Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Kathy Jacobsen
Feb 10, 2023
Kathy Jean Jacobsen, daughter of Warren and Joyce (Schuning) True, was born on April 2, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended grade school and high school in Avoca and graduated with the Class of 1968. She was confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca and eventually after she was married attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. On October...
John Walter Christensen
Feb 7, 2023
John Walter Christensen, the son of Walter and Margaret Christensen, was born on August 25,1937 in Jackson Township, Shelby County. Growing up John enjoyed going fishing with his family and traveling to Minnesota for the annual summer Christensen get-together. He liked being the lone brother to his two sisters, who he loved dearly. In high school, John was a track,...
David Miller
Feb 5, 2023
David Franklin Miller, son of the late Donald E. Miller and Marietta Kobold Miller, was born June 26, 1949 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic Church before going on to graduate from Harlan Community Schools in 1967. The following year he enlisted in the United States Army attending basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington and...
Carolyn Rose Oldenburg
Feb 5, 2023
Carolyn Rose Oldenburg, daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Schearer) Saemisch was born December 14, 1938 in Elliott, Iowa. She attended Montgomery County Country School and graduated from Walnut High School in 1957. On June 7, 1958, Carolyn was united in marriage to Dean Oldenburg in Avoca, Iowa. Together they worked at Dean’s Texaco for 25 years and she also worked...
Lavern Eugene Holtmyer
Feb 3, 2023
LaVern Eugene Holtmyer LaVern Eugene Holtmyer, son of Vernon and Mary (Rasmussen) Holtmyer was born September 23, 1937 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He lived on a farm in Pilot Grove Township, Montgomery County, Iowa. When approximately four years old, the old farm house burnt down due to a lightning strike and his parents lost everything. Vern attended Pilot...
Mia Lin Schwieso
Jan 31, 2023
Miss Mia- Born July 2nd, 2009 in Harlan, Iowa. To Ann and Chris Schwieso, big sister Aubrey and little sister Kendall Schwieso. As a toddler you could already see her silly spirit and unforgettable dimples brighten every room. She had the sweetest voice that can still be heard in the hearts of those that love her. She constantly looked up...
Betty Lucille Stamp
Jan 31, 2023
Betty Lucille (Becker) Stamp Betty Lucille Becker was born to Herbert William Becker and Esther Amelia (Davis) Becker on July 6, 1933 in Melrose, Iowa. Betty lived in Melrose, Iowa until 1945 then moved to her grandparents ( Raymond & Maude Davis) 2 1/2 miles northeast of Persia. Two years later in 1947 the family moved to the Petersen farm...
Margaret Christensen
Jan 30, 2023
Margaret Rose Christensen, née Darnell, age 96, was called to be home with her Lord on Monday, January 30, 2023. Margaret, the daughter of George Calvin and Hester Susan (Hewitt) Darnell, was born on April 23, 1926 in Holt County, Nebraska. A gentle, kind, and generous lady, Margaret was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to many....
Earl Boltinghouse
Jan 29, 2023
A beloved hometown hero Earl Boltinghouse passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Senior Living in Osage Beach, Missouri, near the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. He was born in Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa, to George and Edith Boltinghouse on March 26, 1933. He grew up in Harlan and attended Harlan Community High School, where he developed...
Shannon Faye Goeser
Jan 27, 2023
Shannon Faye Goeser Shannon Faye Goeser, daughter of Bill and Bernice (Mescher) Koon, was born on January 31, 1937, in Manning, Iowa. She attended grade school in Manning, Iowa, up until graduation, then went on to attend business school in Omaha, NE. Shannon and her high school sweetheart, Peter Michael Goeser, united in marriage in 1959. They were married for...
Mary Pat Tremel
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Patricia Tierney was born to Edward and Mercedes on December 10, 1929 in Omaha, NE. She was baptized at St.Peter's Catholic Church in Omaha and later confirmed at St.Patrick's Church in Dunlap, IA. She attended Catholic school in Dunlap from 1st grade until graduation and worked at Lehan Drug Store during high school. Mary Pat found the love of...
Jean Lou Christensen
Jan 25, 2023
Jean Lou Christensen was born at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, along with her twin sister, on August 2, 1943. Daughters of Henry Claus and Florence Mabel (Schroeder) Thomssen. She was baptized on October 24, 1943, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa on May 28, 1961. Jean was raised on country farms. She received her education...
Mary Earith-Nielsen
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Francis Earith was born on February 8, 1951 to Kenneth and Wilma (Watson) Earith in Hamburg, Iowa. She attended school in Malvern, Iowa and Glenwood, Iowa. Following graduation she pursued occupations at Elm Crest Nursing Home and in Cosmetology. She also enjoyed going junking and traveling. Mary found the love of her life when she met Carl Nielsen. They...
