Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Sylvan John Klein
Jul 14, 2023
Sylvan John Klein, son of Leo and Lucine (Kramer) Klein was born on December 31, 1938, in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended grade school in Westphalia until 1952,when he started high school in Portsmouth, Iowa. He graduated in 1957. Sylvan worked construction for a year in Omaha, before he started his...
Leo Bargenquast
Jul 12, 2023
Leo Lavern Bargenquast was the youngest of 10 children, born on January 31, 1925 to the late Friedrich (Fred) and Margret Bargenquast of Irwin, IA. His father died of influenza when Leo was only three years old. From the age of 2 to 14 Leo lived in Harlan, Avoca, Shelby and Kirkman. When World War II broke out, Leo enlisted...
Shawna Leigh Klindt
Jul 9, 2023
Shawna Leigh Klindt, daughter of Ivan and Kathleen (Campbell) Fries, was born on November 5, 1964, in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan Community High School with the class of 1983. She later graduated from Iowa Western Community College and attended Buena Vista University. She was united in marriage to Charlie Summers, Jr. in July of 1982. Three daughters were...
Andrew John Boettger
Jul 7, 2023
Andrew John Boettger was born on February 5th, 1974 in Harlan, Iowa and left us way too soon at the age of 49 on July 7th, 2023. Andy was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa and was a proud graduate of Harlan Community High School in 1992. He began his undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS...
Mark Finken
Jul 5, 2023
Mark Joseph Finken was born on April 25, 1960 to Charles & Edna (Fromm) Finken in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church & attended St. Joseph School in Earling. Mark spent his childhood years in Earling until enlisting in the US Air Force serving from 1977-1979. Following his military service, Mark spent his life working various...
Reinhold "Mike" Meinke
Jul 4, 2023
Reinhold “Mike” Emil Meinke, son of Ervin and Klara (Kilber) Meinke, was born on April 11, 1943, in Storla, South Dakota. He grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota and graduated from high school in 1961. He was united in marriage to Bennetta McAllister. She passed and he married Diana Pitkin. To this union 3 children were born: Rod, Ryan and...
Bernice Gaul Book
Jul 3, 2023
Bernice Stessman Gaul, daughter of Alfred and Beatrice (Leuschen) Stessman was born on February 25, 1925 in Panama, Iowa. She received her sacraments at St. Mary’s and attended school there as well. She attended college at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. On June 18, 1947, she was united in married to Gerry Gaul. They made their home on a...
William John Stein
Jul 3, 2023
William John "Bill" Stein was born on July 3, 1954, to Carl and Helen (Leinen) Stein in Portsmouth, Iowa. Known to all as "Bill", he was the ninth child of the 14 children born to Carl and Helen. Bill grew up on the family farm. As a boy, he attended school at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,...
Andrew Chapman
Jul 2, 2023
Andrew Philip Chapman, son of Kenneth and Kathleen (Freese) Chapman, was born on November 18, 1975 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He attended grade school in Logan, Iowa and graduated from Logan Magnolia High School in 1994. On August 10, 1996, Andrew was united in marriage to Jill Ring at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Neola, Iowa. To this union...
Wilda Edgecomb
Jul 2, 2023
Born in Pipestone, Minnesota on August 18th,1944. Parents were Carl and Vadis Pankonen. She was one of 12 children. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. She met the love of her life Darwin Edgecomb which happened to be her next door neighbor growing up. They were married in Kansas on December 18th, 1961. They resided in Pipestone for a couple...
Kenneth Blum
Jul 2, 2023
Kenneth Nicholas Blum, son of William and Laurina (Britten) Blum, was born on November 3, 1932, at his family farm near Westphalia, Iowa. He attended St. Bonaface Catholic Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended school up until the 8th grade at St. Bonaface and then worked on the family farm. On Feb 11, 1956, Kenny was united...
Randy Lee Greer
Jul 2, 2023
Randy Lee Greer, son of Robert Louis Greer and Lois Ethel (Arnold) Greer Wirth, was born on July 4, 1953 on the Naval base in Pensacola, Florida. He was baptized at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Council Bluffs, Iowa and confirmed at the Congregational Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Peterson Grade School in Council Bluffs,...
Cindy Kay Campbell-Hennessy
Jul 1, 2023
Cindy Kay Campbell – Hennessy was born in Ida Grove, IA on July 2nd, 1956, the daughter of Clarence and Lucille Streck. She was received into God’s kingdom of Grace being baptized on Aug. 26th, 1956, at Trinity in Grant township near Ida Grove. Cindy was raised in Kiron, IA. She attended Denison High School where she graduated in 1974....
