Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Christopher Burton Summers
Apr 8, 2016
Christopher Burton Summers, “Chris”, was born on December 22, 1963 to Gerald and Jane (Christiansen) Summers in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1982 before attending Gateway Electronics in Omaha, Nebraska. Following his education, he worked at Sears in Omaha as a small engine mechanic for seventeen years. On August 31, 1997, he...
Patricia A. Morgan
Apr 8, 2016
Memorials may be made to: Hospice serving Davis and Wapello Counties 927 Pennsylvania Avenue Ottumwa, IA 52501 Patricia A. Morgan was born on November 16, 1927 in Iowa City, Iowa, to George and Ruth (Petersen) Andersen. She attended the Harlan schools and earned her nursing degree from Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1948. She worked as a...
Charles Carl Christensen
Apr 7, 2016
Charles Carl Christensen Charles “Charlie” Christensen was born on May 8, 1945 to Carl and Leona (Fennern) Christensen in Harlan, Iowa. Charlie was an only child and grew up in Hancock, Iowa living on the farm until he entered the United States Army in 1965. While in the Army he was sent to Germany where he was a mechanic in...
Robert M. Friend
Apr 6, 2016
Robert “Bob” Max Friend was born on January 7, 1944 to Max and Florence (Luney) Friend in Harlan, Iowa where he was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church and remained a lifelong member of the Methodist church. He attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1962. Bob went to barber school in Des Moines, Iowa...
Roy Lee Garvin
Mar 31, 2016
Roy (Pappy) Lee Garvin Roy (Pappy) Lee Garvin, was born to Ernest Garvin and Pearl Smith on January 16, 1947 in Barton, Missouri. On December 13, 1967 Roy married Doris Patsy Sutton, to this union two children were born, Cherry and her sister Louise, Roy and Doris later divorced. On September 22, 1987 Roy married Judith Garvin where four children...
Ruth Mae Maack
Mar 29, 2016
Ruth Mae Maack was born at Denison, Iowa, March 22, 1934, the daughter of Bernhard Gottfried and Emma Caroline Hollander Petersen. She was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the sacrament of Holy Baptism July 15, 1934 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and confirmed in her Christian Faith there April 10, 1949. She was raised on the farm...
Warren A Becker
Mar 27, 2016
Warren A Becker was born on June 2, 1936 to Adelbert and Helen (Bolch) Becker in Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school in Dunlap and graduated from Woodbine High School. On October 8, 1960, Warren was united in marriage to Concetta “Connie” Schwery in Manilla, Iowa. There were four children born to them: Lori, Brian, Jodi, and Curt. He farmed...
Colin Tyson Luth
Mar 25, 2016
Colin Tyson Luth Colin Tyson Luth, was born to Loren Luth and Nicki Byram on June 12, 1976 in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended elementary school in Avoca and high school at Lewis Central in Council Bluffs where he was a state champion swimmer. He attended Creighton University and studied art. Colin was engaged in farming on the family farm west...
Gabriel "Gabe" Brown
Mar 25, 2016
Gabriel Richard Brown, “Gabe”, was born on November 9, 1983 to Richard and JoAnn (Knudsen) Brown of Harlan, Iowa. Gabe attended the Harlan Community School System and graduated with the Class of 2002. He went on to attend Iowa Western Community College. When he finished with his schooling, he worked at Fox Machine Shop in Harlan. He loved to work...
Donald Hopp
Mar 24, 2016
Donald Arthur Hopp was born on December 18, 1930 to Arthur and Jennie (Ogeson) Hopp in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They lived on a farm near Minden, Iowa, moving to Harlan when Don was two years old. He attended Harlan schools, participated in track, running the quarter mile and the mile relay, and graduated with the Class of 1949. On July...
Gage Michael Lee Williams
Mar 21, 2016
Gage Michael Lee Williams Gage Michael Lee Williams was born on July 13, 2001 to Michael and Julie (Meza) Williams in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa, and later he became a member at the United Church of Christ in Minden, Iowa. Gage was a Freshman at Tri Center Community School. He...
