Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Lydia B. Gizevich
Mar 12, 2018
Lydia Bertha Gizevich, daughter of John and Mary Matzat Redweik, was born September 2, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Chicago. She graduated from Lindblom School in 1933. Following graduation Lydia worked doing clerical work for the Chicago Mail Order Company and waitressing jobs at Sears and Robuck. In 1937 Lydia...
John Oehlertz
Mar 8, 2018
John Henry Oehlertz John Henry Oehlertz, son of Fritz and Elsie Krohn Oehlertz, was born January 2, 1930 at their home southeast of Avoca, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Avoca. John attended rural school at Valley #1 through 8th grade. He graduated high school in Hancock, Iowa with the class of 1948, John started...
Larry Bob Krohn
Mar 3, 2018
Larry Bob Krohn, son of Clarence and Marcida (Razee) Krohn, was born May 30, 1936 in Minden, Iowa. He was baptized at the Methodist Church in Persia, Iowa. He attended grade school in Persia, high school in Shelby, Iowa, and received his GED in Persia. As he grew up, Larry worked for local farmers, and later worked for Paxton Galliger...
Kenneth William Coenen
Mar 3, 2018
Kenneth William Coenen, son of Henry and Agnes (Stoll) Coenen was born June 19, 1922 in Westphalia Iowa. He was baptized, confirmed and graduated high school at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. In high school, Ken played baseball and basketball, and was captain of the basketball team his senior year when they won 3rd place in the Iowa Catholic...
Lula M. Pingel
Mar 3, 2018
Lula Catherine Margaret Thomsen Pingel was born to John and Emma Thomsen in Harrison County, Iowa on December 3, 1909. Lula was confirmed on May 8, 1927. She attended grade schools in Tennant, Carson, country school between Shelby and Persia, graduating from Shelby High School in 1928. She was united in marriage to Delbert Pingel on March 20, 1937 in...
Jacqueline V. Jensen
Mar 2, 2018
Jacqueline Verlee Jensen, daughter of Anton and Leona (Christensen) Henningsen, was born April 26, 1926 in Cass County, Iowa. She was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended Elk Horn High School, where she graduated with the class of 1944. On October 7, 1944, Jackie was united in marriage to Raynold Jensen in Omaha, Nebraska. To...
Sandra Bell Truitt
Feb 27, 2018
Sandra Bell Truitt, 74, died on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Douglas County Hospital in Omaha. She had attained the age of 74 years, 5 months and 1 day. She was born on September 26, 1943, in Denison, Iowa, to Aaron and Delpha Bell Brockelsby. Sandra grew up on the family farm with her older sisters Mary and Delores and...
Jeanette Clayton
Feb 25, 2018
Jeanette Clayton, daughter of Axel and Elsie Lucille (Green) Juhl, was born October 4, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Harlan Lutheran Church. She attended grade school in Tennant, Iowa and graduated from Harlan High School. She went on to attend college at Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, Nebraska. Jeanette started work at Myrtue Memorial...
Jerry Behrens
Feb 23, 2018
Jerome John (Jerry) Behrens was born in Carroll, IA, on April 18, 1944, the son of John and Beatrice (Wittrock) Behrens. He was raised on the farm near Roselle and received his education at Holy Angels Catholic School in Roselle and Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, Iowa. On February 6, 1965, Jerry was united in marriage with June Cox...
Maryann Elaine Weddle
Feb 22, 2018
Maryann Elaine Weddle, daughter of Tom and Minnie Margaret (Armstrong) Delaney, was born April 30, 1937 in Vermillion, South Dakota. She attended Riverview School and graduated from Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa. On April 2, 1957, Maryann was united in marriage to Donald Eugene Weddle at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City. Three children were born to...
Cynthia Pedersen
Feb 22, 2018
Cynthia (Sievers) Pedersen, daughter of Clarence “Lee” and A. Marilyn Sievers, was born on November 8, 1949 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa. She graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1967. She loved listening to Elvis and Reba. On November 7, 1969, Cynthia was united...
Michael Bruce Coenen
Feb 20, 2018
Michael Bruce Coenen, son of Joseph Hofer and Marie Ann (Leuschen) Coenen, was born November 2, 1954 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He grew up on his family's farm outside Defiance, Iowa where he was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church and attended at St. Paul's Catholic School. He then went on to attend high school at the Irwin-Kirkman...
Donna Larsen Dargin
Feb 19, 2018
Donna Larsen Dargin was born May 20, 1935 on the farm north of Avoca, Iowa, to Elmer Hansen and Adelia (Della Peters) Hansen. She started country school and moved to Avoca when she was eight years old. She played baton and flags and was majorette for the band for 4 years. She played basketball for four years missing going to...
