Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Jeff Jensen
Sep 2, 2017
Jeffrey Lynn Jensen, son of Russell “Toy” and Vadis Jewell (Bengard) Jensen, was born October 10, 1954 in Audubon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He graduated from Exira High School with the class of 1974. He then went on to trade school for refrigeration. On June 28, 1975, Jeff was united in...
Joan Esther Brendle
Aug 29, 2017
Joan Esther Brendle, daughter of George and Esther Rose (Sommers) Yokom, was born March 29, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Council Bluffs. Joan attended Holy Family Grade School and graduated from St. Francis High School. She earned her nursing degree from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. On October 11,...
Nathaniel Philemon Booth,
Aug 28, 2017
Nathaniel P. Booth was born at Emanuel Lutheran Hospital in Omaha March 19, 1947 to Robert and Mary Louise (Harrison) Booth. Nate lived Harlan, IA and attended Harlan Community Schools graduating in 1965. He then attended University of Nebraska and graduated from Dental School in 1971. He practiced dentistry in Omaha, NE and St. Johnsbury, VT. After his dental career,...
Linda Jean Tietsort
Aug 28, 2017
Linda Jean Tietsort, daughter of Victor Lewis and Mae Belle Irene (Florke) Baker, was born on June 13, 1947 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at the Salem Lutheran Church in rural Correctionville, Iowa. She started her schooling by walking down the road from their farm to a nearby country school. She then...
Ronnie L Powers
Aug 25, 2017
Ronnie Lee Powers was born January 29, 1945 in Creston, Iowa to Bud and Bonnie (Haley) Powers. He was named after a Ronnie candy bar and had the candy wrapper in his baby book to prove there was one. He grew up in Kellerton, Iowa and attended school there while helping his dad raise turkeys and cattle. He enlisted in...
Gordon Nielsen
Aug 24, 2017
Gordon “Gordy” Nielsen was born April 21, 1951, to Earl and Doris (Thompson) Nelson at Audubon Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. Gordon live in the Redline area and attended the Irwin/Kirkman School. After school, Gordon moved to the Omaha area and worked at the University of Nebraska Hospital, there he worked in the laundry department fo a few years. After leaving...
Richard Ferry
Aug 24, 2017
Richard is the son of Ray and Ruby (Petersen) Ferry. He was born at home, Shelby County, Iowa, near Irwin on February 25, 1937. He went to country school, Polk#2, which was located next to his home through the eighth grade. He always had to milk cows and do chores before and after school. In high school, Richard was the...
Judith Martha Soghigian
Aug 23, 2017
Judith Martha Soghigian, daughter of Dallas and CeCelia (Lefeber) Voge, was born on December 25, 1941 on the family farm outside of Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended school at St. Mary’s Catholic School all in Portsmouth. Growing up on a farm with 3 brothers and 6 sisters, Judy gained a strong...
Berneice Peters
Aug 22, 2017
Berneice Kay, daughter of Henry and Meta (Sornsen) Kay, was born October 8, 1918 on a farm south of Walnut, Iowa. She was youngest of five children, she had two brothers and two sisters. At the age of four, her family moved to a farm northwest of Walnut until she was eight years old, then they moved to the Cuppy...
Raynard H. Schmidt
Aug 21, 2017
Raynard Herbert Schmidt, son of Frank John and Hertha (Rathje) Schmidt, was born on April 12, 1933 in Otter Creek Township in Crawford County outside of Denison, Iowa. On August 26, 1933, Raynard was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He started school at the Otter Creek Township No. 5 rural school from kindergarten to 2nd grade and...
Patricia Rock
Aug 21, 2017
Patricia Lou O’Neill Rock was born during hard times on September 9, 1932 to Bernard O’Neill and Irma (Fletcher) O’Neill near Hancock, Iowa. She graduated from Avoca High School in Avoca, Iowa with the class of1950 where she played basketball, the clarinet, and was in the chorus. In 1951, Patty was united in marriage to Herbie Rock at Chapel #4...
Darlene Hanson
Aug 14, 2017
Darlene May Dickinson Hanson, daughter of Norris “Ben” and Martha (Monkman) Dickinson, was born May 2, 1927 in the Lincoln Township of Shelby County. She was baptized and confirmed at rural St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Darlene attended Kirkman United Methodist Church for a short time as a child, but she was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and...
Eunice Josephine Goetzinger
Aug 12, 2017
Eunice Josephine Heithoff Goetzinger, daughter of Albert and Eleanor (Kroeger) Heithoff, was born August 22, 1930 in Elgin, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, Nebraska. She attended St. Boniface School graduating with the class of 1948. After high school, Eunice went on to earn her LPN in Omaha, Nebraska. On August 20, 1960,...
Charles "Chuck" Pollak
Aug 10, 2017
Charles John Pollak, Jr., son of Charles John Pollak Sr. and Lydia Bertha (Redwick) Pollak, was born August 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinios. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Chicago. He attended Sawyer Elementary and graduated from Westcott Vocational High School. On October 1, 1960, Chuck enlisted in the United States Air Force serving his...
