Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Gary Lyle Donlin
Sep 21, 2008
Gary Lyle Donlin was born on July 16, 1938 in LeMars, Iowa, the youngest of five siblings of William and Lilah (Brown) Donlin. He was baptized at the First Methodist Church in LeMars, Iowa, and at the age of six, he began his first paper route. He graduated from LeMars High School in 1956. He worked in the grocery store...
Rita E. Schmitz
Sep 19, 2008
Rita Ellen Schmitz was born on August 11, 1934, to John and Elizabeth (Malone) Smith in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Mary�s Catholic Church in Panama and received her First Communion and was confirmed at St. Mary�s in Portsmouth. She attended St. Mary�s Catholic School in Portsmouth and graduated with the Class of 1952. She was united in...
Evelyn Nielsen
Sep 17, 2008
Marie Evelyn Nielsen was born on September 26, 1923 on the Hansen farm near Jacksonville, Iowa to Celius and Madie (Hansen) Larson. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa, and attended grade school at Center #3 in Center Township and went on to graduate from Harlan High School. Evelyn was united in marriage to Kenneth E....
Lorna R. Wahling
Sep 17, 2008
Lorna Rosene Wahling was born on April 23, 1951, to Cyrus and Arline (Jensen) Monson in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended school at Irwin-Kirkman and went on to Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, after her graduation. She was united in marriage on March 4, 1983 to David Wahling...
Kenneth P. Muell
Sep 16, 2008
Kenneth Peter Muell was born on April 6, 1930, to Peter and Anna (Schechinger) on the Muell homestead south of Panama, Iowa. He was baptized, confirmed, and graduated at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, where he remained a lifelong member. He was united in marriage to Theresa Goetz on February 1, 1951 at St. Mary of...
Lola J. Smith
Sep 10, 2008
Lola Jane Smith was born at Coal Creek, Iowa, March 10, 1917, the daughter of Alonzo and Sina Sydney Heild Briggs. At age 7 the family moved to Gibson, Iowa where she was graduated from high school. She then attended Thompson?s Beauty School in Des Moines and upon graduation opened her own shop in What Cheer, Iowa. On December 28,...
Virgil V. Juhl
Sep 8, 2008
Virgil Vernon Juhl was born on January 15, 1930 in Irwin, Iowa, to John and Lille (Paulsen) Juhl. He attended country school in the Irwin area and played baseball and basketball before graduating from high school. He began his lifelong career in farming after graduation in 1947. He was married to Ruth Dirgo on August 27, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska....
Barbara Peters
Sep 1, 2008
Barbara Peters was born at Denison, Iowa, April 29, 1947, the daughter of Elmer and Luella "Lou" Dammann Hamann. She was raised in Denison, graduating from the Denison High School. Following high school she furthered her education for two years at Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, receiving her Associative Arts Degree. On December 2, 1967, Barbara was united in marriage...
William Sandiland
Sep 1, 2008
William Edward Sandiland, the son of Earl and Louise (Jacobsen) Sandiland was born on February 3, 1934 in Avoca, Iowa. He attended school in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1952. After his graduation William entered the United States Navy during the Korean War, serving in Guam. William was united in marriage to Alice Johnson on October 24, 1958...
Folmer C. Johnson
Aug 29, 2008
Folmer Carstensen Johnson was born on November 24, 1916, to Niels Henry and Anna (Carstensen) Johnson on the family farm two and a half miles south of Elk Horn. He was baptized and confirmed in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. He rode his pony to attend country school at Clay #6. As a youth, he was active in 4H -...
Sam R. Beam
Aug 28, 2008
Sam R. Beam was born at Denison, Iowa, July 31, 1967, the son of Ray and Mildred Wiegel Beam. The family resided at Berne, Iowa until moving to Dow City in 1978 where Sam graduated from the Dow City-Arion High School with the class of 1985. Following high school he moved to Garden City, Kansas, where he was employed at...
Bud Barnes
Aug 28, 2008
Bud Barnes was born September 14, 1918 in Manning, Iowa to Nathaniel and Rose Hagedorn Barnes. He died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 17 days. He spent his childhood in Manning and attended Manning Public Schools. His father Nathaniel died when he was 10. He...
Irene W. Campbell
Aug 26, 2008
Irene Wilhelmina Campbell was born on May 26, 1912 on the family farm near Irwin, Iowa, to John and Emma (Thompson) Frank. She attended school in Irwin and was united in marriage on January 20, 1932 to Ralph Campbell at her parent’s home. The couple lived on a farm west of Irwin until her parents moved to town in 1940....
Bernard "Bernie" Nollen
Aug 25, 2008
Bernard "Bernie" Chris Nollen, son of Chris and Cecil (McConnell) Nollen, was born on October 18, 1936, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended elementary school at New Park School in Harlan and attended high school at Harlan Community High School in Harlan. After high school, Bernie enlisted with the United States Air Force in Omaha, Nebraska. He was awarded the National...