Virginia Lee Smyser
Mar 20, 2016
Virginia Lee Smyser Virginia Lee was born to Lee Andrew and Ruth Gertrude (Smith) Porter on December 18, 1918 in Grant City, Missouri. She went to school in Grant City and graduated in 1936, and later went to Capital Beauty School in Omaha, Nebraska. Virginia married Albert Grant Smyser on May 10, 1942 in Albany, Missouri. Albert and Virginia were...
Arnold Rae Murray
Mar 20, 2016
Arnold Rae Murray was born on November 30, 1928 to Martin “Dale” and Edith (Guss) Murray in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended the Irwin Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1946. On March 5, 1949, he was united in marriage to Elinor Jensen at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. Together they began farming around the...
David Earl Burns
Mar 18, 2016
David E. Burns David Earl Burns was born December 31, 1937 to Earl and Hazel (Corman) Burns in Superior, Nebraska. He grew up in Jewell County, Kansas where he was confirmed at the Methodist Church and attended school in Esbon, Kansas graduating in 1955 from Esbon High School. After graduation David worked construction and welding jobs until 1958 when he...
Marjorie Edna Maupin
Mar 15, 2016
The family suggests memorials be made to the Harlan Public Library Marjorie Edna Maupin was born on Monday, July 6, 1931 in Dows, Iowa. She was raised on farms in Hardin County. She loved the piano and learned to play by trading various farm and household chores for lessons from a neighbor. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School in...
Bernadine Gaer
Mar 15, 2016
Bernadine Gaer was born on June 13, 1916 to Clifton and Millie (Scott) Christensen in Polk Township, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1934. She received her teaching certificate and taught elementary school for one year. On June 1, 1937, she was united in marriage to Lester Dale Gaer at...
Christopher Burton Summers
Apr 8, 2016
Christopher Burton Summers, “Chris”, was born on December 22, 1963 to Gerald and Jane (Christiansen) Summers in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1982 before attending Gateway Electronics in Omaha, Nebraska. Following his education, he worked at Sears in Omaha as a small engine mechanic for seventeen years. On August 31, 1997, he...
Patricia A. Morgan
Apr 8, 2016
Memorials may be made to: Hospice serving Davis and Wapello Counties 927 Pennsylvania Avenue Ottumwa, IA 52501 Patricia A. Morgan was born on November 16, 1927 in Iowa City, Iowa, to George and Ruth (Petersen) Andersen. She attended the Harlan schools and earned her nursing degree from Clarkson School of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1948. She worked as a...
Charles Carl Christensen
Apr 7, 2016
Charles Carl Christensen Charles “Charlie” Christensen was born on May 8, 1945 to Carl and Leona (Fennern) Christensen in Harlan, Iowa. Charlie was an only child and grew up in Hancock, Iowa living on the farm until he entered the United States Army in 1965. While in the Army he was sent to Germany where he was a mechanic in...
Robert M. Friend
Apr 6, 2016
Robert “Bob” Max Friend was born on January 7, 1944 to Max and Florence (Luney) Friend in Harlan, Iowa where he was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church and remained a lifelong member of the Methodist church. He attended Harlan Community Schools, graduating with the Class of 1962. Bob went to barber school in Des Moines, Iowa...
Roy Lee Garvin
Mar 31, 2016
Roy (Pappy) Lee Garvin Roy (Pappy) Lee Garvin, was born to Ernest Garvin and Pearl Smith on January 16, 1947 in Barton, Missouri. On December 13, 1967 Roy married Doris Patsy Sutton, to this union two children were born, Cherry and her sister Louise, Roy and Doris later divorced. On September 22, 1987 Roy married Judith Garvin where four children...
