Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Lynn A. Peterson
Feb 25, 2011
Lynn Allen Peterson was born on March 2, 1940 near Audubon, Iowa, to Wesley and Dorothy (Nelson) Peterson. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where he remained a lifelong member. He attended Mount Zion Country School in rural Audubon County through the seventh grade and graduated from Audubon High School with the Class of 1958. He...
Zita Engel
Feb 16, 2011
Zita Engel was born on January 20, 1918 to Melchoir and Theresa (Klein) Schwery in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama and attended school at St. Mary�s Catholic School in Panama. Zita was united in marriage on January 31, 1939 to Lawrence "Larry" Engel at St. Mary Our Lady...
Laura M. Heue
Feb 12, 2011
Laura M. Heue was born in Carroll, Iowa, February 18, 1920, the daughter of Bernard and Mary Lammers Janning. She spent her younger years in the Mt. Carmel community and attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Schools. On November 18, 1947, Laura was united in marriage with Paul Heue at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Following their marriage...
Elinor I. Murray
Feb 10, 2011
Elinor Ione Murray was born on September 16, 1928 to Homer and Mary (Hazard) Jensen in Clay Township near Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1948. On March 5, 1949, she was united in marriage to Rae Murray at the United Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa. Four children...
Bernard Barney P. Zimmerman
Feb 10, 2011
Bernard "Barney" Peter Zimmerman was born on July 22, 1914 to Emil and Josephine (Posch) Zimmerman in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. He studied at St. Mary�s Mission House in Techny, Illinois for five years before returning home in June of 1938...
Linda Carstensen Sample
Feb 9, 2011
Mrs. Linda Sample, age 57, of Rutherford, TN passed away February 9, 2011 in Loanoke County Arkansas. Services will be Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 2:00pm at Leitherland Funeral Home in Rutherford, TN with Rick Hawse and Pastor Richard Behenke officiating. Burial will follow in Rutherford City Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday evening, February 12, 2011 from 5-8pm at the...
Mylene E. Riley
Feb 7, 2011
Mylene Elaine Riley was born on August 13, 1948, to David and Abbie (Erickson) Graham in Laurel, Nebraska. She graduated from Walnut High School with the Class of 1966. She went on to Barnes Beauty School of Cosmetology and worked in salons in Red Oak, Shenandoah, and Atlantic. Mylene also worked for a short time at the Carstop Mini Mart...
Elnora Miller
Feb 7, 2011
Elnora J. Miller was born at Dunlap, Iowa, March 17, 1924, the daughter of Alva and Dorothy Neville Treft. She was raised on the farm there and during her teenage years was employed as a live-in housekeeper for two area families. She received her early education in the rural schools and completed her high school degree as an adult in...
Maria Cantu
Feb 6, 2011
Maria del pilar Cantu was born in Mexico, October 12, 1944, the daughter of Luis Casanova and Inocencia Alaniz. She was raised in Mexico where she received her education. Maria was united in marriage with Hector Cantu at Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and their union was blessed five children: Mario, Josefa, Hector, Oscar and Jesus. Maria was a homemaker all of...
Bernice Rueschenberg
Feb 2, 2011
Bernice Clara Rueschenberg was born on August 28, 1932 to Anton and Elizabeth (Bock) Kloewer in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1950. On May 12, 1953, Bernice was united in marriage to Harold Rueschenberg in Westphalia. Five children were born...
Lawrence Slater
Jan 29, 2011
In Loving Remembrance Lawrence Edward Slater, Age 71, died early Saturday, January 29, 2011 in his sleep at the Manilla Manor in Manilla, IA, releasing him from the pain and suffering of multiple health concerns. Lawrence was born May 16, 1939 to Frank and Edna (Peters) Slater, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, IA. Lawrence spent his entire...
Lillian M. Paulsen
Jan 28, 2011
Lillian Marie Paulsen was born on September 9, 1925, to Soren and Petrea (Christensen) Paulsen in Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1944. Following high school graduation, she went to Washington, DC and worked as a secretary for two years before contracting jaundice and returning to Harlan. She went to work as...
Leo F. Graeve
Jan 26, 2011
Leo Francis Graeve was born on February 29, 1932, to Henry and Rose (Mueller) Graeve in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. After his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in February of 1955, returning home to...
Irene Christensen
Jan 24, 2011
Irene Beatrice Christensen was born on September 28, 1915 to Hans and Ingeborg (Jensen) Sorensen in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school through the seventh grade and stayed in the Harlan area her entire life. On May 30, 1933, she was united in marriage to Louis Christensen in Omaha, Nebraska. Four sons were born to this union: Edward, Kenneth, Conrad, and...
