Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Joan Michels
Jan 7, 2022
Graveside Service will be held friday January 28, 2022 at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling, Iowa Joan Michels, 89 of Lincoln, formerly of Earling, Iowa, passed away on January 7, 2022. Mrs. Michels was born on October 31, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Willard and Lyla (Coe) Kennel. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband Edwin Albert...
Viola D. Mccullough
Jan 6, 2022
Viola McCullough, the youngest of seven children of Harry and Elsie (Turpin) Duskin, was born on January 25, 1920 north of Atlantic, Iowa in Pymosa Township. While growing up her siblings called her Sis. She started her education at a rural country school and then attended Atlantic High School where she graduated with the class of 1938. In high school,...
Jody Lynn Wyatt
Jan 6, 2022
No Services will be held. Survivors include his daughter Chelsie Wyatt of Florida; siblings Bev (Kenny) Carrier of Montana; Bill Wyatt of Tennant, Iowa; Patti Jorgensen of Avoca, Iowa; Judy (Ted) Heilig of Avoca, Iowa; Tony (Jennifer) Wyatt of Avoca, Iowa; Debbie (Neil) Paulsen of Avoca, Iowa; Jim Wyatt of Irwin, Iowa; John Wyatt of Manilla, Iowa.
Robert Dillon
Jan 6, 2022
Robert "Bob" Dillon died January 6, 2022 at his home in Shelby, Iowa at the age of 81. Robert was born on the family farm south of Taneyville, Missouri on November 15, 1940. He was born to Oscar Jerry and Pearl Lorane (Sellars) Dillon. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended Dickens County School the first four years...
Frank "Rocket" Herning
Jan 6, 2022
No services will be held. Rocket Herning was born May 2, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He custom built two race bikes “Ralph” and “Mariah”. He was an avid motorcycle racer and won many trophies over his racing career. One of Rocket’s many jobs was escorting the Atlas missiles from California to Cape Canaveral. That is how he became known...
Sherry Lynn Mcmullen
Jan 4, 2022
Sherry Lynn McMullen, daughter of Rex and Ruth (Jensen) Garside, was born on July 2, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away at UNMC on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 attaining the age of 65 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Sherry graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1974. During her senior year of high school she worked...
Mary Jean Krummel
Dec 31, 2021
Mary Jean (Bornholdt) Krummel was born on September 11, 1927, in Avoca, Iowa, to Edwin and Amy (Orth) Bornholdt. She grew up and attended Fairview Country School until 8th grade and then graduated from Avoca High School. Mary Jean was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and was a lifelong church member. On July 11, 1944,...
Barbara Hansen
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara Jean Hansen, the daughter of Lehman Richard and Edith Kathryn (Rold) Christensen was born on August 3, 1936 in her grandfather's home in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1954. After graduation, she worked for an insurance company for two and one half years...
Donna Rae Farrell
Dec 25, 2021
Donna Rae Farrell, daughter of Clarence Eldon and Alice Elizabeth (McKeown) Bittle was born July 7, 1931 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. She attended and graduated from Harlan High School. Donna enrolled into the University of Iowa where she earned her Bachelor’s degree and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa....
Gladys Fay Scheffler
Dec 23, 2021
Fay (Ebert) Scheffler was born on October 15, 1927 in Pipestone, Minnesota to William and Christena (Thompson) Ebert. She moved to Hancock, Iowa when she was 4 years old with her family and remained in the Hancock area her entire life. Fay was a student at the Hancock School graduating in 1945. She and her 4 sisters played on the...
Vincent Heese
Dec 22, 2021
Vincent William Heese, son of Charles and Wilhelmina (Langenfeld) Heese was born May 30, 1932 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended St. Joseph’s High School where he graduated with the class of 1950. Vince was enlisted in the United States Army, and served during the Korean War. He served...
Linda Lou Muehl
Dec 21, 2021
Linda Muehl the daughter of Truman Sloan and Lillian Macy was born in Casper Wyoming on February 25, 1951. She was one of five children. Linda and her family moved around a lot as a child, so she attended many different schools. She attended Iowa Western and extended her education after receiving her GED from there. Linda adopted a little...
