Obituaries
Obituaries for Pauley Jones Funeral Home
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Joan "Jo" Maxine Miller
Nov 11, 2015
Joan “Jo” Maxine Miller Joan “Jo” Maxine Miller was the third of three triplets born on June 25, 1931 in Pottawattamie County to Roy B. and Alma Rose (Jensen) Kirkpatrick. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Avoca, Iowa and was a member of the United Church of Christ in Avoca, Iowa. Jo went to grade school at the...
Eileen Allender
Oct 30, 2015
Eileen Allender was born September 4, 1923, in Northampton, England, the only child of Benjamin Dizraili and Emily Elizabeth Anthistle Cory. She was raised in Northampton where she received her education. After her schooling she was employed in a shoe factory until she was 19. For two years, during World War II, she worked at a munitions factory before returning...
Sharlisa "Lisa" Renee Robinson
Oct 30, 2015
Sharlisa “Lisa” Renee Robinson was born on July 29, 1966 to Norman Sr. and Elizabeth (Felter) Shaffer in Schenectady, New York. She attended grade school in Upstate New York before her family moved to Irwin, Iowa in 1981. She graduated from Irwin Kirkman High School with the Class of 1984. Lisa attended the Burnell School of Cosmetology after graduation and...
Helen Kuhr
Oct 29, 2015
Helen June Kuhr Helen June Kuhr was born to Anton Otto and Sophie Dora (Plahn) Peters on June 30, 1923 on the farm near Walnut, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, which later became Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa. She went to school in Lewis, Iowa and graduated with the class...
Nina V. Depue
Oct 27, 2015
Nina Virginia Genco DePue was born on May 1, 1921 to Paul and Gertrude Belle (Hunefeld) Genco in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Riverside Methodist Church in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge High School with the Class of 1939. Nina worked as a secretary for the Webster County Assessor in Fort Dodge for many...
Cdr Douglas Patrick Kiem
Oct 22, 2015
Douglas Patrick Kiem was born on February 8, 1965 to Robert and Letty (Lee) Kiem in Jacksonville, Florida. He was baptized at the Disciples of Christ Church in Jacksonville and graduated from Orange Park High School with the Class of 1983. He was in the Naval ROTC program at the University of Florida, becoming active duty Navy on May 2,...
David John Turner
Oct 18, 2015
David John Turner was born on June 21, 1954 to John and Janis (Gardner) Turner in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized at the Nazarene Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After high school, he went into the United States Army, serving from January 24, 1972 to September 11, 1972 at Fort Benning, Georgia, earning the Sharpshooter badge with Rifle Bar and...
Kelly Lane Fiscus
Oct 15, 2015
Kelly Lane Fiscus was born on September 17, 1951 to Wayne and Violet (Swensen) Fiscus. He attended Irwin-Kirkman School and graduated in 1970. In 1974, he and Joleen Clark became husband and wife. They had two children, Shilo and Seth. Kelly worked for a local farmer driving truck then for Plumb Tiling following graduation. In 1971, Kelly went into road...
Lisa Ann Keane
Oct 12, 2015
Lisa Ann Keane was born on January 28, 1961 to Donald and Irmine (Mahlberg) Keane in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama and attended school at St. Mary’s before graduating from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1979. She graduated from Briar Cliff College with her Bachelor...
Viola S. Skalla
Oct 9, 2015
Viola Suzanne Skalla was born on June 22, 1924 to Frank and Crescentia (Schultz) Zangerle in Defiance, Iowa. She was confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. She began her bartending career as a teenager at the Brown Derby. She was united in marriage on June 21, 1943 to Alfred Skalla...
Charles "Chub" Ray Walter
Oct 9, 2015
Charles Ray “Chub” Walter Charles Ray “Chub” Walter, son of Clarence and Ethel (Wehland) Walter, was born on May 17, 1940 in Walnut, Iowa. He attended school in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1957. During his high school years and after graduation, Charles worked at a service station in Walnut. At the age of...
Edwin "Gene" Eugene Monson
Oct 7, 2015
Edwin "Gene" Eugene Monson, was born on July 11, 1940 to Sven Edwin and Edna Mae (Poynter) Monson. He attended Irwin-Kirkman Community School where he played football, basketball, baseball, ran track and was also active in FFA and 4-H. He graduated with the Class of 1958. In September of 1959, Gene was inducted into the United States Army and served...
Richard Nicholas Stein
Oct 2, 2015
Richard Nicholas Stein was born on June 28, 1926 to John and Helen (Daeges) Stein in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School through the eighth grade. He farmed with his parents until October 17, 1945, when he was inducted into the United States Army. He served...
