Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Merlin D. Olbertz
Aug 23, 2009
Merlin D. Olbertz was born in Denison, Iowa, November 16, 1933, the son of Frank Herman and Mabel Hertha Pithan Olbertz. He was received into God?s Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism in December of 1933 at St. John?s Lutheran Church, Stockholm Township, and confirmed in his Christian Faith in May of 1948 at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Shirley Hansen
Aug 23, 2009
Shirley Ann Hansen, daughter of Rasmus and Harriett (Nielsen) Scott, was born on October 12, 1922, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, and attended country school in Jackson and Center Townships. On December 18, 1940, Shirley was united in marriage to LuVerne Hans Hansen in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three sons were...
Grace Linn
Aug 17, 2009
Grace Kathryn Linn was born on March 6, 1921, to Fred and Bertha (Volkert) Hoppe in Cushing, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John�s Lutheran Church in Cushing. Grace graduated from Correctionville High School with the Class of 1938. She received her teaching certificate and returned to teach school at a country school in Correctionville, Iowa. On August...
Lyle D. Fiscus
Aug 12, 2009
Lyle Dean Fiscus was born on April 17, 1953, in Harlan, Iowa, to Melvin and Katheryn (Olson) Fiscus. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. He graduated from the Irwin Schools and continued his education at Morningside College in Sioux City before transferring to the University of Iowa. In 1974, Lyle was married to Diane Parr...
Mildred Lydia Joachim
Aug 10, 2009
Mildred Lydia Schoenfeldt was born on September 10, 1925 in Elma, IA, to Ben and Laura Schoenfeldt. She was the youngest of three; her older brother was Harold, and her older sister Aleatha. Mildred was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter?s Lutheran Church in Elma, and attended rural and public schools in Elma. Mildred met Charles Joachim from Alta Vista...
Daniel Altamirano
Aug 10, 2009
Daniel Altamirano was born in Juarez, Mexico, January 7, 1965, the son of Ignacio and Francisca Lujan Altamirano. He was baptized in San Miguel, Juarez and resided in Mexico until age 2 when the family moved to El Paso, Texas. When he was 9 years old they moved to Merced, California, residing there until moving to Phoenix, Arizona when he...
Mark W. Miller
Aug 6, 2009
Mark Wade Miller was born on June 8, 1962, in Greenfield, Iowa to Dale and Shirley (Stapleton) Miller. He was baptized and confirmed at Massena Methodist Church in Massena, Iowa and attended the AWANAS program at the Baptist Church. He attended Kindergarten through second grade at C & M Elementary Schools and completed his high school career at Bridgewater-Fontanelle Schools....
Delores C. Obrecht
Aug 4, 2009
Delores "Dee" Catherine Obrecht, daughter of Adolph and Theresa (Musich) Schmitz, was born on February 4, 1923, on a farm near Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia with the class of 1941. After completing school, Dee began to work in Harlan and it...
Lois E. Dorfler
Aug 3, 2009
Lois Eileen (Carothers) Dorfler was born on July 24, 1939 to Andrew and Marjorie (Gessmann) Carothers in Manilla, IA. She was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church in Manilla. She married John Milo Dorfler on July 12, 1964 in the First Presbyterian Church in Manilla. Lois died early Monday, August 3, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux...
Henry W. Nash
Jul 28, 2009
Henry William Nash, son of Edwin M. And Hazel Lillian (Doleschall) Nash, was born in South Dakota on July 25, 1921. He was one of six children in the family. Henry attended school is Missouri Valley, Iowa, and later joined the Civilian Conservation Corporation. He then moved to a tenant farm near Schleswig, Iowa, and helped his mother raise and...
Wilma A. Rapp
Jul 28, 2009
- Age 98 Wilma Rapp was born on June 25, 1910, to Andrew and Gertie (Andreson) Jacobsen in Hancock, Iowa. She attended the Hancock Schools and graduated with the Class of 1927. She was united in marriage on July 28, 1932, to Ronald Rapp in Omaha, Nebraska. They became the parents of one son, Ronnie. After their marriage, they lived...
Maurice Adelbert Sjogren
Jul 24, 2009
Maurice Adelbert "Delbert" Sjogren was born in Kiron, Iowa, April 2, 1916, the son of Swan Maurice and Emma Mathilda Miller Sjogren. He was raised at Kiron where he graduated from the Kiron High School. Following high school he was employed as a carpenter in the family business. During World War II, from April of 1942 until his discharge in...
Lillian R. Beatty
Jul 18, 2009
Lillian R. Beatty was born in Corning, Iowa, April 5, 1931, the daughter of William and Grace Hoskinson Ray. She was raised in the Corning area where she received her education. Following high school she attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. On February 17, 1953, Lillian was united in marriage with Richard H. Beatty at Creston, Iowa. Their union...
