Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Robert Leroy Stuart
Jan 14, 2021
Robert LeRoy Stuart, son of Cecil and Mary Winona (von Lackum) Stuart, was born on December 17, 1930 in Walnut, Iowa. He was baptized on January 1, 1931 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Walnut. He graduated from Walnut Public School with the class of 1948. After graduation Robert attended Creighton University where he majored in Biology. Bob graduated from...
Richard D. Wittrup
Jan 14, 2021
Richard Derald Wittrup was born in a farmhouse near Marne, Iowa on a rainy Saturday in 1926, the only son and first child of Otis and Ruby Wittrup. The story is that his mother left a cow half milked to give birth in the house on a straw tick. Muddy roads kept the doctor away. Ruby's mother appeared the next...
Ronald Dean Akers
Jan 13, 2021
Ronald Dean Akers, son of Dale and Leita (Richardson) Akers, was born on February 16, 1956 in Lake City, Iowa. He attended Walnut High School. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he was stationed in California and Guam. He was blessed with four children: Ranea, Reita, Cheri, and Ronald Jr. After his...
Betty A. Griffin
Jan 12, 2021
Heaven is for real! Betty Griffin very much lived in this world, loving and serving others, and very much looked forward to spending eternity with Jesus Christ and her husband of 72 years, Joseph Griffin. Betty Almarine Ruberg was born May 15, 1924, to John and Erna Ruberg on a farm southwest of Denison. Beginning her education at the Coon...
Mary Nichols
Jan 12, 2021
Mary Elizabeth (Chapman) Nichols, daughter of William and Pauline (Lane) Chapman was born on March 22nd, 1941 in Prescott, Iowa. She graduated high school from Cromwell, Iowa in the class of 1958 where Mary was chosen as the homecoming queen. Following high school, Mary worked in Creston honing her secretarial and bookkeeping skills while also participating in various community theatre...
Donnabelle John
Jan 10, 2021
Donnabelle, daughter of Almor Ray and Grace Helen (Lenz) Skinner, was born August 7, 1921, in Logan, Iowa. Given the pet nickname Dolly by her father, probably because she was petite and looked like a doll, most relatives still call her by this name rather than Donnabelle. Growing up on a farm helped shape her values, and she often shared...
Helen Bruck
Jan 10, 2021
Helen Magdeline (Graf) Bruck, daughter of Anton and Helen (Book) Graf was born September 3, 1923 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s in Harlan. She attended grade school at Park School in Harlan and attended Mount Loretta Girls School in Council Bluffs grades 9 through 11 and Harlan High School her senior year. She graduated...
Mildred Slechta
Jan 6, 2021
The time of the flapper, the age of romance, the era of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at the dawn of the Roaring 20s . Mildred (Millie) Leona (Kahler) Slechta was born on October 4, 1919, at Waltham, Minn., to Bernhard H. and Leona Marie (Wieck) Kahler. She was baptized on May 21, 1921, at Waltham. Her parents and siblings moved to...
Daniel Carl Heese
Jan 6, 2021
No Services at this time for Daniel Heese. Survivors include his children Heather (Matt Knebel) Mecone of Scranton, PA; Chris (Maria) Heese of Council Bluffs, IA; Megan (Zach) Born of Omaha, NE; 5 grandchildren Jacob, Liam, Violet, Gibson, and Lucille; father Vince Heese of Earling, IA; siblings Russ (Judy) Heese of Earling; Julie (Bruce) Goeser of Harlan, IA; Jane (Ken)...
Helen Wilson Schmitz
Jan 4, 2021
Helen Goetz Wilson Schmitz daughter of Aloyius and Cecilia (Stoltz) Goetz was born November 23, 1923 at Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country school until 3rd grade when the family moved to Panama, Iowa. In high school she enjoyed singing in the church choir. She married Joseph Wilson, and 3 children were born to this union, Jerry, Janice, and Linda. After...
Nelda G. Blair
Jan 4, 2021
Nelda Grace Blair was born June 4, 1936 to Bernice (Algoe) and Everett Crane in Carroll, Iowa. Nelda was raised on the farm in Vail, Iowa. She graduated from Vail High School in 1955. After graduation, Nelda attended business school in Omaha before returning to Vail. Nelda married William “Bill” Blair on June 2, 1956 at the United Presbyterian Church...
Donald Gottsch
Jan 3, 2021
Donald Gottsch, 83, formally of Westside, Iowa passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. A public visitation with family present will be held at Pauley Jones Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa on Thursday, January 7, 2021 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The service for Donald Gottsch will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Pauley...
