Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Susan Elizabeth Buck
Apr 4, 2017
Susan Elizabeth Buck, daughter of John “Buzz” and Elaine (Thielen) Wendt, was born on September 24, 1952, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and attended grade school at St. Mary’s of Portsmouth. She then went on to Harlan Community High School where she graduated with the class of 1970,...
Connie Ann Moeller
Apr 1, 2017
Connie Ann Moeller, daughter of Lawrence and Virginia (Larsen) Rasmussen, was born March 12, 1946 in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from the Elk Horn Kimballton High School in 1964. On March 26, 1966, Connie was united in marriage to Daryle Moeller, her high school sweet heart, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. They were blessed with two children, Devin and...
Gary Smith
Mar 31, 2017
Gary Lee Smith, son of John Roy and May Eva (Sellars) Smith was born September 2, 1945 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended school at Edison Elementary and Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs. After high school, Gary was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War on February 27, 1965. He served his country honorably until being...
Martha Ann Anastasi
Mar 31, 2017
Survivors include her daughter Linda (Bruce) Burger of Harlan, IA; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; siblings Frances Stein of Omaha, NE; Nick (Alice) Stein of Montana; Cecelia (Don) Morton of Elkhart, IA; Mary Schiernbeck of Altoona, IA; Joe Stein of Harlan; Bernard (Mary Ann) Stein of Harlan; Marlene Butts of Cedar Rapids, IA
Pauline A. Botsford
Mar 30, 2017
Pauline Agnes Botsford was the second of nine children born to Herbert Max and Lucille (Hall) Hahn. She was born on May 3, 1921 in Mapleton, Iowa where she went on to attend school graduating with the class of 1938.After high school, Pauline attended school at Westmar in LaMars, Iowa where she received her teaching certificate. She returned to Monona...
John William Scheffler
Mar 25, 2017
On October 16, 1921, John William Scheffler was born to William and May (Young) Scheffler, on the family farm east of Hancock, Iowa. He was the youngest of their five children and attended country school through the 8th grade. When his father passed away, John was needed at home to help with the work on the farm. John, his mother...
Marie Wineva Feekes
Mar 24, 2017
Marie Wineva Feekes, daughter of John and Dena (Kruizenga) Kosters was born May 26, 1929 in Rock Valley, Iowa. She attended school in Rock Valley, where she grew up and graduated with the Class of 1947. While in high school, she received her normal teachers training and she taught in Rock Valley for three years. On her twenty first birthday,...
Gale A. Reis
Mar 23, 2017
Gale Alvin “Bud” Reis, son of Henry Elton and Gladys Esther (Hardy) Reis, was born October 9, 1935 in Woodbine, Iowa. He attended country school in the Vail, Woodbine and Denison areas as his family moved. After completing 8th grade, Gale remained home and helped his father on the family farm. He then went on to work on the railroad...
Marland Mattox
Mar 23, 2017
Marland Duane Mattox, son of Warren and Mae P (Mueller) Mattox was born February 12, 1932, in Shelby, Iowa. He attended the Shelby-Tennant High School and was confirmed at the Minden Congregational Church. Marland became a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa, until 2002, when he then became and currently was a member of the Morman Later...
Alice A. Carey
Mar 22, 2017
Alice Agatha (Schulte) Carey was born February 5, 1923 in Westphalia, Iowa to William and Anna (Rosenthal) Schulte. Her Dad baptized her and named her as she was born on the feast of St. Agatha. She made her first communion and was confirmed at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface grade school and freshman year there. She...
Darlene Elouise Andersen
Mar 22, 2017
Darlene Elouise Andersen was born on February 6, 1944, on a farm by Glendon in Guthrie County to Harold and Frances Williams Nelson. As a child, her family also lived in Shelby, Harlan, Wiota and Avoca. She graduated from AvoHa High School with the Class of 1962. Following graduation she worked for Swede Pattee at Pattee Insurance. On March 2,...
Trent Lee Smith
Mar 20, 2017
Trent Lee Smith, son of Garry and Thelma (Schwarte) Smith was born April 24, 1972 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. He attended grade school at St. Michael’s then attended Harlan Community High School where he graduated with the class of 1991. After high school, Trent worked No Frills in Denison...
Lavern Leo Schmitz
Mar 20, 2017
LaVern Leo Schmitz, son of Bernard and Eleanor (Gubbles) Schmitz was born November 10, 1930. He grew up in Westphalia, Iowa with his ten siblings. LaVern was baptized and confirmed at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He attended school to the 9th grade until he was needed to help on the family farm. On February 25, 1952, LaVern...
