Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Mary Beth Campbell
Sep 5, 2019
MaryBeth was born November 6, 1942 in Charleston, South Carolina, to shipwright Fletcher J Boggess, and hairdresser Alberta Blanch Boggess. She met her devilishly handsome husband in the sixth grade –but they only began dating toward the end of their senior year. Bill and Mary Beth married on June 15, 1963 and they built a life together creating what they...
Bruce Allen Walter
Sep 4, 2019
Bruce Allen Walter, the son of the late Robert Walter and Betty (Wester) Walter-Sievers, was born on July 22, 1963 near Sioux City, Iowa. As a child he traveled a lot, moving from the Storm Lake, Iowa area to Macon, Missouri, and Ft. Worth, Texas due to his father's job. Eventually Bruce and his family moved to Walnut where Bruce...
Fr. Benedict Joseph Kenkel
Aug 28, 2019
Rev. Benedict J. Kenkel, 91 died August 28, 2019 at Elmcrest Retirement Center in Harlan, Iowa. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Earling, Conception Seminary, and Catholic University. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1953 at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines. He finished his studies with a degree in Canon Law from the Angelicum...
Ruth E. Mckinstrey
Aug 26, 2019
Ruth E. McKinstrey, daughter of Albert C. and Bessie Pearl (Robinson) McKinstrey, born on August 26, 1934 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Ruth graduated valedictorian of her Milford, Iowa class of 1952. She attended Buena Vista college for two years, then received her diploma in Clinical Pathology from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in 1955. She worked at St. Joe’s Hospital and...
Ruth Thompson
Aug 25, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her son David (Diane) Thompson of Kimballton, IA; grandchildren Jodee (Arron) Dixon, Jared (Brittany) Thompson; great grandchildren Cameron, Benjamin, and Abigail
Edward M. Blum
Aug 25, 2019
Edward Martin Blum was born November 5, 1937 to Aloysius and Hilda (Hoffmann) Blum at Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Church in Panama. He attended grade school and high school at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, graduating in 1955. After graduation Ed worked various jobs including Paramount Paper Products in Omaha before entering the Army...
Dean Leonard Klein
Aug 25, 2019
Dean Leonard Klein, son of Otto and Margaret (Kramer) Klein, was born December 3, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa, where he remained a life long member. He graduated from Harlan High School at the midterm of 1981, as he had work to be done. Right after graduation, Dean farmed with...
J. Colette Scobee
Aug 23, 2019
On Friday, August 23, 2019, J. Colette Scobee, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at home surrounded by family at the age of 93. She was born in Spaulding Nebraska in 1925. She worked at the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant, as a beautician, and as a telephone operator at St. Joseph Hospital, but first and foremost she was a...
Michael Eugene Poorker, Sr.
Aug 22, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his wife Stephenie Poorker of Harlan, IA; children Isabella Poorker of Neola, IA; Michael Poorker, Jr. of Omaha, NE; Erick Bazemore of Harlan; Caleb Schlotfeld of Omaha; Mason Bergantzel of Harlan; Jamie Bergantzel of Harlan; granddaughter Olivia Bazemore; mother Kimberly Poorker of Avoca; grandma Beverly Poorker of Harlan; brother James (Carolin) Mills of Avoca; mother-in-law...
Abigail Rose Whitford
Aug 22, 2019
Even as a baby, Abigail Rose Whitford always had a twinkle in her bright blue eyes. Her parents had to keep a close eye on her because she was fearless enough to try anything—like nearly testing a socket with the car keys, or seeing what happened when you pour milk down a floor vent. She got up to plenty of...
Larry Dent Axland
Aug 21, 2019
Larry Dent Axland, son of Clifford and Inona (Dent) Axland, was born on April 28, 1938 at his family’s home near Irwin, Iowa. He attended grade school in Irwin and graduated from Irwin Kirkman High School. On August 9, 1959, Larry was united in marriage to Bonnie West at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Four children were born to...
Wilbert Robert Piittmann
Aug 20, 2019
Wilbert Robert Piittmann was born on June 24, 1926 in Hancock, Iowa. He was one of seven kids born to Christian and Mary (Berge) Piittmann. During his high school years he played basketball and had to shoot the ball under hand. He was most often late to school because he did chores in the morning. He graduated with the Hancock...
Alan "Aj" Jensen
Aug 19, 2019
Alan L. Jensen was born to Sivert and Alice (Christensen) Jensen on the family farm near Manilla, Iowa on July 12, 1936. He died on August 19, 2019 after struggling with multiple illnesses for two years. Alan attended country school for four years before going to Manilla Public School, where he graduated in 1954. He entered the Army in January...
Mary Ann Assmann
Aug 17, 2019
Mary Ann Assmann was born August 14, 1932, at home in Portsmouth, Iowa. She is the daughter of Henry and Mary (Katzer) Thraen. She was baptized in the St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. In high school Mary Ann acquired the nickname Blonde. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in 1950. On September 6, 1954,...