Jerie Dee Obrecht
Sep 30, 2015
Jerie Dee Obrecht was born on April 14, 1950 to Jacob and Dorothy (Troutman) Schilling in Sidney, Nebraska. She attended grade school in Sidney before graduating from High School in Commerce City, Colorado with the Class of 1968. She was united in marriage to David Obrecht on August 20, 1994 in Harlan, Iowa. Jerie worked as a pharmacy technician for...
Darci Marie Towne
Sep 26, 2015
Darci Marie Towne Darci Marie Towne was born on October 14, 1979 in Harlan, Iowa to Kenneth and Loraine (Hansen) Towne. She was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock United Methodist Church. She graduated with the class of 1998 at AST in Avoca, Iowa. Darci shared her gift of helping others by working in both Iowa and Colorado with the...
Marjorie Ann Hansen
Sep 23, 2015
Marjorie Ann Hansen, “Marge”,was born on June 24, 1929 in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa to Martin and Elsie (Ericksen) Mortensen. She attended Center Township No. 4 until the sixth grade. Her family moved to a farm east of Harlan until her father died suddenly when Marge was ten years old. The family then moved to Harlan where her mother...
Agnes M Larsen
Sep 22, 2015
Agnes Monica Larsen was born on March 5, 1927 to John and Mamie (Ulrich) Muell in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama and attended grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic School. She attended school in Portsmouth before graduating from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Neola, Iowa. Agnes was united in marriage to...
Marilyn Bernice Jensen
Sep 21, 2015
Marilyn Bernice Jensen was born on November 27, 1936 to Soren and Mabel (Madsen) Jensen in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. In 1937, the family moved to a farm in Center Township where she attended country school, Kirkman school, and graduated with the Class of 1957 from Irwin-Kirkman High School. She continued to live at home after graduation doing babysitting...
Thomas Marvin Schuler
Sep 21, 2015
Thomas Marvin Schuler Thomas Marvin Schuler was born on November 11, 1928 to Walter and Ester ( Lloyd) Schuler in Grant, Iowa. He attended Avoca Schools graduating with the class of 1946. Thomas was the captain of both the football and basketball teams. Thomas married Diane Pedersen on August 13, 1949 in Papillion, Nebraska. They were blessed with five children:...
Joan "Jo" Maxine Miller
Nov 11, 2015
Joan “Jo” Maxine Miller Joan “Jo” Maxine Miller was the third of three triplets born on June 25, 1931 in Pottawattamie County to Roy B. and Alma Rose (Jensen) Kirkpatrick. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Avoca, Iowa and was a member of the United Church of Christ in Avoca, Iowa. Jo went to grade school at the...
Eileen Allender
Oct 30, 2015
Eileen Allender was born September 4, 1923, in Northampton, England, the only child of Benjamin Dizraili and Emily Elizabeth Anthistle Cory. She was raised in Northampton where she received her education. After her schooling she was employed in a shoe factory until she was 19. For two years, during World War II, she worked at a munitions factory before returning...
Sharlisa "Lisa" Renee Robinson
Oct 30, 2015
Sharlisa “Lisa” Renee Robinson was born on July 29, 1966 to Norman Sr. and Elizabeth (Felter) Shaffer in Schenectady, New York. She attended grade school in Upstate New York before her family moved to Irwin, Iowa in 1981. She graduated from Irwin Kirkman High School with the Class of 1984. Lisa attended the Burnell School of Cosmetology after graduation and...
Helen Kuhr
Oct 29, 2015
Helen June Kuhr Helen June Kuhr was born to Anton Otto and Sophie Dora (Plahn) Peters on June 30, 1923 on the farm near Walnut, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, which later became Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, Iowa. She went to school in Lewis, Iowa and graduated with the class...
Nina V. Depue
Oct 27, 2015
Nina Virginia Genco DePue was born on May 1, 1921 to Paul and Gertrude Belle (Hunefeld) Genco in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Riverside Methodist Church in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge High School with the Class of 1939. Nina worked as a secretary for the Webster County Assessor in Fort Dodge for many...
Cdr Douglas Patrick Kiem
Oct 22, 2015
Douglas Patrick Kiem was born on February 8, 1965 to Robert and Letty (Lee) Kiem in Jacksonville, Florida. He was baptized at the Disciples of Christ Church in Jacksonville and graduated from Orange Park High School with the Class of 1983. He was in the Naval ROTC program at the University of Florida, becoming active duty Navy on May 2,...
David John Turner
Oct 18, 2015
David John Turner was born on June 21, 1954 to John and Janis (Gardner) Turner in Omaha, Nebraska. He was baptized at the Nazarene Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After high school, he went into the United States Army, serving from January 24, 1972 to September 11, 1972 at Fort Benning, Georgia, earning the Sharpshooter badge with Rifle Bar and...
