Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Stanley Nichols
Nov 23, 2019
Stanley Russell Nichols, son of Stacy and Frances (Stewart) Nichols, Jr. was born on July 24, 1939 in Marshalltown, Iowa. He attended school in Boxholm, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1957 from Boxholm High School. Stan also went on to attend Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa. Stanley also served his country honorably in the United States...
Earl Nutter And Joyce Pedersen
Nov 18, 2019
Earl Eugene Nutter, the son of Allen and Alice (Lewis) Nutter, was born on April 17, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. While he was growing up, Earl quit school and lied about his age so he could join the military. He joined the United States Marine Corps serving during the end of World War II and a few years after. Earl...
Dorothy A. Lefeber
Nov 14, 2019
Dorothy Ann Lefeber, daughter of Melvin and Loretta (Schmitz) Branstetter was born June 6, 1930 in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. After the death of her mother, at the age of fourteen, Dorothy stayed home to take over household chores while her...
Cletus H. Schmitz
Nov 11, 2019
Cletus Herbert Schmitz, son of Marcella Pauley and Nicholas Schmitz, was born on a farm near Panama, Iowa, the second eldest in a family of eleven. The family moved to a farm near Harlan where Cletus attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic High School with the class of 1959. Cletus played basketball in highschool and baseball with the Westphalia...
Gene Franklin Aikman
Nov 10, 2019
Gene Franklin Aikman, the son of Myron and Irene (Petersen) Aikman, was born on March 27, 1938 at home in Lincoln Township, Iowa. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church on November 25, 1939 and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Gene went to grade school at West of Irwin Grade School and High School in Audubon. At...
Roselee Sievers
Nov 9, 2019
Roselee Sievers, daughter of Richard Zimmerman and Donna Walters, was born on January 6, 1956 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Roselee and her family moved around when she was a little girl and settled in Walnut, Iowa where she obtained her GED. She was united into marriage on May 17, 1980 to Walter Sievers at the United Church of Christ in...
Duane Jon "Dewey" Carroll
Nov 6, 2019
Duane was born October 10, 1957 in Shelby County, Iowa as the son of Wilbur Carroll and Dorothy (Schultz) Carroll. He graduated from AvoHa Community School in 1976, playing football, baseball and basketball for the AvoHa Vikings. He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa receiving a degree in Tool and Dye. He was self-employed as a farmer...
Sandra R. Mahlberg
Nov 1, 2019
Sandra Rae Mahlberg, daughter of Joseph and Irene (Leinen) Mahlberg, was born on June 30, 1945 near Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School both in Earling. Sandy remained at home helping her parents after her schooling. She went on to work at Concerned in Harlan where...
Jack Pickham
Oct 27, 2019
Jack Harold Pickham, the son of the late Jack and Lucy (Scalise) Pickham, was born on November 17, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma in 1966. Following high school, Jack joined the United States Navy where he served for almost 4 years. After being in the military, Jack went back to school at Washington...
Betty Joyce Maassen
Oct 25, 2019
Betty Joyce Maassen was born on February 2, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Albert and Hilda (Dau) Krohn. Her family moved to Hancock, Iowa while she was younger and she graduated from Hancock High School in 1949. In 1952, Betty graduated from Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing. On June 6, 1954 Betty was united in marriage to Willis Maassen...
Alvina Vivian Lanz
Oct 23, 2019
Alvina V. Lanz was born November 27, 1919, in Menno, South Dakota, to Theodore and Mary (Waldner) Donner. At a young age, Alivina moved to Harrold where she attended grade school. She later moved to Blunt, South Dakota, working at a boarding house to attend high school there, graduating in 1938 as salutatorian of her class as well as being...
Wayne C. Renfeld
Oct 19, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his wife Nancy Renfeld of Carthage, NY; children Sheral Ly of Tulsa, OK; Michael Renfeld of Mississippi; Anna Renfeld of Austin, TX; brother Gordon (Margaret) Renfeld of Council Bluffs, IA
Michael "Mike" James Hope
Oct 18, 2019
Michael James Hope, son of Thomas A. and Mary Jean (Minar) Hope, was born on September 13, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized on September 30, 1956 at St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He began elementary school at Holy Cross, for kindergarten, then went to Prairie Lane Elementary School. He attended Valley View Junior High School...
