Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Patrick Michael Heese
Jun 16, 2024
Patrick Michael Heese Patrick "Pat" Michael Heese, son of Le Roy and Jeannie (Blum) Heese, was born on November 6, 1968 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, lowa. Le Roy and Jeannie brought Pat home to the family farm east of Irwin where he would eventually be joined by 5 younger siblings (Tim, Jackie, Tom, Crystal, and Sam). Pat was...
Robert "Bob" James Wilwerding
Jun 15, 2024
Robert "Bob" James Wilwerding was born to Aloysius and Philomena (Tunink) Wilwerding on January 17, 1944, in Melrose Park, Illinois. In 1951, the family purchased the Corner Inn Restaurant and moved to Defiance, Iowa. Bob attended St. Paul's Catholic School in Defiance, graduating in 1962 as one of the "12 apostles." After school, Bob moved to Wall Lake, Iowa, and...
Angela Roenfeld
Jun 14, 2024
Mary “Angela” (Heitman) Roenfeld was born on December 4, 1929 to Edward and Irene (Schoening) Heitman at their home in Dumfries, Iowa. She was lucky to survive her birth as she was born breach after a long and hard delivery. She grew up on a farm and attended grade school in a one room school house in Lewis Township. She...
Joyce True
Jun 12, 2024
Joyce Evelyn Barker Pieken True was born June 9th, 1938, to Willie and Neoma Barker. In 1954 she married Kenneth Pieken and to this union they had three children, Terry, Pam, & Tim. In 1963, after Kenneth’s passing, Joyce and the kids moved to Avoca. A year later a handsome gentleman singing in the Presbyterian Church choir caught her eye...
Connie Sue Schneider
Jun 11, 2024
Connie Sue Schneider was born to Edwin and Bernadine (Stein) Martens on July 29, 1950 in Manning, Iowa. She was raised in Persia, Iowa and graduated from Tri-Center High School in 1969. After highschool, she attended cosmetology school in Council Bluffs. Connie found the love of her life when she met Jerome “Buzz” Schneider. They were united in marriage on...
Suzanne Helene Tietsort
Jun 6, 2024
Suzanne Helene Tietsort was born to Richard and Virginia (Wilson) Heisner on February 12, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in Omaha where she attended Highland Grade School from kindergarten until 8th grade and eventually attended South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 16, Sue was married and to the union she had her son, Francis...
Joan Johnson
May 30, 2024
Joan’s was not a face you may have seen often in the community or at athletic events. The following will give you a little insight into the hard working woman she was during a time when it was not the norm to work full time outside of the home. Joan Lee Krummel was born at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, to Alfred...
Don Hansen, Jr.
May 26, 2024
Donald Dale Hansen Jr. was born on March 8, 1951, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Donald Sr. and Luella Madden Hansen. He was raised in the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa growing up and graduated from Walnut High School in 1969. After graduation, he attended Peru State College to play football and baseball and major in Physical...
Rose Marie Petersen
May 23, 2024
Rose Marie Petersen was born March 30, 1932 to Fred and Florence Poch from Atlantic, Ia. She had 2 brothers and 3 sisters: Clyde, Harold, Donna, Shirley, and Norma. Rose married Robert Beck from Shenandoah, Ia and had 2 children, Terry and Kathy. On November 2, 1953 she married Richard C. Petersen of Avoca, Ia and they had 4 children:...
Judith Hansen
May 19, 2024
Judith Kay Hansen, was born on July 17, 1944 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born to Paul and Viola (Gittins) Brown. She was a lifelong member of Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa. She attended Thomas Jefferson Schools and graduated from high school in 1961. She was united to Charles “Gene” Hansen on August 24, 1961, and...
Joann Mary Finerty
May 18, 2024
JoAnn Mary (Ingwersen) Finerty, daughter of Elmer and Lillian Ingwersen, was born on July 6, 1932, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa. JoAnn graduated valedictorian from Persia High School class of 1950 and pursued further education at Van Sant School of Business in Omaha, Nebraska. On April 16, 1955,...
Alice Boeck
May 17, 2024
A private family memorial service will be held. Alice Illena, daughter of Carl and Bertha (Wingrove) McDonald, was born February 21, 1934, at Dow City, Iowa. She attended school in Dow City, graduating from Dow City High School in 1952. Following her graduation, Alice worked in Omaha for four years. On September 10, 1956, Alice was united in marriage with...
Joleen A. Carstenson
May 16, 2024
Joleen, the daughter of Jurgen and Alice (Mesenbrink) Petersen, was born September 29, 1941, on a farm west of Schleswig. She passed away at Gracewell in Denison, Iowa on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 17 days. She was baptized September 27, 1942, and confirmed March 25, 1956, at the Friedens Evangelical and...