Kennedy Lynn Hansen
Jul 1, 2023
Kennedy was born at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan Iowa on June 30th, 2023 to Ben and Natalie Hansen of Jacksonville, Iowa. Big brothers Carter and Brooks were so excited that "their baby" they anxiously awaited, was the baby sister they had been hoping for. Kennedy came a few weeks early, and fought with all she had so she could...
Lonn W. Nelsen
Jun 30, 2023
Lonn Walter Nelsen, 81, of Avoca, IA passed away peacefully after a long illness. Later that day, he assisted in lifting the clouds over his granddaughter's wedding and the family felt his presence. Lonn was born on July 7, 1941 in Monrovia, California to Lola Lorene Carroll and Walter Nelsen. Lonn was the oldest sibling of Janiece Ronnfelt (Harold), Wayne...
Charles Shirley
Jun 29, 2023
Charles Edgar Shirley died peacefully on June 29, 2023, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. He was 85 years old. Charles was born on November 08, 1937, at home near Munterville in Wapello County. He was Paul and Isabell (Owens) Shirley’s 10th child and 5th son. Charles attended rural schools before graduating as Valedictorian in Chelsea High...
Peg Booth
Jun 28, 2023
Peggy Ann Booth, daughter of Russell Chipman and Dorothy Noehren Chipman, was born on January 7, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Peg attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School. After graduation, she attended the University of Nebraska and obtained her Teaching Degree in 1970. Peg taught school in St. Johnbury, Vermont for many years. She later moved to Harlan...
Lincoln Daniel Wright
Jun 21, 2023
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his moms Madison Darnell and Tara Wright of Hancock, IA; dad Shane Eloe of Avoca, IA; stepdads Nick Gear of Hancock, IA; Josh Strutton of Hancock, IA; siblings Khloe Bentley of Hancock, IA; Wylder Eloe of Hancock, IA; Jasmin Beckham of Henderson, KY; Dustin Beckham of Evansville, IN; grandparents Carolyn Wright of Hebbardsville, KY; Sheila...
Dorthea Ellen Petersen
Jun 16, 2023
Dorthea Ellen Davis Petersen was born on a farm one mile south of Walnut, Iowa, on September 7, 1927. She passed away peacefully at Immanuel’s Lakeside Village at The Lighthouse in Omaha, Nebraska on June 16, 2023. Her parents were Harley and Ida Maassen Davis. Dorthea was baptized as a youth at the German Evangelical Lutheran Church. She attended Layton...
Sylvan John Klein
Jul 14, 2023
Sylvan John Klein, son of Leo and Lucine (Kramer) Klein was born on December 31, 1938, in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended grade school in Westphalia until 1952,when he started high school in Portsmouth, Iowa. He graduated in 1957. Sylvan worked construction for a year in Omaha, before he started his...
Leo Bargenquast
Jul 12, 2023
Leo Lavern Bargenquast was the youngest of 10 children, born on January 31, 1925 to the late Friedrich (Fred) and Margret Bargenquast of Irwin, IA. His father died of influenza when Leo was only three years old. From the age of 2 to 14 Leo lived in Harlan, Avoca, Shelby and Kirkman. When World War II broke out, Leo enlisted...
Shawna Leigh Klindt
Jul 9, 2023
Shawna Leigh Klindt, daughter of Ivan and Kathleen (Campbell) Fries, was born on November 5, 1964, in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan Community High School with the class of 1983. She later graduated from Iowa Western Community College and attended Buena Vista University. She was united in marriage to Charlie Summers, Jr. in July of 1982. Three daughters were...
Andrew John Boettger
Jul 7, 2023
Andrew John Boettger was born on February 5th, 1974 in Harlan, Iowa and left us way too soon at the age of 49 on July 7th, 2023. Andy was born and raised in Harlan, Iowa and was a proud graduate of Harlan Community High School in 1992. He began his undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS...
Mark Finken
Jul 5, 2023
Mark Joseph Finken was born on April 25, 1960 to Charles & Edna (Fromm) Finken in Manning, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church & attended St. Joseph School in Earling. Mark spent his childhood years in Earling until enlisting in the US Air Force serving from 1977-1979. Following his military service, Mark spent his life working various...
Reinhold "Mike" Meinke
Jul 4, 2023
Reinhold “Mike” Emil Meinke, son of Ervin and Klara (Kilber) Meinke, was born on April 11, 1943, in Storla, South Dakota. He grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota and graduated from high school in 1961. He was united in marriage to Bennetta McAllister. She passed and he married Diana Pitkin. To this union 3 children were born: Rod, Ryan and...
Bernice Gaul Book
Jul 3, 2023
Bernice Stessman Gaul, daughter of Alfred and Beatrice (Leuschen) Stessman was born on February 25, 1925 in Panama, Iowa. She received her sacraments at St. Mary’s and attended school there as well. She attended college at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. On June 18, 1947, she was united in married to Gerry Gaul. They made their home on a...