Gertrude Ohm
Aug 8, 2017
Gertrude Harriet Draayom, the daughter of Gerrit Draayom, Jr. and Esther Maris Draayom, was born on Friday, May 13, 1932 in the Hull, Iowa hospital owned and operated by her uncle, Dr. Gerrit Maris. The attending physicians at her birth were her uncles, Dr. Gerrit Maris and Dr. William Maris and her cousin, Dr. Cornelius Maris. Her grandparents were early...
Kevin Gerard Coenen
Aug 7, 2017
Kevin Gerard Coenen was born March 11, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa to Virgil and Mary Ann (Schmitz) Coenen. He was Baptized and Confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA. Kevin went to St. Joseph’s in Earling for grade school and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1980. After high school, Kevin was married and moved to Missouri,...
Joseph "Joe" Lehan
Aug 7, 2017
Joseph “Joe” Daniel Lehan was born on May 14, 1940, the son of Charles and Wilma (Blum) Lehan in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Joe attended St. Paul’s Catholic High School in Defiance graduating with the class of 1956. He furthered his education by attending Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska...
Janice Marie Hoffmann
Aug 6, 2017
Janice Marie Hoffmann, daughter of Thomas J. and Julia (Sokol) Oseka was born October 26, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Papillion Grade and High School. After graduation in 1968, Jan attended Capitol Beauty School of Hairstyling in Omaha receiving her cosmetology license. There she met some fun classmates from Iowa, Shelby County, to be precise. She became a visitor...
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer
Aug 1, 2017
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer, daughter of Joseph and Anna Marie (Mages) Krantz, was born November 9, 1930 in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended Harlan Public Schools. Anna Mae was baptized at St. Patrick’s in Dunlap, and confirmed at St. Michael’s in Harlan, Iowa, where she remained a life long member. Anna Mae married Wesley Hansen on March 31, 1953 at St. Michael’s,...
Lacy Corina Dills
Jul 31, 2017
Lacy Corina Dills was born on April 10, 1981, the youngest of Merle Dills and Linda (Boeck) Dills Hall, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Lacy grew up in the Omaha and Bellevue, Nebraska area. She graduated from Plattview High near Springfield, Nebraska. Her dream after high school was to become a stewardess and see the world. Instead, Lacy...
Jeff Jensen
Sep 2, 2017
Jeffrey Lynn Jensen, son of Russell “Toy” and Vadis Jewell (Bengard) Jensen, was born October 10, 1954 in Audubon, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Exira, Iowa. He graduated from Exira High School with the class of 1974. He then went on to trade school for refrigeration. On June 28, 1975, Jeff was united in...
Joan Esther Brendle
Aug 29, 2017
Joan Esther Brendle, daughter of George and Esther Rose (Sommers) Yokom, was born March 29, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Council Bluffs. Joan attended Holy Family Grade School and graduated from St. Francis High School. She earned her nursing degree from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. On October 11,...
Nathaniel Philemon Booth,
Aug 28, 2017
Nathaniel P. Booth was born at Emanuel Lutheran Hospital in Omaha March 19, 1947 to Robert and Mary Louise (Harrison) Booth. Nate lived Harlan, IA and attended Harlan Community Schools graduating in 1965. He then attended University of Nebraska and graduated from Dental School in 1971. He practiced dentistry in Omaha, NE and St. Johnsbury, VT. After his dental career,...
Linda Jean Tietsort
Aug 28, 2017
Linda Jean Tietsort, daughter of Victor Lewis and Mae Belle Irene (Florke) Baker, was born on June 13, 1947 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at the Salem Lutheran Church in rural Correctionville, Iowa. She started her schooling by walking down the road from their farm to a nearby country school. She then...
Ronnie L Powers
Aug 25, 2017
Ronnie Lee Powers was born January 29, 1945 in Creston, Iowa to Bud and Bonnie (Haley) Powers. He was named after a Ronnie candy bar and had the candy wrapper in his baby book to prove there was one. He grew up in Kellerton, Iowa and attended school there while helping his dad raise turkeys and cattle. He enlisted in...
Gordon Nielsen
Aug 24, 2017
Gordon “Gordy” Nielsen was born April 21, 1951, to Earl and Doris (Thompson) Nelson at Audubon Hospital in Audubon, Iowa. Gordon live in the Redline area and attended the Irwin/Kirkman School. After school, Gordon moved to the Omaha area and worked at the University of Nebraska Hospital, there he worked in the laundry department fo a few years. After leaving...
Richard Ferry
Aug 24, 2017
Richard is the son of Ray and Ruby (Petersen) Ferry. He was born at home, Shelby County, Iowa, near Irwin on February 25, 1937. He went to country school, Polk#2, which was located next to his home through the eighth grade. He always had to milk cows and do chores before and after school. In high school, Richard was the...