Nathan Lee Vert
Dec 20, 2021
Nathan Lee Vert, son of Rodney Vert and Stacy Davis was born April 29, 1988 in Atlantic, Iowa. Nathan graduated in 2006 from Atlantic High School. While in high school, Nathan was involved in show choir, journalism, and was an editor of the school paper and yearbook. Nathan also enjoyed working at the Atlantic News Telegraph where he worked as...
Dewey Linden
Dec 20, 2021
Dewey James Linden, son of Oscar and Edith (McKeighan) Linden was born July 10, 1930, in Rural Harlan, Iowa. He was the last of 10 children. About the age of 9, he realized he was a sinner and accepted Christ as his Savior. He attended and graduated from Tennant High School in 1948. After high school, he went for 1...
Ray Erwin Mcintosh
Dec 17, 2021
Ray McIntosh was born on a farm northwest of Tarkio, Missouri on March 30, 1929 to Harold and Mary (Gigous) McIntosh. Ray attended a one room schoolhouse for one year before moving to Tarkio where he attended the Public Schools graduating in 1947. Ray then proceeded to Tarkio College from 1947-1951. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and...
Joyce Elaine Denker
Dec 17, 2021
Joyce Elaine Denker, daughter of Walter and Gertrude (Schwieso) Rickert, was born on February 2, 1927 in Kiron, Iowa. She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla on April 6, 1941. Joyce graduated from Vail High School in 1945. She continued her education at teacher's college in Cedar Falls for 2 years. She taught for 3 years and then...
Lisa Thomas
Dec 15, 2021
Lisa was born to Charles and Marlys Martens on January 22nd, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. She was the youngest of three children with two older brothers Gary and Hal. Lisa was raised in the rural Walnut area where she developed a love of animals, the Denver Broncos, and grew to love cycling. Lisa graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School in...
Marjorie Hulsebus Armentrout
Dec 13, 2021
Marjorie Marie Hulsebus Armentrout, the daughter of Florence (Hulsebus) Anderson, was born September 7, 1945 in Des Moines, Iowa. From 1946 to 1950 she lived in Northern Iowa and from 1950 to 1953 she lived in southern Iowa. She resided at Glenwood State Hospital from 1953 to 1972. Marjorie then moved back to Defiance, Iowa to live with her mother....
Joan Michels
Jan 7, 2022
Graveside Service will be held friday January 28, 2022 at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling, Iowa Joan Michels, 89 of Lincoln, formerly of Earling, Iowa, passed away on January 7, 2022. Mrs. Michels was born on October 31, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Willard and Lyla (Coe) Kennel. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband Edwin Albert...
Viola D. Mccullough
Jan 6, 2022
Viola McCullough, the youngest of seven children of Harry and Elsie (Turpin) Duskin, was born on January 25, 1920 north of Atlantic, Iowa in Pymosa Township. While growing up her siblings called her Sis. She started her education at a rural country school and then attended Atlantic High School where she graduated with the class of 1938. In high school,...
Jody Lynn Wyatt
Jan 6, 2022
No Services will be held. Survivors include his daughter Chelsie Wyatt of Florida; siblings Bev (Kenny) Carrier of Montana; Bill Wyatt of Tennant, Iowa; Patti Jorgensen of Avoca, Iowa; Judy (Ted) Heilig of Avoca, Iowa; Tony (Jennifer) Wyatt of Avoca, Iowa; Debbie (Neil) Paulsen of Avoca, Iowa; Jim Wyatt of Irwin, Iowa; John Wyatt of Manilla, Iowa.
Robert Dillon
Jan 6, 2022
Robert "Bob" Dillon died January 6, 2022 at his home in Shelby, Iowa at the age of 81. Robert was born on the family farm south of Taneyville, Missouri on November 15, 1940. He was born to Oscar Jerry and Pearl Lorane (Sellars) Dillon. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended Dickens County School the first four years...
Frank "Rocket" Herning
Jan 6, 2022
No services will be held. Rocket Herning was born May 2, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He custom built two race bikes “Ralph” and “Mariah”. He was an avid motorcycle racer and won many trophies over his racing career. One of Rocket’s many jobs was escorting the Atlas missiles from California to Cape Canaveral. That is how he became known...
Sherry Lynn Mcmullen
Jan 4, 2022
Sherry Lynn McMullen, daughter of Rex and Ruth (Jensen) Garside, was born on July 2, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away at UNMC on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 attaining the age of 65 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Sherry graduated from Denison High School with the class of 1974. During her senior year of high school she worked...
