Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Darlyne J Dahleen
May 16, 2017
Darlyne Joye Dahleen, daughter of Henry and Florence (Schroeder) Thomssen, was born on November 14, 1933 at the home of her grandparents, Louis and Mary Schroeder, in Aspinwall, Iowa. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Pastor Israel in 1934 and later confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Battle Creek, Iowa by Pastor John on March 7, 1954....
Norma L. Arnvig
May 9, 2017
Norma Louise Madsen Arnvig, daughter of John and Louise Petersen Madsen was born on May 12, 1924 on the family farm in Jacksonville, Iowa. Norma attended school at Jacksonville No. 2 school and then Harlan High School in 1941. She then attended Dana College and taught school in Jackson Township for six years. Norma married Verner L. Arnvig on October...
Delbert John Rueschenberg
May 9, 2017
Delbert John Rueschenberg, son of Frank and Theodora “Dora” (Langenfeld) Rueschenberg, was born on July 9, 1926, on the family farm just outside Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface Catholic School graduating with the class of 1944. After high school, Delbert helped his father on the family farm....
William Patrick Cullen
May 8, 2017
Survivors include his children: Judy (Jim) Renner of Lake Zurich, IL, Nancy Cullen and her husband Jeff Klopfenstein of Waukee, IA, Pat (Michele) Cullen of Clinton, IA, and Phil (Marta) Cullen of Downers Grove, IL; 10 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Garry William Chapman
May 1, 2017
Garry William Chapman, son of William and Wilda Oletha (Davis) Chapman, was born on June 29, 1935 in Vail, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed through the United Presbyterian Church in Denison and attended Denison Community Schools where he graduated with the class of 1953.On June 1, 1958, Garry was united in marriage to Patricia Louise Solberg at the United...
Keith Kevin Crouch
Apr 30, 2017
Keith Kevin Crouch, the son of Ronald and Ruth Crouch, was born on October 16, 1963, in Iowa City, Iowa. Keith passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of April 30, 2017 at his home of 25 years in Deloit, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 6 months and 14 days.Keith moved often throughout his childhood, before his...
William Edwin Greiner
Apr 27, 2017
William Edwin, was born January 5, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At the age of two, he became the of son of Peter and Gertrude (McAllister) Greiner. He was baptized and confirmed at the St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. He attended grade school at St. Mary’s, where he graduated from High School with the Class...
Paul A Pauley
Apr 10, 2017
Paul A Pauley was born on February 28, 1930, the son of Harold Carl and Lucile Aileen DeOgny Pauley, in Beatrice, Nebraska. The family moved to Harlan, Iowa in 1931. Paul graduated from Harlan High School in 1948. He lettered in three sports. He attended the University of Iowa for a year. Paul married Margaret Luella Scott on March 21,...
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...
Darlyne J Dahleen
May 16, 2017
Darlyne Joye Dahleen, daughter of Henry and Florence (Schroeder) Thomssen, was born on November 14, 1933 at the home of her grandparents, Louis and Mary Schroeder, in Aspinwall, Iowa. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Pastor Israel in 1934 and later confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Battle Creek, Iowa by Pastor John on March 7, 1954....
Norma L. Arnvig
May 9, 2017
Norma Louise Madsen Arnvig, daughter of John and Louise Petersen Madsen was born on May 12, 1924 on the family farm in Jacksonville, Iowa. Norma attended school at Jacksonville No. 2 school and then Harlan High School in 1941. She then attended Dana College and taught school in Jackson Township for six years. Norma married Verner L. Arnvig on October...
Delbert John Rueschenberg
May 9, 2017
Delbert John Rueschenberg, son of Frank and Theodora “Dora” (Langenfeld) Rueschenberg, was born on July 9, 1926, on the family farm just outside Westphalia, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia and attended St. Boniface Catholic School graduating with the class of 1944. After high school, Delbert helped his father on the family farm....
William Patrick Cullen
May 8, 2017
Survivors include his children: Judy (Jim) Renner of Lake Zurich, IL, Nancy Cullen and her husband Jeff Klopfenstein of Waukee, IA, Pat (Michele) Cullen of Clinton, IA, and Phil (Marta) Cullen of Downers Grove, IL; 10 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Garry William Chapman
May 1, 2017
Garry William Chapman, son of William and Wilda Oletha (Davis) Chapman, was born on June 29, 1935 in Vail, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed through the United Presbyterian Church in Denison and attended Denison Community Schools where he graduated with the class of 1953.On June 1, 1958, Garry was united in marriage to Patricia Louise Solberg at the United...
Keith Kevin Crouch
Apr 30, 2017
Keith Kevin Crouch, the son of Ronald and Ruth Crouch, was born on October 16, 1963, in Iowa City, Iowa. Keith passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of April 30, 2017 at his home of 25 years in Deloit, Iowa at the age of 53 years, 6 months and 14 days.Keith moved often throughout his childhood, before his...
William Edwin Greiner
Apr 27, 2017
William Edwin, was born January 5, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. At the age of two, he became the of son of Peter and Gertrude (McAllister) Greiner. He was baptized and confirmed at the St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama, Iowa. He attended grade school at St. Mary’s, where he graduated from High School with the Class...
Paul A Pauley
Apr 10, 2017
Paul A Pauley was born on February 28, 1930, the son of Harold Carl and Lucile Aileen DeOgny Pauley, in Beatrice, Nebraska. The family moved to Harlan, Iowa in 1931. Paul graduated from Harlan High School in 1948. He lettered in three sports. He attended the University of Iowa for a year. Paul married Margaret Luella Scott on March 21,...
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...