William John Stein
Jul 3, 2023
William John "Bill" Stein was born on July 3, 1954, to Carl and Helen (Leinen) Stein in Portsmouth, Iowa. Known to all as "Bill", he was the ninth child of the 14 children born to Carl and Helen. Bill grew up on the family farm. As a boy, he attended school at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,...
Andrew Chapman
Jul 2, 2023
Andrew Philip Chapman, son of Kenneth and Kathleen (Freese) Chapman, was born on November 18, 1975 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He attended grade school in Logan, Iowa and graduated from Logan Magnolia High School in 1994. On August 10, 1996, Andrew was united in marriage to Jill Ring at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Neola, Iowa. To this union...
Wilda Edgecomb
Jul 2, 2023
Born in Pipestone, Minnesota on August 18th,1944. Parents were Carl and Vadis Pankonen. She was one of 12 children. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. She met the love of her life Darwin Edgecomb which happened to be her next door neighbor growing up. They were married in Kansas on December 18th, 1961. They resided in Pipestone for a couple...
Kenneth Blum
Jul 2, 2023
Kenneth Nicholas Blum, son of William and Laurina (Britten) Blum, was born on November 3, 1932, at his family farm near Westphalia, Iowa. He attended St. Bonaface Catholic Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended school up until the 8th grade at St. Bonaface and then worked on the family farm. On Feb 11, 1956, Kenny was united...
Randy Lee Greer
Jul 2, 2023
Randy Lee Greer, son of Robert Louis Greer and Lois Ethel (Arnold) Greer Wirth, was born on July 4, 1953 on the Naval base in Pensacola, Florida. He was baptized at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Council Bluffs, Iowa and confirmed at the Congregational Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Peterson Grade School in Council Bluffs,...
Cindy Kay Campbell-Hennessy
Jul 1, 2023
Cindy Kay Campbell – Hennessy was born in Ida Grove, IA on July 2nd, 1956, the daughter of Clarence and Lucille Streck. She was received into God’s kingdom of Grace being baptized on Aug. 26th, 1956, at Trinity in Grant township near Ida Grove. Cindy was raised in Kiron, IA. She attended Denison High School where she graduated in 1974....
Kennedy Lynn Hansen
Jul 1, 2023
Kennedy was born at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan Iowa on June 30th, 2023 to Ben and Natalie Hansen of Jacksonville, Iowa. Big brothers Carter and Brooks were so excited that "their baby" they anxiously awaited, was the baby sister they had been hoping for. Kennedy came a few weeks early, and fought with all she had so she could...
Lonn W. Nelsen
Jun 30, 2023
Lonn Walter Nelsen, 81, of Avoca, IA passed away peacefully after a long illness. Later that day, he assisted in lifting the clouds over his granddaughter's wedding and the family felt his presence. Lonn was born on July 7, 1941 in Monrovia, California to Lola Lorene Carroll and Walter Nelsen. Lonn was the oldest sibling of Janiece Ronnfelt (Harold), Wayne...
Charles Shirley
Jun 29, 2023
Charles Edgar Shirley died peacefully on June 29, 2023, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. He was 85 years old. Charles was born on November 08, 1937, at home near Munterville in Wapello County. He was Paul and Isabell (Owens) Shirley’s 10th child and 5th son. Charles attended rural schools before graduating as Valedictorian in Chelsea High...
Peg Booth
Jun 28, 2023
Peggy Ann Booth, daughter of Russell Chipman and Dorothy Noehren Chipman, was born on January 7, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Peg attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School. After graduation, she attended the University of Nebraska and obtained her Teaching Degree in 1970. Peg taught school in St. Johnbury, Vermont for many years. She later moved to Harlan...
Lincoln Daniel Wright
Jun 21, 2023
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his moms Madison Darnell and Tara Wright of Hancock, IA; dad Shane Eloe of Avoca, IA; stepdads Nick Gear of Hancock, IA; Josh Strutton of Hancock, IA; siblings Khloe Bentley of Hancock, IA; Wylder Eloe of Hancock, IA; Jasmin Beckham of Henderson, KY; Dustin Beckham of Evansville, IN; grandparents Carolyn Wright of Hebbardsville, KY; Sheila...
Dorthea Ellen Petersen
Jun 16, 2023
Dorthea Ellen Davis Petersen was born on a farm one mile south of Walnut, Iowa, on September 7, 1927. She passed away peacefully at Immanuel’s Lakeside Village at The Lighthouse in Omaha, Nebraska on June 16, 2023. Her parents were Harley and Ida Maassen Davis. Dorthea was baptized as a youth at the German Evangelical Lutheran Church. She attended Layton...
