Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Aaron Israel Widrowicz
Sep 14, 2018
Aaron Israel Widrowicz, son of Susman and Leja (Koslow) Widrowicz, was born on August 22, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa. He was the first of his family to be born in the United States. His parents were Holocaust survivors from Poland. He was raised in Sioux City, Iowa where he earned his high school diploma. Aaron met Dixie Eckles in...
Eric Khiev
Sep 12, 2018
Eric Khiev was born February 7, 1986 at Oakland, California, the son of John Khien and Khorn Chum. He was raised and attended schools in Oakland and graduated from Oakland High with the class of 2004. In 2011, Eric moved to Denison, Iowa with family members and started working at Smithfield Foods. He worked there for several years until he...
Robert Finken
Sep 10, 2018
Robert Nicholas Finken, son of Matilda (Heese) and John Finken, was born February 17, 1929 in Earling, Iowa. Bob was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School where he graduated with the class of 1947. After high school, Bob attended trade school in Chicago, Illinois for six months. Bob then returned...
Harry G. Kleffman
Sep 7, 2018
Harry G. Kleffman, son of John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman, was born December 1, 1925 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School. On January 2, 1950, Harry was united in marriage to Cecilia Reischl at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Six children were born...
Catherine Ann Hansen
Sep 6, 2018
Catherine was born on January 23,1920 to Jens and Margaret Jensen in Paullina, Iowa. She grew up in Harlan and had the best of both worlds by having the opportunity of living in town on a farm which later became the Jens J. Park. She graduated from the Harlan High School. In high school she took normal training to become...
Anita M Hammer
Sep 5, 2018
Anita M. Hammer was born October 24, 1930, in Manilla, Iowa, the daughter of Sears and Anna Segebart Poleske. She was baptized in Christ and later confirmed her faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. She attended the Manilla school and graduated with the class of 1949. After graduation, Anita attended Waldorf Jr. College and graduated in 1951 with her...
Susan Michelle Schnack
Sep 4, 2018
Susan Michelle Schnack, daughter of Darrell and Agnes (Muell) Larsen, was born March 21, 1952 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, where she attended grade school. She graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1971. After high school, Susan went to work in Omaha at Vickers Hydraulics and Airlight...
Cynthia L. Clary
Sep 4, 2018
Private Family Service and Interment Survivors include her father Milo Nielsen of Harlan, Iowa and many cousins.
Bernice Dorothy Woltmann
Aug 31, 2018
Bernice Woltmann, daughter of Carl and Elsie (Dollen) Kubelck, was born January 13, 1924 on a farm outside of Shelby, Iowa. Growing up she attended Shelby Consolidated School in Shelby, Iowa. Throughout high school, she was a member of Girls Glee Club, mixed chorus group, played the saxophone in band, pep band, marching band and orchestra, and had parts in...
Dennis George Usher
Aug 31, 2018
Private Services will be at a later date. Survivors include his wife Marti Usher of Harlan, IA; daughter Mackenzie Usher of Denver, CO; mother Mina Usher of Glenwood, IA; siblings Melvin Usher of Omaha, NE; Toni (Wess) Hunt of Glenwood; Gary (Tracy) Usher of Glenwood; father/mother-in-law Lowell (Marcia) Harper of Harlan
Harold W. Huebner
Aug 29, 2018
Harold Walter Huebner was born on August 21, 1929 to John and Lena Huebner. He had eight brothers and sisters: Clementine, Bill, Robert (Bud), John (Shine), Pauline, Helen, Alma (Sis), and Marian. He was inducted into the army on his birthday in 1951, served as a radio carrier, and received the Combat Infantry Badge after 11 months under fire. Harold...
Joseph Carl Springman
Aug 28, 2018
Joseph Carl Springman, son of Nicholas and Anna (Kloewer) Springman, was born August 5, 1937 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth, where he remained a life time member. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1956. On March 19, 1960, Joe was inducted into the United States...
Ivo A. Finken
Aug 28, 2018
Ivo Albert Finken was born October 22, 1926 in Earling, Iowa to Cecilia (Heese) and Anton Finken. He was baptized, made his first communion and confirmed in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1944. He entered the Army in World War II in 1945 and 18 months later was...
Mildred "Millie" Elaine Petersen
Aug 28, 2018
Mildred "Millie" Elaine Carroll Petersen died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in Parkersburg, Iowa. She is survived by her son, Lester Petersen of Waterloo, Iowa and her daughter, Carol and her husband Richard Smiley of Parkersburg, Iowa.
