Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Graham Gould
Mar 24, 2018
Graham Gould, son of Russell and Florence (Holmquest) Gould, was born in Harlan, Iowa, on November 13, 1940. He was raised on his parents horse farm just outside of Harlan. He graduated from the Harlan High School with the class of 1959 and then attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa where he received his bachelor’s degree and played football....
Patricia Ann Kloewer
Mar 23, 2018
Patricia Ann Kloewer, daughter of John and Marie (Schultz) Cunningham, was born January 20, 1934 in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended school in Westphalia and a short time in Council Bluffs, Iowa through the 12th grade. On May 18, 1954, Patricia was united in marriage to Norbert “Nubby” Kloewer...
Frances L. Justice
Mar 23, 2018
Frances Lucille Justice, daughter of Robert and Theresa (Wetzel) Scott, was born December 17, 1927 on her parent’s farm in rural Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Defiance. She went to country school near Defiance and after graduation, attended Western Union College in LeMars, Iowa for Normal Training and received her teaching certificate....
Margaret Metcalf
Mar 22, 2018
Survivors include her sister Karen (Ed) Galet of Cupertino, CA; nephews Breton Galet of El Dorado Hills, CA; Scott Galet of Cupertino, CA; brother George (Ruth) Nielsen of Dunwoody, GA; niece Catherine Nielsen of Mercer Island, WA; nephew Brad Nielsen of Austin, TX.
Merle "John" F. Bolich
Mar 19, 2018
Merle “John” Fenton Bolich, son of Andrew Jackson and Ella (Brown) Bolich was born on April 15, 1927 in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He attended school at the Brown County School near Ainsworth. After high school, John entered the United States Army on May 4, 1945 at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. John served his country state side for six months before being...
Russell Raymond Collins, Jr.
Mar 19, 2018
Russell Raymond Collins, Jr., son of Russell Raymond Collins, Sr. and Elizabeth Schmidt, was born on February 14, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Russell grew up and attended school in Council Bluffs. He then went to work at his uncle’s mink farm outside Council Bluffs. Russell joined the United States Airforce in 1958 and served his country honorably until his...
Rick Lee Flynn
Mar 15, 2018
Rick Lee Flynn, son of Richard Flynn and Glenyce Jean Obrecht, was born in Canton, Illinois on November 17, 1961. While younger, Rick’s family moved to Harlan, Iowa where he was baptized at the United Methodist Church. While growing up, Rick attended workshops at REM Leadway in Avoca and Shelby, Iowa. He later became a resident of the REM Leadway...
Julie Ann Ranney-Mikels
Mar 13, 2018
Julie Ann Ranney-Mikels, daughter of James Cecil and Betty Lea (Westman) Ranney, was born August 3, 1956 in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from Valley View High School in Ontario, California. She drove truck in California until 1995 when she moved to Iowa. Julie worked at Insul 8 in Harlan until her retirement in 2003. Julie was blessed with two sons,...
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...
Graham Gould
Mar 24, 2018
Graham Gould, son of Russell and Florence (Holmquest) Gould, was born in Harlan, Iowa, on November 13, 1940. He was raised on his parents horse farm just outside of Harlan. He graduated from the Harlan High School with the class of 1959 and then attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa where he received his bachelor’s degree and played football....
Patricia Ann Kloewer
Mar 23, 2018
Patricia Ann Kloewer, daughter of John and Marie (Schultz) Cunningham, was born January 20, 1934 in Westphalia, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. She attended school in Westphalia and a short time in Council Bluffs, Iowa through the 12th grade. On May 18, 1954, Patricia was united in marriage to Norbert “Nubby” Kloewer...
Frances L. Justice
Mar 23, 2018
Frances Lucille Justice, daughter of Robert and Theresa (Wetzel) Scott, was born December 17, 1927 on her parent’s farm in rural Defiance, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Defiance. She went to country school near Defiance and after graduation, attended Western Union College in LeMars, Iowa for Normal Training and received her teaching certificate....
Margaret Metcalf
Mar 22, 2018
Survivors include her sister Karen (Ed) Galet of Cupertino, CA; nephews Breton Galet of El Dorado Hills, CA; Scott Galet of Cupertino, CA; brother George (Ruth) Nielsen of Dunwoody, GA; niece Catherine Nielsen of Mercer Island, WA; nephew Brad Nielsen of Austin, TX.
Merle "John" F. Bolich
Mar 19, 2018
Merle “John” Fenton Bolich, son of Andrew Jackson and Ella (Brown) Bolich was born on April 15, 1927 in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He attended school at the Brown County School near Ainsworth. After high school, John entered the United States Army on May 4, 1945 at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. John served his country state side for six months before being...
Russell Raymond Collins, Jr.
Mar 19, 2018
Russell Raymond Collins, Jr., son of Russell Raymond Collins, Sr. and Elizabeth Schmidt, was born on February 14, 1940 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Russell grew up and attended school in Council Bluffs. He then went to work at his uncle’s mink farm outside Council Bluffs. Russell joined the United States Airforce in 1958 and served his country honorably until his...
Rick Lee Flynn
Mar 15, 2018
Rick Lee Flynn, son of Richard Flynn and Glenyce Jean Obrecht, was born in Canton, Illinois on November 17, 1961. While younger, Rick’s family moved to Harlan, Iowa where he was baptized at the United Methodist Church. While growing up, Rick attended workshops at REM Leadway in Avoca and Shelby, Iowa. He later became a resident of the REM Leadway...
Julie Ann Ranney-Mikels
Mar 13, 2018
Julie Ann Ranney-Mikels, daughter of James Cecil and Betty Lea (Westman) Ranney, was born August 3, 1956 in Atlantic, Iowa. She graduated from Valley View High School in Ontario, California. She drove truck in California until 1995 when she moved to Iowa. Julie worked at Insul 8 in Harlan until her retirement in 2003. Julie was blessed with two sons,...
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...
