Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Elmo Peter Bengfort
Aug 28, 2021
Elmo Peter “Bing” Bengfort, the son of Herman and Mary (Dinges) Bengfort was born on January 19, 1928 in Odebolt, Iowa. He attended Carroll Public School where he graduated with the class of 1946. After graduating highschool Elmo enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served in WWII. He was honorably discharged on April 14, 1948. After being discharged he...
Dale Clark
Aug 26, 2021
Dale Clark, son of Donald and Dorothy (Chupp) Clark was born March 16, 1968. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Kathleen Clark. He survived by his siblings Robert Clark, Patricia (Carl) Woodward and Sherry Cook.
Tim Pieken
Aug 25, 2021
Tim Eugene Pieken, son of Kenneth and Joyce (Barker) Pieken-True, was born on July 24, 1958 in Fremont, Nebraska. He was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska and confirmed at the United Church of Avoca. He attended school in Avoca and graduated from AvoHa High School in 1977. After graduation he attended Iowa Western Community College...
Nancy June Laver
Aug 23, 2021
Nancy June Laver, daughter of Ralph and Vera (Cutler) Laver was born October 26, 1948 in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Irwin, Iowa, where she graduated from high school. Nancy was a jack of many trades, throughout her lifetime she was a model and truck drive r to name a few theings. After raising her family, she went back...
Richard Alan Jones
Aug 19, 2021
Richard Alan Jones, son of Everett and Mary (Torneten) Jones, was born on September 22, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church and attended Oak Street and Hoover School all in Council Bluffs. He then attended Abraham Lincoln High School and graduated with the class of 1958. Richard was married to Patricia...
Phyllis "Tiny" Smith
Aug 19, 2021
Phyllis Joan Smith was born on January 7, 1932, to Estill and Blanche (Bolin) Rossean in Hamburg, Iowa. Her family moved to Harlan during her teen years, and she graduated from Harlan High School in 1949. She enjoyed performing in operettas and played the lead during her senior year. She worked at the Cozy Theater in Harlan while in high...
Richard L. Burgod
Aug 18, 2021
Richard "Rick" Burgod, son of Beverly (Oban) and Laurence "Larry" Burgod was born April 2, 1953 in Ipswich, South Dakota. Rick was baptized and confirmed in the Holy Cross Catholic Church where he was a member until bringing membership to St. Michael’s. Rick went to school at the Holy Cross Catholic School 1st through 8th grade, then he went to...
Ronald Leonard Luth
Aug 18, 2021
Ronald Leonard Luth, son of William and Mabel (Voss) Luth, was born on January 30, 1947 in Climbing Hill, Iowa. When Ronald was young, the family relocated to a farm near the Charter Oak and Ricketts, Iowa area. Ronald was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ricketts, Iowa and attended Charter Oak School in Charter Oak, Iowa....
Evelyn Yvonne Christensen
Aug 18, 2021
Evelyn Yvonne Christensen was born on July 26, 1935 to Jens and Pauline (Nielsen) Ploughman in Omaha, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed in 1950 in Audubon, Iowa. Evelyn graduated from Audubon High School in 1954, then moved to Des Moines to work for Bankers Life Insurance Company for two years, until she married Kenneth Christensen on July 7, 1956....
Darren "Woody" Pauley
Aug 14, 2021
Darren Anthony Pauley, son of Kenneth and Eileen (Schleimer) Pauley, was born April 6, 1966 in Harlan, Iowa. As a child, Darren attended St. Mary’s Catholic School until 8th grade. He then went to Harlan Community High School where he graduated with the class of 1984. After high school, Darren attended Iowa Western for automotive mechanics. Starting when he was...
Norman Mathiasen
Aug 12, 2021
Norman Mathiasen, son of Edward, Sr. and Hannah (Greve) Mathiasen was born March 7, 1930 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Windy Knoll Country School through 8th grade and was the first in his family to graduate from high school, as a member of the class of 1949. The Mathiasen siblings drove an old Willys Jeep to and from school, often...
Teresa L Williams-Rozenboom
Aug 11, 2021
Teresa Louise Williams Rozenboom, daughter of Harold and Charlotte (Moore) Frank was born September 16, 1957 in Perry, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry. She attended school in Manilla, Iowa, where she graduated with the class of 1975. After high school, Teresa worked at Pizza Hut in Wichita, Kansas; Harlan, Iowa and Shenandoah, Iowa. She...
Vicki Hoogensen Salazar
Aug 9, 2021
Vicki Ann Salazar, daughter of Victor and Dorothy (Greve) Hoogensen, was born on May 25, 1949. Vicki attended country school and then school in Harlan, IA, graduating from Harlan High School as part of the "Class of 1967". She graduated from Dana College with a degree in sociology. Vicki was active as a cheerleader in both high school and college....
