Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Larry Waldemar
Aug 3, 2010
Larry F. Waldemar was born on the family farm near Deloit, Iowa, July 27, 1939, the son of Clarence and Myrtle Clauson Waldemar. He was raised on the farm and received his education in country schools, graduating from the Odebolt, Iowa High School with the class of 1957. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps, returning to...
James Trierweiler
Jul 31, 2010
James Michael Trierweiler was born at Woodbine, Iowa, October 26, 1934, the son of Raymond and Corine Blum Trierweiler. The family moved to a farm near Defiance when he was three years of age where they resided for three years before moving to the farm at Buck Grove where he was raised. He received his early education in the rural...
Janice M. Schultz
Jul 29, 2010
Janice Marilyn Schultz was born on November 11, 1935 to John and Hazel (Martin) Thorson in Estherville, Iowa. She grew up in Armstrong, Iowa, where her parents owned and operated The Corner Hardware Store. She attended elementary and high school there, starring in basketball, a sport which she loved. She graduated from Armstrong High School with the Class of 1953....
Darrell H. Swanson
Jul 29, 2010
Darrell Herbert Swanson was born March 22, 1936, on a farm in Long Branch in Shelby County, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Irene (Stolz) Swanson. He attended Country Schools in Crawford County, Iowa where he grew up working on his father's farm with his brothers. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Blume on April 12, 1955. Darrell...
Janet S. Christensen
Jul 23, 2010
Janet Sue Christensen, daughter of Max and Evelene (Lengeman) Sander, was born on April 11, 1941 in Carroll, Iowa. Janet’s family later moved to the Elk Horn, Iowa area where she attended school at the Elk Horn Community Schools and graduated with the high school class of 1959. While in high school, Janet was set up on a blind date...
Chrystal L. Mcmartin Jones
Jul 23, 2010
Chrystal Lynn McMartin was born on March 14, 1978 in Atlantic, IA to Kelly and Darlene (Wendt) McMartin. Chrystal was raised and lived in Hancock, IA. She graduated from AHST High School in 1996 in Avoca, IA, attended Simpson College in Indianola from 1996-1998 and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Chrystal graduated from Buena Vista University in...
Joseph E. Flies
Jul 20, 2010
Joseph Englebert Flies, son of John and Frances (Berger) Flies, was born on January 7, 1922 in Dedham, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Dedham, Iowa and later received his first communion at St. Patrick�s Church in Audubon, Iowa. Joseph attended country school in rural Audubon county. After his schooling, Joseph worked with his father and...
Lela G. Hanson
Jul 19, 2010
Lela Grace Hanson was born on February 1, 1924, to Raymond and Mabel (Axland) Young on the family farm outside of Irwin, Iowa. She was baptized at the Church of Christ in Irwin and was an active Christian her entire life. She attended school in Irwin and was a graduate of the Irwin High School Class of 1941. Lela was...
Leland A. Schmitz
Jul 11, 2010
Leland Adolph Schmitz was born on February 12, 1928 to Leo and Cecelia (Zimmerman) Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He graduated with the Class of 1945 from St. Boniface Catholic Schools. On November 22, 1950, he was united in marriage to Mary Weihs at St. Boniface Catholic Church after...
Rochelle Gottsch
Jul 10, 2010
Rochelle Renee Gottsch was born at Dunlap, Iowa, December 15, 1941, the daughter of Ralph and Georgia Stilson Koski. She was raised on the farm at Dunlap and graduated from the Dunlap High School with the class of 1959. Following high school she attended cosmetology school in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1965, Rochelle was united in marriage with Donald Gottsch at...
Lavonne J. Labelle
Jul 8, 2010
LaVonne Joyce LaBelle was born on June 13, 1924, to Alfred and Olive (Tenney) Stangeland in Dawson, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Dawson Lutheran Church and attended Dawson Grade School and High School, graduating with the Class of 1942. She furthered her education at the University of Nebraska in Omaha and graduated with her Associate�s Degree at the...
Max E. Bacon
Jul 7, 2010
Max Elliott Bacon was born on January 25, 1925 to Oliver and Beulah (Pfister) Bacon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1943. After graduation, he enlisted in the United State Army Air Corp and served during World War II achieving rank of Second Lieutenant before his honorable discharge...
Elaine B. Doonan
Jul 6, 2010
Elaine Bernice Doonan was born on August 5, 1918, to Hans and Tena (Petersen) Jacobsen near Redline, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where she remained a life-long member. She attended school at Jackson No. 2 in Jacksonville but left her junior year to help her dad on the family farm. On March...