Garland M. Barratt
Feb 18, 2018
Garland Meredith Barratt, son of Thomas and Ora (Thompson) Barratt, was born November 4, 1927 on a farm near Irwin, Iowa where he lived his entire lifetime. In 1928, he was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. He attended Danway School, Polk #4 Country School, and graduated from Irwin High School was the class of 1945. Garland enlisted...
Tim Blust Dunlevy
Feb 11, 2018
Tim Dunlevy was born in Council Bluffs on April 30, 1938, to parents John and Lettie Dunlevy. Tim grew up in Avoca and was a lifetime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he was baptized and confirmed. Born into a family of avid Iowa Hawkeye fans, Tim embraced the tradition, cheering the teams’ victories and loyally enduring their defeats....
Ronald Book
Feb 9, 2018
Ronald Joseph Book was born February 13, 1944, in Harlan, Iowa, the son of Joe Bogler and Margaret Book. He received his education at the Harlan Community Schools and graduated from Harlan Community High School. After his schooling, he worked at different jobs until he was employed at Western Iowa Pork in Harlan and worked there for 25 years. In...
Theresa M. Blum
Feb 8, 2018
Theresa Mildred Blum Theresa Mildred Blum, daughter of William and Anna (Rosenthal) Schulte, was born February 20, 1930 in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended grade and high school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, Iowa, graduating with the class of 1948. Theresa received her teaching certificate through Iowa...
Betty Aken
Feb 7, 2018
Betty Lou Aken, daughter of Charles and Laura Esther (Best) Turk, was born July 25, 1928 in Harrison County, Iowa. She graduated from Shelby High School. On April 6, 1947, Betty was united in marriage to Robert Plagman in Shelby, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Patricia, Nancy and Robert. Betty stayed at home and raised her children....
Thomas M. Pattison
Feb 3, 2018
Thomas Merritt Pattison, son of Wilbur A. “Pat” and Ruthe I. (Hetzler) Pattison, was born in Denison, Iowa on October 12, 1957. He died at Rose Vista Home in Woodbine, Iowa on Saturday, February 3, 2018 having reached the age of sixty years, three months and twenty-two days. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. Tom was born...
Harley Edwin Ploen
Feb 1, 2018
Harley Edwin Ploen, son of William and Minnie (Kay) Ploen, was born February 11, 1924 on the family farm. He was the youngest of four children. Growing up as a child during the great depression years, Harley was truly blessed with the sibling interaction of Lester, Lois, and Dale. The great appreciation to conquer anything with teamwork and determination given...
Lydia B. Gizevich
Mar 12, 2018
Lydia Bertha Gizevich, daughter of John and Mary Matzat Redweik, was born September 2, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Chicago. She graduated from Lindblom School in 1933. Following graduation Lydia worked doing clerical work for the Chicago Mail Order Company and waitressing jobs at Sears and Robuck. In 1937 Lydia...
John Oehlertz
Mar 8, 2018
John Henry Oehlertz John Henry Oehlertz, son of Fritz and Elsie Krohn Oehlertz, was born January 2, 1930 at their home southeast of Avoca, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Avoca. John attended rural school at Valley #1 through 8th grade. He graduated high school in Hancock, Iowa with the class of 1948, John started...
Larry Bob Krohn
Mar 3, 2018
Larry Bob Krohn, son of Clarence and Marcida (Razee) Krohn, was born May 30, 1936 in Minden, Iowa. He was baptized at the Methodist Church in Persia, Iowa. He attended grade school in Persia, high school in Shelby, Iowa, and received his GED in Persia. As he grew up, Larry worked for local farmers, and later worked for Paxton Galliger...
Kenneth William Coenen
Mar 3, 2018
Kenneth William Coenen, son of Henry and Agnes (Stoll) Coenen was born June 19, 1922 in Westphalia Iowa. He was baptized, confirmed and graduated high school at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. In high school, Ken played baseball and basketball, and was captain of the basketball team his senior year when they won 3rd place in the Iowa Catholic...
Lula M. Pingel
Mar 3, 2018
Lula Catherine Margaret Thomsen Pingel was born to John and Emma Thomsen in Harrison County, Iowa on December 3, 1909. Lula was confirmed on May 8, 1927. She attended grade schools in Tennant, Carson, country school between Shelby and Persia, graduating from Shelby High School in 1928. She was united in marriage to Delbert Pingel on March 20, 1937 in...
Jacqueline V. Jensen
Mar 2, 2018
Jacqueline Verlee Jensen, daughter of Anton and Leona (Christensen) Henningsen, was born April 26, 1926 in Cass County, Iowa. She was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended Elk Horn High School, where she graduated with the class of 1944. On October 7, 1944, Jackie was united in marriage to Raynold Jensen in Omaha, Nebraska. To...
