Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Charlyn Joan Schultz
Dec 11, 2015
Charlyn Joan (Johnson) Schultz was born on May 12, 1928, in Kiron, Iowa, the daughter of Carl (Ted) and Etta Johnson. She was raised in Kiron and, in 1945; she graduated from Kiron High School. She earned her RN degree from Mounds-Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1950.After graduation, she worked in the nursing field in Omaha,...
Raymond "Ray" Anthony Schaben
Dec 10, 2015
Raymond “Ray” Anthony Schaben was born on October 8, 1930 to William and Josephine (Block) Schaben in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, where he attended country school until the eighth grade. On February 14, 1955, he was united in marriage to Frances Mary Haran at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap,...
Gene Hans Mohr
Dec 7, 2015
Gene Hans Mohr Gene Hans Mohr was born at home on November 30, 1940 to J. Melvin and Elinore (Harder) Mohr. Gene attended Newton Country School and later Avoca Schools where he graduated with the class of 1958. Gene was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Avoca, Iowa and attended Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines,...
Gayle "Whitey" Petersen
Dec 6, 2015
Gayle "Whitey" Bernell Petersen was born on December 31, 1932, to Eddie and Esther (Pedersen) Petersen of rural Harlan. Together with his sister Crystal, he was raised on the family farm and attended Kirkman School. He graduated from Harlan High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951. He proudly served during the Korean War in the Atlantic Ocean...
Dolores Marie Wilkinson
Dec 6, 2015
Dolores Marie Wilkinson was born on June 29, 1927, the youngest of four children born to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. Her oldest brother, Robert, gave her the nickname of “Tootie”, it stuck, and her friends and family members...
Thomas E. Hanigan
Dec 4, 2015
Thomas Edward Hanigan, 88, formerly of Denison, Iowa died Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunlap, IA. Tom was born November 7, 1927, in Spalding, Nebraska, the second child of John Carlisle and Kathleen (Sullivan) Hanigan. He attended country school in Spalding until the fifth grade. In 1937, he moved to Denison with his...
Nola Anna Schiltz
Nov 28, 2015
Nola Anna Schiltz was born on November 2, 1930 in Portsmouth, Iowa, to Michael and Odelia (Langenfeld) Schmidt. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School where she graduated with the Class of 1948. On November 25, 1952, Nola was united in marriage to Gerald J....
Irene Elizabeth Huebner
Nov 27, 2015
Irene Elizabeth Huebner was born to Barbara (Kenkel) and George (Shorty) Wegner in Panama, Iowa, on August 30, 1918. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama. She grew up along the railroad tracks with her siblings Orvelyn and Herb, and recalled how her mother cooked for the hobos from the train. Irene surely carried on...
Janette Jean Dotzler
Nov 26, 2015
Janette “Janet” Jean Dotzler was born on May 14, 1943 to Clarence and Irene (Goetzinger) Backhaus in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance where she remained a life-long member. She attended school in Manilla, Iowa and graduated with the Class of 1961. During the summer while still in high school, she rented...
Margaret Ann Plumb
Nov 26, 2015
Margaret Ann Plumb was born on May 6, 1940 to Ralph and Vera (Cutler) Laver in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended country schools through the seventh grade, graduating from Irwin High School with the Class of 1958. She attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa for two years. She taught second grade in Jefferson, Iowa, for one year and...
Harry Doc Lortz
Nov 25, 2015
Harry Phillip “Doc” Lortz was born at Osmond, Nebraska, March 30, 1920, the son of Philipp and Elizabeth Schaffer Lortz. He grew up on the farm at Plainview, Nebraska, receiving his early education in the rural schools before graduating from Plainview High School with the class of 1936. He furthered his education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where...
Donna Unine Ross
Nov 25, 2015
Donna Unine Ross was born on October 4, 1935 to Duran and Thelma (Archer) Ross in Grand Island, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in Grand Island where she was raised by her paternal grandparents, George and Minnie Ross. She later studied nursing in Omaha. She was married to Russell Lacy in 1951 in Grand Island. They became parents to...
Patricia Rose Jensen
Nov 23, 2015
Patricia Rose Jensen was the only child of Joseph and Hazel (Freeman) Donahue. She was born on September 15, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca, Iowa where she remained a member for the rest of her life. She attended grade...
Daniel Allan Schimerowski
Nov 23, 2015
Daniel Allan Schimerowski was born on June 24, 1989 to Michael and Deb (Springman) Schimerowski in Davenport, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Long Grove, Iowa, attended Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Park View, Iowa, and graduated from Clinton High School with the Class of 2008. In 2012, he graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree...