Tiffany Marie Rickers
Jan 24, 2023
Tiffany Marie Rickers, 52, of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. She was warmly received in heaven by her mother and father and many loving family members. Tiffany was born on Christmas Day in 1970 to Roger Alan (1978) and Joanne (Kloewer) (2009). She is survived by her brothers...
Elaine Allen
Jan 23, 2023
Phyllis Elaine Mallum was born to Beulah Golden Mallum and Sever Mallum on June 23, 1933 near Soilder, Iowa. Her siblings were Floyd Mallum, Loren Mallum, and Marilyn Mallum. Sever was a hired hand so they moved many times. They lived near Ute, Soldier, Whiting, Mondamin, Woodbine, Tennant, and Persia. Elaine graduated from Persia High School in 1952. She met...
Dennis Anastasi
Jan 23, 2023
Dennis Lee Anastasi Dennis Anastasi was adopted by Francis and Bernice (Weihs) Anastasi on April 19, 1948 in Grinnell, IA. He attended church and was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s catholic church in Harlan, IA. Dennis graduated from Harlan High School and then went on to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA with an Associates Degree in...
Scott Lyon
Jan 22, 2023
Charles Scott Lyon Charles "Scott" Lyon was born on October 23, 1977 to Charles and Cheryle Hoden Lyon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1996. Scott found the love of his life when he met Marren Stilwell in 2001. They were united in marriage at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on...
Roland "Red" Mclaughlin
Jan 15, 2023
Roland Edward McLaughlin, son of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on June 21, 1935 in Defiance, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born to his parents. He grew up in Shelby and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1954. After graduation, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for...
Mary Griggs
Jan 12, 2023
Mary Stone Griggs (McMillen), 103, passed away in St. Louis, MO on January 12, 2023. She was born May 14, 1919 in Mooresville, MO. Mary and her husband Russell lived in Hancock, IA most of their life together until moving to Ballwin, MO in 2004. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Russell L. Griggs, and...
Barbara Ruth Haley
Jan 11, 2023
Barbara Ruth Haley, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth (Gaba) Murray, was born on June 16, 1934, in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Barbara was baptized at the Methodist Church in Onawa, Iowa. Barbara graduated from the Onawa High School in 1952. She graduated from the University of Omaha in 1957 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music. She worked as secretary...
Kathy Jacobsen
Feb 10, 2023
Kathy Jean Jacobsen, daughter of Warren and Joyce (Schuning) True, was born on April 2, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She attended grade school and high school in Avoca and graduated with the Class of 1968. She was confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca and eventually after she was married attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. On October...
John Walter Christensen
Feb 7, 2023
John Walter Christensen, the son of Walter and Margaret Christensen, was born on August 25,1937 in Jackson Township, Shelby County. Growing up John enjoyed going fishing with his family and traveling to Minnesota for the annual summer Christensen get-together. He liked being the lone brother to his two sisters, who he loved dearly. In high school, John was a track,...
David Miller
Feb 5, 2023
David Franklin Miller, son of the late Donald E. Miller and Marietta Kobold Miller, was born June 26, 1949 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended grade school at St. Michael's Catholic Church before going on to graduate from Harlan Community Schools in 1967. The following year he enlisted in the United States Army attending basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington and...
Carolyn Rose Oldenburg
Feb 5, 2023
Carolyn Rose Oldenburg, daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Schearer) Saemisch was born December 14, 1938 in Elliott, Iowa. She attended Montgomery County Country School and graduated from Walnut High School in 1957. On June 7, 1958, Carolyn was united in marriage to Dean Oldenburg in Avoca, Iowa. Together they worked at Dean’s Texaco for 25 years and she also worked...
Lavern Eugene Holtmyer
Feb 3, 2023
LaVern Eugene Holtmyer LaVern Eugene Holtmyer, son of Vernon and Mary (Rasmussen) Holtmyer was born September 23, 1937 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He lived on a farm in Pilot Grove Township, Montgomery County, Iowa. When approximately four years old, the old farm house burnt down due to a lightning strike and his parents lost everything. Vern attended Pilot...
Mia Lin Schwieso
Jan 31, 2023
Miss Mia- Born July 2nd, 2009 in Harlan, Iowa. To Ann and Chris Schwieso, big sister Aubrey and little sister Kendall Schwieso. As a toddler you could already see her silly spirit and unforgettable dimples brighten every room. She had the sweetest voice that can still be heard in the hearts of those that love her. She constantly looked up...
Betty Lucille Stamp
Jan 31, 2023
Betty Lucille (Becker) Stamp Betty Lucille Becker was born to Herbert William Becker and Esther Amelia (Davis) Becker on July 6, 1933 in Melrose, Iowa. Betty lived in Melrose, Iowa until 1945 then moved to her grandparents ( Raymond & Maude Davis) 2 1/2 miles northeast of Persia. Two years later in 1947 the family moved to the Petersen farm...