Donald Schroder
May 15, 2024
Donald Dwayne Schroder was born December 6, 1963, and later adopted by Dorothy and Dwayne Schroder of Hancock, Iowa. He grew up in Hancock Iowa and attended school in the Shelby-Tennant district. Donald was known by many names throughout his life; Donnie, Don, but he was known by most as “Cowboy.” He loved to make people smile and laugh, always...
Arlene Mary Ann Zacharias
May 14, 2024
Arlene Zacharias was born to Lawrence and Marie (Patten) Goeser on December 20, 1940 in Harlan, Iowa. She attended grade school and high school at St. Boniface in Westphalia, Iowa, where she graduated in 1960. She grew up a tomboy. Arlene was known for working and playing in the dirt on her family’s farm. She was very protective of her...
Vernon Hinz
May 13, 2024
Vernon Fredrick Hinz, son of Fredrick and Claudina (Wolff) Hinz, was born on September 11, 1931 in Avoca, Iowa. He attended Avoca Schools and graduated with the class of 1951. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for 4 years and then transferred to the...
Joseph H. Schwarte
May 13, 2024
Joseph Henry Schwarte was born on January 14, 1947 to Joseph and Helen (Ratigan) Schwarte in Carroll, Iowa. Joseph was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa, where he remained a lifelong member. He also attended grade school and high school at St. Peter’s Catholic School. Joseph found the love of his life when he met...
Rosalie K. French
May 11, 2024
Rosalie (Arentson) French was born September 25,1923 to Martin and Vina (Nelson) Arentson on the family farm in Lincoln Twp, Shelby Co., Iowa. She attended country school at Lincoln #5 and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1941. After graduation she worked at the Harlan National Bank four years . On October 27, 1944 she married 2nd...
Philip E. Daringer Jr.
Apr 27, 2024
Philip Edwin Daringer the son of Philip Edwin & Marjorie P. Daringer was born November 26, 1929 at Coshocton, Ohio. Phil attended grade school at Orange Ohio. After high school he enlisted in the army. He served from 1948 to 1952 and was trained as a teletype operator and was awarded the Berlin airlift device humane action metal along with...
Robert Joseph Melby
Apr 27, 2024
* The family requests that attendees dress casual / comfortable. Robert Melby, known affectionately as Bob, was born in Sioux City, Iowa on June 12, 1963, to Duane and Myrna (Cline) Melby of Dunlap, Iowa. Bob attended the Dunlap Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1982. After graduating high school, Bob worked at various jobs in the area...
Patrick Michael Heese
Jun 16, 2024
Patrick Michael Heese Patrick "Pat" Michael Heese, son of Le Roy and Jeannie (Blum) Heese, was born on November 6, 1968 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, lowa. Le Roy and Jeannie brought Pat home to the family farm east of Irwin where he would eventually be joined by 5 younger siblings (Tim, Jackie, Tom, Crystal, and Sam). Pat was...
Robert "Bob" James Wilwerding
Jun 15, 2024
Robert "Bob" James Wilwerding was born to Aloysius and Philomena (Tunink) Wilwerding on January 17, 1944, in Melrose Park, Illinois. In 1951, the family purchased the Corner Inn Restaurant and moved to Defiance, Iowa. Bob attended St. Paul's Catholic School in Defiance, graduating in 1962 as one of the "12 apostles." After school, Bob moved to Wall Lake, Iowa, and...
Angela Roenfeld
Jun 14, 2024
Mary “Angela” (Heitman) Roenfeld was born on December 4, 1929 to Edward and Irene (Schoening) Heitman at their home in Dumfries, Iowa. She was lucky to survive her birth as she was born breach after a long and hard delivery. She grew up on a farm and attended grade school in a one room school house in Lewis Township. She...
Joyce True
Jun 12, 2024
Joyce Evelyn Barker Pieken True was born June 9th, 1938, to Willie and Neoma Barker. In 1954 she married Kenneth Pieken and to this union they had three children, Terry, Pam, & Tim. In 1963, after Kenneth’s passing, Joyce and the kids moved to Avoca. A year later a handsome gentleman singing in the Presbyterian Church choir caught her eye...
Connie Sue Schneider
Jun 11, 2024
Connie Sue Schneider was born to Edwin and Bernadine (Stein) Martens on July 29, 1950 in Manning, Iowa. She was raised in Persia, Iowa and graduated from Tri-Center High School in 1969. After highschool, she attended cosmetology school in Council Bluffs. Connie found the love of her life when she met Jerome “Buzz” Schneider. They were united in marriage on...
Suzanne Helene Tietsort
Jun 6, 2024
Suzanne Helene Tietsort was born to Richard and Virginia (Wilson) Heisner on February 12, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up in Omaha where she attended Highland Grade School from kindergarten until 8th grade and eventually attended South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 16, Sue was married and to the union she had her son, Francis...