David Alfred Walter
Nov 21, 2015
David Alfred Walter, “Dave”, was born on December 15, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa, to Alfred and Icelene (Elwell) Walter. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Manilla, Iowa, and attended Manilla Public School where he graduated with the Class of 1961. He spent a year at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. On September 3,...
Darlene Ellen Anderson
Nov 20, 2015
Darlene Ellen Meisland Anderson was born on November 6, 1925, in Harlan, Iowa, to Theodore and Ellen (Hansen) Meisland. She was baptized at the Danway Lutheran Country Church south of Irwin, Iowa, and confirmed at the Harlan Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she remained a lifelong member. She attended the Harlan School system. On January 27, 1942, she was united in...
Gene Moore Eblen
Nov 19, 2015
Gene Moore Eblen Gene Moore Eblen was born on November 24, 1947 to George and Edna (Paulsen) Eblen in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended school in Atlantic and in 1965 enlisted with the United States Army and served as a mechanic. He married Evelyn McDermott on April 4, 1970 at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut, Iowa. They were the parents...
Wanda Marie Trucke
Nov 13, 2015
VISITATION:4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2015 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home1425 Broadway, Denison, Iowa.FUNERAL SERVICE:3:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at United Presbyterian Church205 N. 24th Street, Denison, Iowa.PRIVATE FAMILY INURNMENT:Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Liston Township Cemetery, Danbury, Iowa Wanda Marie Trucke was born at Geddes, South Dakota, December 24, 1930, the daughter of Estel Marion and...
Ruth Verlene Linton
Nov 11, 2015
Ruth Verlene Linton was born on June 2, 1919 to Henry and Lola (Burgett) Blakely in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Lincoln Township No. 7 country school through the ninth grade, graduating from Harlan High School. She attended Nebraska Methodist Nursing School and obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing. On November 30, 1947, Ruth was united in marriage to Roy Victor...
Albert "Ty" Joseph Frederick
Nov 11, 2015
Albert Joseph Frederick, “Ty” was born to Peter and Isabel (Schaben) Frederick on April 10, 1924 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where he remained a life-long member. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School and graduated with the Class of 1941. After graduation, he worked as a farm hand in the...
Charlyn Joan Schultz
Dec 11, 2015
Charlyn Joan (Johnson) Schultz was born on May 12, 1928, in Kiron, Iowa, the daughter of Carl (Ted) and Etta Johnson. She was raised in Kiron and, in 1945; she graduated from Kiron High School. She earned her RN degree from Mounds-Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1950.After graduation, she worked in the nursing field in Omaha,...
Raymond "Ray" Anthony Schaben
Dec 10, 2015
Raymond “Ray” Anthony Schaben was born on October 8, 1930 to William and Josephine (Block) Schaben in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, where he attended country school until the eighth grade. On February 14, 1955, he was united in marriage to Frances Mary Haran at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap,...
Gene Hans Mohr
Dec 7, 2015
Gene Hans Mohr Gene Hans Mohr was born at home on November 30, 1940 to J. Melvin and Elinore (Harder) Mohr. Gene attended Newton Country School and later Avoca Schools where he graduated with the class of 1958. Gene was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Avoca, Iowa and attended Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines,...
Gayle "Whitey" Petersen
Dec 6, 2015
Gayle "Whitey" Bernell Petersen was born on December 31, 1932, to Eddie and Esther (Pedersen) Petersen of rural Harlan. Together with his sister Crystal, he was raised on the family farm and attended Kirkman School. He graduated from Harlan High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951. He proudly served during the Korean War in the Atlantic Ocean...
Dolores Marie Wilkinson
Dec 6, 2015
Dolores Marie Wilkinson was born on June 29, 1927, the youngest of four children born to John and Gertrude (Muell) Blum in Panama, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. Her oldest brother, Robert, gave her the nickname of “Tootie”, it stuck, and her friends and family members...
Thomas E. Hanigan
Dec 4, 2015
Thomas Edward Hanigan, 88, formerly of Denison, Iowa died Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Dunlap Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dunlap, IA. Tom was born November 7, 1927, in Spalding, Nebraska, the second child of John Carlisle and Kathleen (Sullivan) Hanigan. He attended country school in Spalding until the fifth grade. In 1937, he moved to Denison with his...
Nola Anna Schiltz
Nov 28, 2015
Nola Anna Schiltz was born on November 2, 1930 in Portsmouth, Iowa, to Michael and Odelia (Langenfeld) Schmidt. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School where she graduated with the Class of 1948. On November 25, 1952, Nola was united in marriage to Gerald J....