Kelly Lane Fiscus
Oct 15, 2015
Kelly Lane Fiscus was born on September 17, 1951 to Wayne and Violet (Swensen) Fiscus. He attended Irwin-Kirkman School and graduated in 1970. In 1974, he and Joleen Clark became husband and wife. They had two children, Shilo and Seth. Kelly worked for a local farmer driving truck then for Plumb Tiling following graduation. In 1971, Kelly went into road...
Lisa Ann Keane
Oct 12, 2015
Lisa Ann Keane was born on January 28, 1961 to Donald and Irmine (Mahlberg) Keane in Harlan, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama and attended school at St. Mary’s before graduating from Harlan Community High School with the Class of 1979. She graduated from Briar Cliff College with her Bachelor...
Viola S. Skalla
Oct 9, 2015
Viola Suzanne Skalla was born on June 22, 1924 to Frank and Crescentia (Schultz) Zangerle in Defiance, Iowa. She was confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama. She began her bartending career as a teenager at the Brown Derby. She was united in marriage on June 21, 1943 to Alfred Skalla...
Charles "Chub" Ray Walter
Oct 9, 2015
Charles Ray “Chub” Walter Charles Ray “Chub” Walter, son of Clarence and Ethel (Wehland) Walter, was born on May 17, 1940 in Walnut, Iowa. He attended school in Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School with the class of 1957. During his high school years and after graduation, Charles worked at a service station in Walnut. At the age of...
Edwin "Gene" Eugene Monson
Oct 7, 2015
Edwin "Gene" Eugene Monson, was born on July 11, 1940 to Sven Edwin and Edna Mae (Poynter) Monson. He attended Irwin-Kirkman Community School where he played football, basketball, baseball, ran track and was also active in FFA and 4-H. He graduated with the Class of 1958. In September of 1959, Gene was inducted into the United States Army and served...
Richard Nicholas Stein
Oct 2, 2015
Richard Nicholas Stein was born on June 28, 1926 to John and Helen (Daeges) Stein in Portsmouth, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School through the eighth grade. He farmed with his parents until October 17, 1945, when he was inducted into the United States Army. He served...
Jerie Dee Obrecht
Sep 30, 2015
Jerie Dee Obrecht was born on April 14, 1950 to Jacob and Dorothy (Troutman) Schilling in Sidney, Nebraska. She attended grade school in Sidney before graduating from High School in Commerce City, Colorado with the Class of 1968. She was united in marriage to David Obrecht on August 20, 1994 in Harlan, Iowa. Jerie worked as a pharmacy technician for...
Darci Marie Towne
Sep 26, 2015
Darci Marie Towne Darci Marie Towne was born on October 14, 1979 in Harlan, Iowa to Kenneth and Loraine (Hansen) Towne. She was baptized and confirmed at the Hancock United Methodist Church. She graduated with the class of 1998 at AST in Avoca, Iowa. Darci shared her gift of helping others by working in both Iowa and Colorado with the...
Marjorie Ann Hansen
Sep 23, 2015
Marjorie Ann Hansen, “Marge”,was born on June 24, 1929 in Monroe Township, Shelby County, Iowa to Martin and Elsie (Ericksen) Mortensen. She attended Center Township No. 4 until the sixth grade. Her family moved to a farm east of Harlan until her father died suddenly when Marge was ten years old. The family then moved to Harlan where her mother...
Agnes M Larsen
Sep 22, 2015
Agnes Monica Larsen was born on March 5, 1927 to John and Mamie (Ulrich) Muell in Panama, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama and attended grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic School. She attended school in Portsmouth before graduating from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Neola, Iowa. Agnes was united in marriage to...
Marilyn Bernice Jensen
Sep 21, 2015
Marilyn Bernice Jensen was born on November 27, 1936 to Soren and Mabel (Madsen) Jensen in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. In 1937, the family moved to a farm in Center Township where she attended country school, Kirkman school, and graduated with the Class of 1957 from Irwin-Kirkman High School. She continued to live at home after graduation doing babysitting...
Thomas Marvin Schuler
Sep 21, 2015
Thomas Marvin Schuler Thomas Marvin Schuler was born on November 11, 1928 to Walter and Ester ( Lloyd) Schuler in Grant, Iowa. He attended Avoca Schools graduating with the class of 1946. Thomas was the captain of both the football and basketball teams. Thomas married Diane Pedersen on August 13, 1949 in Papillion, Nebraska. They were blessed with five children:...