Judith Judy Maureen Garvin
Jul 3, 2010
Judith "Judy" Maureen Garvin was born on September 3, 1941 to William and Jocelyn (Lawrence) Wiesemann in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She graduated from high school in Malone, New York. On September 22, 1984, Judy was united in marriage to Roy Garvin in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In addition to being a housewife, Judy studied to be a nursing assistant online. She was...
Eldon Mike Michaelsen
Jul 2, 2010
Eldon Roscoe Michaelsen "Mike" was born on May 21, 1929 on a farm near Exira, Iowa to Harry and Clara (Bonnson) Michaelsen. He was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa and attended school in Atlantic, Wiota and Marne. On December 30, 1950, Mike was united in marriage to Jeanette Kirkpatrick in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A daughter, Deborah, was...
Andrew J. Pauley
Jul 1, 2010
Andrew John Pauley, son of Hubert and Anna (Mickels) Pauley was born on August 4, 1913, near Panama, Iowa. He was the sixth child born of eleven. Andrew was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He received his first communion and was confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. He attended grade school in...
Jack Alan Lundell
Jun 24, 2010
Jack Alan Lundell, infant son of Brad and Sarah Gierstorf Lundell, was stillborn at 8:25 p.m., Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa. When looking back over the life of Jack, many may think that because He didn't come into this world with a heartbeat, we couldn't know a lot about him. But we believe...
John E. Makepeace
Jun 15, 2010
John E. Makepeace - Age 92 Who died on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Graveside Service Monday, June 21, 2010 10:30 AM Fisher Cemetery Underwood, Iowa John is survived by his niece Mary Ann Hayes of Gainesville, Florida. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan is handling arrangements (800) 831-6805 PDF Printable Version
Paul V. Mueller
Jun 14, 2010
Paul Victor Mueller was born on February 5, 1953 in Atlantic, Iowa, and adopted by Victor and Inez (Pope) Mueller of Walnut, Iowa. He was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Paul attended the Walnut Schools and graduated with the Class of 1971. He farmed for several years before going to work for Pelgas gas company in Atlantic,...
Harold J. Frank
Jun 6, 2010
Harold Joseph Frank, son of George and Gertrude (Brauchman) Frank, was born on March 31, 1925, in Maple River, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Maple River and confirmed at Coon Rapids Annunciation in Coon Rapids, Iowa, where he attended high school until the age of eighteen when he enlisted into the United States...
Larry Waldemar
Aug 3, 2010
Larry F. Waldemar was born on the family farm near Deloit, Iowa, July 27, 1939, the son of Clarence and Myrtle Clauson Waldemar. He was raised on the farm and received his education in country schools, graduating from the Odebolt, Iowa High School with the class of 1957. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps, returning to...
James Trierweiler
Jul 31, 2010
James Michael Trierweiler was born at Woodbine, Iowa, October 26, 1934, the son of Raymond and Corine Blum Trierweiler. The family moved to a farm near Defiance when he was three years of age where they resided for three years before moving to the farm at Buck Grove where he was raised. He received his early education in the rural...
Janice M. Schultz
Jul 29, 2010
Janice Marilyn Schultz was born on November 11, 1935 to John and Hazel (Martin) Thorson in Estherville, Iowa. She grew up in Armstrong, Iowa, where her parents owned and operated The Corner Hardware Store. She attended elementary and high school there, starring in basketball, a sport which she loved. She graduated from Armstrong High School with the Class of 1953....
Darrell H. Swanson
Jul 29, 2010
Darrell Herbert Swanson was born March 22, 1936, on a farm in Long Branch in Shelby County, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Irene (Stolz) Swanson. He attended Country Schools in Crawford County, Iowa where he grew up working on his father's farm with his brothers. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Blume on April 12, 1955. Darrell...
Janet S. Christensen
Jul 23, 2010
Janet Sue Christensen, daughter of Max and Evelene (Lengeman) Sander, was born on April 11, 1941 in Carroll, Iowa. Janet’s family later moved to the Elk Horn, Iowa area where she attended school at the Elk Horn Community Schools and graduated with the high school class of 1959. While in high school, Janet was set up on a blind date...
Chrystal L. Mcmartin Jones
Jul 23, 2010
Chrystal Lynn McMartin was born on March 14, 1978 in Atlantic, IA to Kelly and Darlene (Wendt) McMartin. Chrystal was raised and lived in Hancock, IA. She graduated from AHST High School in 1996 in Avoca, IA, attended Simpson College in Indianola from 1996-1998 and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Chrystal graduated from Buena Vista University in...
Joseph E. Flies
Jul 20, 2010
Joseph Englebert Flies, son of John and Frances (Berger) Flies, was born on January 7, 1922 in Dedham, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Dedham, Iowa and later received his first communion at St. Patrick�s Church in Audubon, Iowa. Joseph attended country school in rural Audubon county. After his schooling, Joseph worked with his father and...