Scott Awtry Ferguson
Mar 20, 2017
Scott Awtry Ferguson, son of Stuart and Lois (Awtry) Ferguson, was born on December 7, 1954 in Newton, Iowa. Scott was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Newton, Iowa. He attended school in Newton, graduating with the Class of 1972 and continued his education at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa where he received his...
Eunice M. Mccollough
Mar 20, 2017
Eunice Mae McCollough, daughter of Soren and Florence (Hamann) Rasmussen, was born March 12, 1924 near Manilla, Iowa in Nishnabotna Township. She was baptized on May 4, 1924 and later confirmed in 1937 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. Eunice was raised around the Vail and Manilla area where she went to country school and later attended Vail High School...
Ruth L. Ridge
Mar 15, 2017
Ruth Ridge was born on July 20, 1916 in Worthington, Minnesota to S.C. and Luella (Baughn) Dedrick. She was baptized in Worthington, Minnesota and confirmed at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school in Worthington but graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1935. On June 30, 1937, she was united in marriage to...
Mary Hansen
Mar 7, 2017
Mary Louise Hansen was born the daughter of Walter and Clara (Strittmatter) Martin, at home south of Walnut, Lincoln Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on July 19, 1919. She attended country school in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa, and graduated with the class of 1937 at Walnut High School in Walnut. She continued her education and received her Normal Training in...
Marcus J. "Mac" Stessman
Mar 4, 2017
Marcus John Stessman, son of Leonard John and Isabel Teresa (Assman) Stessman was born November 16, 1928 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where he remained a lifetime member. He attended grade school and high school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, graduating with the class of 1946. After high...
Vincent Hansen
Mar 4, 2017
Vincent Jens Hansen, son of Barney and Ann (Koos) Hansen, was born on April 5, 1917, on a farm north of Walnut, Iowa. He grew up around the Walnut area attending country school in Monroe Township Shelby County, Iowa. He graduated in 1934, from Walnut High School and then started farming with his parents on the family farm. On June...
James Buwalda
Mar 1, 2017
James N. Buwalda, 43, of Harlan, Iowa, died March 1, 2017. He was born in Grangeville, Idaho, on July 5, 1973, and was educated in the elementary schools of German Valley, Illinois and New Holland, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Christian High School in New Holland in 1991, and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in business from...
Susan Elizabeth Buck
Apr 4, 2017
Susan Elizabeth Buck, daughter of John “Buzz” and Elaine (Thielen) Wendt, was born on September 24, 1952, in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and attended grade school at St. Mary’s of Portsmouth. She then went on to Harlan Community High School where she graduated with the class of 1970,...
Connie Ann Moeller
Apr 1, 2017
Connie Ann Moeller, daughter of Lawrence and Virginia (Larsen) Rasmussen, was born March 12, 1946 in Harlan, Iowa. She graduated from the Elk Horn Kimballton High School in 1964. On March 26, 1966, Connie was united in marriage to Daryle Moeller, her high school sweet heart, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. They were blessed with two children, Devin and...
Gary Smith
Mar 31, 2017
Gary Lee Smith, son of John Roy and May Eva (Sellars) Smith was born September 2, 1945 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended school at Edison Elementary and Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs. After high school, Gary was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War on February 27, 1965. He served his country honorably until being...
Martha Ann Anastasi
Mar 31, 2017
Survivors include her daughter Linda (Bruce) Burger of Harlan, IA; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; siblings Frances Stein of Omaha, NE; Nick (Alice) Stein of Montana; Cecelia (Don) Morton of Elkhart, IA; Mary Schiernbeck of Altoona, IA; Joe Stein of Harlan; Bernard (Mary Ann) Stein of Harlan; Marlene Butts of Cedar Rapids, IA
Pauline A. Botsford
Mar 30, 2017
Pauline Agnes Botsford was the second of nine children born to Herbert Max and Lucille (Hall) Hahn. She was born on May 3, 1921 in Mapleton, Iowa where she went on to attend school graduating with the class of 1938.After high school, Pauline attended school at Westmar in LaMars, Iowa where she received her teaching certificate. She returned to Monona...
John William Scheffler
Mar 25, 2017
On October 16, 1921, John William Scheffler was born to William and May (Young) Scheffler, on the family farm east of Hancock, Iowa. He was the youngest of their five children and attended country school through the 8th grade. When his father passed away, John was needed at home to help with the work on the farm. John, his mother...
Marie Wineva Feekes
Mar 24, 2017
Marie Wineva Feekes, daughter of John and Dena (Kruizenga) Kosters was born May 26, 1929 in Rock Valley, Iowa. She attended school in Rock Valley, where she grew up and graduated with the Class of 1947. While in high school, she received her normal teachers training and she taught in Rock Valley for three years. On her twenty first birthday,...