Lauretta Catherine Kenkel
Aug 6, 2021
Lauretta Catherine Kenkel, daughter of William and Anna (Wingert) Kenkel, was born August 14, 1935 in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption in Panama, where she remained a life time member. She attended grade school and high school at St. Mary’s School in Panama where she graduated with the class of 1953. After...
Anthony L. Reinig
Aug 6, 2021
Anthony Leo Reinig (Tony) began his journey of life on January 10, 1922. He died peacefully in his sleep on August 6th, 2021 at the age of 99 years, 6 months, and 27 days. He was the son of August and Mary Kenkel Reinig and was the oldest son in a family of 11 children. Tony began his career as...
Duane Albert Finken
Aug 4, 2021
Duane Albert Finken, son of Victor and DeJoy (Ogden) Finken was born June 25, 1951 in Earling, Iowa. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic school until the tenth grade then graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1969. After graduation, he worked in Omaha, Nebraska before enlisting into the United States Navy, where he served in Guam. On July...
Mary Helene Henry
Aug 1, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Helene (Westcott) Henry announces her passing after a 12-year battle with dementia on August 1, 2021, at the age of 73. A native of Denison, Iowa, Mary attended Iowa State University, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, graduating with an honors degree in mathematics. In 1971, she...
Marilyn Jane Evans
Jul 30, 2021
Marilyn Jane Evans, daughter of Red and Nina (Camenisch) Meredith, was born on November 16, 1946 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Shelby. She grew up in Shelby and graduated from Shelby-Tennant High School with the Class of 1965. After high school, she attended the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and...
Karen Elaine Christensen
Jul 29, 2021
Karen Elaine Christensen, 78, of Coralville, IA, formerly of Denison, IA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at her home. A visitation will be held from 4-6 PM, Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City, IA. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at 11AM following...
Betty Louise Armentrout
Jul 27, 2021
Betty Louise, daughter of Louis and Irene (Quathamer) Ahrenholtz, was born on January 16, 1924, on a farm near Manilla, Iowa. Baptized as an infant, she was confirmed April 17, 1938, in the Evangelical faith. Betty attended the Defiance Public School graduating in 1941. After attending Westmar College in LeMars with an elementary teaching certificate, she taught until her marriage...
Elmo Peter Bengfort
Aug 28, 2021
Elmo Peter “Bing” Bengfort, the son of Herman and Mary (Dinges) Bengfort was born on January 19, 1928 in Odebolt, Iowa. He attended Carroll Public School where he graduated with the class of 1946. After graduating highschool Elmo enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served in WWII. He was honorably discharged on April 14, 1948. After being discharged he...
Dale Clark
Aug 26, 2021
Dale Clark, son of Donald and Dorothy (Chupp) Clark was born March 16, 1968. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Kathleen Clark. He survived by his siblings Robert Clark, Patricia (Carl) Woodward and Sherry Cook.
Tim Pieken
Aug 25, 2021
Tim Eugene Pieken, son of Kenneth and Joyce (Barker) Pieken-True, was born on July 24, 1958 in Fremont, Nebraska. He was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska and confirmed at the United Church of Avoca. He attended school in Avoca and graduated from AvoHa High School in 1977. After graduation he attended Iowa Western Community College...
Nancy June Laver
Aug 23, 2021
Nancy June Laver, daughter of Ralph and Vera (Cutler) Laver was born October 26, 1948 in Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Irwin, Iowa, where she graduated from high school. Nancy was a jack of many trades, throughout her lifetime she was a model and truck drive r to name a few theings. After raising her family, she went back...
Richard Alan Jones
Aug 19, 2021
Richard Alan Jones, son of Everett and Mary (Torneten) Jones, was born on September 22, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church and attended Oak Street and Hoover School all in Council Bluffs. He then attended Abraham Lincoln High School and graduated with the class of 1958. Richard was married to Patricia...
Phyllis "Tiny" Smith
Aug 19, 2021
Phyllis Joan Smith was born on January 7, 1932, to Estill and Blanche (Bolin) Rossean in Hamburg, Iowa. Her family moved to Harlan during her teen years, and she graduated from Harlan High School in 1949. She enjoyed performing in operettas and played the lead during her senior year. She worked at the Cozy Theater in Harlan while in high...
Richard L. Burgod
Aug 18, 2021
Richard "Rick" Burgod, son of Beverly (Oban) and Laurence "Larry" Burgod was born April 2, 1953 in Ipswich, South Dakota. Rick was baptized and confirmed in the Holy Cross Catholic Church where he was a member until bringing membership to St. Michael’s. Rick went to school at the Holy Cross Catholic School 1st through 8th grade, then he went to...