Joan Johnson
May 30, 2024
Joan’s was not a face you may have seen often in the community or at athletic events. The following will give you a little insight into the hard working woman she was during a time when it was not the norm to work full time outside of the home. Joan Lee Krummel was born at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, to Alfred...
Don Hansen, Jr.
May 26, 2024
Donald Dale Hansen Jr. was born on March 8, 1951, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Donald Sr. and Luella Madden Hansen. He was raised in the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa growing up and graduated from Walnut High School in 1969. After graduation, he attended Peru State College to play football and baseball and major in Physical...
Rose Marie Petersen
May 23, 2024
Rose Marie Petersen was born March 30, 1932 to Fred and Florence Poch from Atlantic, Ia. She had 2 brothers and 3 sisters: Clyde, Harold, Donna, Shirley, and Norma. Rose married Robert Beck from Shenandoah, Ia and had 2 children, Terry and Kathy. On November 2, 1953 she married Richard C. Petersen of Avoca, Ia and they had 4 children:...
Judith Hansen
May 19, 2024
Judith Kay Hansen, was born on July 17, 1944 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born to Paul and Viola (Gittins) Brown. She was a lifelong member of Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa. She attended Thomas Jefferson Schools and graduated from high school in 1961. She was united to Charles “Gene” Hansen on August 24, 1961, and...
Joann Mary Finerty
May 18, 2024
JoAnn Mary (Ingwersen) Finerty, daughter of Elmer and Lillian Ingwersen, was born on July 6, 1932, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Persia, Iowa. JoAnn graduated valedictorian from Persia High School class of 1950 and pursued further education at Van Sant School of Business in Omaha, Nebraska. On April 16, 1955,...
Alice Boeck
May 17, 2024
A private family memorial service will be held. Alice Illena, daughter of Carl and Bertha (Wingrove) McDonald, was born February 21, 1934, at Dow City, Iowa. She attended school in Dow City, graduating from Dow City High School in 1952. Following her graduation, Alice worked in Omaha for four years. On September 10, 1956, Alice was united in marriage with...
Joleen A. Carstenson
May 16, 2024
Joleen, the daughter of Jurgen and Alice (Mesenbrink) Petersen, was born September 29, 1941, on a farm west of Schleswig. She passed away at Gracewell in Denison, Iowa on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the age of 82 years, 7 months, and 17 days. She was baptized September 27, 1942, and confirmed March 25, 1956, at the Friedens Evangelical and...
Donald Schroder
May 15, 2024
Donald Dwayne Schroder was born December 6, 1963, and later adopted by Dorothy and Dwayne Schroder of Hancock, Iowa. He grew up in Hancock Iowa and attended school in the Shelby-Tennant district. Donald was known by many names throughout his life; Donnie, Don, but he was known by most as “Cowboy.” He loved to make people smile and laugh, always...
Arlene Mary Ann Zacharias
May 14, 2024
Arlene Zacharias was born to Lawrence and Marie (Patten) Goeser on December 20, 1940 in Harlan, Iowa. She attended grade school and high school at St. Boniface in Westphalia, Iowa, where she graduated in 1960. She grew up a tomboy. Arlene was known for working and playing in the dirt on her family’s farm. She was very protective of her...
Vernon Hinz
May 13, 2024
Vernon Fredrick Hinz, son of Fredrick and Claudina (Wolff) Hinz, was born on September 11, 1931 in Avoca, Iowa. He attended Avoca Schools and graduated with the class of 1951. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for 4 years and then transferred to the...
Joseph H. Schwarte
May 13, 2024
Joseph Henry Schwarte was born on January 14, 1947 to Joseph and Helen (Ratigan) Schwarte in Carroll, Iowa. Joseph was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa, where he remained a lifelong member. He also attended grade school and high school at St. Peter’s Catholic School. Joseph found the love of his life when he met...
Rosalie K. French
May 11, 2024
Rosalie (Arentson) French was born September 25,1923 to Martin and Vina (Nelson) Arentson on the family farm in Lincoln Twp, Shelby Co., Iowa. She attended country school at Lincoln #5 and graduated from Harlan High School with the class of 1941. After graduation she worked at the Harlan National Bank four years . On October 27, 1944 she married 2nd...
Philip E. Daringer Jr.
Apr 27, 2024
Philip Edwin Daringer the son of Philip Edwin & Marjorie P. Daringer was born November 26, 1929 at Coshocton, Ohio. Phil attended grade school at Orange Ohio. After high school he enlisted in the army. He served from 1948 to 1952 and was trained as a teletype operator and was awarded the Berlin airlift device humane action metal along with...
Robert Joseph Melby
Apr 27, 2024
* The family requests that attendees dress casual / comfortable. Robert Melby, known affectionately as Bob, was born in Sioux City, Iowa on June 12, 1963, to Duane and Myrna (Cline) Melby of Dunlap, Iowa. Bob attended the Dunlap Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1982. After graduating high school, Bob worked at various jobs in the area...