Mildred R. Gaul
Jan 24, 2011
Mildred Rosalie Gaul was born on February 1, 1924 in Earling, Iowa, to Anton and Veronica (Kloewer) Rau. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the Class of 1941. She furthered her education at St. Joseph�s Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse in 1945....
Gerald V. Goetz
Jan 24, 2011
Gerald Vitus Goetz was born on December 8, 1925 to Joseph and Antonia (Schechinger) Goetz in rural Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface Catholic School. On February 9, 1953, he was united in marriage to Theresa Schmitz at St. Boniface. Ten children were born to this union: Theresa,...
Lucille M. Neve
Jan 1, 2011
Lucille Marie Neve, daughter of Henry and Marie (Blum) Nelson, was born on December 24, 1919 in Underwood, Iowa. She graduated from Neola High School with the class of 1937. Lucille married Lyle Neve on June 7, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Dwayne, Virginia and Janice. Lucille enjoyed flowers, sewing, knitting, crossword puzzles...
Bobette Rose Voggesser
Dec 29, 2010
Bobette "Bobbie" Rose Voggesser, daughter of Robert Marion and Ruby Elizabeth Clark Hagood, was born on May 23, 1929 in Oakland, Iowa. "Bobbie" was baptized at the Sharon Church in Oakland and attended school in Oakland where she graduated from Oakland High School. After high school, "Bobbie worked as a secretary at the Don Epperly Insurance Company and Jones, Cambridge...
Gloria F. Mills
Dec 29, 2010
Gloria Faye Mills was born on March 8, 1937 to Francis and Elsie (Brix) Andersen in Monroe Township. She attended Monroe Country School No. 1 until the eighth grade and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1955. She worked for an attorney in Harlan until her marriage. On December 26, 1956, Gloria was united in marriage to...
Hazel Hansen
Dec 27, 2010
Hazel Hansen was born on August 26, 1924 in Shelby County, Iowa, to Hans and Mary (Petersen) Hansen. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended country school at Jackson No. 2 through the eighth grade and later received her high school diploma through the GED program. On May 3, 1948, she was united...
Lynn A. Peterson
Feb 25, 2011
Lynn Allen Peterson was born on March 2, 1940 near Audubon, Iowa, to Wesley and Dorothy (Nelson) Peterson. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, where he remained a lifelong member. He attended Mount Zion Country School in rural Audubon County through the seventh grade and graduated from Audubon High School with the Class of 1958. He...
Zita Engel
Feb 16, 2011
Zita Engel was born on January 20, 1918 to Melchoir and Theresa (Klein) Schwery in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama and attended school at St. Mary�s Catholic School in Panama. Zita was united in marriage on January 31, 1939 to Lawrence "Larry" Engel at St. Mary Our Lady...
Laura M. Heue
Feb 12, 2011
Laura M. Heue was born in Carroll, Iowa, February 18, 1920, the daughter of Bernard and Mary Lammers Janning. She spent her younger years in the Mt. Carmel community and attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Schools. On November 18, 1947, Laura was united in marriage with Paul Heue at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Following their marriage...
Elinor I. Murray
Feb 10, 2011
Elinor Ione Murray was born on September 16, 1928 to Homer and Mary (Hazard) Jensen in Clay Township near Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1948. On March 5, 1949, she was united in marriage to Rae Murray at the United Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa. Four children...
Bernard Barney P. Zimmerman
Feb 10, 2011
Bernard "Barney" Peter Zimmerman was born on July 22, 1914 to Emil and Josephine (Posch) Zimmerman in Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. He studied at St. Mary�s Mission House in Techny, Illinois for five years before returning home in June of 1938...
Linda Carstensen Sample
Feb 9, 2011
Mrs. Linda Sample, age 57, of Rutherford, TN passed away February 9, 2011 in Loanoke County Arkansas. Services will be Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 2:00pm at Leitherland Funeral Home in Rutherford, TN with Rick Hawse and Pastor Richard Behenke officiating. Burial will follow in Rutherford City Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday evening, February 12, 2011 from 5-8pm at the...
Mylene E. Riley
Feb 7, 2011
Mylene Elaine Riley was born on August 13, 1948, to David and Abbie (Erickson) Graham in Laurel, Nebraska. She graduated from Walnut High School with the Class of 1966. She went on to Barnes Beauty School of Cosmetology and worked in salons in Red Oak, Shenandoah, and Atlantic. Mylene also worked for a short time at the Carstop Mini Mart...
