Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Kenneth Peterson
Oct 6, 2008
Kenneth Peterson was born at Kiron, Iowa, December 28, 1917, the son of Carl Albert and Britta Axelina Lundgren Peterson. He was raised on the farm, receiving his early education in the rural schools before graduating from the Odebolt High School with the class of 1935. He then furthered his education for one semester at Morningside College in Sioux City,...
Helen E. Rold
Oct 5, 2008
Helen Estella Rold, the daughter of John and Sylvia (Kohles) Kobold, was born on December 18, 1923, at the home of her parents in Earling, Iowa. She attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Harlan High School. In 1942, she left the farm for Washington, DC, where she worked for the War Production Board, which governed allocation of resources during...
Frances M. Peterson
Oct 3, 2008
Frances Marie Richards Peterson was born on October 28, 1921 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Roy and Winnie (Prindle) Richards. She graduated from high school and received her Teaching Certificate from Kearney State College. She taught school at Wood River, Nebraska. She was married to Francis L. Peterson on November 22, 1941. They farmed near Kirkman , Iowa and then in...
Eugene Pete The Cop Petersen
Oct 3, 2008
Eugene Alfred "Pete" Petersen, was born on March 8, 1929 to Alfred and Clara (Bald) Petersen. He grew up on the family farm three miles north of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. Pete was united in marriage to Janell Christensen. Three children were born to this union: Shirley, Betty, and Alfred. He served from 1951 to 1953 in the...
Barbara Molash
Oct 2, 2008
Barbara J. Molash was born at Decatur, Illinois, December 27, 1923, the daughter of Maynard and Louise Bowman Harvell. She was raised at Decatur where she graduated from high school with the class of 1941. She then attended Business College in St. Louis, Missouri. During World War II she was employed in a Military Factory in Decatur. On December 10,...
Marian Mccord
Sep 29, 2008
Marian Elizabeth McCord was born at Sanborn, Iowa, August 5, 1917, the daughter of Forrest and Frances Horn Chandler. The family moved to Sheldon, Iowa where she was raised and graduated from high school. She furthered her education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1938, followed by graduate work in Boston, Massachusetts....
Mary Ann Paulsen
Sep 28, 2008
Mary Ann Paulsen, the daughter of Clarence and Ethel Wehland Walter, was born on February 13, 1928 in Walnut, Iowa and was the fourth of eight children. She attended Walnut schools and graduated in 1946 from Walnut high school. On August 23, 1946 she was united in marriage to Wayne L. Paulsen and together they worked the land and raised...
Joseph F. Rau
Sep 26, 2008
Joseph Frank Rau was born on November 2, 1925, to Anton and Veronica (Kloewer) Rau in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, where he remained a lifelong member. Joseph attended elementary and high school at St. Joseph�s Catholic School in Earling, graduating with the Class of 1944. He enlisted in the United...
Ella Mae Schmitz
Sep 26, 2008
Ella Mae Schmitz, daughter of Matt and Margaret (Heese) Schomers, was born on May 9, 1918, on her parents� farm outside of Westphalia, Iowa, and was the first of five children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. On May 14, 1946, Ella Mae was united in marriage...
Barbara Kitt
Sep 22, 2008
Survivors include her husband, Dennis E. Kitt of Denison, three children, Michelle Kitt of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Greg Kitt of Omaha, Nebraska and Jennifer Kitt and husband, Dane Dammen of Denison, six grandchildren, Lauren and Jessica Boone and Chris Collins of Marshfield, Wisconsin and Bailey, Molly and Andrew Dammen of Denison, seven siblings, John Kasel and wife, Vera of Osage, Iowa,...
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 -...
Kenneth Peterson
Oct 6, 2008
Kenneth Peterson was born at Kiron, Iowa, December 28, 1917, the son of Carl Albert and Britta Axelina Lundgren Peterson. He was raised on the farm, receiving his early education in the rural schools before graduating from the Odebolt High School with the class of 1935. He then furthered his education for one semester at Morningside College in Sioux City,...
Helen E. Rold
Oct 5, 2008
Helen Estella Rold, the daughter of John and Sylvia (Kohles) Kobold, was born on December 18, 1923, at the home of her parents in Earling, Iowa. She attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Harlan High School. In 1942, she left the farm for Washington, DC, where she worked for the War Production Board, which governed allocation of resources during...
Frances M. Peterson
Oct 3, 2008
Frances Marie Richards Peterson was born on October 28, 1921 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Roy and Winnie (Prindle) Richards. She graduated from high school and received her Teaching Certificate from Kearney State College. She taught school at Wood River, Nebraska. She was married to Francis L. Peterson on November 22, 1941. They farmed near Kirkman , Iowa and then in...
Eugene Pete The Cop Petersen
Oct 3, 2008
Eugene Alfred "Pete" Petersen, was born on March 8, 1929 to Alfred and Clara (Bald) Petersen. He grew up on the family farm three miles north of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Iowa. Pete was united in marriage to Janell Christensen. Three children were born to this union: Shirley, Betty, and Alfred. He served from 1951 to 1953 in the...
Barbara Molash
Oct 2, 2008
Barbara J. Molash was born at Decatur, Illinois, December 27, 1923, the daughter of Maynard and Louise Bowman Harvell. She was raised at Decatur where she graduated from high school with the class of 1941. She then attended Business College in St. Louis, Missouri. During World War II she was employed in a Military Factory in Decatur. On December 10,...
Marian Mccord
Sep 29, 2008
Marian Elizabeth McCord was born at Sanborn, Iowa, August 5, 1917, the daughter of Forrest and Frances Horn Chandler. The family moved to Sheldon, Iowa where she was raised and graduated from high school. She furthered her education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1938, followed by graduate work in Boston, Massachusetts....
Mary Ann Paulsen
Sep 28, 2008
Mary Ann Paulsen, the daughter of Clarence and Ethel Wehland Walter, was born on February 13, 1928 in Walnut, Iowa and was the fourth of eight children. She attended Walnut schools and graduated in 1946 from Walnut high school. On August 23, 1946 she was united in marriage to Wayne L. Paulsen and together they worked the land and raised...
Joseph F. Rau
Sep 26, 2008
Joseph Frank Rau was born on November 2, 1925, to Anton and Veronica (Kloewer) Rau in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph�s Catholic Church in Earling, where he remained a lifelong member. Joseph attended elementary and high school at St. Joseph�s Catholic School in Earling, graduating with the Class of 1944. He enlisted in the United...
Ella Mae Schmitz
Sep 26, 2008
Ella Mae Schmitz, daughter of Matt and Margaret (Heese) Schomers, was born on May 9, 1918, on her parents� farm outside of Westphalia, Iowa, and was the first of five children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School. On May 14, 1946, Ella Mae was united in marriage...
Barbara Kitt
Sep 22, 2008
Survivors include her husband, Dennis E. Kitt of Denison, three children, Michelle Kitt of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Greg Kitt of Omaha, Nebraska and Jennifer Kitt and husband, Dane Dammen of Denison, six grandchildren, Lauren and Jessica Boone and Chris Collins of Marshfield, Wisconsin and Bailey, Molly and Andrew Dammen of Denison, seven siblings, John Kasel and wife, Vera of Osage, Iowa,...
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 -...