Sharon K. Sorrells
Oct 18, 2019
Sharon K. Sorrells, daughter of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on September 16, 1945 in Walnut, Iowa. She attended Walnut Schools and graduated with the class of 1963, where she was a member of the high school basketball team. Sharon met Norman Sorrells and they were united into marriage on November 30, 1963 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church...
Dale Miller
Oct 18, 2019
Dale Miller, son of Virgil R. Miller and Lillie Louise Kellogg, was born September 18, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Despite kidney problems as a child that nearly cost him his life, he went on to graduate from Tri-Center High School in 1966 and received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Northwest Missouri State in 1970. After college, Dale worked...
Darlene M. Dodge
Oct 17, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her children David (Beth) Hendren of Summers, AR; Frank (Ursula) Dodge of Chandler, AZ; Debra (Don) Lisiecki of Sun City, AZ: Kevin (Mary) Dodge of Harlan, IA; 9 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren
Willis Maassen
Oct 15, 2019
Willis Ray Maassen was born September 2, 1929 to Julieus and Sena (Andersen) Maassen. Willis was the ninth son of 11 children. He received his education at Valley #2 and on to Avoca for 8th grade and graduated for Avoca High School in 1946 and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Willis was united in marriage to...
Ted Nielsen
Oct 15, 2019
Ted Nielsen, the son of Charles and Doris (Robinson) Nielsen, was born on August 2, 1942 in Shelby County, Iowa. He was raised on a farm just north of Shelby until his parents built a house in town in 1976. When they moved to the house in the town Ted still worked on farms. Although he did work for Howard...
Randall "Randy" Conrad
Oct 12, 2019
Randall Gene Conrad was born on December 8, 1943 to Alvin and Delores (Bristol) Conrad in Harlan, IA. He went to Lincoln Township Country School #4 through 7th grade and then attended middle and high school in Harlan. Randy was a talented multi-sport athlete. He received a football scholarship upon his graduation from high school in 1962, and went on...
Theresa Rose Henscheid
Oct 10, 2019
Theresa Rose Henscheid, daughter of Charles and Barbara (Schechinger) Wageman, was born September 11, 1929, on a farm near Westphalia, Iowa, one of fourteen children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Theresa attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia, graduating high school in 1947. On January 11, 1949, Theresa was united in marriage...
Stanley Nichols
Nov 23, 2019
Stanley Russell Nichols, son of Stacy and Frances (Stewart) Nichols, Jr. was born on July 24, 1939 in Marshalltown, Iowa. He attended school in Boxholm, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1957 from Boxholm High School. Stan also went on to attend Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa. Stanley also served his country honorably in the United States...
Earl Nutter And Joyce Pedersen
Nov 18, 2019
Earl Eugene Nutter, the son of Allen and Alice (Lewis) Nutter, was born on April 17, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. While he was growing up, Earl quit school and lied about his age so he could join the military. He joined the United States Marine Corps serving during the end of World War II and a few years after. Earl...
Dorothy A. Lefeber
Nov 14, 2019
Dorothy Ann Lefeber, daughter of Melvin and Loretta (Schmitz) Branstetter was born June 6, 1930 in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. After the death of her mother, at the age of fourteen, Dorothy stayed home to take over household chores while her...
Cletus H. Schmitz
Nov 11, 2019
Cletus Herbert Schmitz, son of Marcella Pauley and Nicholas Schmitz, was born on a farm near Panama, Iowa, the second eldest in a family of eleven. The family moved to a farm near Harlan where Cletus attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic High School with the class of 1959. Cletus played basketball in highschool and baseball with the Westphalia...
Gene Franklin Aikman
Nov 10, 2019
Gene Franklin Aikman, the son of Myron and Irene (Petersen) Aikman, was born on March 27, 1938 at home in Lincoln Township, Iowa. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church on November 25, 1939 and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Gene went to grade school at West of Irwin Grade School and High School in Audubon. At...
Roselee Sievers
Nov 9, 2019
Roselee Sievers, daughter of Richard Zimmerman and Donna Walters, was born on January 6, 1956 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Roselee and her family moved around when she was a little girl and settled in Walnut, Iowa where she obtained her GED. She was united into marriage on May 17, 1980 to Walter Sievers at the United Church of Christ in...
Duane Jon "Dewey" Carroll
Nov 6, 2019
Duane was born October 10, 1957 in Shelby County, Iowa as the son of Wilbur Carroll and Dorothy (Schultz) Carroll. He graduated from AvoHa Community School in 1976, playing football, baseball and basketball for the AvoHa Vikings. He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa receiving a degree in Tool and Dye. He was self-employed as a farmer...