Lela G. Hanson
Jul 19, 2010
Lela Grace Hanson was born on February 1, 1924, to Raymond and Mabel (Axland) Young on the family farm outside of Irwin, Iowa. She was baptized at the Church of Christ in Irwin and was an active Christian her entire life. She attended school in Irwin and was a graduate of the Irwin High School Class of 1941. Lela was...
Leland A. Schmitz
Jul 11, 2010
Leland Adolph Schmitz was born on February 12, 1928 to Leo and Cecelia (Zimmerman) Schmitz in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He graduated with the Class of 1945 from St. Boniface Catholic Schools. On November 22, 1950, he was united in marriage to Mary Weihs at St. Boniface Catholic Church after...
Rochelle Gottsch
Jul 10, 2010
Rochelle Renee Gottsch was born at Dunlap, Iowa, December 15, 1941, the daughter of Ralph and Georgia Stilson Koski. She was raised on the farm at Dunlap and graduated from the Dunlap High School with the class of 1959. Following high school she attended cosmetology school in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1965, Rochelle was united in marriage with Donald Gottsch at...
Lavonne J. Labelle
Jul 8, 2010
LaVonne Joyce LaBelle was born on June 13, 1924, to Alfred and Olive (Tenney) Stangeland in Dawson, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Dawson Lutheran Church and attended Dawson Grade School and High School, graduating with the Class of 1942. She furthered her education at the University of Nebraska in Omaha and graduated with her Associate�s Degree at the...
Max E. Bacon
Jul 7, 2010
Max Elliott Bacon was born on January 25, 1925 to Oliver and Beulah (Pfister) Bacon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1943. After graduation, he enlisted in the United State Army Air Corp and served during World War II achieving rank of Second Lieutenant before his honorable discharge...
Elaine B. Doonan
Jul 6, 2010
Elaine Bernice Doonan was born on August 5, 1918, to Hans and Tena (Petersen) Jacobsen near Redline, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where she remained a life-long member. She attended school at Jackson No. 2 in Jacksonville but left her junior year to help her dad on the family farm. On March...
Judith Judy Maureen Garvin
Jul 3, 2010
Judith "Judy" Maureen Garvin was born on September 3, 1941 to William and Jocelyn (Lawrence) Wiesemann in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She graduated from high school in Malone, New York. On September 22, 1984, Judy was united in marriage to Roy Garvin in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In addition to being a housewife, Judy studied to be a nursing assistant online. She was...
Eldon Mike Michaelsen
Jul 2, 2010
Eldon Roscoe Michaelsen "Mike" was born on May 21, 1929 on a farm near Exira, Iowa to Harry and Clara (Bonnson) Michaelsen. He was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa and attended school in Atlantic, Wiota and Marne. On December 30, 1950, Mike was united in marriage to Jeanette Kirkpatrick in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A daughter, Deborah, was...
Andrew J. Pauley
Jul 1, 2010
Andrew John Pauley, son of Hubert and Anna (Mickels) Pauley was born on August 4, 1913, near Panama, Iowa. He was the sixth child born of eleven. Andrew was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He received his first communion and was confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. He attended grade school in...
Jack Alan Lundell
Jun 24, 2010
Jack Alan Lundell, infant son of Brad and Sarah Gierstorf Lundell, was stillborn at 8:25 p.m., Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, Iowa. When looking back over the life of Jack, many may think that because He didn't come into this world with a heartbeat, we couldn't know a lot about him. But we believe...
John E. Makepeace
Jun 15, 2010
John E. Makepeace - Age 92 Who died on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Graveside Service Monday, June 21, 2010 10:30 AM Fisher Cemetery Underwood, Iowa John is survived by his niece Mary Ann Hayes of Gainesville, Florida. Pauley Jones Funeral Home - Harlan is handling arrangements (800) 831-6805 PDF Printable Version
Paul V. Mueller
Jun 14, 2010
Paul Victor Mueller was born on February 5, 1953 in Atlantic, Iowa, and adopted by Victor and Inez (Pope) Mueller of Walnut, Iowa. He was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Paul attended the Walnut Schools and graduated with the Class of 1971. He farmed for several years before going to work for Pelgas gas company in Atlantic,...
Harold J. Frank
Jun 6, 2010
Harold Joseph Frank, son of George and Gertrude (Brauchman) Frank, was born on March 31, 1925, in Maple River, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Maple River and confirmed at Coon Rapids Annunciation in Coon Rapids, Iowa, where he attended high school until the age of eighteen when he enlisted into the United States...