Scott R. Beam
Aug 17, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include siblings: Stanley Beam, Sheila Beam, Shirlene Simon and husband John, and Suzette (Robin) Kroll and husband Terry, all of Dow City, Iowa, and Stuart Beam and wife Carol of Defiance, Iowa; five nieces and nephews: Kandi and husband Justin Rickert of Dow City, Chad and Jesse Kroll of Dow City, Dakota and Jericho Beam of...
Dale John Ruha
Aug 17, 2019
Military Rites will take place at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Survivors include his wife Patricia Ruha of Harlan, IA; children John Ruha of Lytle Creek, CA; Barbara Ruha of Rosemont, MN; brothers Michael Ruha of Louisville, CO; Dennis Ruha of Plymouth, MN.
Vonda Lorraine Koch
Aug 17, 2019
Vonda Schories Koch was born on April 5, 1929 on a farm in Harrison County to her parents, Gustav and Bertha (Ronfeldt) Schories. She was the fourth of eight children. She attended country school by Portsmouth, Iowa and graduated from Tennant High School in Tennant, Iowa in 1947. In her Junior and Senior years, Vonda played on the basketball team....
Norman "Gene" Wiig
Aug 15, 2019
Norman E. ("Gene") Wiig was born to Margaret (Batten) and Norman M. Wiig on June 20th, 1945, in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. He attended school and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman Community School in Irwin, Iowa. On April 15, 1964 Gene was united in marriage to Julienne Kaufman at St. Boniface...
Dorothy Joan Alff
Aug 10, 2019
Dorothy Joan Alff was born on December 22, 1932, on a farm by Neola, Iowa to John and Marian Osborn. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the English Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended first grade in Shelby, Iowa until March 1st when they moved to Avoca. She finished first grade in Avoca and graduated from Avoca High School...
Janice Ann Illingworth
Aug 10, 2019
Janice Ann (Volk) Illingworth was born March 31, 1944, to John Volk Sr. and Goldie (Ludwig) Volk in Algona, Iowa. She spent her youth residing in foster homes. Janice attended school until the eighth grade and then moved in with her sister, Dolores, and her brother-in-law to begin caring for her nieces and nephews. In 1972, Janice became a mother,...
Mary Beth Campbell
Sep 5, 2019
MaryBeth was born November 6, 1942 in Charleston, South Carolina, to shipwright Fletcher J Boggess, and hairdresser Alberta Blanch Boggess. She met her devilishly handsome husband in the sixth grade –but they only began dating toward the end of their senior year. Bill and Mary Beth married on June 15, 1963 and they built a life together creating what they...
Bruce Allen Walter
Sep 4, 2019
Bruce Allen Walter, the son of the late Robert Walter and Betty (Wester) Walter-Sievers, was born on July 22, 1963 near Sioux City, Iowa. As a child he traveled a lot, moving from the Storm Lake, Iowa area to Macon, Missouri, and Ft. Worth, Texas due to his father's job. Eventually Bruce and his family moved to Walnut where Bruce...
Fr. Benedict Joseph Kenkel
Aug 28, 2019
Rev. Benedict J. Kenkel, 91 died August 28, 2019 at Elmcrest Retirement Center in Harlan, Iowa. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Earling, Conception Seminary, and Catholic University. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1953 at St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines. He finished his studies with a degree in Canon Law from the Angelicum...
Ruth E. Mckinstrey
Aug 26, 2019
Ruth E. McKinstrey, daughter of Albert C. and Bessie Pearl (Robinson) McKinstrey, born on August 26, 1934 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Ruth graduated valedictorian of her Milford, Iowa class of 1952. She attended Buena Vista college for two years, then received her diploma in Clinical Pathology from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in 1955. She worked at St. Joe’s Hospital and...
Ruth Thompson
Aug 25, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include her son David (Diane) Thompson of Kimballton, IA; grandchildren Jodee (Arron) Dixon, Jared (Brittany) Thompson; great grandchildren Cameron, Benjamin, and Abigail
Edward M. Blum
Aug 25, 2019
Edward Martin Blum was born November 5, 1937 to Aloysius and Hilda (Hoffmann) Blum at Panama, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Church in Panama. He attended grade school and high school at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, graduating in 1955. After graduation Ed worked various jobs including Paramount Paper Products in Omaha before entering the Army...
Dean Leonard Klein
Aug 25, 2019
Dean Leonard Klein, son of Otto and Margaret (Kramer) Klein, was born December 3, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa, where he remained a life long member. He graduated from Harlan High School at the midterm of 1981, as he had work to be done. Right after graduation, Dean farmed with...