Gale A. Reis
Mar 23, 2017
Gale Alvin “Bud” Reis, son of Henry Elton and Gladys Esther (Hardy) Reis, was born October 9, 1935 in Woodbine, Iowa. He attended country school in the Vail, Woodbine and Denison areas as his family moved. After completing 8th grade, Gale remained home and helped his father on the family farm. He then went on to work on the railroad...
Marland Mattox
Mar 23, 2017
Marland Duane Mattox, son of Warren and Mae P (Mueller) Mattox was born February 12, 1932, in Shelby, Iowa. He attended the Shelby-Tennant High School and was confirmed at the Minden Congregational Church. Marland became a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, Iowa, until 2002, when he then became and currently was a member of the Morman Later...
Alice A. Carey
Mar 22, 2017
Alice Agatha (Schulte) Carey was born February 5, 1923 in Westphalia, Iowa to William and Anna (Rosenthal) Schulte. Her Dad baptized her and named her as she was born on the feast of St. Agatha. She made her first communion and was confirmed at St. Boniface Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface grade school and freshman year there. She...
Darlene Elouise Andersen
Mar 22, 2017
Darlene Elouise Andersen was born on February 6, 1944, on a farm by Glendon in Guthrie County to Harold and Frances Williams Nelson. As a child, her family also lived in Shelby, Harlan, Wiota and Avoca. She graduated from AvoHa High School with the Class of 1962. Following graduation she worked for Swede Pattee at Pattee Insurance. On March 2,...
Trent Lee Smith
Mar 20, 2017
Trent Lee Smith, son of Garry and Thelma (Schwarte) Smith was born April 24, 1972 in Harlan, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. He attended grade school at St. Michael’s then attended Harlan Community High School where he graduated with the class of 1991. After high school, Trent worked No Frills in Denison...
Lavern Leo Schmitz
Mar 20, 2017
LaVern Leo Schmitz, son of Bernard and Eleanor (Gubbles) Schmitz was born November 10, 1930. He grew up in Westphalia, Iowa with his ten siblings. LaVern was baptized and confirmed at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. He attended school to the 9th grade until he was needed to help on the family farm. On February 25, 1952, LaVern...
Scott Awtry Ferguson
Mar 20, 2017
Scott Awtry Ferguson, son of Stuart and Lois (Awtry) Ferguson, was born on December 7, 1954 in Newton, Iowa. Scott was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Newton, Iowa. He attended school in Newton, graduating with the Class of 1972 and continued his education at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa where he received his...
Eunice M. Mccollough
Mar 20, 2017
Eunice Mae McCollough, daughter of Soren and Florence (Hamann) Rasmussen, was born March 12, 1924 near Manilla, Iowa in Nishnabotna Township. She was baptized on May 4, 1924 and later confirmed in 1937 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. Eunice was raised around the Vail and Manilla area where she went to country school and later attended Vail High School...
Ruth L. Ridge
Mar 15, 2017
Ruth Ridge was born on July 20, 1916 in Worthington, Minnesota to S.C. and Luella (Baughn) Dedrick. She was baptized in Worthington, Minnesota and confirmed at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan, Iowa. She attended school in Worthington but graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1935. On June 30, 1937, she was united in marriage to...
Mary Hansen
Mar 7, 2017
Mary Louise Hansen was born the daughter of Walter and Clara (Strittmatter) Martin, at home south of Walnut, Lincoln Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on July 19, 1919. She attended country school in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa, and graduated with the class of 1937 at Walnut High School in Walnut. She continued her education and received her Normal Training in...
Marcus J. "Mac" Stessman
Mar 4, 2017
Marcus John Stessman, son of Leonard John and Isabel Teresa (Assman) Stessman was born November 16, 1928 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where he remained a lifetime member. He attended grade school and high school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, graduating with the class of 1946. After high...
Vincent Hansen
Mar 4, 2017
Vincent Jens Hansen, son of Barney and Ann (Koos) Hansen, was born on April 5, 1917, on a farm north of Walnut, Iowa. He grew up around the Walnut area attending country school in Monroe Township Shelby County, Iowa. He graduated in 1934, from Walnut High School and then started farming with his parents on the family farm. On June...
James Buwalda
Mar 1, 2017
James N. Buwalda, 43, of Harlan, Iowa, died March 1, 2017. He was born in Grangeville, Idaho, on July 5, 1973, and was educated in the elementary schools of German Valley, Illinois and New Holland, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Christian High School in New Holland in 1991, and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in business from...