Irene Elizabeth Huebner
Nov 27, 2015
Irene Elizabeth Huebner was born to Barbara (Kenkel) and George (Shorty) Wegner in Panama, Iowa, on August 30, 1918. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama. She grew up along the railroad tracks with her siblings Orvelyn and Herb, and recalled how her mother cooked for the hobos from the train. Irene surely carried on...
Janette Jean Dotzler
Nov 26, 2015
Janette “Janet” Jean Dotzler was born on May 14, 1943 to Clarence and Irene (Goetzinger) Backhaus in Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance where she remained a life-long member. She attended school in Manilla, Iowa and graduated with the Class of 1961. During the summer while still in high school, she rented...
Margaret Ann Plumb
Nov 26, 2015
Margaret Ann Plumb was born on May 6, 1940 to Ralph and Vera (Cutler) Laver in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended country schools through the seventh grade, graduating from Irwin High School with the Class of 1958. She attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa for two years. She taught second grade in Jefferson, Iowa, for one year and...
Harry Doc Lortz
Nov 25, 2015
Harry Phillip “Doc” Lortz was born at Osmond, Nebraska, March 30, 1920, the son of Philipp and Elizabeth Schaffer Lortz. He grew up on the farm at Plainview, Nebraska, receiving his early education in the rural schools before graduating from Plainview High School with the class of 1936. He furthered his education at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where...
Donna Unine Ross
Nov 25, 2015
Donna Unine Ross was born on October 4, 1935 to Duran and Thelma (Archer) Ross in Grand Island, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in Grand Island where she was raised by her paternal grandparents, George and Minnie Ross. She later studied nursing in Omaha. She was married to Russell Lacy in 1951 in Grand Island. They became parents to...
Patricia Rose Jensen
Nov 23, 2015
Patricia Rose Jensen was the only child of Joseph and Hazel (Freeman) Donahue. She was born on September 15, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca, Iowa where she remained a member for the rest of her life. She attended grade...
Daniel Allan Schimerowski
Nov 23, 2015
Daniel Allan Schimerowski was born on June 24, 1989 to Michael and Deb (Springman) Schimerowski in Davenport, Iowa. He was baptized at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Long Grove, Iowa, attended Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Park View, Iowa, and graduated from Clinton High School with the Class of 2008. In 2012, he graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree...
David Alfred Walter
Nov 21, 2015
David Alfred Walter, “Dave”, was born on December 15, 1943, in Carroll, Iowa, to Alfred and Icelene (Elwell) Walter. He was baptized and confirmed at the First United Methodist Church in Manilla, Iowa, and attended Manilla Public School where he graduated with the Class of 1961. He spent a year at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. On September 3,...
Darlene Ellen Anderson
Nov 20, 2015
Darlene Ellen Meisland Anderson was born on November 6, 1925, in Harlan, Iowa, to Theodore and Ellen (Hansen) Meisland. She was baptized at the Danway Lutheran Country Church south of Irwin, Iowa, and confirmed at the Harlan Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she remained a lifelong member. She attended the Harlan School system. On January 27, 1942, she was united in...
Gene Moore Eblen
Nov 19, 2015
Gene Moore Eblen Gene Moore Eblen was born on November 24, 1947 to George and Edna (Paulsen) Eblen in Atlantic, Iowa. He attended school in Atlantic and in 1965 enlisted with the United States Army and served as a mechanic. He married Evelyn McDermott on April 4, 1970 at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut, Iowa. They were the parents...
Wanda Marie Trucke
Nov 13, 2015
VISITATION:4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2015 at Pfannebecker Funeral Home1425 Broadway, Denison, Iowa.FUNERAL SERVICE:3:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at United Presbyterian Church205 N. 24th Street, Denison, Iowa.PRIVATE FAMILY INURNMENT:Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Liston Township Cemetery, Danbury, Iowa Wanda Marie Trucke was born at Geddes, South Dakota, December 24, 1930, the daughter of Estel Marion and...
Ruth Verlene Linton
Nov 11, 2015
Ruth Verlene Linton was born on June 2, 1919 to Henry and Lola (Burgett) Blakely in Harlan, Iowa. She attended Lincoln Township No. 7 country school through the ninth grade, graduating from Harlan High School. She attended Nebraska Methodist Nursing School and obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing. On November 30, 1947, Ruth was united in marriage to Roy Victor...
Albert "Ty" Joseph Frederick
Nov 11, 2015
Albert Joseph Frederick, “Ty” was born to Peter and Isabel (Schaben) Frederick on April 10, 1924 in Earling, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, where he remained a life-long member. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School and graduated with the Class of 1941. After graduation, he worked as a farm hand in the...