Ruth Mae Maack
Mar 29, 2016
Ruth Mae Maack was born at Denison, Iowa, March 22, 1934, the daughter of Bernhard Gottfried and Emma Caroline Hollander Petersen. She was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through the sacrament of Holy Baptism July 15, 1934 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and confirmed in her Christian Faith there April 10, 1949. She was raised on the farm...
Warren A Becker
Mar 27, 2016
Warren A Becker was born on June 2, 1936 to Adelbert and Helen (Bolch) Becker in Dunlap, Iowa. He attended country school in Dunlap and graduated from Woodbine High School. On October 8, 1960, Warren was united in marriage to Concetta “Connie” Schwery in Manilla, Iowa. There were four children born to them: Lori, Brian, Jodi, and Curt. He farmed...
Colin Tyson Luth
Mar 25, 2016
Colin Tyson Luth Colin Tyson Luth, was born to Loren Luth and Nicki Byram on June 12, 1976 in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended elementary school in Avoca and high school at Lewis Central in Council Bluffs where he was a state champion swimmer. He attended Creighton University and studied art. Colin was engaged in farming on the family farm west...
Gabriel "Gabe" Brown
Mar 25, 2016
Gabriel Richard Brown, “Gabe”, was born on November 9, 1983 to Richard and JoAnn (Knudsen) Brown of Harlan, Iowa. Gabe attended the Harlan Community School System and graduated with the Class of 2002. He went on to attend Iowa Western Community College. When he finished with his schooling, he worked at Fox Machine Shop in Harlan. He loved to work...
Donald Hopp
Mar 24, 2016
Donald Arthur Hopp was born on December 18, 1930 to Arthur and Jennie (Ogeson) Hopp in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They lived on a farm near Minden, Iowa, moving to Harlan when Don was two years old. He attended Harlan schools, participated in track, running the quarter mile and the mile relay, and graduated with the Class of 1949. On July...
Gage Michael Lee Williams
Mar 21, 2016
Gage Michael Lee Williams Gage Michael Lee Williams was born on July 13, 2001 to Michael and Julie (Meza) Williams in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, Iowa, and later he became a member at the United Church of Christ in Minden, Iowa. Gage was a Freshman at Tri Center Community School. He...
Virginia Lee Smyser
Mar 20, 2016
Virginia Lee Smyser Virginia Lee was born to Lee Andrew and Ruth Gertrude (Smith) Porter on December 18, 1918 in Grant City, Missouri. She went to school in Grant City and graduated in 1936, and later went to Capital Beauty School in Omaha, Nebraska. Virginia married Albert Grant Smyser on May 10, 1942 in Albany, Missouri. Albert and Virginia were...
Arnold Rae Murray
Mar 20, 2016
Arnold Rae Murray was born on November 30, 1928 to Martin “Dale” and Edith (Guss) Murray in Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa. He attended the Irwin Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1946. On March 5, 1949, he was united in marriage to Elinor Jensen at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. Together they began farming around the...
David Earl Burns
Mar 18, 2016
David E. Burns David Earl Burns was born December 31, 1937 to Earl and Hazel (Corman) Burns in Superior, Nebraska. He grew up in Jewell County, Kansas where he was confirmed at the Methodist Church and attended school in Esbon, Kansas graduating in 1955 from Esbon High School. After graduation David worked construction and welding jobs until 1958 when he...
Marjorie Edna Maupin
Mar 15, 2016
The family suggests memorials be made to the Harlan Public Library Marjorie Edna Maupin was born on Monday, July 6, 1931 in Dows, Iowa. She was raised on farms in Hardin County. She loved the piano and learned to play by trading various farm and household chores for lessons from a neighbor. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School in...
Bernadine Gaer
Mar 15, 2016
Bernadine Gaer was born on June 13, 1916 to Clifton and Millie (Scott) Christensen in Polk Township, Iowa. She attended school in Harlan and graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1934. She received her teaching certificate and taught elementary school for one year. On June 1, 1937, she was united in marriage to Lester Dale Gaer at...