Sandra Bell Truitt
Feb 27, 2018
Sandra Bell Truitt, 74, died on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Douglas County Hospital in Omaha. She had attained the age of 74 years, 5 months and 1 day. She was born on September 26, 1943, in Denison, Iowa, to Aaron and Delpha Bell Brockelsby. Sandra grew up on the family farm with her older sisters Mary and Delores and...
Jeanette Clayton
Feb 25, 2018
Jeanette Clayton, daughter of Axel and Elsie Lucille (Green) Juhl, was born October 4, 1936 in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Harlan Lutheran Church. She attended grade school in Tennant, Iowa and graduated from Harlan High School. She went on to attend college at Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, Nebraska. Jeanette started work at Myrtue Memorial...
Jerry Behrens
Feb 23, 2018
Jerome John (Jerry) Behrens was born in Carroll, IA, on April 18, 1944, the son of John and Beatrice (Wittrock) Behrens. He was raised on the farm near Roselle and received his education at Holy Angels Catholic School in Roselle and Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, Iowa. On February 6, 1965, Jerry was united in marriage with June Cox...
Maryann Elaine Weddle
Feb 22, 2018
Maryann Elaine Weddle, daughter of Tom and Minnie Margaret (Armstrong) Delaney, was born April 30, 1937 in Vermillion, South Dakota. She attended Riverview School and graduated from Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa. On April 2, 1957, Maryann was united in marriage to Donald Eugene Weddle at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City. Three children were born to...
Cynthia Pedersen
Feb 22, 2018
Cynthia (Sievers) Pedersen, daughter of Clarence “Lee” and A. Marilyn Sievers, was born on November 8, 1949 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa. She graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1967. She loved listening to Elvis and Reba. On November 7, 1969, Cynthia was united...
Michael Bruce Coenen
Feb 20, 2018
Michael Bruce Coenen, son of Joseph Hofer and Marie Ann (Leuschen) Coenen, was born November 2, 1954 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He grew up on his family's farm outside Defiance, Iowa where he was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church and attended at St. Paul's Catholic School. He then went on to attend high school at the Irwin-Kirkman...
Donna Larsen Dargin
Feb 19, 2018
Donna Larsen Dargin was born May 20, 1935 on the farm north of Avoca, Iowa, to Elmer Hansen and Adelia (Della Peters) Hansen. She started country school and moved to Avoca when she was eight years old. She played baton and flags and was majorette for the band for 4 years. She played basketball for four years missing going to...
Garland M. Barratt
Feb 18, 2018
Garland Meredith Barratt, son of Thomas and Ora (Thompson) Barratt, was born November 4, 1927 on a farm near Irwin, Iowa where he lived his entire lifetime. In 1928, he was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. He attended Danway School, Polk #4 Country School, and graduated from Irwin High School was the class of 1945. Garland enlisted...
Tim Blust Dunlevy
Feb 11, 2018
Tim Dunlevy was born in Council Bluffs on April 30, 1938, to parents John and Lettie Dunlevy. Tim grew up in Avoca and was a lifetime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he was baptized and confirmed. Born into a family of avid Iowa Hawkeye fans, Tim embraced the tradition, cheering the teams’ victories and loyally enduring their defeats....
Ronald Book
Feb 9, 2018
Ronald Joseph Book was born February 13, 1944, in Harlan, Iowa, the son of Joe Bogler and Margaret Book. He received his education at the Harlan Community Schools and graduated from Harlan Community High School. After his schooling, he worked at different jobs until he was employed at Western Iowa Pork in Harlan and worked there for 25 years. In...
Theresa M. Blum
Feb 8, 2018
Theresa Mildred Blum Theresa Mildred Blum, daughter of William and Anna (Rosenthal) Schulte, was born February 20, 1930 in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended grade and high school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, Iowa, graduating with the class of 1948. Theresa received her teaching certificate through Iowa...
Betty Aken
Feb 7, 2018
Betty Lou Aken, daughter of Charles and Laura Esther (Best) Turk, was born July 25, 1928 in Harrison County, Iowa. She graduated from Shelby High School. On April 6, 1947, Betty was united in marriage to Robert Plagman in Shelby, Iowa. Three children were born to this union: Patricia, Nancy and Robert. Betty stayed at home and raised her children....
Thomas M. Pattison
Feb 3, 2018
Thomas Merritt Pattison, son of Wilbur A. “Pat” and Ruthe I. (Hetzler) Pattison, was born in Denison, Iowa on October 12, 1957. He died at Rose Vista Home in Woodbine, Iowa on Saturday, February 3, 2018 having reached the age of sixty years, three months and twenty-two days. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. Tom was born...
Harley Edwin Ploen
Feb 1, 2018
Harley Edwin Ploen, son of William and Minnie (Kay) Ploen, was born February 11, 1924 on the family farm. He was the youngest of four children. Growing up as a child during the great depression years, Harley was truly blessed with the sibling interaction of Lester, Lois, and Dale. The great appreciation to conquer anything with teamwork and determination given...