Frank R. Pesek
Aug 23, 2008
Frank Rudolph Pesek was born on October 12, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank and Mildred (Hunt) Pesek. He attended school at Youngman and graduated with the Class of 1952 from Omaha South High School. On January 23, 1954, Frank was united in marriage to Dorothy Earnest at the courthouse in Papillion, Nebraska. Eight children were born to this union...
Elizabeth B. Hansen
Aug 23, 2008
Elizabeth B. Hansen, second daughter of Edwin G. and Myrtle (Baughman) Robertson, was born on September 16, 1915 on a farm in Shelby County, Iowa. Elizabeth was one of four children, having had two sisters and one brother. She went to school for the first seven grades in Washington Township #3 near Panama, Iowa and then moved to Dunlap were...
Helen M. Robinson
Aug 21, 2008
Helen Mae Robinson, the daughter of Halver and Amanda Meisner Wikan, was born on July 20, 1925 in Elkader, Iowa. She was confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church and attended school in Elkader until the eighth grade. Helen was united in marriage to Keith Robinson on April 28, 1946, in Elkader, Iowa. They made their home in Elkader until Keith�s death...
Lynn Gearhart
Aug 20, 2008
Lynn Alan Gearhart, son of Ellis and Blanche (Kemp) Gearhart, was born on September 23, 1921 near Harlan, Iowa and was one of eight children. He attended Center Township Country School through the eighth grade and was proud to have finished with the highest honors. After school, Lynn began farming with his dad raising hogs and cattle and also picked...
Donna L. Felker
Aug 19, 2008
Donna Lee Felker, daughter of Floyd C. And Maude Stanley Williamson, was born on January 28, 1923 in Nemeha County, Kansas and was one of five children. She graduated from Mayetta Kansas High School in 1940 and began working as a domestic and as a store clerk in Holton, Kansas. On January 3, 1942, Donna was united in marriage to...
Robert Bob Theulen
Aug 16, 2008
Bob Theulen was born Stephen Joseph on November 29, 1932 in Monroe, Nebraska according to records from Catholic Social Services. He was placed on a train from Columbus, Nebraska, and moved to St. James Orphanage in Omaha at birth. In July 1933, he was adopted by John and Dorothy Theulen and spent his youth in Persia and Earling, Iowa. Adoption...
Gary Lyle Donlin
Sep 21, 2008
Gary Lyle Donlin was born on July 16, 1938 in LeMars, Iowa, the youngest of five siblings of William and Lilah (Brown) Donlin. He was baptized at the First Methodist Church in LeMars, Iowa, and at the age of six, he began his first paper route. He graduated from LeMars High School in 1956. He worked in the grocery store...
Rita E. Schmitz
Sep 19, 2008
Rita Ellen Schmitz was born on August 11, 1934, to John and Elizabeth (Malone) Smith in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Mary�s Catholic Church in Panama and received her First Communion and was confirmed at St. Mary�s in Portsmouth. She attended St. Mary�s Catholic School in Portsmouth and graduated with the Class of 1952. She was united in...
Evelyn Nielsen
Sep 17, 2008
Marie Evelyn Nielsen was born on September 26, 1923 on the Hansen farm near Jacksonville, Iowa to Celius and Madie (Hansen) Larson. She was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Harlan, Iowa, and attended grade school at Center #3 in Center Township and went on to graduate from Harlan High School. Evelyn was united in marriage to Kenneth E....
Lorna R. Wahling
Sep 17, 2008
Lorna Rosene Wahling was born on April 23, 1951, to Cyrus and Arline (Jensen) Monson in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul�s Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended school at Irwin-Kirkman and went on to Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, after her graduation. She was united in marriage on March 4, 1983 to David Wahling...
Kenneth P. Muell
Sep 16, 2008
Kenneth Peter Muell was born on April 6, 1930, to Peter and Anna (Schechinger) on the Muell homestead south of Panama, Iowa. He was baptized, confirmed, and graduated at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, where he remained a lifelong member. He was united in marriage to Theresa Goetz on February 1, 1951 at St. Mary of...
Lola J. Smith
Sep 10, 2008
Lola Jane Smith was born at Coal Creek, Iowa, March 10, 1917, the daughter of Alonzo and Sina Sydney Heild Briggs. At age 7 the family moved to Gibson, Iowa where she was graduated from high school. She then attended Thompson?s Beauty School in Des Moines and upon graduation opened her own shop in What Cheer, Iowa. On December 28,...
Virgil V. Juhl
Sep 8, 2008
Virgil Vernon Juhl was born on January 15, 1930 in Irwin, Iowa, to John and Lille (Paulsen) Juhl. He attended country school in the Irwin area and played baseball and basketball before graduating from high school. He began his lifelong career in farming after graduation in 1947. He was married to Ruth Dirgo on August 27, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska....
