, MI on April 19, 1945. When Sue's father passed away, they moved to Dedham, Iowa to be near family. Her mother remarried and the family moved to Irwin, Iowa She graduated from Manning High School in 1963 after attending school at Irwin-Kirkman...
Rosemarie Hitt
Dec 6, 2023
Rosemarie Wollny Hitt Rosemarie was born in Klosterle (Sudentenland) Germany on June 23, 1932. The second daughter of Anton and Margaret Wollny. Her early years were spent in Klosterle until the end of World War II. Her family along with all the other Germans were put in a Czechoslovakian concentration camp until December 1945. The family was then sent to...
John Warren Hillwick
Dec 2, 2023
John Warren Hillwick was born on April 27, 1945 to Mary Alice Hillwick in St. Charles, Illinois. As a child, John was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Chicago, Illinois. When John was 18 years old, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. After completing two tours in Vietnam, John came home and was reunited with Sara...
Susan Kay Greer
Nov 29, 2023
Susan Kay Greer, daughter of Edward and Edythe Schweiso, was born May 15, 1956 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, lowa. She attended grade school in Manilla and then in Irwin after the family moved. Susan graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School in 1974. Shortly thereafter she met her soul mate Gary Greer on a blind date arranged by friends. Gary...
2023 Remembrance Service - Harlan
Nov 29, 2023
Our service of remembrance is a meaningful and healing way to honor and remember loved ones who are no longer with us. We invite you and your family to join us on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM - C G Therkildsen Activity Center, 706 Victoria Street - Harlan, Iowa. We will provide a special service and come together...
2023 Remembrance Service - Avoca
Nov 29, 2023
Our service of remembrance is a meaningful and healing way to honor and remember loved ones who are no longer with us. We invite you and your family to join us on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM - Pauley Jones Funeral Home, 1304 N. Sawmill Drive, Avoca, Iowa. We will provide a special service and come together as...
Richard Grant Plumb
Nov 26, 2023
Richard "Rich" Grant Plumb, son of Francis Benton and Ruth Gretchen (Parker) Plumb was born on February 7, 1947 in Harlan, Iowa. He grew up learning the family business, Plumb & Sons Tiling and Trenching, along side his father and siblings. Rich graduated from Irwin-Kirkman High School in 1965. Following graduation, Rich met the love of his life, Janet Fischer....
Mary "Prue" Frederickson
Nov 26, 2023
Mary Prudentia Frederickson Prue was born March 13, 1925, at Child Savings Institute in Omaha, Nebraska and was adopted at 3 weeks old by Hazel and Cline Tinsley. When Prue was 10, her mother, Hazel, passed away and a few years later her father married Louise Cook, who raised and loved Prue as her own daughter. Prue grew up on...
Sharon Wharton
Nov 23, 2023
Sharon Dale Wharton, of Avoca, Iowa, died Thursday, November 23, 2023, at home. Sharon was born on March 16, 1943, in Gentry County, Missouri. The daughter of Retha and Veryl McCall. Sharon graduated high school in Albany, Missouri. On May 26, 1962, Sharon married Jim Wharton in Albany, Missouri. They spent their first night in Marshalltown, Iowa and had Taylor's...
Clinton Akers
Nov 22, 2023
Clinton Lee Akers, age 63, passed away in Denison, Iowa on November 22, 2023, surrounded by his family. Clinton was born in Iowa City, Iowa on October 4, 1960, to Leonard Lavern Akers and Lore Ann Heller. He had two brothers and five sisters. And he grew up near Manilla, Iowa. He married Robin Basner on May 14, 1994 in...
David Flack
Nov 21, 2023
David Lee Flack (75) of Colorado Springs, Colorado and most recently living in Avoca, Iowa, unexpectedly joined his heavenly Father on November 21, 2023 after being involved in a vehicular accident. Dave was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and grew up with his mother (Aline), father (Raymond), brother (Fred), and sister (Joyce). He attended Adrian College in Michigan where he studied...
Lynn "Mystery" Brown
Nov 15, 2023
Full Obituary Pending She is survived by her children Ryla (Eric) Cromwell of Shelby, IA; Ryan Cromwell of Arlington, SD; 7 grandchildren: Braiden, Konner and Dayton Ganow; Daimon, Jade, Trystan and Daytora Cromwell; siblings Ken (Missy) Brown of Pittsburg, PA; Donald (Tamara) Brown of Pittsburg, PA
Jacqueline Larsen
Nov 14, 2023
Jacqueline Rose Larsen, daughter of Adolph “Rosie” and Matilda “Tillie” (Heesch) Engel was born on December 2, 1937 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended grade school in Council Bluffs at Weston Elementary, middle school in Minden, and graduated from Avoca High School. On January 4, 1959, Jackie was united in marriage to Dwayne Larsen at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan,...
David Henry Pedersen
Nov 14, 2023
David Henry Pedersen February 17, 1931 - November 14, 2023 David H. Pedersen, a pillar of the Harlan, Iowa community for 50 years, passed away November 14 at the age of 92. Pedersen was born in Omaha to Henry W Pedersen and Frances Marguerite Isom. After graduating from Omaha's Benson High School in 1949, Dave was a star athlete at...
Susan Jean Olsen
Nov 13, 2023
Susan "Susie" Jean Olsen (Roeh) July 5, 1946 - November 13, 2023 Susan "Susie" Olsen passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 13, 2023, at University of Nebraska Medicine. Susie was born in Denison, IA, to Martin and Elizabeth "Betty" (Servoss) Roeh on July 5, 1946. Susie was the eldest daughter of three girls, Mary Theresa (Dennis) Smith and...
Terry Morris
Nov 11, 2023
Terrence Raymond Morris was born on March 7, 1953, to Wendell and Phyllis (Buckley) Morris in Harlan, Iowa. He was confirmed and baptized at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan, Iowa. Terry attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic School and later graduated from Harlan High School in 1971. After graduation, he attended Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in...
Norman Kenkel
Nov 9, 2023
Norman Kenkel (1936 - 2023) Norman Vincent Kenkel was born June 25, 1936, in Earling, Iowa to Hubert and Emma (Katzer) Kenkel, joining older sisters Margie and Ollie and later becoming an older brother to Melvin. The family lived and farmed five miles east of Earling. Norman graduated in 1954 from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, served in the US...
Jeffery Hicks
Nov 5, 2023
Jeffery Dean Hicks was born on September 3", 1969, to Donald Hicks and Doris (Watts) Hicks. He was the second youngest of seven children. Jeff grew up in a small town in Missouri, where he of course never got into or caused any trouble. He graduated in 1988 from Craig High School in Craig, Missouri with a graduating class of...
Marian Eunice Bywater
Nov 4, 2023
Marian Eunice Bywater, the daughter of Richard Orville and Rose Irene Singleton, was born on August 14, 1942, in Atchinson County, Missouri. She was the seventh of nine children. Marian grew up on a farm in West Boro, Missouri. Lester and Marian eloped to Pineville, Louisiana and were united in marriage on August 29, 1959. From this union, they were...
Susan Peterson
Nov 2, 2023
Susan Elizabeth Pattee was born on December 17th, 1953 to Wallace and Shirley (Niemann) Pattee. She grew up on the family farm in Avoca, was an elementary student at Hancock School, and attended church services regularly with her family. From an early age, Susie watched her parent’s strong work ethics and modeled her own after them. She graduated in 1972...