Charles R Ronnfeldt
Aug 26, 2018
Charles “Charlie” Richard Ronnfeldt was born on May 18, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the long awaited baby that Carl and Marianne (Nelson) Ronnfeldt had been longing for and was adopted through Lutheran Social Services aided by Pastor Joseph Gerlt of the Lutheran Church in Avoca. He was an only child but was fortunate to have grown up...
Violet I. Fiscus
Aug 19, 2018
Violet Irene Fiscus, daughter of Nels Christian and Johanna (Jensen) Swensen, was born October 6, 1921 in rural Harlan, Iowa. She attended country schools around the Harlan area. After graduating from grade school, Violet worked for families cleaning their homes, caring for the sick, elderly, and newborn babies as a live-in nanny. On December 21, 1943, Violet was united in...
William Carl Winey
Aug 17, 2018
William Carl Winey was born the son of Calvin and Irene Welch Winey, April 18, 1939, at Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Baptist Church in Denison. He was raised in Denison and later graduated from the Denison High School. On May 3, 1959 William married his love Bonnie Grell at the First Presbyterian Church in...
Richard V. Penn
Aug 12, 2018
Richard Vance Penn was born in Graettinger, Iowa, on September 2, 1933, the son of George and Dolene Dunleavey Penn. He was confirmed at St. John’s Church in Clarion, Iowa. Richard attended Clarion school and graduated with the class of 1951 and went on to Loras College in Dubuque and graduated with a triple major in science, biology, and chemistry...
Clarence George Holtz
Aug 5, 2018
Clarence Holtz, son of Fred J. and Emma (Ingwersen) Holtz was born on January 14, 1927 in a farm home near Avoca, Iowa. He was the ninth child out of eleven born. He attended school in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1945. After graduation, Clarence worked for Ted Beadle, City of Avoca and his brother Herbert Holtz. He...
Troy Smith
Aug 2, 2018
Troy Gerard Smith, son of Garry Smith and Thelma (Schwarte) Nelson, was born December 12, 1970 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan and attended St. Michael's Catholic Grade School. He then attended Harlan Junior High and Harlan Community High School, graduating with the class of 1989. After high school, Troy worked...
Aaron Israel Widrowicz
Sep 14, 2018
Aaron Israel Widrowicz, son of Susman and Leja (Koslow) Widrowicz, was born on August 22, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa. He was the first of his family to be born in the United States. His parents were Holocaust survivors from Poland. He was raised in Sioux City, Iowa where he earned his high school diploma. Aaron met Dixie Eckles in...
Eric Khiev
Sep 12, 2018
Eric Khiev was born February 7, 1986 at Oakland, California, the son of John Khien and Khorn Chum. He was raised and attended schools in Oakland and graduated from Oakland High with the class of 2004. In 2011, Eric moved to Denison, Iowa with family members and started working at Smithfield Foods. He worked there for several years until he...
Robert Finken
Sep 10, 2018
Robert Nicholas Finken, son of Matilda (Heese) and John Finken, was born February 17, 1929 in Earling, Iowa. Bob was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School where he graduated with the class of 1947. After high school, Bob attended trade school in Chicago, Illinois for six months. Bob then returned...
Harry G. Kleffman
Sep 7, 2018
Harry G. Kleffman, son of John and Frances (Rau) Kleffman, was born December 1, 1925 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School. On January 2, 1950, Harry was united in marriage to Cecilia Reischl at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Six children were born...
Catherine Ann Hansen
Sep 6, 2018
Catherine was born on January 23,1920 to Jens and Margaret Jensen in Paullina, Iowa. She grew up in Harlan and had the best of both worlds by having the opportunity of living in town on a farm which later became the Jens J. Park. She graduated from the Harlan High School. In high school she took normal training to become...
Anita M Hammer
Sep 5, 2018
Anita M. Hammer was born October 24, 1930, in Manilla, Iowa, the daughter of Sears and Anna Segebart Poleske. She was baptized in Christ and later confirmed her faith at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. She attended the Manilla school and graduated with the class of 1949. After graduation, Anita attended Waldorf Jr. College and graduated in 1951 with her...
Susan Michelle Schnack
Sep 4, 2018
Susan Michelle Schnack, daughter of Darrell and Agnes (Muell) Larsen, was born March 21, 1952 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan, where she attended grade school. She graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1971. After high school, Susan went to work in Omaha at Vickers Hydraulics and Airlight...