Margaret Christensen
Jan 30, 2023
Margaret Rose Christensen, née Darnell, age 96, was called to be home with her Lord on Monday, January 30, 2023. Margaret, the daughter of George Calvin and Hester Susan (Hewitt) Darnell, was born on April 23, 1926 in Holt County, Nebraska. A gentle, kind, and generous lady, Margaret was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to many....
Earl Boltinghouse
Jan 29, 2023
A beloved hometown hero Earl Boltinghouse passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Senior Living in Osage Beach, Missouri, near the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. He was born in Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa, to George and Edith Boltinghouse on March 26, 1933. He grew up in Harlan and attended Harlan Community High School, where he developed...
Shannon Faye Goeser
Jan 27, 2023
Shannon Faye Goeser Shannon Faye Goeser, daughter of Bill and Bernice (Mescher) Koon, was born on January 31, 1937, in Manning, Iowa. She attended grade school in Manning, Iowa, up until graduation, then went on to attend business school in Omaha, NE. Shannon and her high school sweetheart, Peter Michael Goeser, united in marriage in 1959. They were married for...
Mary Pat Tremel
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Patricia Tierney was born to Edward and Mercedes on December 10, 1929 in Omaha, NE. She was baptized at St.Peter's Catholic Church in Omaha and later confirmed at St.Patrick's Church in Dunlap, IA. She attended Catholic school in Dunlap from 1st grade until graduation and worked at Lehan Drug Store during high school. Mary Pat found the love of...
Jean Lou Christensen
Jan 25, 2023
Jean Lou Christensen was born at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, along with her twin sister, on August 2, 1943. Daughters of Henry Claus and Florence Mabel (Schroeder) Thomssen. She was baptized on October 24, 1943, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa on May 28, 1961. Jean was raised on country farms. She received her education...
Mary Earith-Nielsen
Jan 25, 2023
Mary Francis Earith was born on February 8, 1951 to Kenneth and Wilma (Watson) Earith in Hamburg, Iowa. She attended school in Malvern, Iowa and Glenwood, Iowa. Following graduation she pursued occupations at Elm Crest Nursing Home and in Cosmetology. She also enjoyed going junking and traveling. Mary found the love of her life when she met Carl Nielsen. They...
Tiffany Marie Rickers
Jan 24, 2023
Tiffany Marie Rickers, 52, of Des Moines, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. She was warmly received in heaven by her mother and father and many loving family members. Tiffany was born on Christmas Day in 1970 to Roger Alan (1978) and Joanne (Kloewer) (2009). She is survived by her brothers...
Elaine Allen
Jan 23, 2023
Phyllis Elaine Mallum was born to Beulah Golden Mallum and Sever Mallum on June 23, 1933 near Soilder, Iowa. Her siblings were Floyd Mallum, Loren Mallum, and Marilyn Mallum. Sever was a hired hand so they moved many times. They lived near Ute, Soldier, Whiting, Mondamin, Woodbine, Tennant, and Persia. Elaine graduated from Persia High School in 1952. She met...
Dennis Anastasi
Jan 23, 2023
Dennis Lee Anastasi Dennis Anastasi was adopted by Francis and Bernice (Weihs) Anastasi on April 19, 1948 in Grinnell, IA. He attended church and was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s catholic church in Harlan, IA. Dennis graduated from Harlan High School and then went on to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA with an Associates Degree in...
Scott Lyon
Jan 22, 2023
Charles Scott Lyon Charles "Scott" Lyon was born on October 23, 1977 to Charles and Cheryle Hoden Lyon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1996. Scott found the love of his life when he met Marren Stilwell in 2001. They were united in marriage at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on...
Roland "Red" Mclaughlin
Jan 15, 2023
Roland Edward McLaughlin, son of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on June 21, 1935 in Defiance, Iowa. He was one of eleven children born to his parents. He grew up in Shelby and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1954. After graduation, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany for...
Mary Griggs
Jan 12, 2023
Mary Stone Griggs (McMillen), 103, passed away in St. Louis, MO on January 12, 2023. She was born May 14, 1919 in Mooresville, MO. Mary and her husband Russell lived in Hancock, IA most of their life together until moving to Ballwin, MO in 2004. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Russell L. Griggs, and...
Barbara Ruth Haley
Jan 11, 2023
Barbara Ruth Haley, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth (Gaba) Murray, was born on June 16, 1934, in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Barbara was baptized at the Methodist Church in Onawa, Iowa. Barbara graduated from the Onawa High School in 1952. She graduated from the University of Omaha in 1957 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music. She worked as secretary...