Neoma Vanderheiden
Dec 31, 2020
Neoma Ann Vanderheiden was born on August 29, 1930 to Elmer and Leora (Martens) Popp in Manning, IA. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School. On May 31, 1951, Neoma was united in marriage to John L. Vanderheiden at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll,...
William Raymond Fitzgerald Jr.
Dec 31, 2020
Survivors include his wife Sharon Fitzgerald of Persia, IA; children LaNaya Woodburn of Peoria, AZ; Shelly (Mark) Tearney of Tennant, IA; John Fitzgerald of Persia, IA; Jason Fitzgerald of Persia, IA; 2 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild.
John "Buzz" Wendt Sr.
Dec 30, 2020
John "Buzz" Wendt , son of John & Elsie (Thompson) Wendt, was born Aug. 10,1932 in Irwin, Iowa. He attended grade school, at the country school just down from where he lived, north of Panama, Iowa. He also graduated from Panama school. On February 23, 1952 Buzz was united in marriage to Elaine Thielen at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
Lee Anne Hannah Davis
Dec 29, 2020
Lee Anne Davis is survived by her son David Davis of Harlan, Iowa.
Patricia Ann Miller
Dec 29, 2020
Patricia Ann Miller entered into eternal rest on December 29, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born on March 7, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa to the late James and Francis (Knowlton) Griffin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-three years, Marvin "Mark" Miller, her daughter, Joelle Beezley, and her...
Paul "Tootles" Leinen Sr.
Dec 25, 2020
Paul J. “Tootles” Leinen passed away on December 25, 2020 at the age of 94. He was born on March 22, 1926 on a farm outside of Portsmouth, Iowa. As a child during the Great Depression and a teenager during WWII, he was heavily influenced by those early years that shaped and molded who he was and how he approached...
Donna M Leonard
Dec 24, 2020
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her son David (Laura) Leonard of Persia, IA; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; sisters Doris Davis of Neosho, MO; Opal Gilliland of Gibbon, NE; Bonnie Hildreth of Hollywood, FL
Gerald H. Bruck
Dec 24, 2020
Gerald Henry Bruck was born September 6, 1925 to Charles and Margaret (Blum) Bruck at Earling, Iowa. He was baptized, made his first communion and was confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended school through the eighth grade and then started to help his father with farming. Gerald found the love of his life when he met...
Robert Leroy Stuart
Jan 14, 2021
Robert LeRoy Stuart, son of Cecil and Mary Winona (von Lackum) Stuart, was born on December 17, 1930 in Walnut, Iowa. He was baptized on January 1, 1931 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Walnut. He graduated from Walnut Public School with the class of 1948. After graduation Robert attended Creighton University where he majored in Biology. Bob graduated from...
Richard D. Wittrup
Jan 14, 2021
Richard Derald Wittrup was born in a farmhouse near Marne, Iowa on a rainy Saturday in 1926, the only son and first child of Otis and Ruby Wittrup. The story is that his mother left a cow half milked to give birth in the house on a straw tick. Muddy roads kept the doctor away. Ruby's mother appeared the next...
Ronald Dean Akers
Jan 13, 2021
Ronald Dean Akers, son of Dale and Leita (Richardson) Akers, was born on February 16, 1956 in Lake City, Iowa. He attended Walnut High School. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he was stationed in California and Guam. He was blessed with four children: Ranea, Reita, Cheri, and Ronald Jr. After his...
Betty A. Griffin
Jan 12, 2021
Heaven is for real! Betty Griffin very much lived in this world, loving and serving others, and very much looked forward to spending eternity with Jesus Christ and her husband of 72 years, Joseph Griffin. Betty Almarine Ruberg was born May 15, 1924, to John and Erna Ruberg on a farm southwest of Denison. Beginning her education at the Coon...
Mary Nichols
Jan 12, 2021
Mary Elizabeth (Chapman) Nichols, daughter of William and Pauline (Lane) Chapman was born on March 22nd, 1941 in Prescott, Iowa. She graduated high school from Cromwell, Iowa in the class of 1958 where Mary was chosen as the homecoming queen. Following high school, Mary worked in Creston honing her secretarial and bookkeeping skills while also participating in various community theatre...
Donnabelle John
Jan 10, 2021
Donnabelle, daughter of Almor Ray and Grace Helen (Lenz) Skinner, was born August 7, 1921, in Logan, Iowa. Given the pet nickname Dolly by her father, probably because she was petite and looked like a doll, most relatives still call her by this name rather than Donnabelle. Growing up on a farm helped shape her values, and she often shared...