Cynthia L. Clary
Sep 4, 2018
Private Family Service and Interment Survivors include her father Milo Nielsen of Harlan, Iowa and many cousins.
Bernice Dorothy Woltmann
Aug 31, 2018
Bernice Woltmann, daughter of Carl and Elsie (Dollen) Kubelck, was born January 13, 1924 on a farm outside of Shelby, Iowa. Growing up she attended Shelby Consolidated School in Shelby, Iowa. Throughout high school, she was a member of Girls Glee Club, mixed chorus group, played the saxophone in band, pep band, marching band and orchestra, and had parts in...
Dennis George Usher
Aug 31, 2018
Private Services will be at a later date. Survivors include his wife Marti Usher of Harlan, IA; daughter Mackenzie Usher of Denver, CO; mother Mina Usher of Glenwood, IA; siblings Melvin Usher of Omaha, NE; Toni (Wess) Hunt of Glenwood; Gary (Tracy) Usher of Glenwood; father/mother-in-law Lowell (Marcia) Harper of Harlan
Harold W. Huebner
Aug 29, 2018
Harold Walter Huebner was born on August 21, 1929 to John and Lena Huebner. He had eight brothers and sisters: Clementine, Bill, Robert (Bud), John (Shine), Pauline, Helen, Alma (Sis), and Marian. He was inducted into the army on his birthday in 1951, served as a radio carrier, and received the Combat Infantry Badge after 11 months under fire. Harold...
Joseph Carl Springman
Aug 28, 2018
Joseph Carl Springman, son of Nicholas and Anna (Kloewer) Springman, was born August 5, 1937 in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth, where he remained a life time member. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1956. On March 19, 1960, Joe was inducted into the United States...
Ivo A. Finken
Aug 28, 2018
Ivo Albert Finken was born October 22, 1926 in Earling, Iowa to Cecilia (Heese) and Anton Finken. He was baptized, made his first communion and confirmed in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, graduating with the class of 1944. He entered the Army in World War II in 1945 and 18 months later was...
Mildred "Millie" Elaine Petersen
Aug 28, 2018
Mildred "Millie" Elaine Carroll Petersen died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in Parkersburg, Iowa. She is survived by her son, Lester Petersen of Waterloo, Iowa and her daughter, Carol and her husband Richard Smiley of Parkersburg, Iowa.
Charles R Ronnfeldt
Aug 26, 2018
Charles “Charlie” Richard Ronnfeldt was born on May 18, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the long awaited baby that Carl and Marianne (Nelson) Ronnfeldt had been longing for and was adopted through Lutheran Social Services aided by Pastor Joseph Gerlt of the Lutheran Church in Avoca. He was an only child but was fortunate to have grown up...
Violet I. Fiscus
Aug 19, 2018
Violet Irene Fiscus, daughter of Nels Christian and Johanna (Jensen) Swensen, was born October 6, 1921 in rural Harlan, Iowa. She attended country schools around the Harlan area. After graduating from grade school, Violet worked for families cleaning their homes, caring for the sick, elderly, and newborn babies as a live-in nanny. On December 21, 1943, Violet was united in...
William Carl Winey
Aug 17, 2018
William Carl Winey was born the son of Calvin and Irene Welch Winey, April 18, 1939, at Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Baptist Church in Denison. He was raised in Denison and later graduated from the Denison High School. On May 3, 1959 William married his love Bonnie Grell at the First Presbyterian Church in...
Richard V. Penn
Aug 12, 2018
Richard Vance Penn was born in Graettinger, Iowa, on September 2, 1933, the son of George and Dolene Dunleavey Penn. He was confirmed at St. John’s Church in Clarion, Iowa. Richard attended Clarion school and graduated with the class of 1951 and went on to Loras College in Dubuque and graduated with a triple major in science, biology, and chemistry...
Clarence George Holtz
Aug 5, 2018
Clarence Holtz, son of Fred J. and Emma (Ingwersen) Holtz was born on January 14, 1927 in a farm home near Avoca, Iowa. He was the ninth child out of eleven born. He attended school in Avoca and graduated with the class of 1945. After graduation, Clarence worked for Ted Beadle, City of Avoca and his brother Herbert Holtz. He...
Troy Smith
Aug 2, 2018
Troy Gerard Smith, son of Garry Smith and Thelma (Schwarte) Nelson, was born December 12, 1970 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan and attended St. Michael's Catholic Grade School. He then attended Harlan Junior High and Harlan Community High School, graduating with the class of 1989. After high school, Troy worked...