Mary Jean Krummel
Dec 31, 2021
Mary Jean (Bornholdt) Krummel was born on September 11, 1927, in Avoca, Iowa, to Edwin and Amy (Orth) Bornholdt. She grew up and attended Fairview Country School until 8th grade and then graduated from Avoca High School. Mary Jean was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca and was a lifelong church member. On July 11, 1944,...
Barbara Hansen
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara Jean Hansen, the daughter of Lehman Richard and Edith Kathryn (Rold) Christensen was born on August 3, 1936 in her grandfather's home in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla, Iowa. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1954. After graduation, she worked for an insurance company for two and one half years...
Donna Rae Farrell
Dec 25, 2021
Donna Rae Farrell, daughter of Clarence Eldon and Alice Elizabeth (McKeown) Bittle was born July 7, 1931 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. She attended and graduated from Harlan High School. Donna enrolled into the University of Iowa where she earned her Bachelor’s degree and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa....
Gladys Fay Scheffler
Dec 23, 2021
Fay (Ebert) Scheffler was born on October 15, 1927 in Pipestone, Minnesota to William and Christena (Thompson) Ebert. She moved to Hancock, Iowa when she was 4 years old with her family and remained in the Hancock area her entire life. Fay was a student at the Hancock School graduating in 1945. She and her 4 sisters played on the...
Vincent Heese
Dec 22, 2021
Vincent William Heese, son of Charles and Wilhelmina (Langenfeld) Heese was born May 30, 1932 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended St. Joseph’s High School where he graduated with the class of 1950. Vince was enlisted in the United States Army, and served during the Korean War. He served...
Linda Lou Muehl
Dec 21, 2021
Linda Muehl the daughter of Truman Sloan and Lillian Macy was born in Casper Wyoming on February 25, 1951. She was one of five children. Linda and her family moved around a lot as a child, so she attended many different schools. She attended Iowa Western and extended her education after receiving her GED from there. Linda adopted a little...
Nathan Lee Vert
Dec 20, 2021
Nathan Lee Vert, son of Rodney Vert and Stacy Davis was born April 29, 1988 in Atlantic, Iowa. Nathan graduated in 2006 from Atlantic High School. While in high school, Nathan was involved in show choir, journalism, and was an editor of the school paper and yearbook. Nathan also enjoyed working at the Atlantic News Telegraph where he worked as...
Dewey Linden
Dec 20, 2021
Dewey James Linden, son of Oscar and Edith (McKeighan) Linden was born July 10, 1930, in Rural Harlan, Iowa. He was the last of 10 children. About the age of 9, he realized he was a sinner and accepted Christ as his Savior. He attended and graduated from Tennant High School in 1948. After high school, he went for 1...
Ray Erwin Mcintosh
Dec 17, 2021
Ray McIntosh was born on a farm northwest of Tarkio, Missouri on March 30, 1929 to Harold and Mary (Gigous) McIntosh. Ray attended a one room schoolhouse for one year before moving to Tarkio where he attended the Public Schools graduating in 1947. Ray then proceeded to Tarkio College from 1947-1951. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and...
Joyce Elaine Denker
Dec 17, 2021
Joyce Elaine Denker, daughter of Walter and Gertrude (Schwieso) Rickert, was born on February 2, 1927 in Kiron, Iowa. She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla on April 6, 1941. Joyce graduated from Vail High School in 1945. She continued her education at teacher's college in Cedar Falls for 2 years. She taught for 3 years and then...
Lisa Thomas
Dec 15, 2021
Lisa was born to Charles and Marlys Martens on January 22nd, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. She was the youngest of three children with two older brothers Gary and Hal. Lisa was raised in the rural Walnut area where she developed a love of animals, the Denver Broncos, and grew to love cycling. Lisa graduated from Elk Horn-Kimballton High School in...
Marjorie Hulsebus Armentrout
Dec 13, 2021
Marjorie Marie Hulsebus Armentrout, the daughter of Florence (Hulsebus) Anderson, was born September 7, 1945 in Des Moines, Iowa. From 1946 to 1950 she lived in Northern Iowa and from 1950 to 1953 she lived in southern Iowa. She resided at Glenwood State Hospital from 1953 to 1972. Marjorie then moved back to Defiance, Iowa to live with her mother....