Helen Bruck
Jan 10, 2021
Helen Magdeline (Graf) Bruck, daughter of Anton and Helen (Book) Graf was born September 3, 1923 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s in Harlan. She attended grade school at Park School in Harlan and attended Mount Loretta Girls School in Council Bluffs grades 9 through 11 and Harlan High School her senior year. She graduated...
Mildred Slechta
Jan 6, 2021
The time of the flapper, the age of romance, the era of F. Scott Fitzgerald, at the dawn of the Roaring 20s . Mildred (Millie) Leona (Kahler) Slechta was born on October 4, 1919, at Waltham, Minn., to Bernhard H. and Leona Marie (Wieck) Kahler. She was baptized on May 21, 1921, at Waltham. Her parents and siblings moved to...
Daniel Carl Heese
Jan 6, 2021
No Services at this time for Daniel Heese. Survivors include his children Heather (Matt Knebel) Mecone of Scranton, PA; Chris (Maria) Heese of Council Bluffs, IA; Megan (Zach) Born of Omaha, NE; 5 grandchildren Jacob, Liam, Violet, Gibson, and Lucille; father Vince Heese of Earling, IA; siblings Russ (Judy) Heese of Earling; Julie (Bruce) Goeser of Harlan, IA; Jane (Ken)...
Helen Wilson Schmitz
Jan 4, 2021
Helen Goetz Wilson Schmitz daughter of Aloyius and Cecilia (Stoltz) Goetz was born November 23, 1923 at Dunlap, Iowa. She attended country school until 3rd grade when the family moved to Panama, Iowa. In high school she enjoyed singing in the church choir. She married Joseph Wilson, and 3 children were born to this union, Jerry, Janice, and Linda. After...
Nelda G. Blair
Jan 4, 2021
Nelda Grace Blair was born June 4, 1936 to Bernice (Algoe) and Everett Crane in Carroll, Iowa. Nelda was raised on the farm in Vail, Iowa. She graduated from Vail High School in 1955. After graduation, Nelda attended business school in Omaha before returning to Vail. Nelda married William “Bill” Blair on June 2, 1956 at the United Presbyterian Church...
Donald Gottsch
Jan 3, 2021
Donald Gottsch, 83, formally of Westside, Iowa passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021. A public visitation with family present will be held at Pauley Jones Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa on Thursday, January 7, 2021 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The service for Donald Gottsch will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Pauley...
Neoma Vanderheiden
Dec 31, 2020
Neoma Ann Vanderheiden was born on August 29, 1930 to Elmer and Leora (Martens) Popp in Manning, IA. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School. On May 31, 1951, Neoma was united in marriage to John L. Vanderheiden at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll,...
William Raymond Fitzgerald Jr.
Dec 31, 2020
Survivors include his wife Sharon Fitzgerald of Persia, IA; children LaNaya Woodburn of Peoria, AZ; Shelly (Mark) Tearney of Tennant, IA; John Fitzgerald of Persia, IA; Jason Fitzgerald of Persia, IA; 2 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild.
John "Buzz" Wendt Sr.
Dec 30, 2020
John "Buzz" Wendt , son of John & Elsie (Thompson) Wendt, was born Aug. 10,1932 in Irwin, Iowa. He attended grade school, at the country school just down from where he lived, north of Panama, Iowa. He also graduated from Panama school. On February 23, 1952 Buzz was united in marriage to Elaine Thielen at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
Lee Anne Hannah Davis
Dec 29, 2020
Lee Anne Davis is survived by her son David Davis of Harlan, Iowa.
Patricia Ann Miller
Dec 29, 2020
Patricia Ann Miller entered into eternal rest on December 29, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born on March 7, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa to the late James and Francis (Knowlton) Griffin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-three years, Marvin "Mark" Miller, her daughter, Joelle Beezley, and her...
Paul "Tootles" Leinen Sr.
Dec 25, 2020
Paul J. “Tootles” Leinen passed away on December 25, 2020 at the age of 94. He was born on March 22, 1926 on a farm outside of Portsmouth, Iowa. As a child during the Great Depression and a teenager during WWII, he was heavily influenced by those early years that shaped and molded who he was and how he approached...
Donna M Leonard
Dec 24, 2020
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her son David (Laura) Leonard of Persia, IA; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; sisters Doris Davis of Neosho, MO; Opal Gilliland of Gibbon, NE; Bonnie Hildreth of Hollywood, FL
Gerald H. Bruck
Dec 24, 2020
Gerald Henry Bruck was born September 6, 1925 to Charles and Margaret (Blum) Bruck at Earling, Iowa. He was baptized, made his first communion and was confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended school through the eighth grade and then started to help his father with farming. Gerald found the love of his life when he met...