Elnora Miller
Feb 7, 2011
Elnora J. Miller was born at Dunlap, Iowa, March 17, 1924, the daughter of Alva and Dorothy Neville Treft. She was raised on the farm there and during her teenage years was employed as a live-in housekeeper for two area families. She received her early education in the rural schools and completed her high school degree as an adult in...
Maria Cantu
Feb 6, 2011
Maria del pilar Cantu was born in Mexico, October 12, 1944, the daughter of Luis Casanova and Inocencia Alaniz. She was raised in Mexico where she received her education. Maria was united in marriage with Hector Cantu at Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and their union was blessed five children: Mario, Josefa, Hector, Oscar and Jesus. Maria was a homemaker all of...
Bernice Rueschenberg
Feb 2, 2011
Bernice Clara Rueschenberg was born on August 28, 1932 to Anton and Elizabeth (Bock) Kloewer in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1950. On May 12, 1953, Bernice was united in marriage to Harold Rueschenberg in Westphalia. Five children were born...
Lawrence Slater
Jan 29, 2011
In Loving Remembrance Lawrence Edward Slater, Age 71, died early Saturday, January 29, 2011 in his sleep at the Manilla Manor in Manilla, IA, releasing him from the pain and suffering of multiple health concerns. Lawrence was born May 16, 1939 to Frank and Edna (Peters) Slater, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison, IA. Lawrence spent his entire...
Lillian M. Paulsen
Jan 28, 2011
Lillian Marie Paulsen was born on September 9, 1925, to Soren and Petrea (Christensen) Paulsen in Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated with the Class of 1944. Following high school graduation, she went to Washington, DC and worked as a secretary for two years before contracting jaundice and returning to Harlan. She went to work as...
Leo F. Graeve
Jan 26, 2011
Leo Francis Graeve was born on February 29, 1932, to Henry and Rose (Mueller) Graeve in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. After his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in February of 1955, returning home to...
Irene Christensen
Jan 24, 2011
Irene Beatrice Christensen was born on September 28, 1915 to Hans and Ingeborg (Jensen) Sorensen in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school through the seventh grade and stayed in the Harlan area her entire life. On May 30, 1933, she was united in marriage to Louis Christensen in Omaha, Nebraska. Four sons were born to this union: Edward, Kenneth, Conrad, and...
Mildred R. Gaul
Jan 24, 2011
Mildred Rosalie Gaul was born on February 1, 1924 in Earling, Iowa, to Anton and Veronica (Kloewer) Rau. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling and graduated from St. Joseph�s Catholic School with the Class of 1941. She furthered her education at St. Joseph�s Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse in 1945....
Gerald V. Goetz
Jan 24, 2011
Gerald Vitus Goetz was born on December 8, 1925 to Joseph and Antonia (Schechinger) Goetz in rural Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface Catholic School. On February 9, 1953, he was united in marriage to Theresa Schmitz at St. Boniface. Ten children were born to this union: Theresa,...
Lucille M. Neve
Jan 1, 2011
Lucille Marie Neve, daughter of Henry and Marie (Blum) Nelson, was born on December 24, 1919 in Underwood, Iowa. She graduated from Neola High School with the class of 1937. Lucille married Lyle Neve on June 7, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Dwayne, Virginia and Janice. Lucille enjoyed flowers, sewing, knitting, crossword puzzles...
Bobette Rose Voggesser
Dec 29, 2010
Bobette "Bobbie" Rose Voggesser, daughter of Robert Marion and Ruby Elizabeth Clark Hagood, was born on May 23, 1929 in Oakland, Iowa. "Bobbie" was baptized at the Sharon Church in Oakland and attended school in Oakland where she graduated from Oakland High School. After high school, "Bobbie worked as a secretary at the Don Epperly Insurance Company and Jones, Cambridge...
Gloria F. Mills
Dec 29, 2010
Gloria Faye Mills was born on March 8, 1937 to Francis and Elsie (Brix) Andersen in Monroe Township. She attended Monroe Country School No. 1 until the eighth grade and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1955. She worked for an attorney in Harlan until her marriage. On December 26, 1956, Gloria was united in marriage to...
Hazel Hansen
Dec 27, 2010
Hazel Hansen was born on August 26, 1924 in Shelby County, Iowa, to Hans and Mary (Petersen) Hansen. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. She attended country school at Jackson No. 2 through the eighth grade and later received her high school diploma through the GED program. On May 3, 1948, she was united...