Mathilda "Tillie" A. Nowatzke
Jul 17, 2009
Mathilda "Tillie" Amelia Nowatzke, daughter of Peter and Mary (Kenkel) Wingert, was born on September 15, 1912, in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and received her First Communion and Confirmation at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s High School in Panama. On June 13, 1938,...
Kenneth "Kenny" L. Bauman
Jul 15, 2009
Kenneth "Kenny" LeRoy Bauman, son of Daniel and Hazel (Brinson) Bauman, was born on April 20, 1929, in Grand Island, Nebraska. He later became a foster child in Grand Island after his parents abandoned him and his three brothers. He was raised in different foster homes and attended school in Grand Island, but was determined to find his mother and...
Leroy G. Glissmann
Jul 14, 2009
LeRoy George Glissmann was born on April 18, 1927 to George and Virginia Lucille (Longnecker) Glissmann in Walnut, Iowa. He attended the Walnut Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1944. He farmed with his father after graduation until his entry into the United States Navy in May of 1945. He served in the South Pacific during World War...
Elsea E. Noon
Jul 5, 2009
Elsea Elizabeth Noon, daughter of Christian Nels and Anna K. (Hansen) Christiansen, was born on January 29, 1917 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan and attended Laurel Elementary School, Harlan Middle School, and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1936. On February 5, 1938, Elsea was united...
Deborah K. Miller
Jul 3, 2009
Deborah Kay Miller, daughter of Verne and Phyllis (Jacobs) Stendrup, was born on March 26, 1953, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school at Walnut and Harlan and continued her education at Southwest Community College in Creston, Iowa, where she obtained an Associates Degree in Accounting. On September 22, 1980, Deborah was united in marriage to Donald "Mike" Miller in Greeley,...
Deloris Knowles
Jul 3, 2009
Deloris A. K. Knowles Denison, Iowa Deloris "Tootie" Arlene Kern Knowles, 83, died Friday, July 3 at her home in Denison of multiple organ failure after a long illness. She was born April 22, 1926 to Anthony and Susan "Kitty" Kern in Oelwein, Iowa. Anthony died in 1943 and Kitty died in 1985. Tootie was the wife of the late...
Lyle D. Walker
Jun 28, 2009
Lyle Dale Walker, Sr., son of John O. and Patience (Pitt) Walker, was born on April 8, 1916, on the family farm outside of Woodbine, Iowa and was baptized at Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Douglas Hill Country School east of Woodbine and one year at Woodbine High School before helping his parents on the family farm....
Merlin D. Olbertz
Aug 23, 2009
Merlin D. Olbertz was born in Denison, Iowa, November 16, 1933, the son of Frank Herman and Mabel Hertha Pithan Olbertz. He was received into God?s Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism in December of 1933 at St. John?s Lutheran Church, Stockholm Township, and confirmed in his Christian Faith in May of 1948 at Immanuel Lutheran Church...
Shirley Hansen
Aug 23, 2009
Shirley Ann Hansen, daughter of Rasmus and Harriett (Nielsen) Scott, was born on October 12, 1922, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa, and attended country school in Jackson and Center Townships. On December 18, 1940, Shirley was united in marriage to LuVerne Hans Hansen in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Three sons were...
Grace Linn
Aug 17, 2009
Grace Kathryn Linn was born on March 6, 1921, to Fred and Bertha (Volkert) Hoppe in Cushing, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John�s Lutheran Church in Cushing. Grace graduated from Correctionville High School with the Class of 1938. She received her teaching certificate and returned to teach school at a country school in Correctionville, Iowa. On August...
Lyle D. Fiscus
Aug 12, 2009
Lyle Dean Fiscus was born on April 17, 1953, in Harlan, Iowa, to Melvin and Katheryn (Olson) Fiscus. He was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. He graduated from the Irwin Schools and continued his education at Morningside College in Sioux City before transferring to the University of Iowa. In 1974, Lyle was married to Diane Parr...
Mildred Lydia Joachim
Aug 10, 2009
Mildred Lydia Schoenfeldt was born on September 10, 1925 in Elma, IA, to Ben and Laura Schoenfeldt. She was the youngest of three; her older brother was Harold, and her older sister Aleatha. Mildred was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter?s Lutheran Church in Elma, and attended rural and public schools in Elma. Mildred met Charles Joachim from Alta Vista...
Daniel Altamirano
Aug 10, 2009
Daniel Altamirano was born in Juarez, Mexico, January 7, 1965, the son of Ignacio and Francisca Lujan Altamirano. He was baptized in San Miguel, Juarez and resided in Mexico until age 2 when the family moved to El Paso, Texas. When he was 9 years old they moved to Merced, California, residing there until moving to Phoenix, Arizona when he...
Mark W. Miller
Aug 6, 2009
Mark Wade Miller was born on June 8, 1962, in Greenfield, Iowa to Dale and Shirley (Stapleton) Miller. He was baptized and confirmed at Massena Methodist Church in Massena, Iowa and attended the AWANAS program at the Baptist Church. He attended Kindergarten through second grade at C & M Elementary Schools and completed his high school career at Bridgewater-Fontanelle Schools....