Barbara Peters
Sep 1, 2008
Barbara Peters was born at Denison, Iowa, April 29, 1947, the daughter of Elmer and Luella "Lou" Dammann Hamann. She was raised in Denison, graduating from the Denison High School. Following high school she furthered her education for two years at Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, receiving her Associative Arts Degree. On December 2, 1967, Barbara was united in marriage...
William Sandiland
Sep 1, 2008
William Edward Sandiland, the son of Earl and Louise (Jacobsen) Sandiland was born on February 3, 1934 in Avoca, Iowa. He attended school in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1952. After his graduation William entered the United States Navy during the Korean War, serving in Guam. William was united in marriage to Alice Johnson on October 24, 1958...
Folmer C. Johnson
Aug 29, 2008
Folmer Carstensen Johnson was born on November 24, 1916, to Niels Henry and Anna (Carstensen) Johnson on the family farm two and a half miles south of Elk Horn. He was baptized and confirmed in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. He rode his pony to attend country school at Clay #6. As a youth, he was active in 4H -...
Sam R. Beam
Aug 28, 2008
Sam R. Beam was born at Denison, Iowa, July 31, 1967, the son of Ray and Mildred Wiegel Beam. The family resided at Berne, Iowa until moving to Dow City in 1978 where Sam graduated from the Dow City-Arion High School with the class of 1985. Following high school he moved to Garden City, Kansas, where he was employed at...
Bud Barnes
Aug 28, 2008
Bud Barnes was born September 14, 1918 in Manning, Iowa to Nathaniel and Rose Hagedorn Barnes. He died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 17 days. He spent his childhood in Manning and attended Manning Public Schools. His father Nathaniel died when he was 10. He...
Irene W. Campbell
Aug 26, 2008
Irene Wilhelmina Campbell was born on May 26, 1912 on the family farm near Irwin, Iowa, to John and Emma (Thompson) Frank. She attended school in Irwin and was united in marriage on January 20, 1932 to Ralph Campbell at her parent’s home. The couple lived on a farm west of Irwin until her parents moved to town in 1940....
Bernard "Bernie" Nollen
Aug 25, 2008
Bernard "Bernie" Chris Nollen, son of Chris and Cecil (McConnell) Nollen, was born on October 18, 1936, in Harlan, Iowa. He attended elementary school at New Park School in Harlan and attended high school at Harlan Community High School in Harlan. After high school, Bernie enlisted with the United States Air Force in Omaha, Nebraska. He was awarded the National...
Frank R. Pesek
Aug 23, 2008
Frank Rudolph Pesek was born on October 12, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Frank and Mildred (Hunt) Pesek. He attended school at Youngman and graduated with the Class of 1952 from Omaha South High School. On January 23, 1954, Frank was united in marriage to Dorothy Earnest at the courthouse in Papillion, Nebraska. Eight children were born to this union...
Elizabeth B. Hansen
Aug 23, 2008
Elizabeth B. Hansen, second daughter of Edwin G. and Myrtle (Baughman) Robertson, was born on September 16, 1915 on a farm in Shelby County, Iowa. Elizabeth was one of four children, having had two sisters and one brother. She went to school for the first seven grades in Washington Township #3 near Panama, Iowa and then moved to Dunlap were...
Helen M. Robinson
Aug 21, 2008
Helen Mae Robinson, the daughter of Halver and Amanda Meisner Wikan, was born on July 20, 1925 in Elkader, Iowa. She was confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church and attended school in Elkader until the eighth grade. Helen was united in marriage to Keith Robinson on April 28, 1946, in Elkader, Iowa. They made their home in Elkader until Keith�s death...
Lynn Gearhart
Aug 20, 2008
Lynn Alan Gearhart, son of Ellis and Blanche (Kemp) Gearhart, was born on September 23, 1921 near Harlan, Iowa and was one of eight children. He attended Center Township Country School through the eighth grade and was proud to have finished with the highest honors. After school, Lynn began farming with his dad raising hogs and cattle and also picked...
Donna L. Felker
Aug 19, 2008
Donna Lee Felker, daughter of Floyd C. And Maude Stanley Williamson, was born on January 28, 1923 in Nemeha County, Kansas and was one of five children. She graduated from Mayetta Kansas High School in 1940 and began working as a domestic and as a store clerk in Holton, Kansas. On January 3, 1942, Donna was united in marriage to...
Robert Bob Theulen
Aug 16, 2008
Bob Theulen was born Stephen Joseph on November 29, 1932 in Monroe, Nebraska according to records from Catholic Social Services. He was placed on a train from Columbus, Nebraska, and moved to St. James Orphanage in Omaha at birth. In July 1933, he was adopted by John and Dorothy Theulen and spent his youth in Persia and Earling, Iowa. Adoption...