J. Colette Scobee
Aug 23, 2019
On Friday, August 23, 2019, J. Colette Scobee, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at home surrounded by family at the age of 93. She was born in Spaulding Nebraska in 1925. She worked at the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant, as a beautician, and as a telephone operator at St. Joseph Hospital, but first and foremost she was a...
Michael Eugene Poorker, Sr.
Aug 22, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include his wife Stephenie Poorker of Harlan, IA; children Isabella Poorker of Neola, IA; Michael Poorker, Jr. of Omaha, NE; Erick Bazemore of Harlan; Caleb Schlotfeld of Omaha; Mason Bergantzel of Harlan; Jamie Bergantzel of Harlan; granddaughter Olivia Bazemore; mother Kimberly Poorker of Avoca; grandma Beverly Poorker of Harlan; brother James (Carolin) Mills of Avoca; mother-in-law...
Abigail Rose Whitford
Aug 22, 2019
Even as a baby, Abigail Rose Whitford always had a twinkle in her bright blue eyes. Her parents had to keep a close eye on her because she was fearless enough to try anything—like nearly testing a socket with the car keys, or seeing what happened when you pour milk down a floor vent. She got up to plenty of...
Larry Dent Axland
Aug 21, 2019
Larry Dent Axland, son of Clifford and Inona (Dent) Axland, was born on April 28, 1938 at his family’s home near Irwin, Iowa. He attended grade school in Irwin and graduated from Irwin Kirkman High School. On August 9, 1959, Larry was united in marriage to Bonnie West at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Four children were born to...
Wilbert Robert Piittmann
Aug 20, 2019
Wilbert Robert Piittmann was born on June 24, 1926 in Hancock, Iowa. He was one of seven kids born to Christian and Mary (Berge) Piittmann. During his high school years he played basketball and had to shoot the ball under hand. He was most often late to school because he did chores in the morning. He graduated with the Hancock...
Alan "Aj" Jensen
Aug 19, 2019
Alan L. Jensen was born to Sivert and Alice (Christensen) Jensen on the family farm near Manilla, Iowa on July 12, 1936. He died on August 19, 2019 after struggling with multiple illnesses for two years. Alan attended country school for four years before going to Manilla Public School, where he graduated in 1954. He entered the Army in January...
Mary Ann Assmann
Aug 17, 2019
Mary Ann Assmann was born August 14, 1932, at home in Portsmouth, Iowa. She is the daughter of Henry and Mary (Katzer) Thraen. She was baptized in the St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. In high school Mary Ann acquired the nickname Blonde. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in 1950. On September 6, 1954,...
Scott R. Beam
Aug 17, 2019
Full Obituary Pending Survivors include siblings: Stanley Beam, Sheila Beam, Shirlene Simon and husband John, and Suzette (Robin) Kroll and husband Terry, all of Dow City, Iowa, and Stuart Beam and wife Carol of Defiance, Iowa; five nieces and nephews: Kandi and husband Justin Rickert of Dow City, Chad and Jesse Kroll of Dow City, Dakota and Jericho Beam of...
Dale John Ruha
Aug 17, 2019
Military Rites will take place at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Survivors include his wife Patricia Ruha of Harlan, IA; children John Ruha of Lytle Creek, CA; Barbara Ruha of Rosemont, MN; brothers Michael Ruha of Louisville, CO; Dennis Ruha of Plymouth, MN.
Vonda Lorraine Koch
Aug 17, 2019
Vonda Schories Koch was born on April 5, 1929 on a farm in Harrison County to her parents, Gustav and Bertha (Ronfeldt) Schories. She was the fourth of eight children. She attended country school by Portsmouth, Iowa and graduated from Tennant High School in Tennant, Iowa in 1947. In her Junior and Senior years, Vonda played on the basketball team....
Norman "Gene" Wiig
Aug 15, 2019
Norman E. ("Gene") Wiig was born to Margaret (Batten) and Norman M. Wiig on June 20th, 1945, in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Irwin, Iowa. He attended school and graduated from Irwin-Kirkman Community School in Irwin, Iowa. On April 15, 1964 Gene was united in marriage to Julienne Kaufman at St. Boniface...
Dorothy Joan Alff
Aug 10, 2019
Dorothy Joan Alff was born on December 22, 1932, on a farm by Neola, Iowa to John and Marian Osborn. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the English Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa. She attended first grade in Shelby, Iowa until March 1st when they moved to Avoca. She finished first grade in Avoca and graduated from Avoca High School...
Janice Ann Illingworth
Aug 10, 2019
Janice Ann (Volk) Illingworth was born March 31, 1944, to John Volk Sr. and Goldie (Ludwig) Volk in Algona, Iowa. She spent her youth residing in foster homes. Janice attended school until the eighth grade and then moved in with her sister, Dolores, and her brother-in-law to begin caring for her nieces and nephews. In 1972, Janice became a mother,...