Delores C. Obrecht
Aug 4, 2009
Delores "Dee" Catherine Obrecht, daughter of Adolph and Theresa (Musich) Schmitz, was born on February 4, 1923, on a farm near Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia with the class of 1941. After completing school, Dee began to work in Harlan and it...
Lois E. Dorfler
Aug 3, 2009
Lois Eileen (Carothers) Dorfler was born on July 24, 1939 to Andrew and Marjorie (Gessmann) Carothers in Manilla, IA. She was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church in Manilla. She married John Milo Dorfler on July 12, 1964 in the First Presbyterian Church in Manilla. Lois died early Monday, August 3, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux...
Henry W. Nash
Jul 28, 2009
Henry William Nash, son of Edwin M. And Hazel Lillian (Doleschall) Nash, was born in South Dakota on July 25, 1921. He was one of six children in the family. Henry attended school is Missouri Valley, Iowa, and later joined the Civilian Conservation Corporation. He then moved to a tenant farm near Schleswig, Iowa, and helped his mother raise and...
Wilma A. Rapp
Jul 28, 2009
- Age 98 Wilma Rapp was born on June 25, 1910, to Andrew and Gertie (Andreson) Jacobsen in Hancock, Iowa. She attended the Hancock Schools and graduated with the Class of 1927. She was united in marriage on July 28, 1932, to Ronald Rapp in Omaha, Nebraska. They became the parents of one son, Ronnie. After their marriage, they lived...
Maurice Adelbert Sjogren
Jul 24, 2009
Maurice Adelbert "Delbert" Sjogren was born in Kiron, Iowa, April 2, 1916, the son of Swan Maurice and Emma Mathilda Miller Sjogren. He was raised at Kiron where he graduated from the Kiron High School. Following high school he was employed as a carpenter in the family business. During World War II, from April of 1942 until his discharge in...
Lillian R. Beatty
Jul 18, 2009
Lillian R. Beatty was born in Corning, Iowa, April 5, 1931, the daughter of William and Grace Hoskinson Ray. She was raised in the Corning area where she received her education. Following high school she attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. On February 17, 1953, Lillian was united in marriage with Richard H. Beatty at Creston, Iowa. Their union...
Mathilda "Tillie" A. Nowatzke
Jul 17, 2009
Mathilda "Tillie" Amelia Nowatzke, daughter of Peter and Mary (Kenkel) Wingert, was born on September 15, 1912, in Earling, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling and received her First Communion and Confirmation at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s High School in Panama. On June 13, 1938,...
Kenneth "Kenny" L. Bauman
Jul 15, 2009
Kenneth "Kenny" LeRoy Bauman, son of Daniel and Hazel (Brinson) Bauman, was born on April 20, 1929, in Grand Island, Nebraska. He later became a foster child in Grand Island after his parents abandoned him and his three brothers. He was raised in different foster homes and attended school in Grand Island, but was determined to find his mother and...
Leroy G. Glissmann
Jul 14, 2009
LeRoy George Glissmann was born on April 18, 1927 to George and Virginia Lucille (Longnecker) Glissmann in Walnut, Iowa. He attended the Walnut Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1944. He farmed with his father after graduation until his entry into the United States Navy in May of 1945. He served in the South Pacific during World War...
Elsea E. Noon
Jul 5, 2009
Elsea Elizabeth Noon, daughter of Christian Nels and Anna K. (Hansen) Christiansen, was born on January 29, 1917 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan and attended Laurel Elementary School, Harlan Middle School, and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1936. On February 5, 1938, Elsea was united...
Deborah K. Miller
Jul 3, 2009
Deborah Kay Miller, daughter of Verne and Phyllis (Jacobs) Stendrup, was born on March 26, 1953, in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school at Walnut and Harlan and continued her education at Southwest Community College in Creston, Iowa, where she obtained an Associates Degree in Accounting. On September 22, 1980, Deborah was united in marriage to Donald "Mike" Miller in Greeley,...
Deloris Knowles
Jul 3, 2009
Deloris A. K. Knowles Denison, Iowa Deloris "Tootie" Arlene Kern Knowles, 83, died Friday, July 3 at her home in Denison of multiple organ failure after a long illness. She was born April 22, 1926 to Anthony and Susan "Kitty" Kern in Oelwein, Iowa. Anthony died in 1943 and Kitty died in 1985. Tootie was the wife of the late...
Lyle D. Walker
Jun 28, 2009
Lyle Dale Walker, Sr., son of John O. and Patience (Pitt) Walker, was born on April 8, 1916, on the family farm outside of Woodbine, Iowa and was baptized at Bethel Baptist Church in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Douglas Hill Country School east of Woodbine and one year at Woodbine High School before helping his parents on the family farm....