Sandra R. Mahlberg
Nov 1, 2019
Sandra Rae Mahlberg, daughter of Joseph and Irene (Leinen) Mahlberg, was born on June 30, 1945 near Earling, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and attended school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School both in Earling. Sandy remained at home helping her parents after her schooling. She went on to work at Concerned in Harlan where...
Jack Pickham
Oct 27, 2019
Jack Harold Pickham, the son of the late Jack and Lucy (Scalise) Pickham, was born on November 17, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma in 1966. Following high school, Jack joined the United States Navy where he served for almost 4 years. After being in the military, Jack went back to school at Washington...
Betty Joyce Maassen
Oct 25, 2019
Betty Joyce Maassen was born on February 2, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Albert and Hilda (Dau) Krohn. Her family moved to Hancock, Iowa while she was younger and she graduated from Hancock High School in 1949. In 1952, Betty graduated from Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing. On June 6, 1954 Betty was united in marriage to Willis Maassen...
Alvina Vivian Lanz
Oct 23, 2019
Alvina V. Lanz was born November 27, 1919, in Menno, South Dakota, to Theodore and Mary (Waldner) Donner. At a young age, Alivina moved to Harrold where she attended grade school. She later moved to Blunt, South Dakota, working at a boarding house to attend high school there, graduating in 1938 as salutatorian of her class as well as being...
Wayne C. Renfeld
Oct 19, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his wife Nancy Renfeld of Carthage, NY; children Sheral Ly of Tulsa, OK; Michael Renfeld of Mississippi; Anna Renfeld of Austin, TX; brother Gordon (Margaret) Renfeld of Council Bluffs, IA
Michael "Mike" James Hope
Oct 18, 2019
Michael James Hope, son of Thomas A. and Mary Jean (Minar) Hope, was born on September 13, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized on September 30, 1956 at St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He began elementary school at Holy Cross, for kindergarten, then went to Prairie Lane Elementary School. He attended Valley View Junior High School...
Sharon K. Sorrells
Oct 18, 2019
Sharon K. Sorrells, daughter of John and Margaret (Gessert) McLaughlin, was born on September 16, 1945 in Walnut, Iowa. She attended Walnut Schools and graduated with the class of 1963, where she was a member of the high school basketball team. Sharon met Norman Sorrells and they were united into marriage on November 30, 1963 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church...
Dale Miller
Oct 18, 2019
Dale Miller, son of Virgil R. Miller and Lillie Louise Kellogg, was born September 18, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Despite kidney problems as a child that nearly cost him his life, he went on to graduate from Tri-Center High School in 1966 and received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Northwest Missouri State in 1970. After college, Dale worked...
Darlene M. Dodge
Oct 17, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her children David (Beth) Hendren of Summers, AR; Frank (Ursula) Dodge of Chandler, AZ; Debra (Don) Lisiecki of Sun City, AZ: Kevin (Mary) Dodge of Harlan, IA; 9 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren
Willis Maassen
Oct 15, 2019
Willis Ray Maassen was born September 2, 1929 to Julieus and Sena (Andersen) Maassen. Willis was the ninth son of 11 children. He received his education at Valley #2 and on to Avoca for 8th grade and graduated for Avoca High School in 1946 and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Willis was united in marriage to...
Ted Nielsen
Oct 15, 2019
Ted Nielsen, the son of Charles and Doris (Robinson) Nielsen, was born on August 2, 1942 in Shelby County, Iowa. He was raised on a farm just north of Shelby until his parents built a house in town in 1976. When they moved to the house in the town Ted still worked on farms. Although he did work for Howard...
Randall "Randy" Conrad
Oct 12, 2019
Randall Gene Conrad was born on December 8, 1943 to Alvin and Delores (Bristol) Conrad in Harlan, IA. He went to Lincoln Township Country School #4 through 7th grade and then attended middle and high school in Harlan. Randy was a talented multi-sport athlete. He received a football scholarship upon his graduation from high school in 1962, and went on...
Theresa Rose Henscheid
Oct 10, 2019
Theresa Rose Henscheid, daughter of Charles and Barbara (Schechinger) Wageman, was born September 11, 1929, on a farm near Westphalia, Iowa, one of fourteen children. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia, Iowa. Theresa attended St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia, graduating high school in 1947. On January 11, 1949, Theresa was united in marriage...