Judith Martha Soghigian
Aug 23, 2017
Judith Martha Soghigian, daughter of Dallas and CeCelia (Lefeber) Voge, was born on December 25, 1941 on the family farm outside of Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and attended school at St. Mary’s Catholic School all in Portsmouth. Growing up on a farm with 3 brothers and 6 sisters, Judy gained a strong...
Berneice Peters
Aug 22, 2017
Berneice Kay, daughter of Henry and Meta (Sornsen) Kay, was born October 8, 1918 on a farm south of Walnut, Iowa. She was youngest of five children, she had two brothers and two sisters. At the age of four, her family moved to a farm northwest of Walnut until she was eight years old, then they moved to the Cuppy...
Raynard H. Schmidt
Aug 21, 2017
Raynard Herbert Schmidt, son of Frank John and Hertha (Rathje) Schmidt, was born on April 12, 1933 in Otter Creek Township in Crawford County outside of Denison, Iowa. On August 26, 1933, Raynard was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He started school at the Otter Creek Township No. 5 rural school from kindergarten to 2nd grade and...
Patricia Rock
Aug 21, 2017
Patricia Lou O’Neill Rock was born during hard times on September 9, 1932 to Bernard O’Neill and Irma (Fletcher) O’Neill near Hancock, Iowa. She graduated from Avoca High School in Avoca, Iowa with the class of1950 where she played basketball, the clarinet, and was in the chorus. In 1951, Patty was united in marriage to Herbie Rock at Chapel #4...
Darlene Hanson
Aug 14, 2017
Darlene May Dickinson Hanson, daughter of Norris “Ben” and Martha (Monkman) Dickinson, was born May 2, 1927 in the Lincoln Township of Shelby County. She was baptized and confirmed at rural St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Darlene attended Kirkman United Methodist Church for a short time as a child, but she was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and...
Eunice Josephine Goetzinger
Aug 12, 2017
Eunice Josephine Heithoff Goetzinger, daughter of Albert and Eleanor (Kroeger) Heithoff, was born August 22, 1930 in Elgin, Nebraska. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, Nebraska. She attended St. Boniface School graduating with the class of 1948. After high school, Eunice went on to earn her LPN in Omaha, Nebraska. On August 20, 1960,...
Charles "Chuck" Pollak
Aug 10, 2017
Charles John Pollak, Jr., son of Charles John Pollak Sr. and Lydia Bertha (Redwick) Pollak, was born August 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinios. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martini’s Lutheran Church in Chicago. He attended Sawyer Elementary and graduated from Westcott Vocational High School. On October 1, 1960, Chuck enlisted in the United States Air Force serving his...
Gertrude Ohm
Aug 8, 2017
Gertrude Harriet Draayom, the daughter of Gerrit Draayom, Jr. and Esther Maris Draayom, was born on Friday, May 13, 1932 in the Hull, Iowa hospital owned and operated by her uncle, Dr. Gerrit Maris. The attending physicians at her birth were her uncles, Dr. Gerrit Maris and Dr. William Maris and her cousin, Dr. Cornelius Maris. Her grandparents were early...
Kevin Gerard Coenen
Aug 7, 2017
Kevin Gerard Coenen was born March 11, 1962 in Harlan, Iowa to Virgil and Mary Ann (Schmitz) Coenen. He was Baptized and Confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA. Kevin went to St. Joseph’s in Earling for grade school and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1980. After high school, Kevin was married and moved to Missouri,...
Joseph "Joe" Lehan
Aug 7, 2017
Joseph “Joe” Daniel Lehan was born on May 14, 1940, the son of Charles and Wilma (Blum) Lehan in Defiance, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa. Joe attended St. Paul’s Catholic High School in Defiance graduating with the class of 1956. He furthered his education by attending Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska...
Janice Marie Hoffmann
Aug 6, 2017
Janice Marie Hoffmann, daughter of Thomas J. and Julia (Sokol) Oseka was born October 26, 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Papillion Grade and High School. After graduation in 1968, Jan attended Capitol Beauty School of Hairstyling in Omaha receiving her cosmetology license. There she met some fun classmates from Iowa, Shelby County, to be precise. She became a visitor...
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer
Aug 1, 2017
Anna Mae Hansen-Kramer, daughter of Joseph and Anna Marie (Mages) Krantz, was born November 9, 1930 in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended Harlan Public Schools. Anna Mae was baptized at St. Patrick’s in Dunlap, and confirmed at St. Michael’s in Harlan, Iowa, where she remained a life long member. Anna Mae married Wesley Hansen on March 31, 1953 at St. Michael’s,...
Lacy Corina Dills
Jul 31, 2017
Lacy Corina Dills was born on April 10, 1981, the youngest of Merle Dills and Linda (Boeck) Dills Hall, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Lacy grew up in the Omaha and Bellevue, Nebraska area. She graduated from Plattview High near Springfield, Nebraska. Her dream after high school was to become a stewardess and see the world. Instead, Lacy...
