Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
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...
Gary P. Guyer
Sep 20, 2010
Gary Paul Guyer was born on February 9, 1939 to Paul and Ida (Simmonds) Guyer in Red Oak, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock Methodist Church in Hancock, Iowa. He attended the Hancock School and graduated with the Class of 1957. Gary entered the United States Air Force in 1958. He became an Airman Second Class before...
Maxine Magill
Sep 18, 2010
Maxine Magill was born on a farm in Milford Township, Vail, Iowa, January 31, 1920, the daughter of Ralph and Lillian Osterlund Pieper. She was raised on the farm and graduated from the Vail High School with the class of 1936. On May 18, 1941, Maxine was united in marriage with Edwin John Magill at the United Presbyterian Church in...
Elva C. Graeve
Sep 15, 2010
Elva Catherine Graeve was born on March 15, 1911, to George and Katherine (Muschitz) Klein on the family farm near Persia, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth, Iowa. The family moved to a farm north of Earling, Iowa, where Elva attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling and was confirmed at...
Carolyn A. Mayne Christensen
Sep 13, 2010
Carolyn Ann Campbell Mayne Christensen was born on March 1, 1935 to Floyd and Thelma (Pulver) Campbell in Harlan, Iowa. The oldest of four siblings, Carolyn spent the majority of her childhood in the rural areas around Kirkman, Iowa. An enthusiastic student, she enjoyed art, band, and girls basketball. During high school, her family moved and she transferred to Harlan...
Ambrose Muenchrath
Sep 13, 2010
Ambrose Muenchrath was born on January 29, 1914, to Henry and Dora (Goeser) Muenchrath on the family farm near Earling, Iowa in Union Township. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended school through the eighth grade at St. Joseph�s Catholic School and received his GED from Harlan High School. He was united in...
Esther Gearhart
Sep 11, 2010
Esther Gearhart was born on February 11, 1931 to Marius and Johanna Marie (Rasmussen) Christensen in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended Kimballton Public School until the eighth grade and graduated from Audubon High School in 1949. Esther married Charles Gearhart on February 16, 1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton,...
Thomas Edward Alberts
Aug 28, 2010
Thomas Edward Alberts was born May 2, 1961 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Lavern and Mary Jean Alberts. Tom grew up in Denison, and graduated from Denison High School in 1979, where he enjoyed playing sports, and the tuba. After graduation, he moved to Fairmont Minnesota, and was employed at Weigh-Tronix. In 1983, Tom returned to Denison where he worked...
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...
Gary P. Guyer
Sep 20, 2010
Gary Paul Guyer was born on February 9, 1939 to Paul and Ida (Simmonds) Guyer in Red Oak, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock Methodist Church in Hancock, Iowa. He attended the Hancock School and graduated with the Class of 1957. Gary entered the United States Air Force in 1958. He became an Airman Second Class before...
Maxine Magill
Sep 18, 2010
Maxine Magill was born on a farm in Milford Township, Vail, Iowa, January 31, 1920, the daughter of Ralph and Lillian Osterlund Pieper. She was raised on the farm and graduated from the Vail High School with the class of 1936. On May 18, 1941, Maxine was united in marriage with Edwin John Magill at the United Presbyterian Church in...
Elva C. Graeve
Sep 15, 2010
Elva Catherine Graeve was born on March 15, 1911, to George and Katherine (Muschitz) Klein on the family farm near Persia, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth, Iowa. The family moved to a farm north of Earling, Iowa, where Elva attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling and was confirmed at...
Carolyn A. Mayne Christensen
Sep 13, 2010
Carolyn Ann Campbell Mayne Christensen was born on March 1, 1935 to Floyd and Thelma (Pulver) Campbell in Harlan, Iowa. The oldest of four siblings, Carolyn spent the majority of her childhood in the rural areas around Kirkman, Iowa. An enthusiastic student, she enjoyed art, band, and girls basketball. During high school, her family moved and she transferred to Harlan...
Ambrose Muenchrath
Sep 13, 2010
Ambrose Muenchrath was born on January 29, 1914, to Henry and Dora (Goeser) Muenchrath on the family farm near Earling, Iowa in Union Township. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended school through the eighth grade at St. Joseph�s Catholic School and received his GED from Harlan High School. He was united in...
Esther Gearhart
Sep 11, 2010
Esther Gearhart was born on February 11, 1931 to Marius and Johanna Marie (Rasmussen) Christensen in Kimballton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. She attended Kimballton Public School until the eighth grade and graduated from Audubon High School in 1949. Esther married Charles Gearhart on February 16, 1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton,...
Thomas Edward Alberts
Aug 28, 2010
Thomas Edward Alberts was born May 2, 1961 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Lavern and Mary Jean Alberts. Tom grew up in Denison, and graduated from Denison High School in 1979, where he enjoyed playing sports, and the tuba. After graduation, he moved to Fairmont Minnesota, and was employed at Weigh-Tronix. In 1983, Tom returned to Denison where he worked...