Ronald Leonard Luth
Aug 18, 2021
Ronald Leonard Luth, son of William and Mabel (Voss) Luth, was born on January 30, 1947 in Climbing Hill, Iowa. When Ronald was young, the family relocated to a farm near the Charter Oak and Ricketts, Iowa area. Ronald was baptized and confirmed at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ricketts, Iowa and attended Charter Oak School in Charter Oak, Iowa....
Evelyn Yvonne Christensen
Aug 18, 2021
Evelyn Yvonne Christensen was born on July 26, 1935 to Jens and Pauline (Nielsen) Ploughman in Omaha, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed in 1950 in Audubon, Iowa. Evelyn graduated from Audubon High School in 1954, then moved to Des Moines to work for Bankers Life Insurance Company for two years, until she married Kenneth Christensen on July 7, 1956....
Darren "Woody" Pauley
Aug 14, 2021
Darren Anthony Pauley, son of Kenneth and Eileen (Schleimer) Pauley, was born April 6, 1966 in Harlan, Iowa. As a child, Darren attended St. Mary’s Catholic School until 8th grade. He then went to Harlan Community High School where he graduated with the class of 1984. After high school, Darren attended Iowa Western for automotive mechanics. Starting when he was...
Norman Mathiasen
Aug 12, 2021
Norman Mathiasen, son of Edward, Sr. and Hannah (Greve) Mathiasen was born March 7, 1930 in Harlan, Iowa. He attended Windy Knoll Country School through 8th grade and was the first in his family to graduate from high school, as a member of the class of 1949. The Mathiasen siblings drove an old Willys Jeep to and from school, often...
Teresa L Williams-Rozenboom
Aug 11, 2021
Teresa Louise Williams Rozenboom, daughter of Harold and Charlotte (Moore) Frank was born September 16, 1957 in Perry, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry. She attended school in Manilla, Iowa, where she graduated with the class of 1975. After high school, Teresa worked at Pizza Hut in Wichita, Kansas; Harlan, Iowa and Shenandoah, Iowa. She...
Vicki Hoogensen Salazar
Aug 9, 2021
Vicki Ann Salazar, daughter of Victor and Dorothy (Greve) Hoogensen, was born on May 25, 1949. Vicki attended country school and then school in Harlan, IA, graduating from Harlan High School as part of the "Class of 1967". She graduated from Dana College with a degree in sociology. Vicki was active as a cheerleader in both high school and college....
Lauretta Catherine Kenkel
Aug 6, 2021
Lauretta Catherine Kenkel, daughter of William and Anna (Wingert) Kenkel, was born August 14, 1935 in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s of the Assumption in Panama, where she remained a life time member. She attended grade school and high school at St. Mary’s School in Panama where she graduated with the class of 1953. After...
Anthony L. Reinig
Aug 6, 2021
Anthony Leo Reinig (Tony) began his journey of life on January 10, 1922. He died peacefully in his sleep on August 6th, 2021 at the age of 99 years, 6 months, and 27 days. He was the son of August and Mary Kenkel Reinig and was the oldest son in a family of 11 children. Tony began his career as...
Duane Albert Finken
Aug 4, 2021
Duane Albert Finken, son of Victor and DeJoy (Ogden) Finken was born June 25, 1951 in Earling, Iowa. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic school until the tenth grade then graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1969. After graduation, he worked in Omaha, Nebraska before enlisting into the United States Navy, where he served in Guam. On July...
Mary Helene Henry
Aug 1, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Helene (Westcott) Henry announces her passing after a 12-year battle with dementia on August 1, 2021, at the age of 73. A native of Denison, Iowa, Mary attended Iowa State University, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, graduating with an honors degree in mathematics. In 1971, she...
Marilyn Jane Evans
Jul 30, 2021
Marilyn Jane Evans, daughter of Red and Nina (Camenisch) Meredith, was born on November 16, 1946 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Shelby. She grew up in Shelby and graduated from Shelby-Tennant High School with the Class of 1965. After high school, she attended the Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing and...
Karen Elaine Christensen
Jul 29, 2021
Karen Elaine Christensen, 78, of Coralville, IA, formerly of Denison, IA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at her home. A visitation will be held from 4-6 PM, Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City, IA. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at 11AM following...
Betty Louise Armentrout
Jul 27, 2021
Betty Louise, daughter of Louis and Irene (Quathamer) Ahrenholtz, was born on January 16, 1924, on a farm near Manilla, Iowa. Baptized as an infant, she was confirmed April 17, 1938, in the Evangelical faith. Betty attended the Defiance Public School graduating in 1941. After attending Westmar College in LeMars with an elementary teaching certificate, she taught until her marriage...
